Attendance/Dismissal:  We begin morning work promptly at 8:00.  If a student enters the classroom after this time, he/she is considered tardy and will be sent to the office for a late slip.  If you know your child will be late for an appointment, please call the office and leave a message with Mrs. Grover, or send a note with an explanation when he/she arrives at school.  In instances of leaving school early for doctor appointments and such, please send a note with your child in the morning so that I may be prepared for him/her to leave with necessary materials.  If a student is leaving school with any other person that is not designated as their normal pick up, please send a note to let me know who is taking him/her.  I will not be allowed to let your child leave with another person unless I have a note from the parent(s).

Classroom Visits:  I welcome any parent who would like to come and visit our classroom during regular school hours.  I will need to know in advance what day and time, and you must check in at the school office before coming to the room.  If it is necessary for you to drop off any forgotten items from home (i.e. lunch, medicine, etc.) you should do so in the office.  Mrs. Grover will contact our room for the student to come and pick up the item.

Friday Folders:  Each Friday the folders will contain graded papers from the previous week and often times important information about events happening in and around our class and school. The 5th Grade News letter will also be in the Friday folder. (Note: There is not a news letter every week.) Personal notes from teacher to parent may also be included.  Please check the folders each Friday and then sign and return the folders, along with any other forms, etc, that may need to come back to school.

Field Trips: There are several trips that 5th grade will be takes each year to enhance our curriculum.  Each student must have a signed permission slip from a parent/guardian before being allowed to leave school for these occasions.  I send the permission slips home at least a week prior to the trip.  Sometimes forms get misplaced or lost between home and school.  If this happens, please log onto the 5th grade web site and down load a blank copy of the form.  You will need to fill in the information, sign it, and return it to school.  We cannot allow students to attend field trips with just a written note from the parent.

Money:  When money is being sent to school, please put it into a sealed envelope with your child’s name, the amount included, and what the money is to be used for.

Book Orders: Except for the months of December and May, I send book order forms from the Scholastic Book Club home with each student.  This is a fun way to keep your child reading and building up a library of books.  Also, 5th grade benefits from this as I often get to order free books for our classroom for each order that I send in.  If you order, send the order form and the money in a sealed envelope for your child to give to me.  Books take between 1 to 2 weeks to come in after I have sent the orders to Scholastic.

Birthdays:  It is always nice to be recognized on this special day.  If your child has a birthday during the school year and would like to bring snacks, they are always welcome to do so.  Just let me know a day or so in advance that snacks will be coming.  Fifth grade celebrates the birthdays during our break times.  For those with a summer birthday, they may also bring a treat.  A good time to do so is at his/her “half” birthday (ex:  turning 10 ½) as this is also a special time.  Please be aware that no student is to bring invitations to a party (birthday or otherwise) to be handed out at school unless all students of the same gender or every student in class has an invitation.

Supplies: Off and on during the school year students will run out of supplies.  A good rule of thumb is to check with your child every quarter to see what they may need.  I have a supply checklist that students can fill out as needed.  These will be placed in Friday folders.

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