April 7th: NO SCHOOL

TNReady Testing begins April 17th: Please make sure your child is at school during the two weeks of testing. Please reschedule any appointments during those two weeks if possible. We try to complete testing before lunch each testing day.

Please remember the importance of your child/children being at school each day! Make every effort to schedule appointments when school is out or in the afternoons.

The school needs documentation (parent note or doctor note) to be able to excuse absences. Please know that 3 tardies is equivalent to 1 unexcused absence. If we do not receive the required note(s), these days will remain unexcused.

Please remember that five (5) days of unexcused absences constitute truancy, and the White County School System is required by law to address truancy. You may be able to prevent a court appearance by scheduling a meeting or contacting the school to discuss what to do next.

Increase phonemic awareness

Play language games with your child.

For instance, say a word, perhaps her name, and then change it by one phoneme: Jen-Pen, Jen-Hen, Jen-Men.