Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions 
of students and parents.

1. When do the students have special classes?
2. Can a student bring a Sunshine Book back to school before Friday?
3. What day do the students go to the library?
4. What are the show and tell groups?
5. What should my child bring on show and tell day?
6. Can my child bring birthday treats to school?
7. When does my child have Spanish class?
8. How do I order from the Scholastic Book Club?

When do the students have special classes?

The following is our schedule for special classes:
Day 1 Music 1:20-1:50
Day 2 Music 1:55-2:25
Day 3 Art 2:30-3:00
Day 4 P.E. 1:45-2:15
Day 5 P.E. 1:45-2:15
Day 6 Art 2:30-3:00

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Can a student bring a Sunshine Book back to school before Friday?

All children should keep their Sunshine books at home until 
Friday.  Your child should read the Sunshine book each night. The 
repetition helps build your child's reading confidence, increases 
sight word recognition, and improves reading fluency.

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What day do the students go to the library?

Our class will visit the school library every Wednesday morning 
from 8:45-9:15.  Please remember to return all library books to 
school each Wednesday!

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What are the show and tell groups?

Group 1:  Tom, Evan, Griffin, Grace
Group 2:  Lilly, Dominic, Courtney, Andrew
Group 3:  Lauren, Josie, Benjamin, Jack
Group 4:  William, Caroline, Chris, Avery

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What should my child bring on show and tell day?

Each week our class will have a letter of the week.  On your 
child's show and tell day, he/she may bring an item that starts 
with that letter. Your child will also need to find a picture of 
an item that starts with the letter of the week.  This picture 
should be glued onto a 3x5 index card. Underneath the picture an 
ADULT should write the name of the object.  It is very important 
that the word be printed and that lowercase letters be used.  Of 
course if the word is a proper noun, it should start with a 
capital letter.

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Can my child bring birthday treats to school?

Your child is welcome to celebrate his/her birthday at school by 
bringing in treats for the class.  This can be done on your 
child's half birthday if your child has a summer birthday.  If 
you decide to send treats, please send me a note a few days in 
advance.  No gum or candy should be sent as a birthday 
treat.  Since nuts tend to be a common food allergy, please do 
not send any treats with nuts.  Just a reminder, we have 16 
students in our class.  Birthdays are not a "dress out" day for 
kindergarten students.  Your child should wear his/her school 
uniform.

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When does my child have Spanish class?

Our class has Spanish every Thursday from 8:45-9:15.

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How do I order from the Scholastic Book Club?

You can order Scholastic Books online at 
www.scholastic.com/bookclubs.  You will need to enter our class's 
personalized user name which is mrsgambinoskindergarten and the 
password which is booksforme.  Place your order with your credit 
card by the due date.  Your order will come to me, and your 
credit card payment will go directly to Scholastic's secure 
server.  Of course, you can always order by returning the order 
form from the scholastic flyer that I send home.  If you choose 
this method, you will need to send a check made payable to 
Scholastic.  After I submit the entire class order to Scholastic, 
your order will be delivered to our classroom for your child to 
take home.  Ordering online is the most convenient way to use 
Scholastic Book Club.  You can order anytime, right up until the 
online order due date.  You will also get instant access to over 
500 additional titles plus online-only specials and discounts.  
Every time a parent places an order online, our class will get a 
free book for our classroom library.   

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