Transcript Welcome to Woodcrest! - Haddonfield Public Schools

Welcome to Tatem!
New Student Orientation
1 Glover Avenue
Haddonfield, NJ 08036
856.429.0902
http://www.haddonfield.k12.nj.us
Gino R. Priolo, Principal ([email protected])
Agenda
• Overview of School and What You
NEED to Know
• School Tour
• Message from the Tatem PTA
• Q and A
We’re Here to Help!
• Secretary
– Mrs. Linda Marino, ext. 102
• Nurse
– Mrs. Beth Herrera, ext. 104
• Guidance Counselor
– Mrs. Elyse Batoff, ext. 106
Important Calendar
Notes
• Sept. 5: First day (9/5-7 half-days—
12:30 dismissal)
– Kindergarten on normal schedule 9/5-7
• November 15-16, 19-20: Conferences
• February 18-22: Professional Dev.
Week
• June 19: Last day of school
Character Education
• Anti-Bully
Programs
• Word of the
Month
• Assemblies
• Good
Citizenship
Awards
• Morning
Announcement
For more information, please visit Mr. Priolo’s E-board at
www.mr-priolo.haddonfield.site.eboard.com
School Hours
Full-Day
• 8:25-3:00
• Outside supervision begins at 8:20.
• Kindergarten
– AM Session: 8:25-11:10
– PM Session: 12:15-3:00
Half-Day
• 8:25-12:30
• Kindergarten
– AM Session: 8:25-10:55
– PM Session: 10:00-12:30
Six-Day Schedule
• Identifies each day by number (Days
1-6)
• Listed in the Community Calendar
Sample Daily Schedule
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8:25-8:40:
8:45-9:45:
9:45-10:45
10:45-11:45:
11:50-12:40:
12:45-1:30:
1:30-2:15:
2:15-2:50:
Arrival/Morning Procedures
Writing Workshop
Reading Workshop
Math
Lunch/Recess
Special
Science/Social Studies
Word Study/Read Aloud
School Lunch
• The cost of an elementary student lunch is $2.00.
• Lunch tickets are sold at a cost of $18.50 for 10
lunch tickets. These tickets may be used at any
time throughout the school year. Checks should
be made payable to Haddonfield Board of
Education.
• Students may purchase a snack after the main
lunch. Snacks cost between $.35 and $1.50.
• Lunch Procedure
• Contact Information: Leslee Miller
[email protected], 429-3402
School Enrichment
• Lunch/Recess—Examples include
French, Drama, Junior Great Books
• Before school—Math/Chess Club
• After school—Enrichment for All,
Bowling
Attendance
• If it is necessary to keep a child home from
school, please call the office by 8:30 and
include the following information: Name,
Teacher, and Reason for Absence
• If the school does not receive a call from parents,
we will call your home and/or work.
• When a child returns to school after being
absent, a note must be presented from home
stating the reason for the absence.
Parking/Traffic
Guidelines
• Refer to Handouts
Support for Students
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Classroom teacher
Guidance Counselor
Principal
Nurse
Instructional
Support Program
• Language Arts
Specialist
• Problem Solving
Team
• Pupil Assistance
Committee
• Child Study Team
Homework Guidelines
• Kindergarten—No regular HW
assignments
• First—15 minutes
• Second—30 minutes
• Third—40 minutes
• Fourth—60 minutes
• Fifth—60 minutes
Special Classes
• Library: 30 min., once per cycle
• Physical Education: 45-min., twice per cycle
• Music: 30-min., once per cycle
– Instrumental music, grade 3 (strings only), grades 4-5
(band and orchestra)
– String lessons, grades 3-5
– Chorus, grades 4-5
• Art: 50-min., once per cycle
• Health: 30-min., once per cycle
• Spanish:
For more information about our music program, please
contact:
-Polly Murry (Chorus): [email protected]
-Howard Seshens (Band): [email protected]
-Susan Greenspan (Strings/Orchestra):
[email protected]
Home-School
Communication
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Web Site and E-Newsletters
PTA Meetings (once per month)
We make a concerted effort
Tatem Times
to limit disruptions to
teacher instruction. If you
Thursday Packets
need to provide a message
to your child in non
E-mail
emergency situations, we will
E-Board
be happy to take a message
and ensure that it is
Coffee with the Principal delivered in a timely fashion.
Parent Volunteer
Opportunities…We highly
value our partnership with
parents!
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PTA
Parent Playground
Enrichment for All
Tatem Fair
For more information, please contact our PTA
President Tracy Noone at [email protected]
For Comprehensive
School Information
Visit Tatem’s Home Page at
www.haddonfield.k12.nj.us/tatem for…
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Parent/Student Handbook
Parking/Traffic Information
E-News
The Tatem Times
Faculty/Staff Contact Information
Calendar of Events
Lunch Menu
Delayed Opening Schedule
Please contact Linda Marino at
429-0902 or
[email protected] if
you would prefer a hard copy of
the Student/Parent
Handbook…we will be happy to
provide one for you!
Other Contact
Information
• Girl Scouts
– Lori Wolfhope
[email protected]
795-1560, ext 320
• Boy Scouts
– Troop 3065 Haddonfield United Methodist
Church
– Troop 3064 First Baptist Church of
Haddonfield