First 2 weeks of school: Please pin your child’s name-tag to his/her shirt every day before coming to school. Children will wear the name tags every day for the first two weeks of school.
School day: Children arrive between 8:30 and 8:45. We begin our day at 8:45. Please know that children may not enter the room before 8:30. Dismissal is at 3:25. Please send a note to school with your child if you need to pick him/her up from school or a change of transportation.
If your child is absent: If your child is going to be absent, please call the school office. Please send a note in an envelope labeled with my name and your child’s name. If your child has a doctors appointment, please notify the office and provide a medical excuse when your child returns to school.
Parties: We will have four parties in kindergarten: Halloween, Christmas, and Valentine’s Day and the End of Year party. The parties are planned and arranged through PTO parent helpers. You will have the opportunity to sign up to be a PTO parent helper at the beginning of the school year.
Birthdays: Due to health restrictions, we will no longer have birthday treats in the classroom. Birthday students are allowed to bring in one special item for show and tell to share with the class.
Report Cards: Report cards will be sent home after every nine week grading period (October, January, March and May).
Newsletter: A Kindergarten Newsletter along with a homework calendar will be sent home each month highlighting the skills and concepts that will be covered for the month. Please post the newsletter in a convenient place so that you may refer to it throughout the month.
Belongings: Please label all of your child’s belongings, including book bags, hats, coats, gloves, hoodies, boots, etc. Many times the children will not recognize their own belongings, so they end up in the lost and found.
Conferences: Parent-teacher conferences are held in November and February. However, please feel free to contact me at any time with any questions or concerns you have. Parent-teacher communication is an essential component of a successful kindergarten year!
Contacting the teacher: If you need to contact me, please email me at mrthomas@canfieldschools.net or by sending a message on the Remind app. I check both between the hours of 8:00 am to 3:45 pm. If you contact me after these hours, I will respond to you the next morning.