Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions
of students and parents.
- How do you pronounce 'Sabados'?
- How can I contact Mrs. Sabados?
- Can I bring in a treat to celebrate my child's birthday?
- Is it ok to distribute birthday party invitations at school?
- Will my child be able to order books from a book club?
- How can I help my child with his/her homework?
- I sent Mrs. Sabados an email. Why hasn't she responded?
- Where can I find the school breakfast and lunch menus?
- Where can I find forms to order school breakfast or lunch?
How do you pronounce 'Sabados'?
Sabados is pronounced 'suh-bay-diss.'
How can I contact Mrs. Sabados?
You can email: ksabados@esd20.org or call the classroom: 630-
894-4226. If
you need to get a message to your child (especially about
transportation
home), please contact the office (630-893-8180) if you are unable
to reach
me in my classroom.
Can I bring in a treat to celebrate my child's birthday?
Of course! Your child may bring in a treat for the class. There
are 27
students in the class. Please make sure the treat is
INDIVIDUALLY
PACKAGED! If the treat is not individually packaged, it will be
sent home.
This is a school-wide policy. In addition, due to peanut
allergies, please
bring foods that do not contain nuts. Thanks! :)
You may also choose to send a non-food treat (i.e. pencils,
erasers, etc.). Summer birthdays will be celebrated on a child's
half
birthday (6 months from birthday) or at the end of the school
year (your
choice!). Please send in a note the day before you plan to bring
the
birthday treat. Your child may not visit other classroom
teachers to
distribute treats. This causes a disruption to the teacher and
class.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Is it ok to distribute birthday party invitations at school?
PLEASE DO NOT SEND BIRTHDAY INVITATIONS TO SCHOOL unless each
child in the
class is invited to the party. Children's feelings get hurt if
this is not
strongly enforced. I appreciate your understanding.
Will my child be able to order books from a book club?
YES! Scholastic Book Club has great books that are reasonably
priced. For
each book purchased, the class receives points that I can use to
buy books
or books on tape for our classroom library. I will send the book
order form
with a note attached that will give the due date as well as some
books that
I recommend. These books may be popular books that the kids love
or they
may coincide with something that they are studying. If you would
like to
purchase books, you have two options. 1) You may bring the
order form and
a check made payable to Scholastic Books to school. 2) You can
order
online! www.scholastic.com/parentordering Our username is
Sabados and the
password is Wildcat. You can order online 24/7 until the due
date. You can
pay online and the books will be delivered to school and sent
home with your
child.
How can I help my child with his/her homework?
READ! READ! READ!
Practice math facts (addition and subtraction).
More helpful information...
Guidelines for Helping With Homework
So You Don't Work Harder Than Your Child!
by Dr. Charles Fay
- Set aside a time each day for family learning.
Set aside at least 30 minutes, devoted to family brain cell
development.
During this time, there should be no TV, video games, computer
games, etc.
Model your own excitement for learning by reading a book, writing
letters,
etc.
Your child may learn by doing their homework, reading about
something they
love, writing stories, etc.
- Help only when your child truly wants it.
Some parents make the mistake of forcing help upon their kids.
This only
creates frustration, anger, and kids who believe they can't learn
without
their parents' help.
- Help only when there's an absence of anger or frustration.
When either you or your child gets frustrated or angry, learning
becomes
associated with frustration and anger.
- Help only when your child can describe what the teacher said.
This ensures that your child continues to believe that it's
important to pay
attention to teachers.
Unfortunately, some kids learn that it's best to "tune-out" at
school and
let their parents do all of the teaching at home.
- Move away from your child before he/she "gets it."
Some children believe they can only learn something, or "get it,"
when an
adult is in the same room or is guiding them every inch of the
way.
To prevent this dependency, avoid falling into the habit of
sitting at the
table as your child does their homework, especially when they are
on the
brink of learning something new.
THE CARDINAL RULE FOR HELPING:
Never Work Harder Than Your Child.
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I sent Mrs. Sabados an email. Why hasn't she responded?
I check my email regularly (at least three times per day). Your
email may
have gone into my spam filter. We have a filter that collects
all "unrecognizable" emails and puts them together in a folder.
Each day at
noon, we receive an email that contains this folder of spam
emails. Although
I look through them daily, because there are so many, I could
have missed
yours. If you sent an email and didn't get a response by the
next day,
please write a note in your child's planner to let me know that
you sent me
an email. Also, it is often helpful if you type your child's
name or my name
in the subject line. Once I respond to you, your emails will no
longer go
into the spam filter. I'm sorry for any inconvenience this may
cause.
Where can I find the school breakfast and lunch menus?
Go to: http://www.esd20.org/site/epage/54849_510.htm
Where can I find forms to order school breakfast or lunch?
Go to: http://www.esd20.org/site/epage/67464_510.htm
