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ROUTINES Establishing routines for the children and reinforcing them in the class and at home assists the children to develop and improve their own organisational skills. Please keep this booklet and refer to it throughout the year. Arrival: When the weather is fine children should wait outside in Hort. School begins at 8.30am. Children unpack their bags, place homework folders with home reading books in the set place, as well as pencil cases, drink bottles and packed lunches. Please remember to notify us IN WRITING if there are changes in the way your child will be going home from school. Without written instruction from you we cannot allow your child to go home with a different child’s parent. We cannot accept verbal changes from your child or a sibling. If your child is not picked up by 15:00 or 14:30 on Wednesdays, we will drop your child off at afternoon HORT. You may pick them up at the school playground or in the HORT rooms. Please remember to always sign your child out of HORT. Children's stationery supplies: In Grade Two, the children will have their own pencil case. Extra supplies will be stored in the classroom and shared amongst the children when they run out. They will be taking their pencil case to other specialist classes as needed. Therefore it is important that all they need fits into a pencil case. Sometimes a 2 nd pencil case is necessary to fit their glue, scissors and pencil sharpener which may not fit into their normal pencil case. A short note will be sent home if classroom supplies of an item run low. If your child brings their pencil case home, please encourage them to sharpen their pencils. Art: Children should bring an art shirt (an old t-shirt or old shirt from a parent will suffice) to school. This will be kept in the classroom. Library: Our class library time is scheduled for: 2KW: Tuesday, 2JG: Wednesday, 2UM: Wednesday. Children are permitted to checkout two books each week. Any books checked out the previous week need to be returned before new books can be taken. Sport: Our classes’ sport times are scheduled: 2UM - Tuesday, 2KW - Wednesday and 2JG - Thursday. Children should bring sport clothes and shoes to school every week. Sport bags are not allowed to stay at school because there is not enough space and the clothes need to be washed. Timetables: All Grade Two timetables will be sent home soon. Food and drink: It is suggested that the children bring "healthy" food for their snack and lunch. We do not allow candy, chocolate or soda. Drinks such as water and juice are the most suitable. During class times children will only be allowed to have plain water in the classroom. No money is to be provided for buying a snack or drink from the kitchen or the vending machine. Home Reading: Children will be taking books home from the classroom. They will be encouraged to read and change them regularly. The child needs to write in his/her reading log each night. They need to record the date, the name of book, the page numbers and remarks concerning the book or chapter. Please encourage them to write more than “I liked the book” as a remark. Some books can be completed in one evening; some books such as chapter books take longer to read. Parents' participation in this activity is essential and can include listening to your child read; asking questions about the story; asking questions about a picture; asking him/her to show you a favourite picture and tell what is happening; asking about a favourite part; or if it was a good ending to the story.
Homework Folders: All notes to and from school should be put inside your child’s homework folder. The homework book, home reading book, yellow home reading log and small library books should also be kept in the folder. Children should be encouraged to develop the habit of packing necessary books and items into their school bags themselves each evening at home. Homework: Your child is required to read 15 minutes every night and to practice the weekly spelling words in their homework book in order to remember them. The spelling tests are every Friday morning. Other homework activities will also be sent home in their homework folder. Even though a child has completed their homework, they should use the rest of the week to review their spelling words. Homework books need to be given to the teacher on Friday. Communication: Communication between parents and teachers can occur via a note in your child’s homework folder or via email. Here are out email addresses: Houses In order to further promote teamwork and to foster a sense of belonging in our expanding school, LIS Primary runs a House System. Each child is allocated to one of four houses: Mandela, Curie, de Coubertin or da Vinci (siblings are ‘housed’ together). House activities and assemblies develop a sense, not only of good sportsmanship but also good teamwork - being an active and valuable part of a team. House Points are awarded for a wide range of things both academic and other, both for individuals and groups. The points are totalled weekly and the winning house is announced at weekly assemblies. Behaviour Plan At LIS we follow the Golden Rules. We review the rules at regular intervals. They form the basis of our expectations of how we treat each other. The Golden Rules are: We are gentle (We don’t hurt others) We are kind and helpful (We don’t hurt anybody’s feelings) We listen (We don’t interrupt) We are honest (We don’t cover up the truth) We work hard (We don’t waste our own or other’s time) We look after property (We don’t waste or damage things) Money Children should not bring money to school unless it is for a special purpose, i.e. field trips. Please place all money in an envelope and label it with your child’s name on it, the amount, and what the money is for. Field Trips Throughout the year, we will be taking various trips into the community to enhance our curriculum. Permission notes will be sent home for each trip. You will be able to volunteer to accompany us prior to each trip. Parents are chosen on a first-come-first-serve basis, so please return your child’s permission slip as quickly as possible. Birthdays We know how special birthdays are to you and your child. We will recognise birthdays at school during our snack time. If you would like to send in something special for this time in your child’s life (cupcakes, cookies, etc.) please feel free! When sending in special birthday treats please keep in mind we only have 10 minutes to pass out the snack and for the children to eat it. It is up to you and
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