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WELCOME
TO MS. FARRIS' KINDERGARTEN CLASS
Dear Parents:
Welcome to Munger Hill Elementary School! I
am looking forward to working with you and your child throughout this
coming school year. Below is information I hope you will find
helpful.
Book Bags: To ensure that all school papers and notices make
it home, any type of bag big enough to hold a library book and a folder
will be needed. Many children choose to use a backpack.
Student Folders: I will provide each
student with a two pocket folder that should go back and forth to
school each day. The children will put important notices for
you in these folders, and I will check the folders each morning for
correspondence from you. Lunch and milk money should also be
placed in these folders.
Drop Off and Pick Up:
For those of you bringing your child to school, please bring
your child to the kindergarten entrance by the playscape between 8:45
and 9:00 a.m. At 3:00 p.m., children who are picked up by parents
will be dismissed at our back door into your care. Walkers are
not allowed to ride the bus.
Notes: A note is required if there
will be a change in the way your child usually goes home (i.e., being
picked up rather than taking the bus or someone different picking
up that day.) Notes are also required when a child returns to
school from an absence.
Snack: The children will have a
snack each day. I am asking that each child bring in a snack
and a drink of their choice daily. If a child doesn't bring
a drink, they may use the water fountain in our classroom.
Lunch: Your
child can bring a lunch from home. That "cold lunch"
can have a drink included with it or your child can purchase a carton
of milk for $0.45. Your child can
also buy a "hot lunch" which includes
a milk carton for $1.85. Please use an envelope for
hot lunch or milk money and write your child's name on the outside.
Rest Towels: Please have your child
bring in a regular-sized bath towel for rest time. This towel
will stay at school. I will send them home periodically for
laundering. Please do not send in beach towels or large blankets.
Name Tags: Please have your child
wear his or her name tag for the first week of school. At the
end of the week, I will collect the tags so that we can use them at
a later date.
Mystery Bag: Each week we will
focus on a different letter of the alphabet. Mondays
will be Mystery Bag Day. Your child will be asked to
bring in an item that begins with the selected letter, hidden inside
a brown bag that I will provide. Your child will also prepare
three clues about the object. The class will then try to guess
what is in each Mystery Bag. We will start this activity in
a few weeks.
Take Home Activities: I will be
sending home some fun activities for you to do with your child that
correlate with what we are learning about in school. Please
work with your child to complete these activities and then return
the materials to school.
Newsletters: I will be writing
a newsletter each week that will highlight the week's events. These
newsletters will be in your child's folder each Friday.
Birthday Treats: If you would like
to celebrate your child's special day, please feel free to send in
a special snack. These can come into the classroom before the
day starts or dropped off in the office. We will arrange a time
at the end of the year for those children who have summer birthdays
to do the same if so desired.
Party Invitations: Please do not
send party invitations to school unless you are inviting the entire
class. This will prevent hurting the feelings of those children not
invited. I can provide you with a class list of first names,
but I am not allowed to distribute addresses.
Attendance: After each absence,
a note is required when your child returns to school. Our district
health policy for strep throat and pink eye is that the child needs
to be on antibiotics for a full 48 hours before returning to school.
Parking: Please do not park in
the circle when dropping off or picking up your child. This
is a busy time for our school. Buses need free access to that
area.
Schedule for Centers: Once we begin
centers, I will send home a schedule for the classroom volunteers.
Please let me know if you don't want your phone number published
on this list. (Phone numbers help, though, if you need to cancel as
you will have those phone numbers to help you find a replacement.)
Visiting the School: If you are
coming into the building during school hours, you must register in
the office and obtain a visitor's badge.
Classroom Café: Each week
we will prepare a recipe as a part of our Workboard time. The
recipe is usually connected to our week's phonics work or tied into
our theme. I am asking that each child send in
$2.00 per month, at the beginning of each month, to help defray
the costs of these projects. Please use an envelope with your
child's name written on the outside. If you so desire, you can
also send in $20.00 in September to cover the
entire school year. The children love this activity!
I appreciate your help in making it possible!
Please let me know if you have questions about the above information,
or any other topic related to our classroom or school.
Thank you!
Ms. Kathleen Farris
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