Welcome To First Grade!!!
Dear Parents,
I hope you and your family had an enjoyable summer! I am very excited about this school year! I will do all I can to make it a successful and happy year for your child. Listed below is some information to start the year off right.
Please send lunch/breakfast money in (for the week) on Monday in an envelope labeled with your child’s name and teacher’s name.
We will be using the computer a LOT in First Grade! Please help your child practice typing their login at home (Their first name, middle initial, and last name — For example: john c smith. This will help them log on to the computer much faster!
Homework reinforces skills taught at school. It will be a review of information that I have presented in class. Your child should spend approximately 30 minutes each night on homework assignments and reading. If homework time is lasting much longer and you and your child are frustrated, please contact me. Homework should not be a nightly nightmare!
Your child will receive a homework folder every afternoon. On Mondays, you will receive the assignments for the week and a daily behavior report. It is important for you to initial this every night. Return the folder every morning. You may include notes for me in this folder; however, sometimes I don’t always check the folders first thing. Have your child hand me a note if it is urgent. I will only take out the homework that is due for that day. If you do homework early, it will not be picked up until the day it is due. On most Fridays your child will bring home his/her papers for the week.
It will benefit your child if you spend time discussing the questions your child missed on weekly assignments and tests. Don’t worry if you see some mistakes until your child understands the material. I do not have a “sink or swim” philosophy.
If you would like to join us for lunch, please call the school to place your order and we will pick you up in the lobby on the way. Please do not come on down to class, because this is one of the most hectic times of the day. Our lunch time is at 12:30.
We will have recess each day unless it is extremely cold. It is very important that your child have a jacket each day. If you would like to leave one in his/her cubby, that will be fine. Also, you may want to send a change of clothes (especially if you work far away). Sometimes the kids have lunchroom/mud puddle accidents!
Thank you for allowing me to teach your child! Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have. You may use my email address as I check my email daily. It is Wendy.Gilstrap@douglas.k12.ga.us.
Dear Parents,
I hope you and your family had an enjoyable summer! I am very excited about this school year! I will do all I can to make it a successful and happy year for your child. Listed below is some information to start the year off right.
Please send lunch/breakfast money in (for the week) on Monday in an envelope labeled with your child’s name and teacher’s name.
We will be using the computer a LOT in First Grade! Please help your child practice typing their login at home (Their first name, middle initial, and last name — For example: john c smith. This will help them log on to the computer much faster!
Homework reinforces skills taught at school. It will be a review of information that I have presented in class. Your child should spend approximately 30 minutes each night on homework assignments and reading. If homework time is lasting much longer and you and your child are frustrated, please contact me. Homework should not be a nightly nightmare!
Your child will receive a homework folder every afternoon. On Mondays, you will receive the assignments for the week and a daily behavior report. It is important for you to initial this every night. Return the folder every morning. You may include notes for me in this folder; however, sometimes I don’t always check the folders first thing. Have your child hand me a note if it is urgent. I will only take out the homework that is due for that day. If you do homework early, it will not be picked up until the day it is due. On most Fridays your child will bring home his/her papers for the week.
It will benefit your child if you spend time discussing the questions your child missed on weekly assignments and tests. Don’t worry if you see some mistakes until your child understands the material. I do not have a “sink or swim” philosophy.
If you would like to join us for lunch, please call the school to place your order and we will pick you up in the lobby on the way. Please do not come on down to class, because this is one of the most hectic times of the day. Our lunch time is at 12:30.
We will have recess each day unless it is extremely cold. It is very important that your child have a jacket each day. If you would like to leave one in his/her cubby, that will be fine. Also, you may want to send a change of clothes (especially if you work far away). Sometimes the kids have lunchroom/mud puddle accidents!
Thank you for allowing me to teach your child! Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have. You may use my email address as I check my email daily. It is Wendy.Gilstrap@douglas.k12.ga.us.
