MONDAY NEWSLETTER –
A newsletter will come home on Monday each week and will outline upcoming tests, activities, and events. All study guides will be attached to this newsletter.
GRADED PAPERS –
These papers will come home on Tuesdays in the YELLOW plastic folder. They include all papers that were graded from the previous week. The top sheet(s) will be a summary showing you the current grade along with any missing work in a particular subject. Please sign, date the center page in the yellow plastic folder, and return all papers to school on Wednesdays.
BOOK ORDERS –
I will begin book orders in September. Please double check the total amount due. Also, make sure your child’s name is on the book order form. I can only accept checks or money orders made out to Scholastic. (NO CASH!) If you are ordering a “club” item, you MUST complete the coupon. A “club” item means Scholastic will continue to send items to your home each month.
CONFERENCES –
I am available to conference most mornings at 7:50 am – 8:25 am unless I have duty or a meeting. Please email or send a note if you request a conference along with the reason for your conference request.
GREEN FOLDER –
Students will bring their green folder home each day, including Friday, and bring it back to school every day. Newsletters, study guides, daily work, notes to parents will be included in this folder. Feel free to send notes, lunch money, etc. back to school in this folder. Please check and clean out daily.
HOMEWORK –
Homework is assigned daily. Your child will only have homework on the weekend if he/she has make-up work or if he/she did not complete something in class that is needed by Monday morning.
ASSIGNMENT BOOKS/PLANNERS –
Homework assignments will be written in the assignment book daily by the children. It will be written on the board for your child to copy into his/her assignment book. Conduct will be recorded daily on your child’s current conduct sheet in the front of the planner. Parents should sign the conduct sheet each Friday. I will check for signatures on Monday.
CONDUCT - Conduct marks are given for any school/classroom rule that is broken, that includes not completing homework. After 2 marks for a day, the student loses their check for the POPS party. After 3 marks, the student receives a recess detention. After 2 recess detentions, a telephone conference is required. After 4 recess detentions an at-school conference is required. After 5 recess detentions, students are sent immediately to the office.
ABSENCES - Please call the office by 10:30 am so that you may pick up missed work if your child is absent. It makes the transition back to school so much easier after missing school. Remember, you only have as many days as you are absent to make up the work. Example: absent 1 day, you get 1 day to make up missed work.
STUDY GUIDES - Study guides for reading vocabulary, spelling words, and Social Living will be attached to each Monday newsletter. It will come home each Monday in the green folder.
MATH FACTS - Each student must demonstrate mastery of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts. Please make or purchase flash cards for your child to practice at home. Check out the "LINKS" button on this web site for a link to FACT DASH as an alternate way to practice. There are many, many, many web sites for extra practice and printing practice sheets.
BIRTHDAY PARTY INVITATIONS—As stated in the student handbook, birthday party invitations CANNOT be passed out at school unless there is an invitation for every student in the classroom. Please do not bring them, because I will have send them back home.
BIRTHDAY TREATS—If you wish to provide a treat for the class to celebrate your child’s birthday, please check with me first. I will need to schedule a time that is good for the class. Please do not just send a treat and expect that I will be able to hand them out that day.
EMAIL -
My email address is karen.holt@lpsb.org. I check my email several times a day as time allows, and I will respond as soon as possible. I rarely check my school email from home, so if you email me after 4:00 it may not get answered until the next day. Please do not email about changes in transportation for your child as I may not get the email in time.