Newsletter 9-11-16

What a great first week we had! Despite the crazy hot temperatures, we were able to settle into 1st grade. We enjoyed getting to know each other, as well as the routines of our classroom. I can tell this is an awesome group of kids, and we have an amazing year ahead!

Coming up:

• Friday, September 16: Early Release Day
• Monday, September 19: Book Orders Due
• Wednesday, September 21: Picture Day
• Friday, September 23: Walk-a-thon

Book Orders: Forms went home in a red folder this week. Some of you already submitted orders. You will have until September 19 to turn them in. Be sure to take advantage of the free book pick coupon that was in the folder. If you misplaced your coupon, please let me know. I have a few extras.

Dismissal: We have been working hard to get our new dismissal routine down with the change in our pick up procedure. Thank you for being patient with us! It takes time to get all of our pick ups to the correct parent/guardian. It may be easiest to send your child on the bus when it is possible to help with the congestion as we are all getting the routine established.

Thank you! Thank you to every for sending in supplies for your child and for our classroom! I understand how expensive back to school can get. It is appreciated. We have a few students that still need to send in a family picture, headphones, and the forms from the file folder at open house. Please do so this week. A few ongoing donations that I am happy to take throughout the year include: honey graham crackers, pencils, slider sandwich bags (Aldi is a good place for these), and bandaids. We also could use 2 more Norwex Envirocloths if anyone has a Norwex connection. Thanks!

Old Socks: Do you have any socks sitting around without a mate? We could use those as erasers in our classroom. Please send any socks that you may not need, single or matched, and we will put them to good use!

Picture Day Forms: These went home Friday, however pictures are not until September 21. If you are like me and are worried about misplacing it, please feel free to send it back in right away. I will tuck them away until picture day.

Homework Update: Homework will be looking different this year. There will only be math homework if your child has not completed work in class. The only homework your child will have is reading. In a few weeks your child will bring home a book every night to read. That is the only official homework! It is my hope that you will instead use the time you would have spent on math homework exploring, creating, reading, and making memories with your child. Any questions or concerns, please let me know.

Here's to a great week two!