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Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions 
of students and parents.
  1. How do you pronounce 'Sabados'?
  2. How can I contact Mrs. Sabados?
  3. Can I bring in a treat to celebrate my child's birthday?
  4. Is it ok to distribute birthday party invitations at school?
  5. Will my child be able to order books from a book club?
  6. How can I help my child with his/her homework?
  7. I sent Mrs. Sabados an email. Why hasn't she responded?
  8. Where can I find the school breakfast and lunch menus?
  9. Where can I find forms to order school breakfast or lunch?



How do you pronounce 'Sabados'?

Sabados is pronounced 'suh-bay-diss.'
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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2002 Charles Fay, Ph.D.
Permission granted for photocopy reproduction.
Please do not alter or modify contents.
For more information, call the Love and Logic Institute, Inc. at 
(800) 338-4065.
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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.
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Where can I find the school breakfast and lunch menus?

Go to:  http://www.esd20.org/site/epage/54849_510.htm 
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Where can I find forms to order school breakfast or lunch?

Go to:  http://www.esd20.org/site/epage/67464_510.htm
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