Challenging the Mind, Nurturing the Heart,
Living the Gospel
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ABCs OF Pre-K 4
Absences – If your child is absent please call the school office in the morning. An email can also be sent to jobrien @mpregional.org and to the child's teacher. When your child returns to school, he or she must have an absent note. Absent note slips will be provided by the school and are available on the school website.
Arrival – 8:00-8:20 Parents pull their cars up along the sidewalk on the parking lot side of the school gym and wait in a single file line until a teacher comes to let their child out of the car. Parents may also park in the parking lot beside the gym and walk their child to the gym. Students are considered late if they are not in the gym at 8:20. If you arrive late you will need to walk your child to the prek building and sign in in the book provided. Please ring the bell for your child to be admitted.
Art – Our class will have Art with the Art teacher..
Backpacks – Students should bring a backpack to school everyday. Please make sure the backpack is large enough to accommodate the take-home folder. Backpacks should not have a lot of unnecessary items inside. Toys should not be in the backpack unless they are for show-and-tell. Please mark your child's name outside his/her backpack. This is extremely important for dismissal.
Belongings - Please mark all belongings (backpack, lunch box, sweatshirt, etc.) with the first name and the last name of the student.
Birthdays – Children love to be the center of attention on their birthday. The birthday child will be recognized during morning announcements and in the classroom throughout the day. You are welcome to send in a treat for the class. If you would like to invite class members to a birthday party for your child you must include all girls or all boys. Invitations can only be in paper form and sent to school to be distributed. School policy is such that teachers may not share email addresses or phone numbers with parents.
Book Orders - Every month I will send home a Scholastic Book Order Form. This is an opportunity to order reasonably priced books on your child's level. When you purchase books our class is credited with points which I use for additional books for our class library. You can place your book order online using our class code or send in the order form with a check made out to Scholastic.
Church - Please make weekly attendance at Mass a family priority. We attend First Friday mass with our six grade prayer partners and occasional masses for prek and kindergarten.
Conferences – Parent-Teacher conferences are held in mid-January.. Each family is scheduled for a fifteen minute conference. This is the only scheduled conference for the year. However, conferences can be arranged any time the parent or teacher feels they are necessary.
CARES – MPRCS has a before and after school program. Information regarding the CARES program can be found on the school website. Details can also be requested from the school office. To register your child for CARES contact mperry@mpregional.org.
Communication Please read the emails that are sent home each week from the school office. These emails contain information and links for the hot lunch program, pretzel orders, and many important events that occur throughout the school year.
Computer Class – Our class with have computer class with Mrs. SabatinI
Dismissal – Car riders will be dismissed from the gymnasium. Please pull along the side of the gym in three lines. Please place a sign with your child’s last name on it in your car window so the teachers can read it.
1/2 Day Children: Dismissal is at 11:50 and you can pull into the parking lot close to the playground to meet us. On rainy days please meet us at the gym doors to pick up your child..
**** If there is a change in your child’s normal method of transportation at dismissal, a note must be sent into school. As a back-up you may also message me or call the school office with change of dismissal information.
Early Dismissal – If your child needs to leave early for an appointment or due to sickness, there are a few school procedures that must be followed. When you enter the school to pick your child up, you must sign out using the book provided and ring the bell in our building.
Emergency Procedures – If an incident should occur, school will first contact the parents. If the parents cannot be reached, they will contact those people you have designated on the information sheet filled out in September. Be sure to update any phone number changes as needed throughout the year.
Occasionally minor accidents happen during the day. If I feel that a situation was handled properly, I will not call you at work. Examples: applied bandage, cleaned a cut or scrape.
If a child is brought to the school nurse for any reason she will contact the parent to let you know what occurred.
HASA – The Home And School Association organizes a number of programs that benefit both the school and the families of MPRCS. There are at least three membership meetings during the year. There are also many ways for parents to become involved at MPRCS through HASA.
Hot Lunch/pretzels – At this time hot lunch and morning snack are provided free to students. Pretzels must be paid for as well as special lunches.
Jewelry – No jewelry is to be worn with the school uniform except for a cross or a religious medal. Earrings must be post-type earrings.
Library – Our class will have Library with Mrs. Jennings
Medication – If your child needs to be given any type of medication, you will need to come to school to administer it. Please contact the office with questions.
Physical Education – Our class will have P.E. with Mrs. Meehan.
Snack – We will have a short snack every morning. Please send in a snack that your child can eat in a short period of time (five or ten minutes). Free morning snacks will be provided and if your child is happy to eat that you do not need to send a snack to school. There is an option of ordering a pretzel for snack. The pretzel order is for the upcoming two months. If a pretzel is ordered, your child will receive a pretzel for snack every day that is ordered for the next two months. Please make sure your child will want that every day before ordering it.
Star of the Week - Each student will have the opportunity to be Star of the Week. Please make a poster with your child that tells all about them and things they like. Photos can be added to the poster. Your child may bring a guest reader to read a story to the class. They will bring a “Me Bag” with things special to them to show to the class. Star students are also encouraged to bring a special snack for the class on Friday of their week for movie day.
Take-Home Folder – This is a communication folder. This folder must be brought to school every day. Please make it a habit to check this folder everyday because it will contain work, notes and newsletters. The teacher will check this folder every morning, so please put notes, money, and anything that needs to be returned to school in the folder. When sending in money, please put the money in an envelope in the folder. Also, please mark the envelope with your child’s name and what the money is for. Do not send any loose money in the folder.
Tattoos and Nail polish – As per the school Student Handbook, no student is allowed to wear any tattoos or nail polish. If temporary tattoos or nail polish are applied over the weekend, please remove them before school.
Uniforms – All Pre-kers should wear the school gym uniform on gym day. The other days of the week, the students may choose to wear either their gym uniform or their khakis/polos. The winter uniform is worn from October 15 th to April 15 th. Winter uniforms MUST have sweatpants, but a tee shirt is recommended under the sweatshirt as the classroom is often warm. Sneakers are part of the daily uniform. Sneakers should be mostly white or black..
Volunteers – There are many opportunities to volunteer in our school. It is Archdiocesan policy that all volunteers have clearances before they can work in the school. Please check the school website for a list of the clearances needed to volunteer.