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The best way to contact me is via email at vdineen@scischina.org . I will respond within 24 business hours.
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 The class blog, located at http://hq.scisdragons.net/vdineen , provides up-to-date information. Homework is updated every day and a post is made once a week. The posts explain what is going on in class, as well as other important information and reminders.
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**Transportation**: If your child will not be taking the bus as planned, please notify transportationhq@scischina.org  as quickly as possible. This will prevent confusion at dismissal time and will allow the buses to leave as quickly as possible.

**Absences**: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Please let me know if your child will be absent due to <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> illness or holiday as soon as possible.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">The school provides a calendar listing holidays. While issues due arise, it is expected that your child will be in school until the last day. Extended and repeated absences will prevent your child from feeling connected to the classroom community and he/she will miss the learning opportunities that arise in the classroom. When this happens, it makes reporting on their progress much more difficult.
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">__Birthdays:__ Students are encouraged to bring in a treat or small gifts for all students in the class on or around their birthday. These celebrations will occur during snack and will last on 10-15 minutes. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">__Other Parties__: The room parent and I will organize two class parties; one the week before the winter break and one the last week of school. Traditionally, the winter party is an international luncheon with students bringing in food from their native countries to share.
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