Maplewood School

News From Room 113
September 16, 201
Dear Families,
We have had an amazing week together. I want to thank you for having your children at school and ready for learning at 8! Your children are a delight to work with. They are polite and caring, enthusiastic about learning, inquisitive, eager to share their experiences and knowledge with others and hard workers. I know we are going to have an incredible year together.
Next Tuesday, September 20, at 6:15 you will have the opportunity to come into the classroom and learn about the year ahead. This is a time for parents only. We will spend time talking about and looking at the curriculum and answering questions you have. I hope that you will be able to join me.
The following week on Thursday, September 29, we will have Back To School Night. This evening gives you the opportunity to bring your child back to school and they will show you around the room. It is a very casual event. You may want to bring a picnic dinner and join other families on the field from 5:30-6:30.
Please be aware that next Wednesday is a late opening. The doors will open at 9:50. Staff members will be in meetings until that time.
As the weather begins to cool, and students begin to wear their sweaters and jackets, please take the time to label each one with your child’s name. It is very sad to see the enormous pile of unclaimed clothes that quickly grows each year in the hall. I try very hard to keep track of your children’s coats and having them labeled will be a tremendous help!
We have almost all the paper work turned in. Please try to get all your forms in and the $35 funds for supplies returned by Monday if you haven’t.
Enjoy the weekend.


Calendar
Sept. 21 Last day for book orders due (this is an optional activity)
Sept. 20 Return library books
6:15-7:15 Kindergarten Curriculum Night for parents only
Sept. 21 Late opening- doors open at
9:50

Sept. 29 Back-To-School Night
5:30-6:30 Picnic out on the field
6:30-7:30 Students will show you around the classroom

Songs/chants we have worked on this week: Ask your child to tell you a few…

Bye Bye Crocodile
Yellow Yellow All Around
Sing A Rainbow
Little Sunflower
Yellow, yellow is the sun
Hello Neighbor
How To Hold A Pencil Song
Yummy Yellow
If You’re Ready For a Story
Jambo
Clean Up
Hall poem
Friends I Will Remember You
Friends Are Special
Get Your Backpack
How We Get To School
Miss Lucy Had A Baby
Miss Mary Mack
Mary Wore A Red Dress
Sign Language Song (done only in sign language-no words)