Dear
First Grade Families,
Greetings
from the Memorial School! I am writing to welcome you to our
classroom and provide some initial information to help get us started
this year.
This
is the first of many informational letters / posts. Please stay tuned for
lots more information as our year gets underway. Many children wonder
about the kinds of things they need to bring with them on the first
day of school. To start, a small snack (including a drink) for
the morning and a backpack are “must-have” items each day. You should
have already received information detailing the supplies that each first grader
should bring at the start of school. These supplies will be used as
needed by everyone.
With
the help of the lunch staff, we will spend time getting the children accustomed to (or
reacquainted with) the daily lunch routine - how to line
up, where to sit, what kinds of food they can buy, and how to go
about paying for it. For those of you new to the lunch program,
the cost is $2.50 to purchase school lunch, which includes milk or
water. Milk can also be purchased separately for $.50. If you r
child is paying with cash, he/she will need a change purse of some kind (even a
ziploc bag), labeled with his/her name on it, to keep the money safe
and in one place. Our class will have lunch at 12:15 each day, followed
by recess.
If
you would like to make the lunch buying process easier, you can sign up for the
online payment system My School Bucks to prepay. Information for the My School Bucks program
can be found on the district website, or by clicking on this link... My School Bucks
Our
classroom schedule for the year will vary slightly from day to day.
The children will, however, have special instruction in specific areas on a set
schedule as outlined below.
Monday
Physical Education
Tuesday
Music
Wednesday
Physical Education
Thursday
Library / Health (alternating weeks)
Friday
Art
The
first few days of first grade will be full of many new and exciting things to learn.
We will work together to make sure everyone settles in, knows where
things are and what our days will be like. I will help the children find
their seats, coat hooks, cubbies and mailboxes. We will take lots of time to adjust to
our new room, schedule, friends and activities. Our classroom is in Room 10.
When children come off the buses on the first day of school they will simply
walk straight down the hall in front of them. They will find me in the
last classroom on the right. There will be lots of adults helping to direct
children the first few mornings so that everyone finds their way. No
worries!
Enjoy
these last days of summer. I hope you’re as excited as I am to meet
and learn about the many friends we’ll make together in first grade. I
look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday, September 2!
Kathy Ravinski