1. Welcome to First Grade

2. Absences/Tardies Classes begin at 7:45.
Your child is tardy after 7:51.
Breakfast ends at 8:05.
If your son or daughter is absent, please send a note explaining why or a doctor’s note.

3. Transportation
We know from time to time it is necessary to make changes in your child’s transportation arrangements, but it is extremely important to send a note in the morning or call the office before 2 pm that day to make any changes.
Please no voice mail or !

4. Medications ALL MEDICATION must go through the nurse.
This includes: cough drops, Tylenol, Advil, allergy medicines, etc.

5. COLTS Behavior Care for property (school, others and self)
Own my choices
Listen and follow directions
Treat others with respect
Stay on task

6. COLTS Behavior System
The students will begin the day with 4 sticks/cards. There will be a number that is noted on your child’s behavior chart showing how many sticks/cards they moved during the day.
4 sticks/clips – Your child had a GREAT DAY!
3 stick/clips – Warning
2 sticks/clips – Note Home
1 sticks/clips - No recess and note/call home
0 sticks/clips - Office referral

7. Birthdays We love to celebrate your child’s special day!
PLEASE let the teacher know ahead of time.
Send only individual items, such as cupcakes, cookies, or individual treats! NO cakes please!
If at all possible, please send napkins too!
No Juice boxes or pouches (water only).
Invitations whole class only!!! (Policy)

8. Take-Home Binder This binder will contain the following:
Pencil pouch – to transport supplies for nightly homework
Behavior Log/ Reading Calendar – initial daily and put reading minutes
Homework – A Math page will go home on Monday and is to be returned on Friday. Reading is required every night!! Extra pages will be in the binder to help practice spelling and reading sight words.
Graded/returned work
Please look at this folder daily!

9. Schedule Lunch: 11:00 – 11:30 Recess: 11:30 – 11:45
A copy of your child’s daily schedule will be in their binder.
Lunch: 11:00 – 11:30
Recess: 11:30 – 11:45

10. B.E.A.R (Be Excited About Reading!)
Have your child read each night (Monday –Thursday) for at least minutes, for a total of 60 minutes or more, and write their minutes on your child’s reading calendar.
Keep the reading/behavior calendar in your child’s binder so that it is returned daily.
So, READ, READ, READ!!!

11. Baggie Books
It is necessary for your child to read every night!
DRA Reading Levels
(Beginning of Year-3, Middle of Year-10/12, End of Year-16/18)
The books that your child will take home, in their Reading Bag, need to be read every night with an adult.
By the end of the year, all first graders need to be reading at a fluency of 60+ words per minute. The best way to increase fluency is to read, re-read, re-read, and re-read again!

12. Teacher/Parent Conferences
Look for information in or notes home regarding sign-up for your child’s conference.
Volunteers
If you plan to be a volunteer on campus or on field trips, you must complete your online background check. You can find it on the Carver website:
Library
Our new librarian, Mrs. Hornstein, welcomes volunteers!

13. PTA
It’s not to late to sign up!
Fundraiser: Sell those CHOCOLATES!!!

14. Thank you for your support! If you have any questions. . .
Please contact your child’s teacher with specific questions or concerns.
Mrs. Armstrong ext Miss Bernhard ext.8537
Ms. Mitts ext Mrs. Terbush ext. 8535
Ms. Walters ext Mrs. Abe ext. 8540