WELCOME
! ! ! ! !
We are so happy that your child will be in my classroom!
We hope you are ready for a
really good year. We
know we are! This week your child will begin one of the most important
milestones of his/her life—the first day of school! We understand that you
and your child may meet this day with both excitement and apprehension (or
maybe just a little of both). We
hope that this letter will help you to know what to expect this year and to
answer any questions you may have.
We
are looking
forward to working with your child and helping him/her to begin a journey
into learning. It is our goal that the children we teach love school and
knowledge. With teamwork and
cooperation among parents, teachers and students, we know that we will have
a TERRIFIC year!
Throughout the school year there will be a variety of special
classroom activities and celebrations.
There will be a sign up sheet for parties in our room during the
first few days of school. Your
support of these activities makes your child feel important and lets him/her
know that you value school.
Regular and prompt attendance at school is critical to your child’s
success. Many of our activities
are group oriented and participation with other students is a necessary part
of learning. Of course, if your
child is sick the best place for him/her to be is at home. A sick child does not feel like learning or doing work.
Please, please, please NOTIFY
US IN WRITING if there are any changes
in the way your child will be going home from school.
Without written instruction from you (we cannot accept verbal changes
from your child or a sibling), we will send your child home in the usual
manner or to day care.
Our students will be going outdoors everyday unless it is raining or
extremely cold.
Please keep this in mind when you help your child select clothing for
the day. We are fortunate to
have a variety of playground equipment that includes several pieces for
climbing. Please keep this in
mind when selecting shoes. Dressy
shoes tend to be slippery—so wear with caution.
Sometimes your child will need to bring money to school.
Please send this money in a sealed envelope with the following
information written on it:
·
Your
child’s first and last name.
·
The
amount of money.
·
The
purpose for the money (book money, field
trip money, etc.)
·
Teacher's
name.
About once a month your child will bring home a form to order books.
If you wish to order, simply fill out the form and send a check made
out to the book company in an envelope.
These orders are provided as a convenient way for parents to buy some
very good books at a low price. Also,
for every dollar that is spent on these books, We
earn bonus points that are
used to purchase books for our classes to use. Of course, you are under no
obligation to buy.
Birthdays are such special occasions for children.
If you wish, you may send a special snack on his/her birthday.
Please let us know a day or two in advance so we will work with you in
planning something special that will tie-in with our unit or theme.
Your child will bring home a folder every day. Inside it, you will find
important notices as well as some of the work your child has done that day.
Please look inside the folder every day.
If you need to contact Mrs. Robinson, please feel free to call me at school
(770-834-6651) or at home (770-834-7683).
My email address is alrob269@bellsouth.net.
The
following is a list of supplies that your child will need in kindergarten.
Please mark the paint shirt, book bag, rest mat, sweatshirt, and
towel with your child’s name.
1.
Book
bag - Your child will need this at school every day. Paper, glue, scissors, pencils, and a box to store them in will be
provided for your child, so there will be no need to have them in their book
bag. Your child will also be given a folder.
Also, if you send notes to us or return papers, it will be helpful if
you put them in this folder. Please
check your child’s book bag daily.
It is very important that your child is able to open and close his
book bag by himself.
2.
Paint
Shirt- An old shirt, or T-shirt, large enough to cover their clothes is
great.
3.
Rest
mat – These can be found at Walmart or Target.
4.
Beach
towel
5.
White
sweatshirt –Along with first grade, second grade will decorate sweatshirts
for Christmas. It is very
difficult to find white sweatshirts at that time of year.
6.
Tissues
– one box
7.
Shaving
cream – one can (inexpensive)
**Please
send an extra change of clothes in a large paper bag with your child’s
name on it. Sometimes people
accidentally get wet on the playground.
Informed children are confident children.
Encourage your child to ask questions about school.
Please talk positively about school.
The way your child perceives your feelings about his/her school and
teachers greatly effect the way he/she feels about them.
We are so very delighted to have your child in our classes, and we can’t
wait for school to start! We really appreciate you support and look forward
to a wonderful year!
