Newsletter 1 8/29/2010
Dear Families,
Welcome to 3rd grade! It was a great first day. The children are wonderful. We spent some time reading, writing, doing art and math, and getting to know each other. Here is a brief rundown on some items of interest.
Classroom Information
The internet makes communication quick and easy. I'll use email and web sites to let you know what is going on (along with hard copies coming home). Please email me with an email address where I can reach you.
There are 3 ways for you to access information about us on the internet. One is the district web site at http://swift.enumclaw.wednet.edu/bde/jkurtz/index.php. A second is our Twitter site at http://twitter.com/room302. The third is our blog at http://room302.blogspot.com/. The blog is the best "one stop" right now, as it's set up to handle pictures, audio, and text.
We'll use the Twitter and Blogspot sites throughout the day, throughout the year, to document what we're doing in class. If you go there, you can also read our "tweets" and access audio and video that we posted last year.
Per district policy, I need a permission slip for each student, in order to use their pictures and work on the internet. Those forms will come home today. Please send them back ASAP.
Classroom Visits and Volunteering
I welcome visits and volunteers, any time, no need to call first if you want to drop by. If you want to help on a regular basis, that would be great. There will be a volunteer sign-up sheet at parent night, on September 28, or just send me an email if you have a specific day or time and we'll make it work. If you think you'd like to be in the classroom—or in any way be with the students here or on a field trip—please make sure you have all the volunteer forms and paperwork filled out. Those are available in the office, and I'll have some at parent night, too. If you filled out forms last year, we still need you to do it again (although I think we need fewer the second time).
Snack
We'll have snack every day, for those who want it. You can either send a separate snack for your child, or you can send in a big bag or box for everyone to share. The kids who bring their own will eat that. The ones who share will take turns eating what people send. Do what it easy for you and your child: either remember every day or just once in awhile.
Music and P.E.
We have physical education on Tuesdays and Wednesdays this year, and music on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Please help the students remember to have appropriate footwear for physical education.
Questions?
Starting in a new classroom can be confusing, so please let me know right away if you have questions or concerns. The parent meeting will be more for general questions, and I'm happy to take questions about your child any time.
Here's to a great year!
Sincerely,
Jeff
