Welcome Letter

Dear Parents,

Welcome to First Grade and the 2023-2024 school year!   You will be amazed at just how much your child will grow this year. Most likely, your child has had the seeds of reading and writing planted, and during first grade, those seeds will grow and blossom, making your child an accomplished reader and writer! You will see changes in your child's thinking, as they become familiar with abstract concepts and symbols. The change will be dramatic -- just compare a tiny seed with a full-grown sunflower! That's the kind of growth you'll see this year!

The transition from kindergarten to first grade will take some time. Our first few weeks of school will involve many activities to help us get to know each other, develop caring and respectful relationships, establish a routine with procedures, and learn our school rules. 

I would like to take this opportunity to explain my classroom management and provide some important information about what to expect in the next couple weeks.

 SUPPLIES

Please send your child to school with a backpack and a lunchbox/bag each day. I encourage water bottles, especially on these hot days. Please no juice or sweet drinks as ants can be a problem. I have provided students with necessary supplies such as pencil box, pencils, crayons, paper, scissors, and glue.. If your child would like to bring his/her own tool box with supplies that is perfectly fine. Should you choose to donate supplies to the class, please refer to the first grade website for a list of what we may need. Thank you!

LUNCH/SNACK
Lunch will be provided at no cost for students this year. If students would rather bring their lunch, that is fine as well. Besides lunch, the children will have a 20 minute recess , so you may want to send an additional snack.  It is helpful to label the additional snack so that it isn’t eaten during lunch time. 

 Water Bottles
 I encourage sending a water bottle to school with your child especially with the hot days we have been having.  Please do not send juice or anything sweet as this can attract ants into our room.  Thank you.

Dismissal
Parents and older siblings will find our class right outside of the main school gates.

 Throughout the year you may have questions or concerns.  The school website provides general information for you about programs and policies.  Visit the site at www.sanelijoelementary.org for answers to your questions. The easiest way to communicate with me is through e-mail.  My e-mail address is [email protected].  In addition, please feel free to call me at 760-290-2600 X3207 and leave me a message, or send a note with your child and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible. 

 

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