August 17, 2015
Dear Parents,
I am looking forward to having your
child in my second grade class. We
will have a wonderful year! I want to share important information for the start
of school. You can also find this information and more on my class blog. The web address is http://porterclassblog2015-2016.blogspot.com
The first day of school is Tuesday,
September 1st. Our room is P4 in the portables. There will be teachers
helping students to the room if they need it. Please bring water in a thermos with
a sports-cap or pop-up straw. Be sure to pack a nut free snack along with your
school supplies in your backpack or bag.
Supplies
The supply list can be found on the
Spring Street website at http://schools.shrewsbury-ma.gov/egov/docs/1279726095174.htm
Please help set up your child’s
pencil box. Take the following items out of the packaging: the scissors, one eraser
and one glue stick. Label them with your child’s name and put these items in
the pencil box. Put 5 sharpened pencils and
your Twistables in your pencil box too. Please label your child’s pencil box,
notebooks and folder with his/her name. Please set up your child’s binder by
taking the dividers and sheet protectors out of the packaging and put them in
the binder rings so they are ready for your child to use. Your help with this
set-up is greatly appreciated. The community will utilize the remaining supplies.
Monday Folders
The children will bring home a special folder every Monday
or the first school day of the school week. The folder will contain important
notices from the school and classroom news. Please look through the folder and
return the emptied folder the following day. This system works well and keeps families up to date with
school happenings.
Notes/Lunch Money
To help sort the many items the students bring to school, I
ask that all notes and lunch money be in a sealed envelope with your child’s
name, my name and the contents written on the front. Lunch tickets need to have
the child’s name on the back. Following these procedures helps when something
is misplaced on the way to school or during the day.
Dismissals
If your child needs to make a change in his/her regular
dismissal routine, (bus, walker, parent pick-up) please send a note authorizing
this change. Please keep in mind children assigned to one bus are not allowed
to take another bus home for visits to a friend’s house. Please do your best to
make sure your child knows what way he/she is going home before the school day
begins. Calling the school to let your child know during the day creates an
interruption in our learning as the message is given on the loud speaker in our
room. Emailing this information is also risky as I am not always able to check
the email before dismissal and there is the rare occasion that I am not at
school that day to receive the message.
Snack
We will have a snack/recess break in the afternoon. Students
will eat their snack outside and then they can play. Please make sure this is a
nut free snack.
Class Specials
Monday- Media
Tuesday- Music
Wednesday- Physical Education
Thursday- Health
Friday- Art
No School on Friday, September 4th
On Friday, September 4th the teachers have a
professional development day.
There will be no school for students. Enjoy the long weekend!
You may contact me at anytime if you have questions or
concerns. It is best to reach me
by either sending an email to aporter@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us
or by sending in a note. I will
get in touch with you as soon as possible. I am looking forward to a fabulous year!
Sincerely,
Amy Porter
