South Loop School is an ALL NUT/PEANUT FREE AND CANDY/GUM/POP FREE ZONE. This means no peanut oils and almond extract in homemade lunches. Please do not send any food items containing peanuts, peanut butter or any form of tree nuts/nuts in your child’s lunch. If you send a prepackaged lunch to school please take out candy/pop before sending it to school. Daily send a healthy snack for the afternoon. We will be checking all food that is brought into the school before students can have it. Any snack not on the list will be sent back home. Thank you so much for your understanding and cooperation.
Attendance
In the event of an absence, please send an e-mail or a note upon your child’s return to school with the date(s) and reason for the absence. Please refer to the parent handbook for the five reasons that are excused. If you know that your child will have an early dismissal, please let me know via a note or e-mail. This will allow me to have your child ready for dismissal at that time. Pick your child up at the main office.
Uniforms
Each student should arrive to school wearing navy blue pants, shorts, or skirts, and a white collared shirt. The temperature can be unpredictable in our classroom. So, I highly recommend bringing a solid white or solid navy sweater that can remain in the classroom. You can check the school’s website to order gym uniforms. There is NOT time allocated in the schedule for students to change clothes. They must also wear gym shoes in order to participate in gym activities for their safety and the maintenance of our facilities. If your child is wearing a skirt, please wear shorts underneath, as we will be sitting on the rug/floor and during large group activities.
Please be sure to label all items of clothing with your child’s name and room number. This includes lunch bags and book bags.
Birthdays
In lieu of treats, students may bring their favorite book to donate to the classroom library. The child will have the opportunity to read or have their book read to the class. I also ask that you only send invitations to birthday parties to be distributed at school when every student in the class will be invited to the event so no one feels lift out. (I will not distribute invitations unless everyone is invited) We will be celebrating ‘Summer Birthday’s’ a few at a time over the month of September. More information about this will go home soon.
Restroom Procedures
In Room 124, we have a single restroom and at times we may use the restrooms in the hallway. Students will always be allowed to excuse themselves in the classroom to use the classroom restroom. I will be teaching and using ASL (American Sign-Language) to all the students so they can communicate their need non-verbally, so not to disrupt instruction.
Illnesses
For the safety of the students and staff, please keep your child home if s/he has been ill within the last 24 hours – this means a fever continually runny nose, a continuous cough, or if s/he has vomited. If is unfair to both your child and to others in the classroom if a student comes to school ill. If your child becomes ill at school, we will notify you. Please make every effort to come immediately as your child need you.
Students returning to school following a contagious illness must bring a doctor’s note in order to return to school. If your child is out for any reason, please write a not to the reason on the day of your child’s return. It is very important that families keep the school up-to-date on all contact information, changes in address, phone numbers, emergency information, workplace numbers, etc.
In the event of an absence, please send an e-mail or a note upon your child’s return to school with the date(s) and reason for the absence. Please refer to the parent handbook for the five reasons that are excused. If you know that your child will have an early dismissal, please let me know via a note or e-mail. This will allow me to have your child ready for dismissal at that time. Pick your child up at the main office.
Uniforms
Each student should arrive to school wearing navy blue pants, shorts, or skirts, and a white collared shirt. The temperature can be unpredictable in our classroom. So, I highly recommend bringing a solid white or solid navy sweater that can remain in the classroom. You can check the school’s website to order gym uniforms. There is NOT time allocated in the schedule for students to change clothes. They must also wear gym shoes in order to participate in gym activities for their safety and the maintenance of our facilities. If your child is wearing a skirt, please wear shorts underneath, as we will be sitting on the rug/floor and during large group activities.
Please be sure to label all items of clothing with your child’s name and room number. This includes lunch bags and book bags.
Birthdays
In lieu of treats, students may bring their favorite book to donate to the classroom library. The child will have the opportunity to read or have their book read to the class. I also ask that you only send invitations to birthday parties to be distributed at school when every student in the class will be invited to the event so no one feels lift out. (I will not distribute invitations unless everyone is invited) We will be celebrating ‘Summer Birthday’s’ a few at a time over the month of September. More information about this will go home soon.
Restroom Procedures
In Room 124, we have a single restroom and at times we may use the restrooms in the hallway. Students will always be allowed to excuse themselves in the classroom to use the classroom restroom. I will be teaching and using ASL (American Sign-Language) to all the students so they can communicate their need non-verbally, so not to disrupt instruction.
Illnesses
For the safety of the students and staff, please keep your child home if s/he has been ill within the last 24 hours – this means a fever continually runny nose, a continuous cough, or if s/he has vomited. If is unfair to both your child and to others in the classroom if a student comes to school ill. If your child becomes ill at school, we will notify you. Please make every effort to come immediately as your child need you.
Students returning to school following a contagious illness must bring a doctor’s note in order to return to school. If your child is out for any reason, please write a not to the reason on the day of your child’s return. It is very important that families keep the school up-to-date on all contact information, changes in address, phone numbers, emergency information, workplace numbers, etc.