Mrs. Veldman's 1st Grade Classroom Blog

Hope you find this helpful as you help your child plan for the week.oct 09 specials

Some people had a hard time opening the newsletter.  Hopefully, this one will work better!

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Dear Parents,

The curriculum office has put together a great brochure to inform you of what first grade will cover curriculum wise.   If you would like to view this electronically, please click the following link and you can view this as a PDF file.

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Dear Parents,

The attached notes are designed to help explain the school policies on classroom snacks and birthday treats.  If you have any questions, please let me know.

Birthdays

Healthy Snacks

• I am so excited for the new school year to begin, I hope you are too!  Here is some important information for the beginning of the year:  back to school letter supply note
• Please take the time to read my welcome letter with your first grader.
• Our Open House is on Wednesday, September 2nd from 6:30-7:30.  I would LOVE to meet your first grader and introduce them to our classroom that night!
• If you haven’t already, please take the time to fill out our Parent Survey:     survey

Enjoy the end of your summer vacation, I look forward to seeing you all very soon!

Believe it or not, we will soon be seeing the Back-to-School ads in the papers.  If you are as excited to start a new school year as I am, you may want to check out those sales.

The attached supply list will let you know what things would be helpful for your 1st grader.

If you find some good deals and make some purchases, store them away in a closet and jump right back in to enjoying the rest of your summer!!

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Please help your child to remember a beach towel for tomorrow (Wed. June 3).

No bathing suits, please!

*CONGRATULATIONS!!  You and your child have successfully completed the WEB Reading program for this year.  I truly appreciate the help and support you have provided your child with over the last 9 months.  Your child is a better reader for all of your efforts!

*Check out the Specials calendar for the next 3 days…..

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*We will be having a Show and Tell morning on the last day of school, please read the following note to prepare your student for our special morning: Show-and-Tell

Please read…..

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The following is information about the Basket Raffle that will be held during conference week. Thank you in advance for your participation….

Mrs. Veldman’s Classroom

Parents,

Classroom Baskets are back and we need your help.
Each class is being asked to donate items toward a themed class basket. Mrs. Veldman’s class selected Birthday Party Basket. All the baskets will be raffled off on Thursday, March 5th. Proceeds from this raffle will be going back to your child’s classroom. These baskets will be on display March 2nd-4th,, during the school day and at conferences.
Cost for a ticket is $1. You or your child can purchase tickets during lunch time or conferences, when they are on display. Please come and try your luck on winning a basket!
Your child can bring in their donation to their class anytime between Feb 9th and Feb 27rd. Each classroom will have a box to drop off basket donations.
Listed below are some donation ideas to assist you. You are also very welcome to make a cash/check donation if you’d rather.

Again, your donation is greatly appreciated. Any questions please contact …Angel Truman angeltruman@sbcglobal.net or Michelle Wieringa mjwieringa@peoplepc.com
Theme Ideas:
Party favors, crepe paper, balloons, party signs, games, cake mix, frosting, candles, disposable camera, wrapping paper, plate, cups, napkins, etc