I'm so excited to be back at school! This year is going to be different, which means we have the opportunity to be creative and start something new! I look forward to starting the best school year yet!
Important dates:
- 8/10- 9:00-9:30- Orientation for all primary families. We will meet in the commons (lunchroom) and end in the classroom.
- 8/11- teacher workday- no school for students
- 8/12- first day of school!
- 8/28- teacher workday- no school for students
My notes from orientation:
- Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. My email is jwallace@thepiedmontschool.com. Also, don't forget to sign up for the remind app. Book bags are not checked daily, so If in doubt text me, many reminders from the office don't always pertain to primary.
- Please refrain from negative and personal comments about the other children at the school.
- Primary is k-2, lower school is 3-5, upper school is 6-8.
- Keep homework simple and routine orientated
- daily:
- reading log
- Xtramath (more information will follow next week)
- weekly/ multiple times a week
- math sheet (this will start in a week or 2)
- Fundations packet (this will start next week)
- Your child will have an account on Reading Eggs, Math Seeds, Lexia and Google Classroom. I will send home more information about this in your child's homework folder in the following weeks.
- Please complete and return the questionnaire from orientation.
- Supplies this year are not communal, so your child will need the following:
- facemask (please send in an extra mask to keep at school)
- pencil box
- folder for homework
- scissors
- basic school supplies are provided by the school (crayons, pencils, glue stick, etc.)
- (optional but recommended) extra set of clothes to keep in the office. Don't forget socks and underwear, and remember to keep it season neutral. Extra shoes would be great if possible. Please send clothes in a ziplock bag with your child's name on it.
- Please do NOT send the following:
- binder of any kind
- liquid glue
- permanent "Sharpie" markers
- fidget spinners
- toys/stuffed animals
- Use back door if you want to bring your child in the building.
- We will have a snack in the classroom daily. Please keep this separate from lunch, and labeled with "snack." Unfortunately we will no longer hand out spoons/forks in the classroom. Please no drinks for snack other than water.
- Dismissal for primary is 2:20- We will always be the first to dismiss. Please do not feel bad about "jumping" the car line.
Cheers!
-Mr. Wallace
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