We made it!

Some reminders:

1. At dismissal, please remind your student that they may NOT leave until I see the adult that is picking them up. We went over that over and over today but many kids took off the minute they saw their parent and it made it hard to make sure kids were where they needed to be.
2. We will dismiss from door 20. Please make sure that whomever is picking up your child is at that area at dismissal. I cannot send kids to other places to meet their pickup person. If an older sibling is picking them up, they need to come to me and pick up at our door. Thank you for understanding.
3. As much as I want to debrief with you about your child’s day, I cannot do it right at dismissal time. Please give me the time get all of the kids to their parents before we talk. If you have questions or you have anything that you need, please wait until all the kids are safely with their pick up person and then we can talk or set up a time if you need more than a few minutes. I appreciate your help in this.
4. Thank you to everyone who sent in supplies and materials today! I will put the bin out by door 20 again tomorrow to collect any supplies. You can also put them in your child’s backpack a little everyday if you prefer.
5. Starting tomorrow, we will have lunch in the lunchroom. Please practice opening and closing lunch boxes, water bottles and snack bags. Also, please make sure they know where their water bottle, snack and lunch are in the their backpacks.
6. Tomorrow is a FULL day so we dismiss at 3:55. Please send in a snack with your kiddo so we can eat it in the afternoon.

I will see you all in the morning!

I hope you all had a great last day of summer!

We moved my daughter into her dorm room in West Virginia this weekend so it was an emotional roller coaster. She is happy and excited for the next chapter but it may take mom and dad a while to adjust. 🙂

Tomorrow morning, I will be outside on the blacktop about 8:45. I am going to wear my tie-dyed Snow shirt so it will be easy to find me.

We line up on line 1 (closest to the entrance).

I will have some bins outside of our dismissal door (door 20) for you to put supplies in that are not in your child’s backpack. YOU DO NOT NEED TO SEND IN ALL OF THE SUPPLIES! You can send them in slowly over the next 2 weeks if that is easier for you. Thank you in advance!

As a reminder, we are asking that you say your goodbyes outside. We have found that it is MUCH easier on the kiddos if mom and dad separate quickly outside. No parents will be allowed in the building so please be ready to wave! If your child is crying, I promise they will stop faster if you tell them goodbye and then leave. I know it sounds harsh but trust me, it works! When parents linger around, it makes it harder on all the kids, not just yours. I appreciate your help with this.

Enjoy your night and I will see you all in the morning!

Open House is scheduled for Friday, August 23rd, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM, and will take place outdoors on the Culver side of the building. Teachers will be set up on the blacktop in grade level teams.

Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend Open House due to my daughter moving to college on that day. She is going to be a freshman and will be attending Wheeling University to study Elementary Education and play softball. We will miss her!!

Even though I will not be here on Friday, please still attend Open House. There will be a staff member out there with folders with important information for you. In the folder, there are some papers for you to fill out and return the first day. There is also a ziplock bag for you to put an extra set of clothes on case of an accident. You will also find a “ME BAG” in the folder. This is a project for both you and your child to work on. This is due by Friday September 6.

You do not need to bring supplies to Open House. I will post the supply list separately with things they will need on the first day. Thank you for the support!

Please do not label individual supplies, only backpacks, water bottles and pencil boxes

Items in RED should be brought in on the first day of school. The remaining items may be sent to the classroom gradually over the course of the first few weeks. 

● One full size backpack (no wheels, not pre-school size, labeled with name)

● Plastic pencil box (labeled with name)

● Reusable water bottle with lid (labeled with name)

● 24 count Crayola crayons (2 boxes)

● 1 box Crayola Markers (thick)

● 24 pack Ticonderoga pencils

● One pair of scissors (blunt tip)

● 12 pack Elmer glue sticks

● One 4-pack Play doh (no glitter please)

● 6 Black thin Expo dry erase markers

● 1 spiral notebook

● 1 plastic folder (with prongs) any color

● 2 packs of copy paper

● 2 packs of baby wipes

● 4 boxes of facial tissues

● Girls – 1 box of gallon sized Ziplock bags

● Boys – 1 box of sandwich sized Ziplock bags

● Suggested Headphones (click on the link below)

Suggested headphones

*Special area classes are also asking for donations of facial tissue, clorox

wipes and hand sanitizer if you are able to donate. Thank you!

Dear Families,

I hope everyone had a great summer! My name is Mrs. Massey and I am very excited to be working with you and your child.

I hope to get to know each of you as the year goes on, but first, I thought I would share a little bit about myself.  I earned my both my bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education and my Masters in Curriculum and Instruction at Eastern Michigan University. I have a second master’s degree in Teaching English as a Second Language from Grand Canyon University. This year starts my 25th year in teaching! I am super excited to be able to take part in making a difference and helping young learners’ grow.

I have been married to my husband for 20 years. We have one daughter, a 18-year-old named Peyton. She is getting ready to start her freshman year in college. She is attending Wheeling University in Wheeling, West Virginia. She is an athlete and plays softball at college. I enjoy playing softball and soccer myself. I also love to read and spend time with my family and friends.

I will be working extremely hard to establish our classroom as a happy, challenging, comfortable and safe learning environment where we all do our personal best.

Take a moment to imagine the early childhood world: letters, numbers, stories, sharing blocks, puzzles, play, paint and play-dough. Imagination  and creativity are everywhere. As you talk with  your child about their day and celebrate their best effort on the work they do, remember that many times the process is more important than the product, and learning is accomplished by doing, touching, and experiencing.

I believe that each child brings their own unique talents, experiences, and personality to share in our classroom. My main goal is to instill a LOVE of learning in your child and I look forward to learning and sharing curriculum with them that both enriches and sparks their interest.

Kindergarten is such a special year and I feel so blessed to be a part of it. Your involvement, interest, and enthusiasm will help make this a wonderful year of growth for you and your child.

I look forward to working with you!

Educationally Yours,

Mrs. Massey