Welcome To Room 97!

 

Welcome to First Grade    

 

Dear Families,

Welcome to first grade, one of the most incredible years your child will have in his/her school career!  First grade is a whole new beginning, full of changes – new friends, new teachers, and new classrooms. So much happens in first grade.  We look forward to an exciting and fun filled year of learning and growth.

Open House

There will be an open house scheduled for first graders. The open house is scheduled for Tuesday, August 29th at 5pm. This will give your child the chance to see the classroom location. Enclosed is a form letting us know how your child will be dismissed each day, the person responsible for picking your child up, and/or what bus they will take home.  Each day, we will escort the walkers out the K lobby doors.  For safety reasons, we will not dismiss your child until contact has been made with the appropriate pick up person.  On days there is a change in the dismissal routine, please send a note that morning to inform his/her teacher of the change.  The bus schedule can be found in the local paper in late August.

First Day

Wednesday, August 30th is our first day of school.  The first grade students will enter through the kindergarten lobby doors.They will turn and give a big smile and wave goodbye to you.  Please try to make goodbyes brief, as it is best for the children.  They will proceed to the first grade wing where they will assemble by their classroom under their cubby.  Teachers will be available to help direct them to that location.

There are a few items that your child should bring to school on the first day:

Backpack

1 clean, old sock (this will be used as an eraser for individual white boards)

Lunch & Snack

On each full day of school, your child will need to bring a snack, a drink, and one of the following options:

Their lunch and milk money

Their lunch and a second drink

Their lunch money – milk is included in the lunch price

Please send all lunch/milk money in a zip lock bag and label it with their name and the words “lunch money”, unless you have deposited money into your child’s NutriKids account through the cafeteria.  Their pin number is the same as it was last year.

 

Foster Independence

This is the summer to foster more independence and a sense of responsibility by helping your child become organized and ready to meet responsibilities at school.  Please have them practice picking up after themselves, placing toys back in the proper basket/bin, and following directions after only being told once.  This will help your child in their transition to first grade where the expectations are higher.

Supplies

If you have not previously ordered your first grade supplies from CAPT, your child will need the following supplies the first day of school: 4 black fine tip expo markers

4 glue sticks

1 twelve pack of #2 sharpened pencils

1 box of 16 crayons

Pencil case (10x6 zipper case usually works best to fit in the desk)

4 2-pocket 3-hole folders with grommets. (blue, red, green, & yellow)

1- 2-pocket orange folder

1 white binder:  3 ring, heavy duty, view 1.5” 

Field Trip/ Volunteering

Please be aware that all school based activities require a Canton Public Schools CORI form as well as fingerprints. It can be a lengthy process. If you would like to possibly be a chaperone on a field trip for your child’s class, please DO NOT wait to get your fingerprints done and fill out the CORI form. 

Wish List

Donations of the following classroom items are always welcomed throughout the year:  tissues, sandwich, snack, and gallon size Ziploc bags, paper towels, and baby wipes/wet ones/Clorox wipes.  One donation of anything, if possible, is plenty and greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your support.  We look forward to having a wonderful year with your children.  If your child has Mrs. Gaspa, you can preview her website that is attached to the Luce webpage. Click on About, Meet our Staff and then click on Mrs. Gaspa's name.  If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please contact your child’s teacher.  We look forward to working with your child on a daily basis.  Enjoy the summer!

Sincerely, 

The First Grade Team

Mrs. Berkowitz         Mrs. Gaspa        Mrs. Carroll        Mrs. Olsen

Room 96                  Room 97             Room 100          Room 101

 

Please fill out and return at the open house scheduled for  August 29^th  at 5:00pm. Please make sure to put it on your calendar! We are excited to meet you all!

 

 

Child’s Name_______________________________________

 

 

Parent 1                                                     Parent 2

 

Name___________________                Name_________________

 

Address_________________                Address_______________

 

Phone #__________________              Phone #________________

 

Cell #____________________             Cell #_________________

 

e-mail____________________             e-mail_________________

 

How is your child getting home?

 

Pick-up:

Which Days:      M      T       W      TH    F

By Whom:______________________________________

*Written Authorization Required*

*Any change in dismissal requires a parent note*

 

Bus Home:

Letter or #: ____________

*Bus Routes appear in our local newspapers, Canton Citizen and Canton Journal, late in August*

Which Days:      M      T       W      TH    F

 

Kidsborough Program:

Which Days:      M      T       W      TH    F