Expectations and Procedures in 1st Grade

Parents, 

Please read the information below. We will spend much time practicing our procedures so that students know exactly what is expected of them in first grade.

Bathroom

 When students enter in the morning, they are asked to try the bathroom after they check off their names. We take a class bathroom trip before PE and then twice in the afternoon. Studenrs are reminded to make sure they use the restroom if needed during lunch or recess. There is also the opportunity to use the restroom at 12:20 and 1:35. At other times, if it is an emergency, students are asked to raise their hands to take a bathroom pass and be responsible.

Lunch & Snack

Lunch is eaten in the cafeteria, and snack is eaten in the classroom. Sharing of food is not allowed. We often have students in the class with nut & gluten allergies, so this is extremely important. Snack is at 1:00. It should be a dry snack that the student is able to open and eat independently. Our classroom has new wall-to-wall carpet that we need to take good care of.  Only water is allowed to drink during snack. When students enter the classroom in the morning, they will be asked to take out their snack and put it behind their lunch box on their cubby shelf. Please see the Arrow resources to order lunch for your child from campus cuisine   Lunch Program 2026-2027.pdf - Google Drive 

Absences

As much learning takes place in the classroom, attendance is very important. Please keep your child home if he or she is sick. Please refer to the  family handbook: Family Handbook - Northern Colorado (ascentcolorado.org)  We understand that emergencies may arise. As a general school policy, teachers do not provide advance work ahead of a planned absence. Please continue to read with your student in the event of an absence and go over recent math pages / assessments that were sent home. Please report absences in SchoolPass.    Parent - Making Absence Changes in the App on Vimeo.  

Student Birthdays

Each student receives a birthday sticker to wear on his or her birthday, and the class sings happy birthday. We do not have birthday parties here at school. Parents are welcome to join their son or daughter for lunch. We will not be distributing birthday or holiday invitations in class. Please use the school directory to reach out to other families for this purpose.

Gray Folder

We will provide your child with a gray folder for completed work sent home. Please have your child bring in this folder daily. Homework at this point is for you to read 20 min a night to your child using a book from home. Please record this in the reading log (in gray folder) starting the 2nd week of school. Students color their calendars at the end of each day for parents to gt an idea of how the day went.  We will begin sending books home in week 7 of school based on students' reading abilities.

Calendat Colors

Purple: Students may occasionally get on this color. It happens when students go above and beyond what is expected in virtue and following directions & always listening and following expectations in all classes throughout the day. Each Friday Mrs. Volzke and Ms. Priest assign purple to students who they noticed had always met expectations and followed directions  during the week.

Green: All students start on green in the morning. This is where we hope to stay. It is showing we are ready to learn. We may need a few reminders that this is not the time for talking or to do what is being requested (i.e handing in our papers, etc.)

Yellow: The student’s actions were a distraction to the teacher / peers as reminders were needed  a few times to follow directions.

Red: The student continued to be disruptive to the learning of others  / teachers after being continually reminded. The student displayed behavior that was a danger to peers.

School Uniform

Please ensure that your child meets the uniform requirements. Hoodies may not be worn at school (regardless of the color).  Please see The Arrow for more information on our uniform policy.

Parent Volunteers

We are very grateful for volunteers. Our lead parent, Brittany Fruh will send out information on volunteer needs as they arise. I predict that we will start needing reading volunteers in week 8 of school.