It has been so wonderful to meet with so many of you, to chat and share your second grader’s progress – so far this year.  I’m looking forward to meeting with a few more of you, very soon!   Thank you for taking the time to meet with me!  If you have any questions or concerns that you think of, forgot to ask, or need clarification of, after we meet (or at any time throughout the year), please do not hesitate to contact me!  I am grateful for the opportunity to teach your children, and am always happy to share what we are doing in the classroom.  If you have not signed up for a conference, and would like to, you can still use the sign-up genius link, or you can always contact me directly!

We had an exciting start to the week, with our first ground-covering snowfall!  The kids were all abuzz, and excited to dive in!  A few reminders, now that winter weather is upon us.  Please have children wear boots daily.  The children are outside for recess twice a day.  Wearing boots will help keep their feet warm and dry.  Even the pavement gets wet and slushy, so if children don’t have boots on, their feet will most likely end up soggy and cold.  Also, children should have appropriate clothing for the weather.  Remember, the weather can change throughout the day, and the wind can whip around our playground.  It is better to be safe, and prepared for the weather.  I would recommend the children wear a warm coat, hat, and mittens or gloves daily.  If there is snow on the ground, the children will need to wear snow pants to play on those parts of the playground that are covered in snow.

It is also a good idea for the children to keep an extra pair of socks, and even a pair of pants (if room allows) in their backpacks, for those days that the snow finds its way to places it shouldn’t.

It is so much fun to watch the children’s pure joy when playing in the snow!  It makes me want to break out my own snow clothes and have some fun with them!

Wow!!! We are so fortunate to have so many generous families, in our classroom!  Your donations will most definitely help to make some children and their families, incredibly happy!  What an amazing lesson to help teach our children.  I am so grateful to be part of such a caring community!  If possible, please try to send in unwrapped donations, by Thursday.  This will allow me some time to purchase any additional items on the lists, and get the donations to the library for this weekend.  If you do not have time to shop for a donation, but you still want to participate, you can make a donation of a gift card or cash, as well.  Thank you so very much for being a part of this endeavor!  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me, at ANY time!