Just a reminder…

Today is Kids at Work Day. I can’t wait to see what the future holds for all of the kindergarteners. What they’ve decided they want to be will probably change tomorrow or next week but for today, I’m excited.

Thank you for checking with your kids about the missing bear. It has been returned to school today and will be able to go home with it’s owner this afternoon. Yay for happy endings! 🙂

Another revised February calendar is posted on the blog.  I will not be sending hard copies of it home.  Please refer to the new one for changes.  You can access the calendar to view it electronically or print a copy if you would like from the “Calendars+Newsletter” tab at the top.  You can access a link to the district calendars in this section as well.  Please use the calendar for your reference at home as it contains lots of important information about our activities and specials for the month.

Attention AM-Kindergarten Parents:

It would be greatly appreciated if you could check with your child to see if they mistakenly came home with a green camo bear this morning. It belongs to a student in the afternoon class and they would love to have their bear back to take home.

Thank you so much for your help in returning the bear to its owner!

Last week Dr. Sugra made a posting to the Martic blog about the importance of sending in an excuse note when your child is absent. I’ve copied her message and it can be found below as a reminder that a written note (doctor’s note is always best) is needed whenever your child is absent. While a phone call is helpful, it’s doesn’t count as an excuse form.

For your convenience, you may submit your note online. You can access the online form on the Martic Blog. I’ve also attached the link for you HERE. You can even upload a document or picture of your child’s doctor’s note if you have one.

The message below is from Dr. Sugra…

It seems many of our pending excuses are turning from pending to unlawful because folks are forgetting to send in an excuse note. Please be mindful of how important it is to send notes to the office in a timely manner. I have copied an excerpt from our elementary handbook as a reminder.

Excuse forms or a written note from a parent should be returned to the classroom teacher immediately following an absence but will not be accepted after three days. If your child is absent for a portion of the school day, the number of minutes of missed instruction will be added to his/her attendance record. Arrival after 9:00 am is considered tardy and students will need to bring an excuse card or handwritten note signed by a parent explaining the reason for the tardiness.

If your child has a lengthy illness and will miss 2 or more days of school and you would like to have homework collected, please give the teacher 24-hours notice in order to gather the homework needed. If your child is out 3 or more consecutive days, he/she will need a doctor’s note in order for the absence to be excused.