Welcome to kindergarten at Jefferson International academy! I am so excited to have a fun and successful year learning with your students! This website will provide easy access to any notes that have gone home as well as provide you with a glimpse into our classroom. Please feel free to contact me whenever you have questions and I will be sure to get back to you within 24 hours! [email protected] Thank you to those of you who were able to attend the open house, I had a wonderful time meeting you and your students! If you were unable to attend, you will still have the opportunity to sign-up to volunteer in the classroom and you should have also received the introduction letter. All letters I send home will also appear on this website, and if you are looking for something that I have not yet posted, please feel free to contact me! The best way to ensure your students' success is through effort coming from both the home and from school!
Homework- homework will be sent home every Friday and will be due back to the classroom completed by the following Wednesday. Homework will include both math lessons as well as reading/ writing lessons. Please make sure your students do their best and complete their homework and turn it in on time!
Discipline Policy- My discipline policy is founded on the belief that students need to learn redirection when they are making poor choices. Students will always be given the opportunity to change their behavior on their own. If an issue continues, students will be asked to go to the 'calm down' corner. Students will have the opportunity to take a break by themselves to calm down and re-focus so they are ready to participate with the classroom again. Students will have three opportunities to re-direct themselves or calm down before the issue will be turned over to Dr. Ruff. For escalated incidences, students will report directly to Dr. Ruff and parents will be contacted. I will be contacting parents based on specific incidences that occur or concerns I may have.