1. Mrs. Twichell Laura.Twichell@hanoverhorton.org 517 563 0103 ext. 225
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Mrs. Twichell
ext. 225

2. SNACK Pack a snack for your child each day.
I accept donated snacks for those students who forget.
SNACK
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3. Folders
IMPORTANT to take home every night and return back to school everyday.
Make sure to take papers out and initial every night, even if nothing is written from me.
If there is no mark then there were no problems. I will do my best to write in the folder everyday.
Send lunch money labeled in an envelope and insert in the pocket pouch inside the folder. I check the pouch daily.

4. Weekly Newsletter
A newsletter will come every Friday. This letter will contain information about the week, up coming lessons and events. Please read this and mark your calendars.

5. Getting Picked Up from School
Please, please, please, send a note in the folder communication section to inform me of ANY changes to your child’s regular schedule.
Call the school or me if the changes occur during the day.
If you need to pick up a child during the day let me know in the communication section of the folder so that I may have them ready for you.
Failure to do this causes great anxiety on the child and me. If NO note/communication the schools policy is to follow the regular schedule of Parent Pick up, Bus or Kids Club.

6. Words Their Way-Spelling
Spelling will begin around November after the 1st marking period.
We will use the Words Their Way program.
Each child will be assessed for their spelling abilities and placed in groups according to ability.
We will practice in the classroom and encourage you to practice at home. Words will come home on a Monday.

7. Math
Developing a strong understanding of number relationships and operations(using addition and subtraction to solve)
Develop efficient strategies for fact retrieval. This will be done during number talks, math journals and our Math Language/Vocabulary board.

8. Reading/Language Arts
READ, READ, READ with your child at home.
Little white paper books will come home. The students must read the book to 2 different people and they sign their name on the book.
Return the book to school signed. Once I have checked in the book the child may return it to home to keep.
Reading strategies taught in the classroom are attached to this packet in the back.

9. Report Cards
The report card is itemized according to the State Curriculum, The Common Core.
Some items will not be marked as the standard has not been taught yet and or has not been assessed for that marking period.

10. Behavior Procedures
Attached to the back is the behavior policy that Hanover Horton adopted.
Our focus is positive reinforcement, problem solving and cooperation. If a child is having difficulty in these areas a rubric has been established to redirect the student and involve help from school and home.
It is our intent to create a safe, warm and caring environment for your child to learn and play.

11. Volunteering
I need classroom helpers. (Parent, Grandparent) Please sign the sheet and let me know when you would be available.
Party sign up
Fieldtrips