Classroom Information and Guidelines for Parents

CONTACT ME MY CONTACTS Always feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns that you have! Email: bbly@alcsny.org School phone number: 716-375-6600 Ext. 4107 Phone number for text messages: 716-241-1070 *Please know that I will not consistently check messages outside of school hours. If you send a message during this time, I will do my best to get back to you at the beginning of the next school day. CLASS GROUP CHAT I will be creating a text message group chat this year. I strongly encourage all parents to join this group chat by giving me their cell phone numbers. This group chat will be where I send announcements, reminders, class photos and more. This will be a simple, one sided chat! All other communication will be held privately, outside of the class group chat.

ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL Students must be in our classroom by 7:50 AM, or they will be marked tardy. Please plan accordingly if your child will be eating breakfast in the cafeteria prior to this time. Dismissal will start at 2:40. If your child leaves school early, it will count as a tardy on their report card. *MYSELF OF THE OFFICE MUST BE NOTIFIED OF ANY DISMISSAL CHANGES SCHOOL DAY DETAILS SPECIALS MONDAY: Art/library TUESDAY: Music/PE WEDNESDAY: Art/PE THURSDAY: PE FRIDAY: Computers *Please be sure your child is prepared for special area classes. On PE days, your child will need to wear sneakers. Mrs. Reisman, the art teacher, would like students to have an art shirt to wear to art. This will be kept in their cubbies for the year. Library books are due back on library days. The back of your child s Gator Folder will also have our specials schedule.

SNACK We will have snack each day in the morning. Please be sure to pack your child a snack each day in a specific pocket or container in your child s bookbag, Please talk with your child and let him/her know which item(s) are for snack each day. Please do not send in any candy for snack time. Please also send your child with a water bottle each day. I do ask that you send water only. DRINKS FOOD/ LUNCH Students will have lunch around noon each day in the cafeteria. Students will be going through the lunch line so you will not need to pre-order their lunch. Of course, your child can also pack a lunch. Breakfasts and lunches are free, however, it is encouraged to fill out an application for free and reduced lunches as the information is important in determining state aid.

Our rules: Be responsible. Be respectful. Be safe. Our classroom management plan is centered on three things: relationships, expectations and procedures. Relationships are the foundation of classroom management. I plan to invest time bonding with students & building relationships. We will also spend lots of time going over expectations, rules and procedures. I like to spend time getting to know your child & learning about what he/she can do. Therefore, if you do not hear from me, you can assume your child had a good day. If your child does have difficulty with some of our rules, I will let you know by sending home a little note and I ask that you speak to your child about his/her day and then sign/return the note. Additionally, if your child continues to have regular difficulty following our rules, he/she may need to have a more specific behavior plan and I will contact you individually. All students will have a sticker chart in which they can earn stickers for making great choices. A full row of stickers will earn them a desk pet. These are small, animal shaped erasers that students will keep with them at their seats all year. BEHAVIOR RULES/

GREEN COMMUNICATION FOLDER Your child will bring home this green folder each day. Inside, you find papers that either need to stay at home or be returned to school. It is important that you check this folder each evening and return it to school with your child each day. *Please place all notes for me in this folder. I will check each morning. CHANGE OF CLOTHES: Please send in a complete change of clothes for your child in the event that he/she has an accident. If you could place it in a Ziploc bag with your child s name written on the bag, we will keep the extras in your child s cubby. Your child needs: a shirt, pants, socks, and underwear. Dirty clothing will be sent home in a plastic bag, so please be sure to check your child s bookbag each night. BIRTHDAYS: You are welcome to send in birthday treats with your child as long as you have enough for each student. If your child has a summer birthday, please just notify me of the day you would like us to celebrate (this could be a half birthday, or at the end of the year). HOLIDAYS: If your child does not celebrate any specific holidays, please let me know in advance. TOYS/ELECTRONICS I will provide a variety of toys, games, etc. for students to play with during free time. Please keep all of your child s personal toys and electronics at home. GRADING/HOMEWORK In Kindergarten, we do not provide percentage grades. When an assessment is given, it will be assessed using a three-point rubric (3= Met Standard, 2=Partially Met Standard, 1=Does Not Meet Standard). Your child will have homework this year, but it will not begin until either October or November. ODDS AND ENDS