Dear
Families,
Welcome to a new school year! Mrs. Stone and Ms. Jones will be your child’s
teacher this year. We wanted to welcome
you to the classroom and make you aware of some of the things that will be
taking place at the start of the school year.
We are excited to get to know the
new children starting in our classroom and hope they are excited to start
school! We have lots of new materials in
the classroom for the children and hope that this will make for an easy transition
to the room. Transitions can be difficult
at the beginning of the school year until the children get accustomed to the
routine. We recommend parents establish
a drop off routine with their child at the beginning of the year. A consistent routine helps the child
transition easier to the classroom. When
first arriving, your child will have a cubby to put backpacks and personal
belongings into. Lunches for children
staying all day should be given to an adult to put into the refrigerator. Please remember to sign your child in for the
day. We ask that children wash hands in
our bathroom with their parents when they come into the room. The children are then welcome to come and
explore the materials around the room.
When parents are ready to leave, be very matter of fact and remember to
say, “goodbye” to your child. This helps
the child to know you are confident in leaving them with their teachers in the
classroom. If your child cries we will
do our best to engage them in activities around the room, sing with them, and
console them until they are ready to explore.
You are welcome to call the front desk to check on your child throughout
the day and at pick up time we will be honest with you about how your child’s
day went. We are excited to get the
children used to school and can’t wait to get to know them individually.
We wanted to make parents aware that
there are several allergies in our classroom this year. For this reason, we ask that breakfast and
snack from home be finished before your child enters the classroom. We want to ensure the safety of all of our
children, so thank you for keeping our children healthy. Lunches from home for full day children will
be stored in the refrigerator. Snacks
made at school have each child’s allergies taken into consideration when preparing.
We have a few things still on our
wish for the classroom this year. If you
are able to bring in any of these items, we would appreciate it! We are interested in: white icicle lights to
hang inside, non-toxic indoor plants, packaging materials (bubble wrap, Styrofoam
peanuts, etc).
Again, we are looking forward to
getting to know the children and can’t wait for the school year to begin. If you have any questions, comments, or
concerns, please feel free to ask!
Catie Stone & Julianna Jones
