Mrs. LaHaye's Class
Welcome
Welcome to Mrs. LaHaye's 4th Grade Class at Abney Elementary! I am so glad you're going to be a part of our class this year! School starts on August 3rd and I can't wait to see you!
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
Please check your child in the mornings before coming to school for temps and symptoms per the CDC. If your child shows any symptoms, please keep him/her home. Attendance will be lenient this year. There will be no Attendance Incentives such as Perfect Attendance offered. If your child is out sick, please scan and send either through email or fax. School starts at 8:00am, and drop off starts at 7:25am. Parents must stay in their cars and go through the line this year. It can be long in the mornings, so please arrive early. For Morning Car Rider, we will not allow for drop offs and walk ups this year. Everyone must remain in their vehicle and wait for staff to unload your child at the entrance. We will be implementing a new traffic flow to bring more cars in off the main road that will wind through the parking lot and back to our double lanes. If arriving after 8:00, the student will need to be escorted to the front doors to be signed in.
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Dismissal will be earlier than usual M-W of next week and arrangements will need to be made. Our bus drivers will not drop off students who are 8 years old or younger without a parent present at the stop. Buses will be leaving at 2:00 p.m. The Bus Tracker app can be downloaded by following the directions in this link:
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VISITORS AND OUTSIDE FOOD
The County is requesting that no adults other than staff enter the building. This is for the safety of our students and staff. This includes our volunteers, PTA, parents that walk students to class, and those that eat lunch with students. No visitors will be allowed. We promise to have enough staff on hand to get each student safely to their classroom.
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Across the school we are working on Social Distancing. At this time, breakfast and lunch will be taken to the classroom for eating. In addition, no outside food will be allowed to be brought into the building. This includes birthday celebrations. No food items or goodie bags may be brought in for any type of celebration. Lunchboxes, of course, are allowed, but no additional items such as cupcakes and food from restaurants. We will also not be accepting items that a child may leave at home to be dropped off throughout the day. Please make sure your child has their belongings before leaving home. If a student were to leave a lunchbox at home, we will make sure that the student receives lunch from the cafeteria.
SNACK AND WATER BOTTLES
Please make sure your child has a water bottle labeled with their name, as water fountains are for bottle filling only. Jackets, lunchboxes, etc. will need to be labeled as well, as parents will not be able to enter to building to look through lost and found items.
Please have your child to bring a water bottle and snack each day. Students will be allowed to refill their water bottles as needed. Snack should be something that can easily be eaten while doing work. Items that require spoons (fruit cups, yogurt, etc.) should be saved for lunch time.
CLASS BEHAVIOR
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Please check your child’s Behavior Calendar Daily.
Green- Good Day (I Can Do This)- 1 Point
Yellow- Great Day (You Are Golden)- 2 Points
Blue- Excellent Day (You R-2 Awesome)- 3 Points
Orange- Discuss the Behavior (Get Rolling)- 0 Points
Red- Call Home (It’s a Big Deal) 0 Points
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At the end of the month, students who have earned enough points will participate in a fun activity. The amount of points needed to earn this reward is listed on the behavior calendar each month and is based on the number of days in class for the month. The fun activity will change monthly. If the activity includes food, students with food allergies will be allowed to bring alternative snacks. Please make sure your child brings the behavior calendar to class each day. Behavior notes may be written on this calendar.
May the 4th be with you!
welcome to 4th grade
Dismissal
BREAKFAST/LUNCH/RECESS
Across the school we are working to facilitate Social Distancing. At this time, breakfast and lunch will be eaten in the homeroom classroom with the teacher. Students will check in with their homeroom teacher in the mornings before reporting to the cafeteria to pick up breakfast, and then return to classroom to eat. Students will go through the lunchroom line with their teacher and return to the classroom to eat lunch.
Recess will also be different this year. We are going to work hard to make sure students do not congregate on the playground, blacktop, or wherever they may be during recess time. Please remember that students may not receive outside recess every day.
