Toys at school! Please do not allow your child to bring toys from home to school. We feel so bad when toys get broken, lost or "borrowed" at school. Toys can also be distracting when they are in the backpack and kids need to show the toys to their friends. After the winter break, most classes have a "toy" show and tell day so that the kids can bring their favorite toy to show the class.
Regarding clothing, please send your child to school in comfortable, casual clothing. Even kids who have been potty trained for a while can have accidents when they can't remove their clothing easily. The teachers like to have a change of clothing, including socks, in the backpack or classroom for each child. Also, we will go outside on cold days for at least a few minutes. Please send jackets, hats and mittens if you feel that they will be needed at 10:30 AM and 2:00 PM. We will not go outside if it is wet!
State regulations require that we offer a rest time for each student who is in school-day or all-day care. Each child needs a nap mat and a blanket that is long enough to cover their whole body. (We hate to see little ones pull the blanket up over their shoulders and uncover their feet!) Nap-time begins as soon as the children finish their lunch. If a child falls asleep, we will allow them to sleep for two hours and then we will wake them up. After one hour of rest time, a child who is awake can put his mat away and work quietly in the classroom. Babies who sleep in cribs are removed from the cribs when they wake up.
Our students bring their own lunches to school every day but Wednesday, when they can choose to pay for pizza. Our handbook contains a list of ideas for lunch foods that you can send for your child. Please send a cold pack for cold foods. We have microwaves in each classroom to warm foods, please don't send items that take more than one minute to heat.
Some of you have already been invited for parent-teacher conferences. It is our goal to provide regular written progress reports and to conference with parents of pre-schoolers in the fall and the spring. Infant and toddler parents are welcome to call for an appointment with the teachers any time.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
Parent Orientation: Fifth Session
Thank you for sticking with me for our review of the parent handbook. I'm sorry I'm late getting online this week. Please read the section of the handbook concerning injury at school.
We want to let you know that if your child sustains any kind of head injury at school, we will call you to come and look at the injury. We want you to decide whether or not your child should see a doctor when they have hit their head.
We also want to let you know that we have to notify TDFPS if your child must see a doctor due to being injured at school. If your child has to see a doctor, please make sure that you get a TDFPS form from their teacher or from the office. There is a section for the doctor to fill out and it is much easier to have it filled out while you are there!
The fire department visited AMA last week to conduct our annual fire inspection. We passed with flying colors! We do practice fire and tornado drills regularly, so please do not be concerned if your child says that we had a "fire" at school.
In the event that we experience severe weather this winter, please watch the news or listen to the radio. If the Amarillo Public School system is closed, we will be closed. We hope that you will be able to stay home with your children if the roads are dangerous, but as long as AISD is in session, we will be open.
Regarding attendance, please have your child at school before 8:30 each morning. Our school day starts at 8:30 and children who arrive later than that struggle to catch up each day. Children who arrive a few minutes early have a chance to get a drink of water and visit with their friends before school starts. Please keep in mind how you feel when you have a few minutes to "breathe" before work as opposed to getting there and having to jump right in.
We want to let you know that if your child sustains any kind of head injury at school, we will call you to come and look at the injury. We want you to decide whether or not your child should see a doctor when they have hit their head.
We also want to let you know that we have to notify TDFPS if your child must see a doctor due to being injured at school. If your child has to see a doctor, please make sure that you get a TDFPS form from their teacher or from the office. There is a section for the doctor to fill out and it is much easier to have it filled out while you are there!
The fire department visited AMA last week to conduct our annual fire inspection. We passed with flying colors! We do practice fire and tornado drills regularly, so please do not be concerned if your child says that we had a "fire" at school.
In the event that we experience severe weather this winter, please watch the news or listen to the radio. If the Amarillo Public School system is closed, we will be closed. We hope that you will be able to stay home with your children if the roads are dangerous, but as long as AISD is in session, we will be open.
Regarding attendance, please have your child at school before 8:30 each morning. Our school day starts at 8:30 and children who arrive later than that struggle to catch up each day. Children who arrive a few minutes early have a chance to get a drink of water and visit with their friends before school starts. Please keep in mind how you feel when you have a few minutes to "breathe" before work as opposed to getting there and having to jump right in.
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