Welcome to Mrs. Thomas 1st grade

Dear Parents/Guardians:

Thank you for sharing your child with me. Please allow me to take a moment to welcome you to an exciting and eventful year. My name is Mrs. Thomas and I will be your child’s teacher. I know we will have a great year working together to give your child a positive and challenging experience.

Below you will find some general information about our class:

Absences: Attendance is important! It is important for your child to come to school every day, because students are more likely to succeed in academics when they attend school consistently. If your child is absent, please send in a note when your child returns to school. If there is any make-up work I will send it home the day your child returns.

Conferences: If you would like to schedule a conference, please set up a time during my conference period . Conference time is 12:50 - 1:40 on Monday, Wednesday , or Friday.  

Homework: Homework will be sent home weekly.  Homework assignments for the week are due on. Home work is a good way for parents to monitor a child's work.   1st grader is expected to read 20 minutes each night in a book of their choosing. Research has shown daily independent reading to be one of the most important factors in predicting student success in school. Please encourage your child to read daily , and ask questions about what he/she is reading!

Responsibility Cards: A responsibility card will be sent home daily to be reviewed by the parent(s) and the student. Please sign each circle daily and return the next school day.

Class Dojo: I use Class Dojo to track student behavior. You child has an opportunity to earn positive and negative points based on his/her behavior. Class Dojo messaging allows me to send quick message straight to your cell phone. O can also use this for reminders and important updates.  The app is free. This is also a good way to contact me . You will receive a sign up sheet with instruction home with your unique code during the first week of school. If you need one please contact me if your are interested in sign up.

 Report Cards: The Report Card will be sent every nine weeks and will also be available online through the parent portal. 

Transportation: If there are any changes in transportation, please notify me in writing by at least the day the change is to go into effect; otherwise your child will be sent home by his/her regular means of transportation. You also have the option of sending a fax to the school office. Please make sure your child has his/her transportation tag Daily!!!