General Information:
• School starts at 7:45. Students may come into the classroom starting at
7:20. The tardy bell rings at 7:50.
• Students are to bring their backpack each school day. It is the student’s
responsibility to get all of their belongings to the appropriate place.
We do not check backpacks for agendas, notes, etc.
If you have an urgent note, please place the note in the BACK pocket
of your child’s agenda.
• All jackets, sweaters, lunch boxes, and backpacks should be labeled with
your child’s name.
• All money sent to school needs to be in a sealed envelope labeled with the
student’s name, teacher’s name and purpose for the money in order to be
readily accountable.
• For SAFETY reasons, please ensure that you or any visitor sign in at the
front office. You should also pick up a visitor’s badge.
Going Home Information:
• School is dismissed at 2:45. Students are escorted by teachers to their
dismissal areas. For the sake of confusion and safety, parents are not
allowed to meet your child at the classroom at dismissal time. Please
notify us of any changes.
• Send a note and/or call the OFFICE if you decide to change the way your
child goes home. Otherwise, no matter what the student tells us, we are
required to send them home the way you established from the beginning.
Lunch:
• Lunch is paid for through the cafeteria. We strongly encourage parents to
send a check at the beginning of the week or month to ensure proper credit
is applied to your child’s account. If your child does not have sufficient
funds in their account, they will receive a peanut butter or cheese sandwich
and milk.
• You can also credit your child’s lunch account online at
www.pamslunchroom.com.
• Parents are welcome to eat lunch with their student any time. Please
remember though that this time is a wonderful opportunity for your child to develop
his or her friendship skills.
Snack:
• Your child may bring a healthy snack each day. You are responsible for sending snacks for
your own child due to the state mandated “Food of Minimal Nutritional Value”
(FMNV) law.
• Please remember that snack is a brief time in our classroom. Your child
should bring only 1 small item.
Birthdays:
• Due to the FMNV law, we must celebrate birthdays after the lunch hour,
and treats must be store bought products. We will celebrate birthdays at 1:15.
• Your child may pass out birthday invitations at school, provided there is
an invitation for every child in the classroom. It will go home in the
daily folder. If not everyone in the class will be invited, invitations MUST be
delivered outside of school/school hours.
• There is a “Birthday Book” program offered through the CRE library. The
library will be sending home more information.
Correspondence:
• Please put all notes inside your child’s agenda. We will check it each day.
Please remember we do not check backpacks. A Cactus Ranch school folder will
also be sent home on Tuesdays with general school information and flyers.
• We try to check our e-mail on a regular basis, therefore it is one of the quickest ways to
share information. However, as our days do get busy, please notify the office 424-8000
with any urgent information. Please feel free to e-mail us though at anytime.
• Please keep me up to date on any changes to your address (home or e-mail)
and phone number.