Welcome to Mrs. Rand's Classroom

New information is added to the end of the page each week.

******BIRTHDAYS******

We are always glad to celebrate your child's BIRTHDAY in our room with a healthy snack. If you wish to bring something, please let me know at least 1 week in advance so that I can plan accordingly. It would be helpful if you could drop birthday snacks off in the morning with your children so that we could have the snack as we have extra time in our schedule. Please remember that we are a peanut free classroom when choosing snacks.

***** PARTY INVITATIONS *****

In an effort to "treat others the way we want to be treated," I am asking that you do NOT pass out party invitations through the classroom unless you have an invitation for every girl or every boy in the class. I don't like seeing hurt feelings from those children who are excluded from the party. Thank you for your cooperation.

***** SPECIAL EVENTS *****

If your child has a special EVENT that they would like for me to attend, please let me know. Over the past several years, I have been to plays, ball games, recitals, and baptisms to name a few. I always try to attend as long as we don't already have something scheduled as a family.

***** PLEASE SAVE THESE ITEMS *****

SAVE your Campbell's Soup, Nestle Water labels, and Boxtops for Education Labels. Please send them in for our school.

***** I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU *****

Communications is the key to any great relationship. Please contact me with good news on your child so I can celebrate with you. Please let me know when your child may be having a tough morning because they may have a concern about something at home or at school. I want your child to have the best day possible in my classroom each day and it will help me make that happen if we communicate with each other as needed. Send me a note or call the office and leave me a message. I will be glad to get in touch with you during my planning time or after school. I try my best to respond to all notes and calls the day they are received.

You may reach me by:

phone at school 526-2414

email randl@k12tn.net

or send a note to school

If I don't contact you within 24 hours, there is a good chance that I did not receive your message, so please call again. I try to respond to all parent notes, calls, and emails weekdays within 24 hours of receiving the message.

*** PERFECT ATTENDANCE: Absences, Tardies, and Early Dismissal ***

Schools will be on the same time schedule as previous years. Students are allowed to go to their classrooms at 7:45 a.m. They will be considered tardy after 8 a.m. Schools will be dismissed at 3 p.m. Any tardies or early dismissals will disqualify students from having perfect attendance for the 9 weeks.

****** Change in Address, Phone, or Emergency Contacts*****

Please notify the front office and/or me of any changes in address, phone, emergency contacts, etc. We want to make sure our records are as up-to-date as possible.

***** Monday Folders *****

Please look at your child's Monday folder on Monday night each week. Be sure to sign any papers that are a 75 or below and return them to school with a signed folder on Tuesday.

************

Capshaw Connection - Electronic Version

Would you like to receive your copy of the Capshaw Connection quicker every month? Does your copy of the Connection get lost before you see it?

Would you like to see the pictures in color?

If you answered "YES" to any of the above questions, then we have a deal for you! Just email your child's teacher and we will begin sending your Connection to you via e-mail. This will not only ensure that you see the Connection in a timely manner, but it will help us save on printing and paper costs. I hope to receive a lot of emails.

FEVER????

Dr. Wright has asked us to remind parents via our websites that school board policy says children (and teachers) with a fever must stay out of school for 24 hours. This has been and is still a Putnam County policy.

Valentine's Day Party

If Jennifer Olson called you to send food, please have the food to the classroom by 8 a.m. on the 14th. Mrs. Wood and I will host the party later in the day. Notes were in Monday folders on 2/6.

Please begin bringing your valentines on Friday, 2/10. We will open those at the party on the 14th.

NOTE: If schools are closed due to SNOW, we will have the party on the day that we return to school.

Jump Rope For Heart

Wednesday, 2/15 - Money due to Mrs. Lewis

Friday, 2/17 - Capshaw and TTU events during the day

Used Book Fair - Feb. 27 - Mar. 2

Please bring your books to donate to the library a.s.a.p. to donate for the sale.

Purchase books for $1 the week of the sale.