LUCKY LADYBUGS' BEHAVIOR LIGHT Check your child's folder daily to see the color of his behavior square. Please initial the square. Green - I am following classroom expectations well! Yellow - I have had verbal warnings for not following classroom expectations. Orange - I have not gotten back on track with following classroom expectations. Red - My parents will receive a "red email" or phone call explaining my day.
FRIDAY FOLDERS The Friday Folder will come home each week and contain info for parents. Every other week, graded papers will be in the folder and are to be signed by a parent. Graded work needs to be returned the following Monday. GRADES DAILY GRADES - Grades consist of performance tasks and observations REPORT CARDS - every nine weeks S (satisfactory) = 80 -100 N (needs improvement) = 79-70 U (unsatisfactory) = below 70 GKIDS (Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developmental Skills) GKIDS' reports will be given to parents fall, winter and spring. The purpose is to show detailed info regarding a student's performance with specific kindergarten academic and social skills.
BIRTHDAYS Per the CVES handbook, no party invitations or goodie bags may be sent to the classroom to be passed out to students. Parents do have the option of purchasing a class set of ice cream treats from the cafeteria for birthdays. These treats will be passed out during lunch in the cafeteria. Parents may go to the CVES website for information on purchasing birthday treats.
DAILY SNACK Please send a snack each day for your child. Healthy snacks such as cheese, crackers, fruit, veggies should be sent. DO NOT send cookies, candy, cake, pies or sugary foods.
ABSENCES TARDIES CHANGE IN DISMISSAL Absences will be excused when parents send in a written note for sickness or doctor's appointment. Please send the excuse note in your child's folder. Students late to school must have parents sign them in at the front office. Students may not be checked out after 2 pm. If you want your child to go home a different way, you must send in a written note or call the front office if it changes during the day. Do not email the teacher during the day. The internet might be down or the teacher might have a sub who will not get the email change. A student who is absent 5 consecutive days for vacation/trip will be automatically withdrawn from school. Parents must enroll student upon returning to school, and he will not return to the same classroom teacher.
HOME COMMUNICATION FOLDER and HOMEWORK Parents should check their child's folder each night for: important papers, practice work done with the teacher, daily color on behavior light, homework and classroom calendars. Homework consist of practicing the Home Practice Reader, working on iReady, and nightly practice of the current sight words. Parents should read the monthly classroom calendar since it shows what the class will be learning each week and gives information about monthly classroom activities.