Important Information for the First Co-op Day

Greetings in Christ! With great excitement we are all preparing for Monday! We hope you have received all your books and you are wrapping your head around the history program! Please see your email accounts for the following documents:

1. The Updated Directory
2. The Updated Student List
3. The Updated Teacher/Volunteer List

How to prepare?

1. K-6th Students need the map for Week 1 (Classically Catholic Memory); children can share.
2. 4th-6th graders also need Puella Romana and Intermediate Language Lessons.
3. If you have not turned in supplies, please bring those. 
4. Here are some other preparation tips for a successful first day: http://www.scholarosa.blogspot.com/2012/09/tips-for-successful-first-day.html

When to arrive?

1. Hall Monitors should arrive at least 30 minutes early (11:30am) to be briefed on the duties to be completed and on the exits/entrances to watch.
2. Teachers should plan to be at least 1 hour early (11:00 am) to set up classrooms and/or supplies before the co-op begins. 
3. Music Teachers should arrive at least 30 minutes early to set up any props for music lessons and to become acquainted with the classrooms. 
4. All other families are invited to arrive as early as 11:00 am on Monday (weather permitting) to picnic outside. We ask that as few children as possible be in the building during prep time. Arrive at least 10 minutes before noon!

Some Rules to remember:

1. Keep your children with you at all times unless they are in class. During Morning Assembly and during Dismissal, children should be with their parents and not wandering around nor chatting with other children.
2. It is our responsibility to watch our own children and to guarantee their safety. If we are concerned or worried about anything at any time, it is our responsibility to bring it up. Christina Durgin will be on hand in the hall way to field concerns. 
3. Do not touch anything without asking first. VA Hills is not our property, and it is important that we respect their property by not touching things without permission. (This is a good rule to go over with your children before they arrive.)
4. Remind your children of the old adage: If you do not have something nice to say, then do not say anything at all. This is especially true in art class, where many students are sensitive about showing their art skills in a group. 
5. Also, talk to your children about good listening: We listen with our eyes by looking at the person talking; with our mouth by keeping it closed; with our body by not wiggling, and with our ears by hearing. :) You can apply the appropriate motions to the reminders, if you like. :)

When to leave?

1. If you are not responsible for clean-up, we kindly ask that you leave ASAP after the Dismissal. This allows clean-up to go more quickly and smoothly. Feel free to let the kids play a bit outside before you leave, but have them use the bathroom before doing so in order to avoid returning into the building. This allows all of us to get home more quickly. Remember that all children must be under adult supervision at all times, so have your children with you or with a friend at all times. Please be sure your friend KNOWS she is watching your children before leaving them. 

**Special Note for Teachers**

You will receive your annual copies budget on Monday in a sealed envelope. If you have questions after receiving it, please contact us via email or phone.

Please email with any questions between now and Monday!.

May Mary Mother of God, pray for us on this feast day of her nativity!

Blessings,

Alecia Rolling