Absences

Cough, Cough! Sniff, Sniff! We are in the midst of cold and flu season. There seems to be a number of kids absent each day. If your child is fever free and just has a little cough or sniffle, please still send them to school. You are welcome to send them with cough drops and you can bring medicine to the nurse’s office. Also, take a few seconds to jot us a note to let us know they aren’t feeling up to par. When they are absent, it is hard to make up assignments from 3 teachers especially when they have missed our instruction time. We understand there are times when your child does NOT need to be at school. If you know your child is going to be out for several days, we can prepare their makeup work if you will call the school or email us to let us know when you’d like to pick it up for them. This will greatly help them get caught up and not feel so far behind!

Absences: We know that sometimes your child must be absent from school. We also know that “life” happens. However, we are seeing lots of kids miss school. Some things to consider:

·         If doctor’s appointments can be made after school this will help students avoid missing class.

·         Each day your child is absent they have makeup work to do. They are responsible for getting the makeup work and turning it back in to the appropriate teachers.

·         When they are gone, they miss our instruction and valuable discussion that takes place in the classroom.

·         If doctor’s appointments are made during school hours, please try to return your child to school as soon as the appointment is over. This will reduce the amount of work and instruction they miss.

We all know what it is like to be a working parent and we know that your schedules are busy. We understand that sometimes your child must miss school to go to check ups, etc. We also know that your kids come FIRST! We know you want the best for them, and so do we! We love your kids dearly and have their best interest at heart! Thanks for helping us with this situation!