Welcome Chickadee Class of 2011-2012!

Our class is off to a terrific start!  We are learning our daily routines and how our schedule and classroom works.  As soon as every child has brought in their 2" binder that has a clear sleeve cover and inside cover pockets we will be preparing an OTIS (Only The Important Stuff) notebook for each child. This binder will be going home and returning to school daily.  It will have our daily schedule and a collection of resources in page protectors that will come in handy throughout the year. Our behavior system will be explained with a monthly calendar that you will need to intial daily. I will be showing and explaining this notebook at our Open House on Sept 13th at 6:30

                                                                 Me Bags
Hopefully everyone received our note in your child's bookbag on Friday about the Me Bags.  Our first IB unit of study is called "Free to be You and Me".  To introduce ourselves we are asking each child to create a "Me Bag". It is a paper bag that can be decorated with photos, magazine pictures or drawings of things that have meaning to your child. Inside the bag help your child select 4-5 things that tell us something about who your child is. What are some of their favorite activities. We will be sharing these bags with each other this week. 

Your child is working on a "Me Book" that JYJ Jag group will be publishing later this year. After the book is sent home for your family to enjoy, it will be available to checkout from the library.

We are doing many activities with our names to help learn each others names.

All year we will be collecting box tops for education labels to help earn money for our school. Watch for these on food packaging, clip them out and send in weekly or monthly.

September 13th,6:30 pm,  is our Open House Night. It will start in the gym with a PTA meeting. Then you will be dismissed to come to our classroom.  This is my opportunity to share with you about kindergarten: how our classroom works, fieldtrips, curriculum and volunteer opportunities. If possible, please get a babysitter or have one parent attend while the other stays home with the kids. There is so much information to share with you. There are two sessions this night so you can attend a siblings class next.

At open house you will have the opportunity to sign up to volunteer in various roles.  Each parent needs to complete the Wake County volunteer registration in order to volunteer. Please stop  by the school office as soon as possible if you have not done this yet. It has to be done from a computer at school.

                                 Enjoy some first week photos!