Dear Parents,
Here we are at the end of the first week
of Third Grade! The children all
did a very good job transitioning back from the summer and seemed, for the most
part, to be glad to be back at school.
We
spent most of the week doing some “Get to Know You” activities, taking care of
housekeeping items, and easing back into the daily routine of school. The
children were excited to see old friends, and make some new ones as well.
In
addition, we spent time this week learning how to fill in our assignment
notebooks. I am pleased with how
well the children picked up on this process. Each afternoon, for this month, I will be checking to make
sure the children have all parts of this completed correctly. I would like to ask that you sign their
assignment notebook when they have completed their homework each night as
well. The children’s binders, and
homework are one way I will be teaching them organizational skills and
responsibility. Please do not
remove any papers from the binders without asking your child if it is all right
to do so. Many of the papers will
be used in class on multiple days and without them, your child will not be
prepared for class.
Speaking
of homework, you have some to do this weekend. I have included a parent survey in your child’s binder and
would like for you to fill this out and return it to school on Monday. I would like to get to know them a bit
better, and what better way than with your help. Please know we will be able to talk more in depth as the
year progresses and during Parent Teacher Conferences.
By
now, I hope you have had an opportunity to read both the yellow Third Grade
Procedures note, as well as the blue Safe Snack note which were sent home on
the first day of school. Due to
severe allergies in our class, we are a PEANUT FREE CLASS. Your help in reviewing the safe snack
note will be most helpful in keeping peanuts out of our room. Another safety item of importance
is the need to send a WRITTEN note in with your child
should there be a change in dismissal on a given day.
I
also want to remind everyone of our annual Back to School Night on Wednesday,
September 17th. This will be an
opportunity for me to share more specifics about the year ahead, and to answer
any lingering questions. I will
also have sign up sheets available for fall conferences as well as volunteer
opportunities.
Thanks
again for a great beginning to the school year. I appreciate all you do at home and for sharing your
children with me each day. I am looking forward to the year ahead.
Sincerely,
Mrs.
DiNardo
kim.dinardo@apsva.us
Upcoming Events
Wednesday
9/10- Enrichment sign-up begins- 10 a.m.
Wednesday
9/17- Back to School Night- 7-9 p.m.
Thurs./Fri
10/9-10- Parent Teacher Conferences
Monday
10/13- Columbus Day- No School for Students
