Here is some info you might need for Kindergarten this year!
We have snack time each day. Your child may bring in a juice box or water bottle along with a small snack. Please do not send soda or candy. The snack needs to be something they can eat independently and packed separately from their lunchbox.
Children may bring a water bottle from home to drink after recess or for snack.
Each day your child will take home a blue Blair parent folder. Please go through it and clean it out nightly.
Notes are required when your child is absent. Please send the note to info.blair@nhcs.net. Children leaving school early need to be checked out by 1:45 in the front office. A note is also required if there is a change in transportation. Please send all notes to info.blair@nhcs.net
If your child would like to eat breakfast at school, he/she should report to the cafeteria first. Then he/she may walk to class.
All students should have a change of clothes in their book bags. Accidents can happen. Please keep the change of clothes in a plastic bag. Clothes should be packed according to the season. Please provide a shirt, shorts/pants, underwear, and socks.
Any money being sent to school should be in an envelope with the child’s name and the purpose of the money written on it.The envelope should be placed in the parent folder.
Students can not charge milk at lunch, please make sure they have money on their account or have juice or water in their lunchbox.
The front hallway door is kept locked. If your child is tardy, please escort him/her to the office to be counted present. The tardy bell rings at 7:40
Children may arrive in the classroom at 7:15.
Our class has lunch from 10:20-10:45.
We have recess every day. Please have your child wear shoes for running and playing.
Our class will have PE on Mondays, please make sure your student is wearing appropriate shoes. Our class will also have Library on Wednesdays, please make sure your child brings their library book that day each week.
If you would like to send in treats on your child’s birthday, we will celebrate during snack time. If you would like to clarify the number of students, just send me a message.
I am excited to share with you the classroom management system we will be using this year to help foster a positive, respectful, and structured learning environment for all students.
To help guide behavior and encourage personal responsibility, each student will have a set of three colored cubes—green, yellow, and red—stored in their cubby. These cubes serve as visual indicators of student behavior throughout the day.
Here is how the system works:
All students begin each day with three cubes: green, yellow, and red.
If a student breaks one of our classroom rules (listed below), they will be asked to remove a cube, beginning with green, then yellow, and finally red if the behavior continues.
Each time a rule is broken, a note will be made on your child’s monthly behavior conduct calendar, which is kept in their take-home folder. This folder should be checked and signed daily by a parent or guardian.
The number of cubes collected by the end of the day will determine how many minutes are taken off of your child’s Free Choice Time (our playtime period at the end of the day).
This system is designed to:
Promote positive decision-making,
Give students multiple opportunities to correct their behavior,
Provide clear and consistent consequences,
And foster open communication between school and home.
Below are the four classroom rules students are expected to follow:
Whole body listening
Follow directions the first time they are asked
Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself
Use kind words towards yourself and others
Please take a moment to review the behavior calendar each evening and talk with your child about their day. If there is no indicator of a number or color cube on your child's calendar that means they did not turn in any cubes that day. Your support in reinforcing these expectations at home is greatly appreciated and plays an important role in your child’s success.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this system further, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Thank you for your continued support, and I look forward to a wonderful school year together!