All About Me: When your child brings home his/her All About Me paper, please help your child fill it out and practice reading it. Then bring it to school the next day along with a bag of 3-5 items that are special to your child. The class will enjoy learning all about your child.
New Entrance: Starting Wednesday, September 7, first grade students (walkers) will be dismissed out Door #1 (main entrance). This will help ease the congestion at dismissal.
Early Dismissal: If you will be picking your child up early or bringing your child in late, feel free to send me an email or note ahead of time to let me know. Then I can have your child ready ahead of time. Thanks for your help.
Respect YOE: The students have been learning about respecting yourself, others and the environment. These are the school rules. The students are practicing how to Respect YOE in the classroom, in the hallways, at lunch, at recess, at specials and on the bus. They are busy earning lots of paw prints and gold tickets. Have them tell you how they are earning them. Please read and discuss the May Watts Code of Learning with your child. Please see below.
Curriculum Night: Thursday, September 15. This night is an information night for parents only to come and learn about the first grade curriculum. The times of this event are To Be Announced. Look for a letter to come home soon with your child.
Supplies: Thank you for labeling your child's supplies. This helps as items end up on the floor during the day. As your child runs out of supplies, I will send home a note letting you know what is needed.
MAY WATTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
800 Whispering Hills Drive
Phone: (630) 428-6700
Dear May Watts Families:
We believe all students can behave appropriately in our school. In order to guarantee your child and all students in May Watts School the excellent learning climate they deserve, we all need to work together to help each child be successful.
The following expectations will be taught at May Watts. We will reinforce these to help grow responsible citizens:
Respect Yourself
Respect Others
Respect Your Environment
When students behave as expected (appropriately) they will earn:
· Positive verbal reinforcement/positive notes/phone calls home
· Paw Prints that can be redeemed through the school store for various rewards
· Citizenship Celebrations
Behaviors will be taught, modeled and reinforced. As situations warrant, the consequences will be administered as the teacher sees appropriate.
· 1st time: Child is given two choices- expected behavior or natural consequence
· 2nd time: Child given natural consequence
· 3rd time: Communication to parent and loss of privilege
· Major Offense: Office Referral- parent contacted and sent a copy of the referral/loss of privilege
These expectations will be applied to all learning environments. It is in your child’s best interest that we work together in a positive relationship to accomplish our mission of encouraging good citizenship and promoting the academic, social, emotional and physical growth of your child. Please discuss the May Watts Citizenship expectations, rewards and consequences with your child.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Giarrante
Mrs. Giarrante
The May Watts Staff