A Few Notes about the First Day

Hello Families –

Thank you so much for helping our first day go smoothly. The children got along well together and are learning how to take turns talking in a group setting!

We learned about the class rules, playground rules, took a tour of the school, played on the kindergarten playground, and made you a “kissing hand” card after reading The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. We thought that you may be missing us, so we wanted you to have a kissing hand at home.

This is the “Kissing Hand” card we made for you to keep at home!

If you are not familiar with this book, I have included a link to the story being read aloud on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/4djRXeLudPI

Homework

The children received their very first homework assignment of the school year! The assignment is to create a kissing hand on the half sheet provided. You may decorate this any way you like! You may choose to glue on pictures, draw pictures, add kind words, stickers, etc. I will hang these up in class for the children to look at on days they might be missing home.

Please decorate and send back to school no later than Friday, September 9th.

School Supplies

Thank you to those that already sent in their school supplies. The pencil box and folders (green, red, and blue) are key to our every day organization. Please be sure to at least send in those items as soon as possible.

Water bottles

We have a drinking fountain in the room, however, the knob that turns on the water has to be twisted and is quite tight. It is even hard for me to turn. This means that I am standing at the water fountain twisting the knob anytime a child wants a drink. This can take away a lot of time from the day. If you are able to send in a spill-proof water bottle, that would be helpful! The children can keep the water bottles at their desk and take a drink whenever they like.

Please try to avoid screw top water bottles. The lids with a tiny hole or straw (as pictured below) are the easiest and cleanest for the children to use.

Snack Time

Snack time went fairly well today! Please be sure to put the snack in a separate place from their lunch. Snacks should be healthy to provide the kids with energy for their day. Please send a simple snack such as fruit, vegetables, cheese, and crackers. Please do not send candy as a snack. Juice is not allowed in our classroom. Please do not send any kind of juice box with your child for snack time. The children may have the juice for lunch in the cafeteria.

Change of clothes

Please send in a change of clothes (pants, shirt, underwear, socks) in a gallon bag with their name clearly written on the baggie. My most frequent call home is to ask for parents to bring a change of clothes to school. Even the most disciplined children have accidents at school sometimes. We have so much fun during the day that sometimes the children do not want to stop to use the bathroom when needed. Not only do bathroom accidents happen, but sometimes the playground equipment is wet or the ground is muddy. Having a change of clothes at school makes it easy for me and for you to help your child feel clean and comfortable in the quickest way possible. We will leave the baggie of clothes in their locker at school.

We had a great day today and I look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!