Attendance and Allergies
Attendance: Please make sure your child is at school every day to learn the most exciting information. If your child happens to be sick please let the office know and we can send missing work home with someone.Allergies: Please send a note to school if your child has any allergies. Back to Top
Book Orders and Book-It
Book Orders: I will send home a scholastic book order every month with our class newsletter. You do not have to order from these but if you would like to please make a check payable to Scholastic.Book-It: In first grade we will participate in a 6 month reading program called book-it. Each child will read 10 books each month if they choose to participate.Back to Top
Class Web Page, Communication and Clearances
Class Webpage: We have a class webpage www.spsangelway.org. This should answer most of your questions. On the webpage you will find a newsflash page. Please register your email. When I send a newsflash you will receive one. Communication: There are three basic ways to communicate with the teacher – 1) send a note to school, 2) call the school and leave a message, 3) email the teacher.Clearances: Please make sure you have all of your clearances in the school office. You will need these to volunteer in our classroom. Back to Top
Dismissal
Dismissal: Please send a note to school with your child to let me know how your child is going home if there is a change from their regular schedule. I cannot send your child home a different way unless I have a note.Back to Top
Emergencies
Emergencies: Please fill out the information form on your child. This will help if there is an emergency. Also mark on it if your child has any allergies.Back to Top
Field Trips
Field Trip: First grade usually takes one or two field trips a year. If you would like to be a possible chaperone you must have all your clearances available in the office.Back to Top
Gym Clothes
Gym Clothes: Your child may wear their gym uniform all day. Gym Uniform: green shorts, white SPS shirt and tennis shoesBack to Top
Homework
Homework: Your child will have about 20 minutes of homework each night.Back to Top
Important Information
Important Information: Check the website or monthly newsletters for any important information. I will send occasional notes and newsflashes about important information also.Back to Top
Jump Rope Swingers
Jump Rope Swingers: We would love to have you help us at recess. Please sign up to come in any day you are available from 10:40-12:10.Back to Top
Keep Checking Folders Nightly
Keep Checking Folders Nightly: Check your child’s folder every night. Please empty any work on the keep at home side. Return any homework. Back to Top
Lunch Money
Lunch Money: If your child is planning on buying a lunch please make sure their money is in an envelope with their name on the front. If they have a ticket make sure their name is on the back. At home help your child decide what they would like for lunch.Back to Top
Math
Math: In math we work on memorizing basic math facts. We will be using math centers and plenty of practice. We will be taking holey cards during the second, third and fourth quarters to evaluate our learning.Back to Top
Newsletters
Newsletters: I will send out a newsletter each month containing important information for the month. If you do not receive one ask your child to check their mailbox. Back to Top
Overdue Library Books
Overdue Library Books: Please make sure your child returns their library book on time each week. If they forget it please return it the next day with five cents for everyday overdue.Back to Top
Parties
Parties: We will have a Thanksgiving Feast, a Christmas Party and a Valentine’s Day Party. Our homeroom moms will help get volunteers for these parties.Back to Top
Quizzes
Quizzes: In first grade there will be a grammar quiz, a word recall, a reading quiz and a spelling test each week. Please review your child’s papers nightly with them to help them practice for these.Back to Top
Rules
Rules: In first grade we are going to have a money reward program for following the rules. Your child will earn money for good deeds or following the rules. Your child will lose money for breaking the rules. If your child has a low amount of money left a warning note will be sent home. Every two weeks the students will have a chance to spend their earned money in our class store. Back to Top
Spelling Tests
Spelling Tests: Every Friday (4 day week Thursday) we will have a Spelling test. This will contain 6 words from this week and 4 words from previous weeks. Please review words nightly.Back to Top
Tardiness
Tardiness: Please make sure your child is on time for school everyday. We will have math first period. If your child is late your child will miss important information and disrupt everyone else’s learning.Back to Top
Uniforms
Uniforms: Please follow the uniform code in the calendar. We will have uniform reward days the last day of the month unless otherwise notified. If your child is out of uniform this will be taken away.Back to Top
Vocabulary Words
Vocabulary Words: Each week we will have 4 or 5 vocab words from our story. These words should be able to be read not sounded out. Please practice with your child. I will check every Friday to see if they can read them to me. Back to Top
Wish List
Wish List: On our webpage and in our newsletters you will find a wish list of items we would love to have donated to our class. If you would like to donate an item please send it to school with your child.Back to Top
X Marks the Spot
X Marks the Spot: Each Monday your child will bring home their test folder. This will contain all of their tests from the previous week. Please sign all of the tests and go over them with your child. You may keep the spelling tests but return all others.Back to Top
You
You: You are a big part of our classroom. We would love to have you volunteer to help us. Notes will be coming home about volunteer opportunities.Back to Top
ZZZ
ZZZ: Please make sure that your child gets plenty of zzzzzz’s each night.Back to Top