You are cordially invited to be a partner in your child's education. Stay tuned: Ask your child what they are learning and look in their take-home folder every night. The take-home folder is where you will find homework, newsletters, and important school information. Our newsletter will keep you informed about current events in our classroom. Ask questions: if you have concerns or questions about your child's education, please call, email or write a note in your child's planner. I encourage any feedback that affects your child or our classroom.

Planners go home each evening and are expected to come back to school in the morning. Please initial your child's planner on the right side of the page under "school talk". The planner is meant to facilitate communication between home and school, and a way to develop responsibility in your child. Every Monday your child will record 5 new spelling words under Words of the Week. Please help your child study and learn these words for the test on Friday. Also, note the fun learning activities.

Expect that your child will have some sort of homework everyday. I encourage you to set up a time and place to complete homework . Students should be able to do most assignments independently, but do help them if necessary. If you notice that your child is struggling, please jot me a note in your child's planner.

I feel that classroom rules are a very important part of doing well in school. It allows for fair and consistent guidelines for all students and the teacher. Every student deserves an environment in which optimal learning can take place. If there are distractions, it takes away from learning and also takes up precious teaching time. The rules in our classroom will be determined and agreed upon by myself and the students. Consequences will be timely and logical.

There are many opportunities for parents to help out in my classroom. Jobs may include: cutting out laminating, reading to and with children, supervising a small group with a math activity, cooking, and chaperoning field trips. None of these things are difficult, but another adult in the room makes some of them possible. Please consider helping when you can!