Welcome NEW Families to the 2019/2020 School Year!

Hello Families and Welcome to our classroom blog!  Here you will find a ton of information about the classroom and our school.  Please take a moment to browse around and look at the different links I have provided for you under the “pages” heading.  I am so happy you are here!

A Few Things:

• Please download and sign up for minute to minute to text updates, from the classroom, on the Remind App.  Here is the link and information needed to receive text messages straight from the classroom:) https://www.remind.com/join/mfillm
• The school day starts at 8:35am!  Remember that the first week of school are half days.  Students will be dismissed at 11:40am promptly!  Please make arrangements for your child for the 1/2 days this week.  Thank you:)  Remember: NO school on Friday, August 30th!  School resumes Tuesday, September 3rd.
• Please make sure to pack a healthy snack for your child EACH and every day and a reusable water bottle, with ONLY water inside.  Sending in a reusable water bottle will help aide in less spills and easy access for the students at their tables.  Juice is too sticky and messy, so I ask you only provide your child with water only.  Thank you for your cooperation in this matter!  Just a reminder, a snack will not be provided by the classroom teacher.
• We area NUT FREE classroom, which means we do not allow: nuts, chickpeas cashews, walnuts, etc in the classroom. Please reiterate with your child that he or she will not be able to share snacks with friends in the classroom.  This will be something I reinforce everyday as well.  With that being said, we will not be able to have any outside food in the classroom for any occasion.  We will put our students, with allergies, at severe risk by doing so.  Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
• Make sure to bring in all supplies the first day/week of school.  Also, please don’t forgot to provide your child with an emergency set of clothes (shirt, pants, socks, underwear, shoes) and make sure to label all of their clothing items!   You can find much more information in the welcome letter under the heading “Class Info.”  Here you will find all the information needed to make the first week a success!
• If you ever have any questions, you can email me at fillmoa@dearbornschools.org or message me on the blog.
• Please make sure to sign up for Mr. Short’s blog as well for updated and current information going on at Haigh! http://haigh.dearbornschools.org/
• Parents: please come prepared on the first day to help sort all of the classroom supplies you purchased, walk your child around the classroom and show them their table, locker, the bathroom, etc  and last but not least; make sure to spoil your child with hugs and kisses before you leave:)  Please note, I will be sending a lot of paperwork home on the first day to be read thoroughly and will need all required paperwork back to me no later than Thursday, August 29th.  I can’t wait to meet all of you on Monday, August 26th:)