Jefferson School
                          (973) 228 - 5994

Welcome to the new school year! I want your child to have a fun and successful year in Kindergarten. Above I have listed the school phone number. Please feel free to contact me if there is anything you would like to discuss. However, I am not available during the school day for phone calls/conferences unless scheduled ahead of time. Please email, send a note or leave a phone message with your concerns and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

School Hours:
The AM class begins promptly at 8:45 and ends at 11:30a.m. The PM class begins promptly at 12:15 and ends at 3:00 p.m. On 1/2 days both AM and PM students will attend school from 8:45 – 11:30 a.m.

Attendance:
A successful school experience is the responsibility of the child, the parent, and the school. Your child's progress, both academically and socially, is influenced to a great extent by daily participation. Regular attendance without tardiness is a key.


Transportation:
If you plan to pick up a child that normally rides the bus to after care or you wish for your child to be picked up by someone other than yourself, you must send a written note or contact the office prior to dismissal at (973) 228 - 5994. Do not rely on your child to tell us this information, because children may relay information incorrectly. 


School Work:
Please look in your child’s backpack each day. I will send all school news by way of your child in their HOME/SCHOOL FOLDER. These folders will come home daily and are to be sent back each day. Please send all notes, money and other important items you want me to find in your child’s folder. Also, make sure all work and notes being returned to school are labeled with your child’s name. Be positive and value the work your child has done at school.

Snack:
Please provide a small healthy snack each morning/afternoon. Please do not send in flip top canned items, as they are very sharp; boxed drinks or plastic containers only; no thermoses, glass, sodas, or Capri Sun drinks. Please make sure that the snack is ready to eat as time is precious, and we will not be able to cut or peel fruit, open, sort food, etc. Please remember to send in forks, spoons, straws, etc. if they are needed. Snack containers need to be labeled. The school does not supply snacks or utensils.
 

*Please remember our classroom is peanut/nut free. We cannot allow the children to eat anything containing peanut butter or any type of nuts in our classroom. If a snack containing nuts is sent to school with your child, it will be sent home. If you have any questions you may contact Ms. Rivera, our school nurse.


Milk money:
You will receive information about snack milk from the office. If you are interested, milk is offered each day during snack. There is the option of 2% or skim milk. This needs to be ordered and paid for ahead of time.

Money:
Periodically, your child will bring money to school for milk, field trips, orders, etc. When sending money to school, be sure to use an envelope or zip lock bag CLEARLY MARKED WITH YOUR CHILD’S NAME, CLASS, WHAT THE MONEY IS FOR, AND THE AMOUNT ENCLOSED. Please send exact change when sending cash.

Birthdays:
Please do not send in birthday party invitations to school unless the entire class is invited. Although it might seem convenient to distribute invitations this way, it can result in hurt feelings for those who are not invited. Please visit our Birthday Book Club link for more ideas. 

Star of the Week:
Your child will be recognized as our ‘Star of the Week’ one week this school year. When it is your child’s turn, you will receive a detailed note about this event. I am asking parents to help their child complete the Star Packet and create a poster that includes family photos and anything else you can think of that will help us learn about your STAR child! Your child will get to present his or her poster and hang it in our classroom for the week. Parents are welcome to visit our class for 15 minutes at the end of the week to share a story with the class! Please check the Star of the Week schedule to mark your calendars ahead of time.  Please do not send goody bags or treats to school.  They cannot be distributed and will have to be sent home. 

Kinder Bear:
During the year, our class bear will have a chance to spend the weekend with your child. During the weekend your child can take the bear anywhere… to the store, to the playground, to the movies, to a relative’s house, etc. Your child will write small journal entries (pictures and writing) describing the activities they’ve done together. After the weekend your child will tell the class about his/her adventures with Kinder Bear. Please try to have your child do as much as he/she can without your help. You may help with spelling but I would like them to write as much as they can on their own.

Behavior and Discipline:
I believe in having high expectations for the children to follow classroom rules and to help them understand the reasons behind rules. I want all of the children to have the opportunity to learn and for no student to keep another student from being able to learn. I strive to provide a safe and comfortable learning environment for the children in which we work and live as a team in our classroom.

Our classroom rules include:
Always walk
Be kind to others
Raise your hand to speak
Listen while others are talking
Keep hands, feet and objects to yourself
Always do your best work

Daily behavior plan:
As you know, good behavior and learning go hand in hand. Simple class rules have been established to ensure your child experiences a positive and safe learning environment.
Even at the young age of 5, children need to learn the importance of accepting responsibility for their actions. In our classroom, we keep track of our behavior with a balloon chart. If a child has difficulty following a rule or directions, he/she is first given a verbal reminder about the correct behavior. If the same child continues to have difficulty later in the day, he/she will not color in the balloon labeled for that day of the week. After 3 reminders, the child must take a break from the group setting. If at anytime unacceptable behavior continues a "Think-About-It" sheet will be sent home. The sheet will be filled out with both parent and child and returned to school the next day. Continued difficulty will be referred to the office, and parents will be notified.

The balloon cards will go home on Friday and must be signed and returned on Monday. The amount of balloons colored in will determine each student’s award (usually a weekly trip to our class treasure chest).

We also have a group behavior system where the class can earn special treats when working well as a team.

Fighting and other disruptive behaviors that keep others from learning or dangerous behaviors require removal of a student from the classroom and must be reported immediately to our Principal, Mr. Ayers. I will contact you immediately if a situation occurs in which your child must visit with Mr. Ayers.

In addition, I will always contact you by phone if there is ever a situation that needs to be discussed. It is important to me that we keep our lines of communication open and work together to meet the needs of your child.

Parent helpers needed
Class parents – For organizing and running classroom parties and holiday events.
AM =
PM =

Room Helpers - For assisting in special projects, helping with bulletin boards, cutting out materials, class centers, etc…

Parent Volunteers- For Classroom Parties, Field Trips, etc.

Special Helpers – Computer and Art helpers are needed on their designated days and times.

Please contact me if you are interested in helping in our room!
 

 

Important Dates to remember

We need volunteers for:
• Halloween centers
• Thanksgiving centers
• Winter Holiday centers
• St. Patrick’s Day centers
• End of year party

We need all Moms/Dads for:
Mother’s Day Tea
AM Moms come 10:30 – 11:30 am
PM Moms come 2:00 – 3:00 pm

Donuts with Dad
AM Dads come 9:00 – 9:30 am
PM Dads come 2:30 – 3:00 pm

Donations:
We’ll be doing many fun projects this year in Kindergarten. If you are interested in donating any of the following items to our classroom please send them to school with your child. Thank you!

*Paper plates
*Cotton balls
*Brown lunch bags
*Coloring Books for our coloring center
*Old Magazines—Kid appropriate—ex: Family Circle, Good Housekeeping, Anything with good pictures of kids, families, food, etc.


Contacting Miss Credico:
If you need to contact me there are three ways:
1. Note: Please place any notes in your child’s folder. This is the easiest way!
2. Email: Ccredico@cwcboe.org I will check my email daily, but please do not email me if you need an IMMEDIATE response as I often check my mail in the morning and may not get your message until the next school day.
3. Phone: (973) 228-5994 please leave a message with the office.


Again, please contact me if you have any questions. I am excited to be your child’s teacher and I want us ALL to have a wonderful year!

Sincerely,

Miss Credico



 

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