Parent Information

Grading

The Baldwinsville School District grading scale for assessment is as follows:

4= Student is exceeding quarterly progress toward grade-level expectations

3= Student is successfully meeting quarterly progress toward grade-level expectations.

2= Student is progressing toward quarterly grade-level expectations.

1= Student is experiencing difficulty with quarterly progress toward grade-level expectations

NA = Not Assessed

Homework

I truly appreciate the parent support that goes on at home when it comes to homework. I recognize that family time is precious and fleeting.

The most important homework your child will ever do is to READ. You can read to your child, they can listen to a story, they can read independently...all are wonderful options for our newest readers. Once the year gets under way, you child will bring home a reading folder with good fit books from school. These books can be read at home and returned to school each day so that we can continue working with them during small group reading time.

Scholastic Book Orders

Each month, you will have the opportunity to order great books for your child online from Scholastic. Books will be delivered to our classroom within 7-14 days from the due date. Follow this link to place an order scholastic.com/readingclub. Our classroom activation code is H6LPC.

Snack

We will have time for a small, healthy snack each day. Please be sure that it is something your child can open independently and eat in about 5 minutes time...just enough to keep our bodies fueled for learning the rest of the day. No need for a drink during snack time, we are lucky enough to have a water fountain in our classroom or kids can bring water bottles to school. Also please make sure it is clear to your child that this is their snack, so that they don't eat it during lunch :)

Birthdays

In our classroom, instead of sending in birthday treats for everyone, we have a tradition called "Birthday in a Bag." A few weeks before your child's birthday, the bag will be sent home with a reminder letter. On your child's birthday, you can send the bag in with his/her special birthday treats and a trinket or two that you know they will enjoy (stickers, markers, fun erasers, etc.) The lucky birthday kid will get to open the bag during snack time when we sing "Happy Birthday! Additionally, your child will be adorned with a birthday crown, pencil and book to make sure their day is extra special!

If you are looking for student contact information to organize out of school birthday parties, please refer to the Class Directory that will be sent home at the beginning of the year. This will have contact information of all students in our class, as long as it has been authorized by the parents.

Water Bottles

We are fortunate enough to have a water fountain in our classroom, so water bottles are not necessary. If your child wishes to have their own water bottle, that is fine too as long as it does not become a distraction to them or others.

Field Trips

We will have one off-site field trip this year to Hospital Land in the Spring. This is always a memorable experience for the children. Details and requests for chaperones will follow as the date approaches. In addition, there are many other special events we will be participating in at Elden School! Stay tuned for more information as the year progresses.

Names to Know

There will be many other important adults interacting with your child at school. Here are some names to know, if you don't already:

Mr. Coughlin - Elden School Principal

Mr. James - Elden School Dean of Students

Mrs. Dwyer, Mrs. Arlukiewicz and Mrs. Elliott - Elden 1st Grade Teachers

Mrs. Butler and Mrs. Lang - school social worker and psychologist

Mrs. Connors, Mrs. Duester, Mrs. Lesser and Mrs. Calabrese - Reading Teachers

Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. Demjanenko - Math Teachers

Mrs. Davis - Elden School Nurse

Specials Schedule

Day 1 - Art with Mr. Loring

Day 2 - Music with Mrs. Kahl

Day 3 - Library/Media with Mrs. Buchanan and Mrs. Lesser

Day 4 - Physical Education with Mrs. Kanoza

**We WILL have specials on half days of school. If there is a snow day, we pick up where we left off the next day.