Open House

Welcome to Open House!2015-2016MR. Smrekar*Please feel free to leave a nice note on your childs desk to surprise them tomorrowOctober Conference sign up sheet is on the kidney table if you want to sign up now!Take Home Folders

They will be orange: Monday-Thursday- Used to bring homework sheets and daily student checked work home. This and the agenda should go home and back to school daily. Friday- Will be used to send home assignments and activities that were completed and checked by me during the week.

***Important***Agenda UsesTo write homework in daily.To write the weeks Spelling list on Mondays.To write important dates relating to the class

Communication UsesUpdates on your childs day, progress, what to practice more of.Anything very important will be communicated through phone or email.Please initial your childs agenda under the correct date, daily.Behavior/Reward SystemColor System3rd Grade gives money for good behavior and can take money for the opposite. We have a color system: Blue- Excellent=$2.00 Green- Expected Behavior=$1.00 (if not moved down 1st)

Yellow-Made a mistake- Usually after a verbal warning. Red- Repeated Bad Choices

School StoreStudents will be allowed to sell or buy items.Happens at the end of every quarter.The more they earn, the more they can buy!SnacksSnack time will be at 9:30 daily Please send a healthy snack Water or sugar free drinks only pleasePlease dont send in junk food like cookies, chocolate, brownies, etc We want sharp minds without the sugar buzz.Sugar contained in fruit is perfectly ok!We have children with allergies to dairy, eggs, and nuts

5 Lunch 11:06-11:36

Visitors lunch cost is $3.25. (Any Age)

Elementary School1 Day1 Week4 Weeks90 DaysStudent Breakfast$1.25$6.25$25.00$112.50Student Lunch$2.15$10.75$43.00$193.50Student Breakfast & Lunch$3.40$17.00$68.00$306.00Birthdays!Feel free to bring in a treat for your childs birthday. Plan on distributing during lunch. Its ok to send with your child in the morning. I can help if needed.Important: To avoid hurt feelings, birthday party invitations can only be distributed at school if (at least) everyone of that gender is included.

Transportation Emails cant be accepted as notes for transportation. Please call the front office for last minute dismissal change. A written note sent in is ok too. No changes can be made after 2:00.If a child is unsure about transportation and we cant reach you, he or she will be placed in ASP. Car riders must be picked up by someone with a car tag. Otherwise, you will be required to go into the office to pick up your child.

Absences and TardiesFor an absence to be excused, please send in a note with the absence date and reason listed.If a student arrives after the 7:50 tardy bell he or she must sign in at the front office. (If your child goes to breakfast, please explain the importance of them getting to class before the bell rings.

JournalsStudents will be creating an ongoing journal of very beneficial resources throughout the year in Math, Writing, Science, and Social Studies.This is to be used as a learning tool for new concepts and as a review resource for already learned concepts. That is what our composition notebooks have become.

Other Announcements School begins at 7:50. School is dismissed at 2:15.Our lunch time is: 11:06-11:26 Our specials time is: 1:00-1:45.To see the class schedule please visit my website.Specials calendars will be sent home ASAP. See below for weeks 2-4.8/10 - Day F8/11 - Day A8/12 - Day B8/13 - Day C8/14 - Day D

8/17 - Day E8/18 - Day F8/19 - Day A8/20 - Picture Day in the Gym during Specials8/21 - Day B

8/24 - Day C8/25 - Day D8/26 - Day E8/27 - Day FMy email address is Trey.Smrekar@cobbk12.org. Please email me if you have any questions, comments, and or concerns.If you would like to receive text reminders, please take the remind 101 sheet.Important Forms

Clinic CardEmergency Dismissal (Blue)Receipt of Parent InfoMoney Donation envelopes for field trips, tshirts,etc.Technology formPG movie permission slip

Other forms (not Mandatory)BYOD (Bring your own device) permission sheet. (Lets take a vote)Spelling City and Front RowWhen usernames are listed, hopefully very soon, I will make labels and stick in the front page of your childs agenda.White Payment Envelope proceduresPlease refer to this if unsure o Do not write in the OFFICE USE ONLY space.o Need: Student & Teacher Name /List activity/Amount of Activity/Total Amount Enclosed o Try not to put CHANGE in the envelopes.o We do not accept COUNTER OR STARTER checks.

Thanks for coming!If you have any questions or concerns please email me at trey.Smrekar@cobbk12.org

Have a wonderful evening!