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Please let me know of any allergies your child has, including food-related.
If you would like to send a birthday treat with your child on or near
his/her birthday, please feel free to do so. The treats must be
commercially prepared, packaged, and labeled snacks, which are now
required due to health and safety reasons. All treats must be provided in individual
servings. We will recognize summer birthdays in May. Please do not send birthday
party invitations to be distributed at school unless all children receive an invitation.
I will send home book order forms for you and your child to look over monthly. Book
clubs offer books at reduced prices. It's a great way to build your child's home
library and encourage reading at home, but do not feel obligated to buy! If you wish
to purchase books, please fill out the order form and send it along with your money in
an envelope with your child’s name and “Book Order” on it by the deadline given.
Our first grade field trips will be in May. More information will
come home in their Folders closer to that time.
We are very excited to be using iPads in our class this year! The iPads will help us
learn and practice skills in reading and math. Please refer to the iPad handbook you
received at registration for more information about your child’s use of the iPad.
When the weather starts to get cold please be sure to send your child
with a jacket!! We will go outside for recess as long as it is not raining
and the temperature is above 25°F.
Our class eats lunch from 10:55-11:15. You are welcome to come eat lunch with your
child, just check in with the office when you arrive. When lunch money is sent to
school, please send it in an envelope with your child’s name, teacher’s name, and
“Lunch Money” on it.
The children will have music class with Mrs. Reinhart on Days 1 and
3. We will also incorporate music into many classroom lessons to
enhance our learning as well.
There will be other special days when you will be invited to share in a
celebration or program with our class.
If you need to pick up your child early please sign him/her out at the
office. After you sign your child out, the secretary will call the
classroom and ask the student to come to the office. Teachers will not
be allowed to release students to parents who come to the rooms
unannounced.
We have class parties throughout the year to celebrate special occasions. Watch our
class newsletter for upcoming events. Parent helpers will be needed for the
Christmas and Valentine parties. Please sign up to bring one of the following:
cupcakes or cookies, drinks, paper products, or treat bags. You may send the party
items with your child or drop them off at the office. You are not expected to attend
the party but everyone is invited! First grade will have a Christmas gift exchange
and Valentine cards exchange.
Our class has P.E. (Physical Education) with Ms. Kennell on Days 2 and 4. Please
make sure your child wears or brings proper athletic shoes on these days.
1st Grade report cards will be sent home every quarter and at
midterms to update you on your child’s progress in school.
Rider Rules include our classroom rules as well as the school wide rules.
Be Respectful
Be Responsible
Be Safe
Be a Problem Solver
If a Rider Rule is broken, students will be given strikes and have to move
their clip. We will use a clip chart system. The first strike is a warning
and no clip will be moved. However, if the offense is severe, punishment
can vary.
Clip Chart Color Code:
Pink= Excellent- Receive 4 Rider Bucks for the day.
Purple= Outstanding- Receive 3 Rider Bucks for the day.
Blue=Excellent Effort - Receive 2 Rider Bucks for the day.
Green=Ready to Learn - Receive 1 Rider Buck for the day.
Yellow= Think About It - Payment of 1 Rider Buck or 5 minutes seated at recess.
(Student’s Choice)
Orange= Teacher’s Choice - Payment of 2 Rider Bucks or 10 minutes seated at recess.
(Teacher’s Choice)
Red= Parent Contact - Principal’s office and parent notification. Punishment can vary.
We love volunteers. I will have a sign up sheet if you know right away you like to
volunteer. If throughout the year, any time, you decide you would like to do any
volunteering just let me know via note, email or in person
Volunteering could include chaperoning field trips, helping out with class
parties, or working with students one-on-one or in small groups.
Writing takes place every day in 1st Grade. Encourage your child to write at
home for a variety of purposes.
Parents and family members may eXit and enter via the main school
entrance by the elementary office.
I am SO excited to work with you and your child this year! I know it will
be a great year in 1st grade. Do not ever hesitate to contact me if you
have any questions/concerns :D