August 27 Newsletter

                 Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

August 26, 2022

Review of our week:

We have our first full week of regular schedule behind us. We are still working on learning our procedures and getting into a routine.  We are really working on listening and following instructions.  I am so excited about our class and the upcoming year.  I have really enjoyed getting to know your child.  There are a few things I wanted to remind you about as well as some things coming up.

Raz Kids: 

If you have not checked out the website or downloaded the app, please do so.  I sent home a log in paper with the information on it at Back to School Night.

Preps:

We have P.E. on Wednesdays and Fridays.  Please send your child with appropriate clothes and shoes.  We will be keeping our library books at school this year.

Forms Online:

If you have not done this, please do so ASAP.  If you still have questions, email or call Mrs. Griffith in the office.

Phone Watches:

I have a lot of students with them this year.  They have been a distraction several different times.  Will you please turn off their pets while we are at school?  Will you remind your child if they feel like they need to get a hold of you, they can ask me if it is okay to call or text you? Last thing, please refrain from calling and texting them during our school day. Thank you for your support in this.  I have told them if the watches are a problem, I will ask them to put them in their backpacks, just like I would with any other distraction. Thanks again for your help.

Tired Kids:

I know it is an adjustment getting back into school.  I am still adjusting myself.  I have lots of kids that are so tired all of the time.  They are having a hard time doing their work.  I actually have some that are falling asleep in class. Please, help your child get to bed early enough that they are getting enough sleep.

FYI:

* If your child has not turned in the papers, I sent home please do so ASAP.

        * Thank you to those of you who donated things off of my Amazon wish list, as well as the one in             the classroom. You were very generous.

* Remember school starts at 8:50 please have your child here before that.

Upcoming Events:

• Monday, September 5 – No School (Labor Day)

• Tuesday, September 6 – Celebrate Gunner’s Birthday

• September 8-9 – Mrs. Bali will be gone. I will be with my boys at the Stock Show.

• Monday, September 12 – Celebrate Kol’s Birthday

• Monday, September 12 – PTA Family Fun Night (5-8)

• Wednesday, September 21 – Fall Pictures

• October 3-7 – SEP Week (School gets out at 2:30 every day.)

• Wednesday, October 5 – Celebrate Knox’s Birthday

• Friday, October 14 – End of 1st Quarter

• Friday, October 21 – No School (Teacher Day)

• Monday, October 24 – No School (Fall Break)

• Thursday, October 27 – Celebrate Lucy’s Birthday

• Friday, October 28 – Celebrate David’s Birthday

• Monday, October 31 – Halloween Party

Here is a list of snacks for the next several of weeks. Please send

24 snacks.  If you can send prepackaged snacks, that will help a lot.  If you are unable to send a snack, please let me know. Thanks!!

Monday, August 29 – Tru

Tuesday, August 30 – David

Wednesday, August 31 – Skylar

Thursday, September 1 – Berklee

Friday, September 2 - Samantha

Monday, September 5 – No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday, September 6 – Gunner

Wednesday, September 7 – Averie

Thursday, September 8 – Mack

Friday, September 9 – Shams

Monday, September 12 – Kol

Tuesday, September 13 – Thomas

Wednesday, September 14– Anthony

Thursday, September 15 – Scarlett

Friday, September 16 – Bentley

Monday, September 19– Gracie