Ms. Renee's Dragonflies: Let the School Year Begin!

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Let the School Year Begin!

Yes, school is starting on Monday and Tuesday, August 24 and 25!! We are grateful that our classrooms were able to be put back together as quickly as they have. Today, August 20, we assisted the restoration company with putting furniture back into our classrooms. Tomorrow will be the day to put the bulletin boards up, get the learning supplies in place, and names on the cubbies. There is so much to do tomorrow that I welcome anyone who has some free time to help. I will organize all the tasks today so that it is a simple process. Thank you in advance.

We will begin our year learning more about ourselves, each other, apples and other things to do with fall. We wrap this study up with our Fall Field Trip to Willowbrook Apple Farm - thus the name Fall About Me. My first goal is to create a community of friendship in our class and in order to do that we need to get to know each other. You can help by bringing in a family photo (no larger than 5x7 that you can part with). We will be creating a class book about our families that will be in our reading area.

What to bring the first day of school:

A backpack with a change of clothes placed in a Ziploc bag with their name on it
Wear clothes that can get messy
Excitement to learn and make new friends

Please refrain from bringing toys from home, because they are so hard to share with our new friends.

If your child gets nervous and doesn't want you to leave, here are some guidelines that will help your child transition.

Let your child know you are leaving with a quick hug and a kiss, please don't sneak out. Avoid bribing them or allowing them to go home.
Give them words of encouragement and help them to locate a friend or a teacher. Stay calm and reassure them you will come back.
Leave, don't linger it actually makes it harder. Coming back after leaving only confuses the child and prolongs process.