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Rename sections to fit your needs!
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Blank page with border only included!

4. Mrs. Baker-Barton’s Class Classroom Newsletter September, 2018
Ben Franklin Elementary
Kindergarten Curriculum & Grading
(See handouts)
September Topics
Language Arts: what letters do you know? We will sing songs, daily.
What does a good listener look like (especially when the teacher reads a story?)
Show me how you write your name.
When answering a question, try to say a complete thought (not just one or two words).
Mathematics: count from 1 to 10 for me.
Can you write and read any of those numbers?
Let’s make a pile of counters to show each of those numbers!
Science: engineering; how do engineers build?
Social Studies: how do rules help us?; Johnny Appleseed
Classroom News
Some of you may have seen the school supply list that is posted on the District’s web site. If you have purchased some or all of the items, please feel free to send them into school with your child. (I will be sure to make good use of them for him/her.)
If possible, we can always use tissues and Clorox wipes and hand wipes.
Please don’t forget that there is a 1:30 dismissal for students on
Thursday, October 11th.
Also, school will be closed on September 19th and October 8th.
Please complete and return:
1.) The Parents As Partners form –A.S.A.P.
2.) The November Conference Poll (by 10/2)
3.) The bottom portion of the pink Classroom Discipline Plan – A.S.A.P.
4.) The dismissal procedure plan for your child. - needed when you leave tonight.
Mrs. Helenanne Baker-Barton
Principal: Susan Galloza
School Secretary: Tacy Pavel

5. SNACK MUST BE SEPARATED FROM LUNCH.
Extra Information
If you have not completed a form about your child’s dismissal procedures yet, I will need to know by tomorrow morning.
This is a safety issue. (This form has been provided on the tables at Back to School Night.)
Lunch time
I am not with the class during lunch. Therefore, please talk to your child about how important it is to eat during that time.
Water Bottles
When the weather is warm, please send your child to school with a
water bottle
that
is labeled
with
his/her name.
Daily Folder Check
One side of your child’s folder will be for papers to be “kept at home”. This side needs to be emptied out each night. The other side will be for any papers that need to be returned to school.
Name Tags
Please do not forget to have your child
wear his/her name tag each
day during the month of September.
Uniforms
Navy blue shirt with navy blue or khaki bottoms (view the District website for pictures).
Don’t forget that since we have air-conditioning, the classrooms get very chilly. There are, however, areas of the building, such as the gym/lunchroom
and the hallways, that are not
air-conditioned.
In addition, Velcro sneakers are a
wise shoe choice.
Special Area Schedule
to be announced soon
All special area classes take place in the afternoon at 1:29.
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REMINDER: If you have not purchased lunch for your child for the week of 9/17 or have not
been approved for free lunch, it will be
necessary to start packing your child’s
lunch.
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Also, the a.m. drop off location (for car riders/walkers) will be at the Pre-k doors on the large blacktop area on Finlaw Avenue.
For now, I have been told that the p.m. pick-up location for car riders/walkers will be at the first grade doors which are to the right of the pre-k doors when you are looking at the school from that standpoint.
Daily Snack
Please send in a healthy snack with a juice bag or juice box and a napkin in a labeled bag each day.
SNACK MUST BE SEPARATED FROM LUNCH.
Thank you!

6. Dear Families,
Lunch and breakfast envelopes that are sent home on Fridays in your child's folder are not to purchase food for the next week.  Instead, they are to purchase food for a full week after that Friday. Lunch/Breakfast envelopes are due every Monday. If you cannot get them in on Monday, you may turn them in first thing Tuesday morning. If your child will be late arriving or absent from school the day the lunch envelopes are due, you must call the school by 9:15 or meals WILL NOT be ordered for your child for the week. If you pay online at PAY PAMS, you will still need to return your child's lunch envelope in his/her folder with the confirmation code written on it. Please see the district’s website for menus.
I have tried to make the classroom a warm, happy and friendly learning environment. Many educational games and activities can be played with and enjoyed in our classroom. The children are given an opportunity to interact with these materials daily. Because of this, it will not be necessary for the children to bring any of their toys from home unless otherwise instructed to do so.
Please visit to view the school district’s website. On the right upper-side of the screen, you’ll find a tab titled “Our Schools”. Scroll down to “Franklin” for some specifics about our school.
Thank you for your time! If you have any questions, please contact me through at
Your partner in teaching,
Helenanne Baker-Barton

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