Class Information

                                                  ROOM 101 INFORMATION

TAKE HOME FOLDER
Each child will have an orange "take home folder" for homework and corrected papers/notes.  Please look for it daily-MONDAY thru THURSDAY.  This is our communication tool between home and school.  This folder is to be brought back to school every day.   
Please send ALL communication (early dismissal notes, car rider notes, dr. appointment notes, lunch money envelopes, book order envelopes, etc.) to school in the orange folder.  This eliminates lost or forgotten notes at the bottom of backpacks.
On Friday the red Friday folder will come home.  Please return the red folder to school on Monday.

HOMEWORK
Homework will be sent home MONDAY thru THURSDAYin the orange take home folder.  It is to be completed and returned the NEXT day.  
Please have your child check their homework to make sure their name is at the TOP of the book or paper.  If a parent signature is required, please sign your name legibly (not initial)   Thank you for your help with this.
First graders are to complete their homework with pencil,not pen or crayon.
First grade homework should be 10 minutes.  If it is taking longer, please stop at 10 minutes and send me a note with the homework.

AFTERNOON SNACK
We will have an afternoon snack break.  It will be around 2pm each day.  This year there is no snack schedule.
CHILDREN WILL NEED TO BRING THEIR OWN SNACK.  
 There is no sharing of snacks.  Please talk to your child about this.
(No candy, cookies/sweets, or chips will be allowed at snack time) These foods can be eaten for lunch. Please specify to your child what is for lunch and what is their snack.  Sometimes the snack food is eaten for lunch and then the only food left for snack are chips or cookies.
The Saint Joseph's acceptable snack and birthday treat list is being sent home.

                        CLASSROOM RULES
     1.  Follow the directions of the teacher.
     2.  Raise your hand and wait to be called on.
     3.  Work when you are supposed to.
     4.  Do not bother or hurt others.
     5.  Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself.
         
A student will be given a warning(reminder) if a rule is not being followed.  If the behavior continues, the student will fill out a behavior slip.  The behavior slip will be brought home in the orange folder.  The parent/guardian is to discuss the behavior with the child.  The parent/guardian and the child are then to sign and date the behavior slip.  The behavior slip is to be returned the NEXT day.
      
Group:   The students are expected to be respectful in the classroom and outside of the classroom.  When respectful behavior is shown, the class earns a letter to the word RESPECT.  When all letters have been earned, the class receives a reward. (extra recess, free choice, no homework,...)

SPECIALS
Please see the Student Schedule tab on the website to find when Room 101 attends their specialist classes.

BUS?  or  CAR RIDER?
In order to avoid confusion at the end of the day, any child taking a different form of transportation home than they normally do,MUST have a note, email me, or call the office so they can let me know.  I WILL NOT SEND A STUDENT OUT AS A CAR RIDER if I have not received a note, email, or message from the office- EVEN if your child tells me you are picking them up.  Many small children get confused and think their parent is picking them up when they are not. I want to keep your child safe.  Thank you for your cooperation.

MONEY
Please send any money to school in a sealed envelope with yourchild's name and the purpose of the money.  (Ex: lunch money, book order, marathon)

STAR STUDENT
Each child will have a turn to be "Star Student".  The "Star Student" will bring a blue folder home on Friday.  Your child is to fill out the information on the "stars" and return them along with fourpictures that show family, hobbies. etc.   Your child can also bring in one item each day to "show and tell".   The "Star Student" can invite someone (parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle,..) into the classroom to read to the class.  This is a special way for us to get to know each other throughout the  year.

BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays are special days that we will celebrate in the classroom.  We will celebrate 1/2 birthdays for students with summer birthdays.
Your child will receive a No Homework pass on their birthday.
Please refer to the Saint Joseph's acceptable snack and birthday treat list.  

GERMAN
Guten Tag!  I will be introducing the German language to your child this year.  I will introduce the basics of numbers, colors, days of the week, months, and some expressions.
              Sprechen Sie Deutsch?

MASS
Mass is celebrated Friday mornings and Holy Days at 9:00am.  Room 101 sits at the front of the church by the right center aisle.
           

VOLUNTEERING
The classroom parent representatives will send home information regarding volunteer opportunities.  A volunteer schedule will then be sent home for you to refer to for the school year.