WELCOME TO ROOM 91
Ms. Hale and Mrs.Thomas’
4K Class
ATTENDANCE AND SCHOOL HOURS
Our school day is from 8:00-2:30 MondayFriday.
 Please send a note or a doctor’s excuse for all
absences.
 5 unexcused absences results in an attendance
conference with Mrs. Shackleford, our assistant
principal.
 10 unexcused absences results in a referral to
the district office. Please remember, your child
misses so much when he/she is not in our
classroom.
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ARRIVAL AND FREE BREAKFAST
4K bus riders will be walked to room 108 to watch
educational videos or songs until school starts. 4K car
riders will need to be walked to room 108 and you will
sign your child in on a clip board. At 8:00 we will walk all
of our students to our room to unpack, make lunch
choices, listen to announcements and then go to
breakfast. Please make sure your child is in room 108
before 8:00am so we can get your child used to our
morning routine. Your child will be considered tardy if
he/she arrives after 8:00am. Please be prepared to say
your goodbyes in room 108 to make this transition
easier.
CALENDAR
Our 4K students will follow the same
calendar as K-5. A calendar is located
in your packet. Please be aware of half
days. On these days we will dismiss at
10:50.
Tuition and Extended Care
This 4K program is free but does
not provide any extended care
programs. Our school day is over at
2:30 but we do have a YMCA
daycare on sight and the local
daycares provide transportation.
Pick up is at the side door.
DISMISSAL
Dismissal is at 2:30. Bus riders will be walked to
the buses by a teacher and an assistant. Car riders
will be dismissed at the side door closest to Martin
Luther King Dr. You will need to get a car rider
number to place on your dash board. You will NOT
be able to pick up your child/children without this
number. If you forget the number, you will have to
pull over and verify your information with our
assistant principal. All siblings of 4K students need
to come to the side door so you can pick up
everyone at the same place. Cars will form 2 lines
in the circle and wait for your child/children to be
walked to your car. Please be patient while waiting
for your child. A safety patrol student will open
your car door for you and then shut it when
everyone is loaded.
TRANSPORTATION
We must have a note every time your child has a
change in how he/she will go home.
 Notes may go in the red folder.
 Car riders must have school issued numbers on
the dashboard.
Please sign and return the transportation
handbook sheet even if your child is a car rider.
(We need this to be able to go on field trips.)
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DAILY SCHEDULES
We will go to breakfast every day at 8:30.
Lunch is at 11:05.
Our class will go to Music on Tuesdays and PE on
Fridays from 10:00-10:30. Please make sure your
child wears tennis shoes on Fridays.
Our class will have a short recess in the morning
and in the afternoon.
We will have quiet time every day around 1:00pm.
We are providing your child a cot, blanket and
pillow to use during this time.
CONFIDENTIALITY AND REPORTING ABUSE
OR NEGLECT
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All information that you share with me and/or
my assistant will remain confidential. We are
mandated by state law to report any abuse or
neglect.
CLASS RULES
We have
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Helping hands
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Looking eyes
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Walking feet
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Listening ears
and…
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A quiet voice
Discipline, Curriculum and Assessment
We will follow the Conscious Discipline guidelines for
discipline. Your child will be taught how to make good choices
but if he/she chooses to make poor choices, he/she will sit in
our “think about it” chair until a better choice is made. Good
choices will be rewarded with treats, stickers and happy
grams. After our winter break a more structured discipline
program will be put into place.
We will also use the Creative Curriculum program to prepare
your child for kindergarten. Your child will have both work and
play centers to learn literacy, math and social skills. The
Creative Curriculum also comes with an assessment guide to
chart your child’s progress. We will talk more about this at
our parent/teacher conference in September.
Health Records and Policies
All health records will be kept in our
nurse’s office and will remain
confidential. We will follow Anderson
5 policies and procedures when
dealing with any health issues.
PARENT/FAMILY WORKSHOPS
Throughout the school year we will have
numerous family nights. Our first one
will be in September and will address
asthma in children. All information
about family nights will be sent home in
the red folder. Please check it daily.
FOLDERS
Red folders will go home every day.
 They are used to send home important papers.
Please put any transportation changes in the red
folder. If you have any concerns or questions,
please write us a note and put it in there too. We
will check them every morning.
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ACCIDENTS
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Please bring a change of clothes
in a bag
 put your child’s name on it
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Soiled Clothes
will be sent home
 please return a set of clothes
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LUNCH
Lunch Time: 11:05-11:35.
 Free or reduced lunch forms should be turned in as
soon as possible (students will be charged for lunch
until they are approved)
 Eating lunch with your child…
Please do not come to eat lunch with your child
until September so we can establish our routines first.
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Please sign in at the office before coming to our room.
 You may eat at the special tables or outside.
 A friend may join your child if you would like.
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MEDICINE
Children should not transport medication to
school.
 Parents should take all medication to the nurse
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in original container
 labeled with the name and dispensing instruction
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Teachers may not give medication.
TOYS
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Please do not allow your child to bring toys to
school unless it is Show and Tell Day. More
information about Show and Tell will come later.
WEBPAGE AND EMAIL
My email address is Catherinehale@anderson5.net.
 Please email me if you have any questions or concerns but
please note that I will not get to it until after school. If
you need to tell me something important, please write a
note and put it in your child’s red folder.
 My webpage can be found at www.anderson5.net/whitehall
It contains:
 Class information
 Schedules
 Pictures
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PARENT/TEACHER
CONFERENCE
We will request to meet in the Fall to discuss
your child’s progress.
 It is vital that we have open communication to
help ensure your child’s success.
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THANK YOU!
Thank you for your donation of school
supplies and your support and
patience. We really appreciate it. If
you have any questions, please send us
a note in the red folder or call 2605255. We look forward to a great
year!