Our class will be attending the Book Fair on Tuesday, October 7th at 12:40. I would love your help to make sure this is a smooth and fun process for all 23 kids, so please see below.

If sending in cash, please put it in an envelope in your child's purple folder. The envelope should be marked with their name, how much cash is enclosed, and if it is okay to buy both books and a toy, or only books. If loading money onto the "ewallet" - please still send in a note that has their name, ewallet, how much is loaded on the ewallet, and if it is okay to buy both books and a toy, or only books. I highly recommend cash because you will not be able to get change from using an ewallet. We will send any change back to you in the same envelope you sent in. If you are choosing for your child not to buy anything, please also let me know if you are purposely not sending in money. Often, kids who do not have any money are upset they are unable to purchase anything while they see classmates getting things at the Book Fair, so even just $5 is good so they at least can do a little shopping! Sending in the information early helps us get organized ahead of time days before the book fair, so we also appreciate your preparation. We will keep the money in a safe place until it is time to shop. I do not recommend having your child select specific books based on the flyer, because they may not be available once we get to the Book Fair. 

I hope this helps answer many questions in advance. Thank you for your help!

The fourth Tuesday of each month is ice cream day at FJS. It Is our way of celebrating anyone who had a birthday that month. You can order ice cream ahead of time through the PTA online. It is totally fine if you have purposefully chosen not to purchase the ice cream, but if you happened to have forgotten to put in the order and the window has already closed, it is not too late! You can contact the PTA's lunch chair, Holly Hadyk, whose email address is on the East Hanover PTA website. 

Our standard homework routine will begin in September.

A packet will be sent home each Monday. The cover sheet says what homework to complete each night. Please space it out each day of the week to encourage the daily habit. Rip off that page and send it into school the next day in your child's purple folder. Make sure it has their name on it. Work should be completed in mostly pencil, or crayon if it involves coloring. No need to sign the bottom of the homework cover sheet. 

Heart words are also sent home each Monday (unless it is a review week). Practice the words briefly each day.

In addition, the homework sheet will instruct students to read for at least ten minutes every night (independently or together with family members) and add it to their monthly reading log. Keep coloring in symbols on the log and send that in whenever it is complete! Thank you.

Check this website's right-most tab entitled "Resources." A lot of important information can be found there, and may answer some questions you have.

Information is periodically sent home about ordering books for your child through Scholastic Book Club!  Each month, I will be sending home book flyers and a note with a due date for the order that month. You would go online, order books with our class code, and they can be shipped to the school or directly to your home. I will send them home in your child's backpack if shipped to school. This is of course optional for all families. The books you order using our class code helps me to earn points so that I can also buy books to have in our classroom! The books offered through Scholastic are a great affordable and age-appropriate option. It is so important for kids to hold physical books in their hands at this age! Thank you!

scholastic.com/bookclubs

Class Code: NDDYX

Reminder: Purple folders come home every day and should be emptied and brought back to school every day.

You may see in your child's purple folder:

• Work that is finished, with or without a sticker or marking. This can be kept at home.

• Work that is unfinished, with or without a sticker or marking. This can be finished at home if desired, and can also stay at home.

• Forms - to be filled out and returned in a marked envelope with the form title and your child's name

• Flyers or Notices - to stay at home.

• New heart words to practice at home.

Thank you!