WELCOME TO ROOM 91

Ms. Hale and Mrs.Thomas’ 4K Class

ATTENDANCE AND SCHOOL HOURS

Our school day is from 8:00-2:30 Monday-Friday.

Please send a note or a doctor’s excuse for all absences.

5 unexcused absences results in an attendance conference with Mrs. Shackleford, our assistant principal.

10 unexcused absences results in a referral to the district office. Please remember, your child misses so much when he/she is not in our classroom.

ARRIVAL AND FREE BREAKFAST

4K bus riders will be walked to room 108 to watch educational videos or songs until school starts. 4K car riders will need to be walked to room 108 and you will sign your child in on a clip board. At 8:00 we will walk all of our students to our room to unpack, make lunch

choices, listen to announcements and then go to breakfast. Please make sure your child is in room 108 before 8:00am so we can get your child used to our

morning routine. Your child will be considered tardy if he/she arrives after 8:00am. Please be prepared to say

your goodbyes in room 108 to make this transition easier.

CALENDAR

Our 4K students will follow the same calendar as K-5. A calendar is located in your packet. Please be aware of half days. On these days we will dismiss at 10:50.

Tuition and Extended Care

This 4K program is free but does not provide any extended care

programs. Our school day is over at 2:30 but we do have a YMCA daycare on sight and the local

daycares provide transportation. Pick up is at the side door.

DISMISSAL

Dismissal is at 2:30. Bus riders will be walked to the buses by a teacher and an assistant. Car riders will be dismissed at the side door closest to Martin Luther King Dr. You will need to get a car rider number to place on your dash board. You will NOT be able to pick up your child/children without this number. If you forget the number, you will have to pull over and verify your information with our assistant principal. All siblings of 4K students need to come to the side door so you can pick up everyone at the same place. Cars will form 2 lines in the circle and wait for your child/children to be walked to your car. Please be patient while waiting for your child. A safety patrol student will open your car door for you and then shut it when everyone is loaded.

TRANSPORTATION

We must have a note every time your child has a change in how he/she will go home.

Notes may go in the red folder. Car riders must have school issued numbers

on the dashboard.Please sign and return the transportation handbook sheet even if your child is a car rider. (We need this to be able to go on field trips.)

DAILY SCHEDULES

We will go to breakfast every day at 8:30.Lunch is at 11:05.Our class will go to Music on Tuesdays and PE on Fridays from 10:00-10:30. Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes on Fridays. Our class will have a short recess in the morning and in the afternoon. We will have quiet time every day around 1:00pm. We are providing your child a cot, blanket and pillow to use during this time.

CONFIDENTIALITY AND REPORTING ABUSE OR NEGLECT

All information that you share with me and/or my assistant will remain confidential. We are mandated by state law to report any abuse or neglect.

CLASS RULESWe have

Helping hands Looking eyes

Walking feet

Listening ears

and…

A quiet voice

Discipline, Curriculum and AssessmentWe will follow the Conscious Discipline guidelines for discipline. Your child will be taught how to make good choices but if he/she chooses to make poor choices,

he/she will sit in our “think about it” chair until a better choice is made. Good choices will be rewarded with

treats, stickers and happy grams. After our winter break a more structured discipline program will be put into place.

We will also use the Creative Curriculum program to prepare your child for kindergarten. Your child will have both work and play centers to learn literacy, math and

social skills. The Creative Curriculum also comes with an assessment guide to chart your child’s progress. We will talk more about this at our parent/teacher conference in

September.

Health Records and PoliciesAll health records will be kept in our nurse’s office and will remain confidential. We will follow Anderson 5 policies and procedures when dealing with any health issues.

PARENT/FAMILY WORKSHOPS

Throughout the school year we will have numerous family nights. Our first one will be in September and will address asthma in children. All information about family nights will be sent home in the red folder. Please check it daily.

FOLDERS

Red folders will go home every day. They are used to send home important

papers. Please put any transportation changes in the red folder. If you have any concerns or questions, please write us a note and put it in there too. We will check them every morning.

ACCIDENTS

Please bring a change of clothes in a bag put your child’s name on it

Soiled Clothes will be sent home please return a set of clothes

LUNCH Lunch Time: 11:05-11:35. Free or reduced lunch forms should be turned in as

soon as possible (students will be charged for lunch until they are approved)

Eating lunch with your child…Please do not come to eat lunch with your child

until September so we can establish our routines first. Please sign in at the office before coming to our room. You may eat at the special tables or outside. A friend may join your child if you would like.

MEDICINE

Children should not transport medication to school.

Parents should take all medication to the nurse in original container labeled with the name and dispensing instruction

Teachers may not give medication.

TOYS Please do not allow your child to bring toys to

school unless it is Show and Tell Day. More information about Show and Tell will come later.

WEBPAGE AND EMAIL My email address is Catherinehale@anderson5.net. Please email me if you have any questions or concerns but

please note that I will not get to it until after school. If you need to tell me something important, please write a note and put it in your child’s red folder.

My webpage can be found at www.anderson5.net/whitehall

It contains: Class information Schedules Pictures

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE We will request to meet in the Fall to discuss

your child’s progress. It is vital that we have open communication

to help ensure your child’s success.

THANK YOU!

Thank you for your donation of school supplies and your support

and patience. We really appreciate it. If you have any questions,

please send us a note in the red folder or call 260-5255. We look

forward to a great year!