Welcome Back to School!

Please find your child’s seat and start filling out the student information card on the desk!

Forms to complete:

• Please complete the transportation sheet and sign in sheet tonight (car riders- please take a pink sign to place in the window of the vehicle)

• All other forms need to be completed and returned to school on the first day of school

Contact Information

• Katy Dennis• Email: dennisk@person.k12.nc.us• School Phone: 336-364-7715/ext. 8307

• Please don’t hesitate to contact me! • Available for phone calls and/or conferences

before 8:00 and after 3:30.

Absences

• Please call in the morning to let me know if your child will be out for the day.

• Still need to provide a written note when the child returns to school even if they contact me via phone.

• Students have 3 days to complete their make up work

Excused Tardies/Early Checkout

• School starts at 8:00 am and ends at 3:00 pm.

• Please do not drop off children before 8:00 am unless enrolled in morning day care.

• Need to have time to get settled for the day, have

breakfast, go through daily

morning routine and morning

work.

Breakfast/Lunch

• Breakfast and lunch are FREE!• Money still needed for extras

Specials/P.E.

• Specials– Monday: Library– Tuesday: Computer– Wednesday: Art– Thursday: Guidance– Friday: Music

• P.E.– Every day except Wednesday– Sneakers

Homework

• Expected to read 20 minutes every night• ELA – Take Home Readers• Math • Spelling• Sent home on Monday

and returned

on Friday.• Blue folders

Discipline

• Behavior system – clip chart• Caught Being Good• Positive Behavioral Intervention and

Supports (PBIS)

mClass

• Expectations - J• Summer slide• Independent testing

The First Day of School

• Students will be dismissed at 12:00!– Yes, they will eat lunch!

• Don’t forget to bring– School Supplies– All the forms (completed) on the right side of your folder– Other homework: Make sure you know

your lunch # and bus # (bus riders only)

• Car riders: please stay in your cars• *The second day of school,

is back to regular schedule.

Would you like to volunteer?

• Volunteer applications need to be completed online

www.person.k12.nc.us/(if you do not have internet access at home you may

go by the media center to complete)

Websites/Internet

• Common Core website:– www.corestandards.org

• My website–http://personhelena.ss6.sharpschool.com/t

eachers/2nd_grade/ms__dennis__2nd_grade

• Sign Up Genius

Grading

100 - 93= A

92 – 85% = B

84- 77% = C

76 - 70% = D

69 - 0% = F

Progress reports and report cards will print out the numerical average

Homebase

• Student grades• Your source for everything!• Codes

Individual Conferences

• Please see me to set up a time and date• Best way to contact me:

–dennisk@person.k12.nc.us–For emergencies: 336-364-7715 ext. 8307

• Please turn in student information sheet and transportation sheet before leaving!