Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Welcome to Grade One!


September News
Dear Parents;
Welcome to our exciting year in our grade one classroom!! I am so thrilled to teach your child this year and we have an amazing group of students.  I have 25 beautiful students.  
As a team, parents and teachers work together to help your child succeed and grow, so if you have any concerns please write notes in the agenda or phone me at school anytime and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Some points to help your child this year:
1.     AGENDAS-Please initial the agenda and send it back to school EVERY morning.  This is our communication tool. Once we start home reading it also comes back every day.
2.     BAG OF CLOTHES- please send a labelled bag with extra clothes in case your child gets wet and needs a change of clothes.  We will leave them hanging on their hooks.
3.     READ, READ, READ- We will start home reading in October. Please read to your child and have them read to you.  Strong readers make strong writers!  Please feel free to read to your child in YOUR language.
4.     MEETING  DOOR- Most of you know that our class comes out the north door on the tarmac.  Our class will line up in front of these doors each morning and at recess.  This is where you can meet your child after school.
5.     LABEL- Please label ALL of your child’s things.eg. coats, boots, shoes and backpack.
6.     TALK- Please talk to your child about their day and ask them to think of 2 great things that happened in the day.  Also, often they will tell YOU of a problem they have had,and I am not aware of it.  Please ALWAYS come to me with concerns or problems that your child has.
7.     BIRTHDAYS- We always celebrate birthdays but please NO cupcakes, cakes or treats as we are a healthy choices school.  Other options could be fruit, yogurt tubes, stickers or pencils. 
8.     LUNCH- OLG is a nut free school so please do not send any nut products for lunches or snacks.  We are also teaching the students about nutrition and the best learning happens with nutritious food.  All garbage will come home to you to recycle, compost or throw out.  Thank you!
9.     SNACKS- Please send 2 snacks with your child, each day! We are a healthy choices school.  Please try to send healthy snacks as often as possible.
10.SCHOOL SAFETY-. Over the next few weeks we will be discussing and practicing fire drill routines. It is often helpful if you discuss this with your child at home as it is sometimes a worrisome topic for some students.  Also we ask parents to NOT park in the parking lot.
11.DRESSING- Please remember to send your child dressed appropriately for the weather. Students go outside to play during recess and lunch and need to have proper clothing for the weather.
12.TREASURE BOX-  I have a treasure box with small toys as rewards.  If you have any toys you are no longer playing with, or McDonald toys lying around, I will put them into our box.  Just send them to school.
13.Volunteering- All volunteers MUST attend volunteer orientation before helping in any school activity.  There are many opportunities to volunteer in grade one. More information in October as volunteers will start then.
We are going to have a great year!!
My email is cindy.wuerth@cssd.ab.ca if you would like to email me.

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Yours truly;
Mrs. Cindy Wuerth









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