2011-12+ECE+General+Information


 * Welcome to Montclair ECE/Head Start **
 * ECE meets Monday through Thursday 8:55 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and Fridays 8:55 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. Children are to be dropped off and picked up on time.

> Call the Montclair office 720 424 5380 when your child is sick.
 * Do not send sick children to school. Keep children at home if they have vomiting, diarrhea or fever. If children are too sick to go outside then they are too sick to be at school.
 * ** Children must be signed into the classroom at 8:55 a.m. and signed out at the end of the day ** . A full signature is required, no initials. This is a licensing regulation and safety issue!
 * ** Children must be signed into the classroom at 8:55 a.m. and signed out at the end of the day ** . A full signature is required, no initials. This is a licensing regulation and safety issue!


 * Breakfast is available at 8:30 and is free for children. Parents must stay with children for breakfast and bring them to the classroom at 8:55 a.m.

September 2  September 20   November 4   November 9   January 17   January 27   March 2
 * There is **NO SCHOOL FOR ECE/HS students** on the following dates:
 * If someone else will be picking up your child at the day’s end we must have it in writing.


 * Lunch is free for all Head Start students. We eat family style in the cafeteria.


 * Lunch, snack, breakfast menus are post outside the classroom door.


 * Volunteering **
 * I love classroom volunteers! All volunteers must sign in at the school office **and** in the log located outside the classroom door.
 * Please **do not bring siblings**.
 * ** Please do not plan on volunteering until after the second week of school- ** this allows your child to settle into school.
 * Leave purses and valuables at home or locked in your car.
 * Confidentiality is very important. Teachers cannot discuss children other than your own with you.
 * There are many ways to contribute to ECE other than spending time in the classroom including accompanying us on field trips!I will put these opportunities in the newsletter as they arise.
 * Please record any donations of time or goods in the volunteer log.

There are cubbies for each family and for the children’s take home items outside our classroom. Please **check these everyday.** Feel free to write notes, call (leave a message in the office and I’ll call you back) or email me (che_walker-chenhall@dpsk12.org) with questions and concerns.
 * Communication **

Red folders containing Montclair school information, monthly homework and newsletters are sent home every Thursday. Please check these and return on Friday. Karen Labuda will send a homework sheet and reading log each week. In addition, I will send home a calendar with activities on first school day of the month. A parent should sign all homework and the number of minutes spent on each activity noted.
 * Miscellaneous **
 * I will be making two home visits to each family, one in the fall and one in the spring. These will be about 30 minutes long and always on Friday afternoons.
 * We try to go outside everyday. Send outdoor clothing including coats, boots, hat and mittens when it is cold. Please contact Karen Labuda or myself if your child needs winter clothing.
 * Send your child to school in play clothes-ECE is definitely not the place for “good” clothes! Wear play clothes yourself when you volunteer.
 * Inform us know about new phone numbers, addresses, it is very important that we be able to contact you.
 * Let me know ahead of time if you would like to celebrate your child’s birthday in the classroom. All food served in the classroom must be store bought.