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| Absences - If your child will be absent from school, please call the office at 704-658-2650 and leave a message with a secretary. Please make sure your child also has a written excuse for all absences. Attendance - A successful school experience is the responsibility of the children, the parent(s), and the school. Your child�s progress, both academically and socially, is influenced to a great extent by daily participation. Regular attendance without tardiness is a key. Arrival - If your child will be eating breakfast at school, he/she should arrive at school around 8:30 a.m. School begins at 8:45 a.m. Teacher assistants in the gym monitor children who arrive before 8:30 a.m. All students may go to their classroom at 8:30 a.m. Art � Our class will go to Art with Ms. Tucker every Thursday. |
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| Backpacks - To help your child carry messages and information to and from school, you are asked to provide a backpack. The backpack needs to be large enough to hold a folder. No wheels please! The wheeled backpacks are too large for our cubbies. Your child will enjoy sharing the contents of his/her backpack with you, so please make time to go over the contents together. Birthdays - Birthdays are special occasions for young children. We would like to have every child be able to celebrate their birthday with their classmates. If a child has a summer birthday, we will celebrate their � birthday. Parents may send in a treat (i.e. cupcakes, brownies) and are welcome to come read the birthday child�s favorite book to the class. Book It! - Book It! is a reading incentive program sponsored by Pizza Hut. Your child will earn coupons good for free personal pizzas just by reading! Book Orders - Occasionally we will be sending home book order forms for you and your child to look over. These clubs offer wonderful books at reduced prices-what a great way to build your home library! Breakfast - Breakfast is available in the school cafeteria. The cost is $1.00. Students who plan to eat breakfast should arrive at school by 8:30 a.m. |
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| Computers - We are fortunate to have computers in our classroom. We use a variety of age appropriate programs that reinforce math and pre-reading/reading skills. We also visit the computer lab on Fridays for computer instruction. Conferences - Parent/Teacher conferences are held in November. At this conference, we will be discussing your child�s accomplishments, strengths, and overall progress. Please feel free to schedule additional conferences at any time throughout the year if the need arises. |
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| Dismissal - All kindergarten children who do not ride a bus will need to be picked up by an adult specified on the emergency card. School is dismissed at 3:15 p.m. Teachers prepare for student learning once children are dismissed. When parents are late picking up children, teachers are left with little or no planning time. Disposable Camera � Please send in a disposable camera for us to capture special memories of your child during his/her first year in kindergarten. We will send the camera home when all pictures have been taken. |
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| Emergency Closings- If schools are closed for any emergency, radio and television stations will make announcements beginning at 6:30 AM. Email- You may contact us at school via our email addresses: [email protected] and [email protected]. Please keep in mind that while we try to check our email daily; we sometimes miss a day here or there. If you have an emergency, please call us at 704-658-2650 and leave a message for us. |
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