Welcome to Second Grade!
Dear Parents,
Hello and welcome to second grade! I'm ecstatic to be spending the year with your family and our community. I absolutely love the history behind our school and the beautiful and unique surroundings. This is going to be fun!
In an effort to make communication more comfortable and eco-friendly, I'll be using a website and a class communication app as a source for class news. Instead of sending home a newsletter, I'll be updating the following:
1. http://www.angell-brennan.weebly.com- Be sure to check our class website before Monday each week for our newsletter.
2. http://www.bloomz.net- This is an online communication tool perfect for giving quick updates, sharing pictures/student work, sending messages, signing up for conferences, etc. If you have a smart phone or tablet, please download the app from the app store. This is a quick tool you should check every day. Our class code is RGVMH7.
For the first week, I'm sending home a paper copy of this letter. After that class updates and pictures will all be on our class website and bloomz.
Here are a few pieces of information that will help you through the year:
1. Curriculum night is September 16th. This is a wonderful time to get a sneak peek into our classroom! It's also a great time to sign up for conferences. More information on dates/times for conferences will be available by September 16th. I look forward to seeing you there!
2. Wednesday Envelope. Please complete all required paperwork and send back to school immediately. Keep an eye out for the Wednesday folder each week for school papers.
3. Homework. More information on our homework procedure will be coming home. The first week there's no homework. The blue folder should be used to transport homework and should be brought back to school each day. The blue folder will also transport any papers that are relevant to only our class, so make sure you peek at it often!
4. Snack. I'll provide snack for the first day of school. Please pack your child a healthy snack every day. We are asking for fruits and vegetables only for the first two weeks until we have comfortably identified any serious food allergies. I know it's difficult to always have healthy snack options on hand and I appreciate your efforts! It's so important that we work together to model healthy eating and food choices (although I do love my chocolate...). For more suggestions on snacks, please click on the snack tab on our class website.
5. Birthday Treats. I absolutely love birthdays and I want nothing more than to celebrate and appreciate my students on their birthday! We have so much fun singing “Happy Birthday” to students on their special day. However, I'm asking that we do not have sweet treats for birthdays. You're more than welcome to celebrate with our class in different ways, such as teaching us how to do something (last year our birthday students played keyboard for us, taught us yoga poses, and taught us words in new languages!). No “treat” items are required. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation with this!
6. Pick Up. If your child's end of school routine is going to be different than usual, please send a note or email to notify the school. If they are riding the bus with another student on a bus they typically don't ride, they need a hand-written note, which will be signed by our secretary, Mrs. Durham. If you need to make last minute changes to your child's pick-up routine, please call the main office. Last minute emails may not be seen in time to tell your child about the change. Thank you!
7. Backpacks. Your child should have a backpack large enough to transport library books, artwork, the Wednesday Envelope, homework folder, etc. Please help your child get into the habit of bringing it every day and remembering to look inside the blue folder when they get home in case anything needs to be given to you!
8. Clothing. It is helpful if you label your child’s clothing, jacket, lunchbox, and backpack. The school lost and found grows quickly!
I know the first week of school is just as hectic for you as it is for us, so I appreciate you taking time out of your schedule to get acquainted with our procedures.
If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me. I try to check my email multiple times throughout the evening.
This is going to be a wonderful year. Thank you for being part of the Angell community!
Monica Brennan
[email protected]
Dear Parents,
Hello and welcome to second grade! I'm ecstatic to be spending the year with your family and our community. I absolutely love the history behind our school and the beautiful and unique surroundings. This is going to be fun!
In an effort to make communication more comfortable and eco-friendly, I'll be using a website and a class communication app as a source for class news. Instead of sending home a newsletter, I'll be updating the following:
1. http://www.angell-brennan.weebly.com- Be sure to check our class website before Monday each week for our newsletter.
2. http://www.bloomz.net- This is an online communication tool perfect for giving quick updates, sharing pictures/student work, sending messages, signing up for conferences, etc. If you have a smart phone or tablet, please download the app from the app store. This is a quick tool you should check every day. Our class code is RGVMH7.
For the first week, I'm sending home a paper copy of this letter. After that class updates and pictures will all be on our class website and bloomz.
Here are a few pieces of information that will help you through the year:
1. Curriculum night is September 16th. This is a wonderful time to get a sneak peek into our classroom! It's also a great time to sign up for conferences. More information on dates/times for conferences will be available by September 16th. I look forward to seeing you there!
2. Wednesday Envelope. Please complete all required paperwork and send back to school immediately. Keep an eye out for the Wednesday folder each week for school papers.
3. Homework. More information on our homework procedure will be coming home. The first week there's no homework. The blue folder should be used to transport homework and should be brought back to school each day. The blue folder will also transport any papers that are relevant to only our class, so make sure you peek at it often!
4. Snack. I'll provide snack for the first day of school. Please pack your child a healthy snack every day. We are asking for fruits and vegetables only for the first two weeks until we have comfortably identified any serious food allergies. I know it's difficult to always have healthy snack options on hand and I appreciate your efforts! It's so important that we work together to model healthy eating and food choices (although I do love my chocolate...). For more suggestions on snacks, please click on the snack tab on our class website.
5. Birthday Treats. I absolutely love birthdays and I want nothing more than to celebrate and appreciate my students on their birthday! We have so much fun singing “Happy Birthday” to students on their special day. However, I'm asking that we do not have sweet treats for birthdays. You're more than welcome to celebrate with our class in different ways, such as teaching us how to do something (last year our birthday students played keyboard for us, taught us yoga poses, and taught us words in new languages!). No “treat” items are required. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation with this!
6. Pick Up. If your child's end of school routine is going to be different than usual, please send a note or email to notify the school. If they are riding the bus with another student on a bus they typically don't ride, they need a hand-written note, which will be signed by our secretary, Mrs. Durham. If you need to make last minute changes to your child's pick-up routine, please call the main office. Last minute emails may not be seen in time to tell your child about the change. Thank you!
7. Backpacks. Your child should have a backpack large enough to transport library books, artwork, the Wednesday Envelope, homework folder, etc. Please help your child get into the habit of bringing it every day and remembering to look inside the blue folder when they get home in case anything needs to be given to you!
8. Clothing. It is helpful if you label your child’s clothing, jacket, lunchbox, and backpack. The school lost and found grows quickly!
I know the first week of school is just as hectic for you as it is for us, so I appreciate you taking time out of your schedule to get acquainted with our procedures.
If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me. I try to check my email multiple times throughout the evening.
This is going to be a wonderful year. Thank you for being part of the Angell community!
Monica Brennan
[email protected]