The ABC’s of First Grade If your child is absent, please send a note stating the reason for the absence the following day to avoid an unexcused absence. Our class will have a 40 minute art class every Day four with Mrs. Rava. Your child has the opportunity to eat breakfast at school from 7:45- 8:10. If your child is purchasing breakfast at school, you are encouraged to put money on your child’s account. If you are sending breakfast money to school, please send it in the money pouch and have your child give it to me. B.E.E. Folders help keep us organized. The folder houses homework, notes from school, resources, and other items to assist with communication between home and school. Please send B.E.E. folders to school daily. Please follow our class blog which will be updated often, at least weekly. This will replace a weekly newsletter and will include important and fun links, highlight weekly activities, as well as list upcoming events. You can view this blog by visiting my webpage and clicking on the “What’s the Buzz?” link at the top of the page. If you would like to send a birthday treat with your child on or near his/her birthday, please feel free to do so. These treats will be eaten during our snack time. We will recognize summer birthdays at the end
Please do not send birthday party invitations to be distributed at school unless ALL of the school year.
children receive an invitation. I will send home Scholastic Book order forms for you and your child to look over every month. Book clubs offer books at reduced prices. It's a great way to build your child's home library! Go to scholastic.com and sign into our class page using the username and password: phelps01. Parent and Teacher conferences are held at the end of the first quarter in November. Watch for information and reply accordingly. Communication is important. Feel free to contact me whenever you have a question or concern. You can reach me by phone at school 3868561 ext. 224, at home at 386-2857, in person, by email (kphelps@ccsdk12.org), or by note. Discipline is simple. We will work hard as a class to make the classroom a positive and safe place for all. Our school rules are: • Be Responsible • Be Respectful
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Be Safe Be Cooperative
My school email address is kphelps@ccsdk12.org. I check my email daily. If you have an email address that you’d like me to be aware of, please let me know. Please complete and return the emergency contact sheet promptly. If your contact information changes during the year, please inform the office and me.
Information about field trips will come home in the B.E.E. folders and will be detailed in the field trip permission slip, “What’s the Buzz” classroom blog, and website.
Our class will have a 40 minute gym (Physical Education) class every Day One and Day Three with Mr. Wentworth (Coach). The children are asked
to wear athletic shoes on gym days.
Students will have homework in first grade. Homework assignments will vary and will be sent home in the B.E.E. folder. Unless otherwise noted, please return the homework the following day.
Independence is a goal for students because it builds self-esteem and self-confidence. First Graders are very capable of doing many things on their own and I encourage them to do as much as they can for themselves in the classroom.
Writing takes place every day in first grade. One way we accomplish this is through free writing in our journals. Encourage your child to write at home for a variety of purposes.
Keep updated by reading the What’s the Buzz blog every week. You can view the blog by clicking on the “What’s the Buzz button on the website at www.ccsdk12.org/kphelps/ and checking the B.E.E. folder every day for other notes and information.
Our class will visit the library once a week on Mondays. Our media specialist is Mrs. Palmateer. Your child will be able to check out two books when we visit the library and return it within two weeks. If your child forgets to return a book, they will not be allowed to check out a new book until it is returned. Our class eats lunch at 10:50. If your child is purchasing lunch at school, you are encouraged to put money on your child’s account in advance. The cost of lunch is $1.75.
The children will have music class every Day two with Mrs. Dean.