Our first two weeks of the new school year are behind us, and we are ready for our first five-day week. We have spent lots of time building our classroom community. While some children have old friends in class, many are just getting to know one another. It was fun sharing our “All About Me” bags and learning new things about our classmates. We’ve developed our classroom rules, wrote our hopes and dreams for the year, and are settling in to our daily routines.
Thank you to the many parents who attended Thursday’s Back to School Night. My presentation from the evening can be viewed on our class website at https://sites.google.com/site/mrsrushiasclassroom/ . If you have any follow-up questions, please feel free to contact me.
A Request From the Office
If you are sending in a note regarding dismissal, absence or other information that needs to be sent to the school office, please include your child's last name on the note. This way the office staff is clear about any changes taking place during the day.
Dinner Conversations
How often do you ask what your child did at school each day and the response you hear is "I don't know," or "Nothing"? Here are a few questions you can use to spark conversation to find out what's really happening:
- What are your class rules? What is your hope for the school year?
- Tell me about the caterpillar you are observing. How has it changed in the past week? What is the life cycle of a butterfly? How long do you think it will be until it is a butterfly?
- What makes a book just right for you?
- Which small moment did you choose to write about?
Supplies
Thank you for sending your child in with the many supplies I requested in my back to school letter. Please remember, there are always additional supplies on hand at school. I've been asked to resend the list, along with the request for coins we will be using during math class. Here's the list of what is needed:
- 3 New Hampshire postcards (We are taking part in a 50 state postcard exchange.)
- ear bud headphones (We have several ipads and computers so it’s helpful to have your own pair. You may bring in a pair of headphones if you find them more comfortable than ear buds.)
- 1 black and white composition book
- a package of Expo-type markers for whiteboards
- two packs of Post it notes (3” x 3”)
- a pencil case
These coins are kept in a separate container for each child and will be returned home at the end of the year.
*15 pennies *10 nickels * 12 dimes *7 quarters
We are also in need of some wipes for those quick clean ups. If you send some in, please make sure the wipes do not contain bleach. Thank you!
Enjoy your week!
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