Attendance Policy

     Attendance is very important in your child's learning experience at school.  In first grade, we participate in a lot of "hands on" learning.  For this reason, all students need to be in attendance daily.  It is very difficult to make up the "hands on" learning experiences that they miss when absent.  If at all possible, please make sure that your child is at school every day.
     If your child must miss school because of an illness, please send a note and/or doctor's excuse when your child returns to school.  You are also encouraged to email me or call the school to let me know that your child will not be present.  I usually try to contact parents by email or by phone when a student is absent. 
     If your child leaves school after 9:00 am, he/she will not be counted absent.  However, I encourage you to refrain from checking your child out early unless it is absolutely necessary.

     If your child arrives in the classroom after 7:15, he/she will be counted tardy.  At 8:00, he/she must be signed in at the front office by a parent or guardian.

     I greatly appreciate your help in making sure that your child does not miss instruction due to absences.  Daily attendance is necessary to help your child with his/her learning experience. Thank you so much for your help and cooperation with attendance!

Attendance Rewards

• Periodic Rewards:  
  *Students with zero or one absence per six weeks will be invited to a popcorn party provided by PTO.
• *Classes that have 100% perfect attendance for an entire week or the highest average attendance for that week will be awarded the "Gold Star Class of the Week" from Mrs. Broussard.  Classes who earn this award receive a certificate for an extra recess.  
• *We will also keep track of our class attendance each day on a chart.  Every day that our class has everybody present, we earn a mark.  When the chart is completely full, we earn an extra recess!