I want to introduce you to our DAISY'S Notebook. This is a very important part of my teaching because it is a means of communicating with my parents! As you may have noticed, DAISY'S is an acronym for Daily Announcements and Information for the School Year Success. Students are required to take this binder home every afternoon and bringing it back to school the next morning. I ask that you check the binder each night and I will be check it each morning. Here is how it is organized: •           The front pocket of the binder will be used for any forms that you are asked to return such as Permission slips, Conference forms, and Homework assignments. •           The Zippered Pencil Pouch will be used for lunch money, field trip money, book order money or donation money. Keeping the money in this pouch helps students keep track of it and prevents it from getting lost in transit. •           Notebook Paper is used for notes between parents and teacher. I will be writing notes to you in this section and looking for communications from you there. PLEASE DATE EACH ENTRY! Please check this section daily and I will do the same. I also ask that you initial all notes and I will do the same. This way we will know that the notes have been read even when no response in necessary. Please leave all notes that we write to each other in the notebook so that we can look back and remember any communications we may have had. •           The Sheet Protectors contain the following items:               a calendar for the school year               our daily schedule              our class list               DAISY'S Notebook information •           The Green Folder will be used for parent communication. One pocket will be used for notes from school. The other pocket will be used for classroom notes. •           The Orange Folder will be the student folder. They will put their finished work in one pocket and any homework assignments in the other. Please check the DAISY'S every evening and review the materials with your student.