Monday, December 5, 2011

Week of December 5th

A note about items bought at the school store. We have many fun items sold at the school store. Novelty pencils, erasers and grippers are the most popular items purchased by first graders. Many of these items are toys that also function as an eraser or pencil sharpener. We have a lot of students in our class who play with these things instead of using them for the intended purposes and I often have to take them away. These items are also being lost or misplaced and students think that they have been stolen. In order to keep the June Box from filling up quickly, and to keep students from getting upset when items are lost, I am going to stop letting students bring items from the school store into the classroom. Anything that is purchased at the school store will need to be put into backpacks and taken home to be used there. The only exception will be when a student truly needs to replace something from their school supplies. I have talked to our class about this new rule. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for your support as we implement this new rule in our classroom.

Important Dates for this Week:
Early Dismissal on Wednesday
Homework:4.10 on Monday and 4.11 on Wednesday
Library and Check-Out: Tuesday
Spanish: No Spanish this week due to the early dismissal