• School Hours: Homeroom start time is 8:35 a.m. & dismissal time is 2:40 p.m daily.
• Transportation: If there is a change in dismissal on any given day, please be sure to send a note to school with your child. The office must be informed of any change in dismissal by 10:30 A.M. unless it is an emergency.
• School Supplies: It is strongly recommended your child have a backpack to use for transporting school work, projects, etc. to and from school each day. (Please label it!) I will provide your child with all other necessary school supplies. I ask that students do not bring supplies from home as they may get lost or mixed in with our classroom materials.
• Supplies for Home: It may be wise to take advantage of the many great deals and offers on school supplies for use at home. Your child will need pencils and some coloring utensils (crayons, markers, or colored pencils) for homework and special home projects throughout the school year.
• Personal Belongings: Please be sure to label ANYTHING and EVERYTHING with your child’s name, school name and room number (i.e., Name, Pine Glen, Room 104) including backpacks, lunch boxes, jackets, hats, etc.
• Healthy Hearty Breakfast: Our schedule has been planned so that first grade lunch will be served at 11:05am. This is perfectly placed in the middle of the school day. I encourage you to provide your child with a healthy hearty breakfast before school to ensure they will be able to focus and learn. Likewise, a healthy, hearty lunch is also recommended so that your child will keep that focus throughout the afternoon.
• Lunch: The price of lunch is approximately $3.00. All students will be issued an ID card with their name, picture and PIN number. Elementary students will leave their ID cards in school to help eliminate losing them. The card is linked to the student’s online lunch account. Students can access their lunch money by using their card. Parents/Guardians can add money to the account online at www.Paypams.com or by sending in a check made out to Burlington School Lunch Program. Please follow the instructions on the website. It may not be necessary to register for a new card if your child used this system last year in kindergarten.
• Water: I strongly recommend that children bring plenty of water to drink. (Two water bottles per child is suggested!) Your child will have access to his/her water throughout the day. This will also help your child stay focused and learning al day long!
• Specials: First graders will go to music, art and gym. Our gym days will be Tuesdays and Fridays Please make sure students wear/bring sneakers on these days as they are required for participation. We will go to art on Wednesdays. Art can be hands-on and messy at times. You may wish to send in a smock/paint shirt that can be left in school. Please make sure this is labeled with your child’s name and Room 104. Music will be on Mondays and Thursdays.
