Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Dear Parents and Guardians,

For your information this week:

v No homework this week.

v The Christmas Party for the children in our class will be Thursday before lunch.  This is to accommodate the Holiday Celebration in which your child will be performing on Thursday afternoon.

v The school-wide Holiday Celebration performance will be at 1:00pm in the High School Auditorium next door to the Elementary school.  All Oakhaven Elementary students will be performing.   Please come and support our children.

v You may check your child out from me after the Holiday Celebration so that you do not have to come back to pick them up afterschool.

v Please do not send backpacks to school on Thursday or Friday.

v Friday is a ½ day of school.  Dismissal will be at 12:30.  Please plan to pick your children up on time, as there will be no aftercare and teachers will be in meetings.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 901.416.2320.

Thank you,

Mrs. Ford

Lots of Changes!

Welcome to First grade!  As you know, there have been many changes since Memphis City Schools was incorporated into Shelby County Schools.  As teachers, we are learning to adapt and embrace the changes.  Hopefully, things will run smoothly this year for us all.  Below, you will find some information that may be helpful to you.  If you have any questions, please call me at school at 414-2320, text me after school at 230-1565, email me at fordky@scsk12.org, or write me a note.  I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Info To Know:

v  Parents can use ParentConnect to see real data concerning their child(ren).  This includes grades, discipline and attendance.  Parent Connect can also be used for verification for outside agencies.  PreK and KK students will be given their accounts letters by Wednesday.  The other students will be given theirs by parent request.  This online information should be available starting the week of 9/9/13.

v  Parents please note that Oakhaven has an active SART (Student Attendance Review Team) which will enforce rules mandated by SCS. One rule is: SCS only takes 10 hand written letters annually.  All other notes should come from doctors, dentist, etc.  Also note that tardies are reviewed also.  A child is tardy at 9:05AM.

v  Please review the grading policy for our classroom.  It was sent home on 9/5/13.  If you have any 

     questions, please contact me.

v  We will be having snacks in the afternoons since we are in school longer each day now.  If you would like to send a snack for your child, please make sure that they have everything they need to eat the snack.  I do not have a way to heat or refrigerate food in the classroom, nor do I have forks or spoons.

Again, if you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.  

Let's have a great year!

The End is Near!

We only have 13 more school days left.  I know the children are excited.  They are so close to becoming Second Graders.  Below you will find information about upcoming events at Oakhaven.  If you have any questions, please call the school at 416-2320.

• May 8th   - Career Day for grades 3-5
• May 13th - 17th - No homework for Mrs. Ford's class!
• May 20th - 5th Grade Promotion Day
• May 21th - K-4 Awards Day
• May 22nd- Students last day of school

3rd Nine Weeks

 

Welcome back!! We are now in the 3rd Nine Weeks of school. Students will continue to learn new things everyday so regular attendance is very important. While we do what we can in the classroom, it is also very important that you also do your part at home. For more information about what your child will learn during the 3rd Nine Weeks of school, click the following link to be directed to the Memphis City School Standards-Based Report to Families.

• Memphis City School Standards-Based Report to Families

The following links provide more specific information about what we cover during the next nine weeks of school. 

• A Look Ahead - Words to Know

• A Look Ahead - 3rd Nine Weeks