Parent Information
School Hours:
AM Class: 8:40-11:26AM
PM Class: 12:31-3:17PM
Absence:
If your child is absent, please call the office at 224.765.3409.
Home Folder:
Please make sure that your child brings his or her backpack/bag to school everyday with your child’s Home Folder which contains important communication. For your convenience, the Home Folder’s pockets are labeled “Keep at Home”and “Return to School”. Any notes going home will be in your child’s Home Folder along with his/her work. Thank you in advance for assisting your child in learning the importance of sharing the contents of this folder.
Snack Break:
Please follow our nutritional guidelines by sending your child with fresh fruit or fresh vegetables for snack each day as well as a napkin. Other foods may contain allergens that may be harmful to some students. Since there is only a short time to eat a snack, (approximately 5 minutes), the snack needs to be ready to eat (washed, peeled, sliced). Please do not send any fruit cups, applesauce, spreadables, or dips.
After School Arrangements:
If there are any changes in your child’s regular going home routine, please send a note to me or call the school office 224.765.3409. Unfortunately, I am unable to check my voicemail and email during the school day. It is for your child’s own safety that the school knows your child’s appropriate destination. I am not allowed to permit a child to go home with a friend unless I have a signed note from both parents. If you will be driving your child home instead of having him/her ride the bus, I would appreciate a written note. When you pick your child up, please make verbal contact with me before leaving. Also, if you are picking up your child and running late, or if there is a last minute change in your child’s transportation for the day, please call the office and they will let me know. Your child’s safety is my number one priority.
What to Wear:
Please send your child to school in comfortable clothes that he/she can tie, button, zip, or buckle. Your child may wear tie shoes only if he/she has mastered the skill of tying without any assistance. It is important for your child to wear gym shoes every day since we will be going outside.
Library:
The children will be able to check out one book each week from our school library. Books will be checked out for one week and must be returned before a new book can go home. All library books will be due on Wednesdays.
Birthdays:
We love to celebrate birthdays in our classroom with several activities that honor your child and make him/her feel special on his/her birthday. If your child’s birthday falls in the summer, we will celebrate in June. According to district policy, food is not permitted in the classroom as part of birthday celebrations.
Scholastic Book Club Orders:
Throughout the year, I will be sending home book order forms for you and your child to decide whether you would like to purchase any books. The monthly book order forms include quality literature for reasonable prices. These orders will also help our class earn points to add new books to our classroom library. If you would like to order online, please visit; http://www.scholastic.com/readingclubparents/yesflyer.htm
Class Activation Code: GP3LY
Specials Schedule: