Green Forest R-2 Mrs. Konkel & Mrs. Manson 2021-2022
Table of Content Attendance Backpacks Birthdays Boomerang Binder Bus Notes Communication Concession Stand Discipline Dismissal Homework Lunch & Breakfast Newsletter Nurse Notes PE Reading Counts Report Cards / Progress Reports Snacks Title 1 Toys Volunteer Water Bottles Ways to Help Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten
Attendance Attendance is VERY important. Please have your child at school by 8:00. If your child is sick, please let me know. We will arrange for work to be picked up if several days are missed.
Backpacks Please be sure to check your child’s backpack daily! Discuss your child’s school work with them every evening and ask them questions about their day! Keep your Boomerang Binder in your backpack for safe keeping.
Birthdays We are promoting healthy eating habits and would like to have healthy treats or have an activity for birthdays. Treats must be store bought and in individual packages. We will have a summer birthday party at the end of the school year.
Boomerang Binder A boomerang binder will help keep you and your child organized all year. They must bring it to school every day. Below is a description of what is in the Mustang Binder. When you are not using the binder, the best place to keep it is in your child’s backpack. Please don’t let your child play with the binder, but teach them to keep it safe and organized! Keep at Home Work - front of binder will be all work completed at school – remove papers and keep at home. There will also be important information about school/field trips. Important Papers - Money – this pocket is to be used to send money and important notes to and from school. Mark on the paper what the money is for and put money in the Money Pocket. Monthly School Newsletter & Menu Classroom Weekly Newsletter Bus Notes If there are any changes to where your child is to go after school, please call the school or send a note.
Communication *Phone Numbers 729-3902 & 729-9412 & 729-2451 *School Website - www.gfr2.k12.mo.us *Facebook Page - Green Forest R-2 School District *Facebook Class Page *Administration All Call *Classroom Weekly Newsletter (binder) *Green Forest Monthly Newsletter (binder)
Concession Stand Monthly fundraiser for CTA (Certified Teachers Association). A note will come home with items at the concession stand. You can circle what you want your child to get. Please put paper and correct amount of money in a baggie. This may not happen due to Covid 19 issues.
Discipline At Green Forest, our students follow the Mustang Pledge Mustang Pledge I will always do what my teacher asks! I will always try my hardest! I will keep my hands and other object to myself! I will smile a whole bunch! Students will be rewarded for their good behavior with “fuzzies”. After they earn 10 fuzzies they get a Caught Being Good Ticket. Fuzzies can be earned and taken away. Tickets earn them a prize from Mrs. Crocker at the end of the day. Students can also receive a ticket randomly throughout the day. JUST BECAUSE YOUR CHILD DOES NOT GET A TICKET or PRIZE DOES NOT MEAN THEY HAD A BAD DAY!!!!
Negative behaviors will result in minutes lost at recess. Students may have to sit/run/walk during their recess. In Kindergarten it is a learning process, I know we have some learning to do and we will work together to fix behavior issues. Negative behavior forms will be sent home if your child continues to repeat behaviors that we are working on correcting. Please sign the form and return to school the next day. If the behaviors continue, I will call, and we will decide what is best for your child to resolve the issues.
~ Severe disruptions will be sent to the principal immediately and a phone call to parents will be made. *Students who are not able to follow the Mustang Pledge may not be able to attend field trips for safety reasons.
Dismissal The bell will ring at 3:35 every day. Students will be dismissed by buses number, Pick-up students will be dismissed out the front door.
Homework We do not have daily homework in Kindergarten. The best way to help your child is to read the weekly newsletter. The weekly newsletter will let you know exactly what we will be working on the following week. By the end of the school year we will have weekly test on sight word sentences, reading words and spelling words.
Lunch & Breakfast: (Breakfast and Lunch is Free this year) No glass containers! Lunch is $2.60 per meal and breakfast is $1.50 per meal. (prices may change) If a student brings a lunch from home, they need to bring a drink from home or buy a milk. Milk is .35 cents and money should be brought to school in their lunchbox. If your child brought their lunch do not forget a spoon or fork if needed. Pease send lunch and/or breakfast money on the first day of each week. There is a pocket in the Boomerang Binder for money. Eating breakfast at school If your child is going to eat breakfast at school, they should arrive at 7:40. If you drop your child off at 8:00 to eat breakfast they will be late for class. We take breakfast count the day before, please let me know if you child will eat breakfast at school. Example, when lunch count is taken on Monday – I will get a breakfast count for Tuesday. THANKS
Newsletter I will be sending home a class newsletter every Friday or the last day of the week. Please leave the newsletter in your child’s binder for safe keeping. This newsletter is the best way for you to know what is going on at school the following week. Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have questions. A school newsletter with a breakfast and lunch menu will be sent home at the beginning of each month.
Nurses Notes We will not be using paper nurses notes at school. A message will be sent to parents if needed. You will receive a phone call if it is an emergency!
PE We will have PE outside if possible, to get the kid’s fresh air. Whatever shoes they wear to school is what they will be running in during PE. Tennis shoes will be the best choice. Cowboy boots and flip flops are not the best for running around in. Your child can always wear boots to school and bring a pair of tennis shoes for outside PE. The new PE shoes you leave at school are for inside gym PE.
Reading Counts READING COUNTS IS NOT MANDATORY *Reading Counts the first semester is based on behavior! Reading Counts is a computer program from Scholastic that encourages kids to read. Each quarter students have a goal to meet. Students read books and take a computer test on the book. At the end of each quarter students who have met their Reading Count Goal will go on the Reading Count Field Trip or special activity at school. Students will have the whole quarter to meet these goals. Kindergarten students will have their own set of goals for each quarter and must have good behavior. By 4th Quarter Kindergarten students will have a Reading counts goal and be testing on books they read. Not for a grade Students need to learn responsibility - where to put the book when they need to test - not checking out the same book they have tested on. Students who do not earn the trip stay at school. Report Cards/ Progress Reports Progress reports are sent home mid quarter and report cards at the end of the quarter. Progress Reports will not be sent home on the same schedule as the rest of the school. Check newsletters for dates. School Supplies Large Pink Eraser 4 Boxes of 24 “Crayola” brand crayons (No CraZArt) Child Size Scissors Lots of small size Glue Sticks Headphones or Earbuds to use with an iPad Binder – 1 or 2 inch - needs a front and back pocket Backpack – not a small pre-school backpack – (The binder must fit in the backpack easily) Gym Shoes - do not have to be new but must be clean! 1 Box of Ziplock bags any size 2 containers of Clorox Wipes Large Hand sanitizer I will provide all students with an ART BOX. This art box will be used year after year.
Snacks A healthy snack will be provided daily at school. It is strongly recommended to bring a snack from home because we have a very long afternoon.
Title 1 School Green Forest is a Title 1 school. We have Title 1 teachers, who are available to help students who need a little extra help in these areas. From time to time your child may see one of these teachers. If you have any questions or feel your child could use some extra help, please let me know.
Toys No toys are needed at school.
Volunteer I would encourage you to join PTO (Parent Teacher Organization). Meeting dates are listed in the Parent Handbook.
Water Bottles Students must bring a water bottle to school. We have bottle filling stations and no water fountains. We have a special place to put them at our desk. It must be a plastic bottle with a good, tight lid. NO GLASS!!! For health reasons I will have students throw away disposable water bottles at the end of the day unless they bring a reusable bottle. Reusable bottles will need to go home and be washed daily. The metal reusable bottle is great. I will send them home every day to be washed and returned the next day. ONLY WATER - no soda, juice, or milk. PLEASE send water bottles to school EMPTY - this keeps everything in their backpack safe from spilled water!!! THANK You!
Ways to Help Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten Read books every day! Develop fine motor skills: holding a pencil, coloring, cutting with scissors. Print first name with only the first letter capitalized. No letters start at the ground. Learn to follow 2-step instructions: “Please go get your shoes and put them on.” Follow directions without making comments or asking why. Use good manners: “Please” and “Thank You” Talk about social skills: sharing, taking turns, positive words, how to handle anger, what to do if you don’t feel good, don’t steal, don’t talk back, don’t argue with adults… Help your child learn responsibility: put their binder in their backpack, clean up messes, blow their nose, dress themselves (put on their own shoes and coat), open their bag of chips (fruit snacks), zip their backpack, snap, button, tie their own shoes, bathroom issues (toilet paper goes in the toilet, boys -pants don’t need to go the floor but down far enough to not get it on your shirt). All of this is easier for you to do for your child but is necessary for them to learn before school! Take the time to help your child! Practice number recognition: Count objects daily! Practice letter and sound recognition. Practice saying the letters and their sounds, read letter on road signs. Build self-esteem. Praise your child often because Kindergarten is hard!!!! Please feel free to contract me with any questions or concerns you may have. If you call the school, I will return your call when I am not in class. We can also communicate through our Class FACEBOOK page or Messenger. School 729-3902 Email: kkonkel@gfr2.k12.mo.us