Your child may wear their costume on their second day of school next week. Please know that this varies between classes and grades and that it may be different for sibling classes.  It is also okay if your child does not want to wear their costume. We will be making animal masks as a grade so no worries if they don't have a costume. We will have some light snacks and games to celebrate.

Here are our guidelines and expectations for that school day:

• Costumes must conform to the Rattlesnake School Dress Code.
• Costumes may not be demeaning to any ethnic group, race, religion, nationality, disabilities, gender, or individual (staff or student) at the school.
• Costumes may not cause a disruption or distraction to the school program.
• No weapons, toy weapons, or props replicating weapons (sorry no light sabers either!) are to be brought to school.
• No costumes are allowed that would completely hide the identity of the student, i.e. Hazmat suit, gorilla suit, "Scream" character. Face paint shouldn’t cover more than 50% of the face (again we want to know who you are).
•  No full face masks are permitted (they may not be worn OR carried)

Hello Families,

Please remember:

• There is no school for Group A tomorrow. Group B will come tomorrow.  The rest of the week there is NO SCHOOL.

• Remember to have your child do their Seesaw homework every week in addition to their paper packet. Please let me know if you have any questions. There will be 3 new assignments this week.

• We have been practicing the doubles math facts in class. You can help by quizzing your child and helping them to memorize them. This can be done in the car, at the table, or anywhere that you can think of.

Thanks and have a great long weekend.

Hello Families,

I have 2 short messages for you.

First of all, thanks for helping your child get onto Seesaw to complete their first remote lesson for last week's homework.  Please let me know if you are having difficulty. This week we will be adding 3 additional assignments. These are all to be completed in addition to their homework packets and are NOT optional.  I will be sending these to Group A today and to Group B on Friday.

The other important message that I have for you is that school is for only one day next week. Group A will be on Tuesday and Group B will be on Wednesday only.  There will be no school on Thursday or Friday.

Thanks and have a great week.

Hello Families,

This week in your child's folder is information about Seesaw (our online platform for Remote Learning). Please keep this salmon colored sheet to use as a reference. Our first grade team has been introducing this in our classes and showing students how to use the various tools. We have found it very user friendly and a fun way for student's to share their work remotely as well as keep a journal for you to view their work.  This week we would like you and and your child to login through Clever and complete 1 simple name activity in addition to their packet of homework.  Please let me know of any complications. I have found that the students were very good problem solvers as we worked through various activities together.  

*** Group B- we will be working on this in class this week and the information will come home with your child on Friday.

**Please contact the office and ask for Erin if your family would like to check out a device. We have limited devices available at this time.

I want to let you all know how much I am enjoying your wonderful children. They continue to demonstrate such resiliency, flexible, and joy.  Towards the end of the week I'll share some pictures of recent art projects that I have hung in our classroom.  Thanks for your assistance at home to help them be successful this school year.

Here is a link to my virtual Open House:

 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LL9saZV-YZ7JqFXN7Vb9DqpCVi2kFVeMY--Nn46XDvE/edit?usp=sharing

Please let me know if you are unable to view it.

Thanks so much for helping prepare your children for their first day of school last week. I am so happy to report that they were great at wearing their masks all day, distancing, keeping hands and spaces clean, and had great excited attitudes. Here are a few of their quotes:

“This is actually really fun.”

“I was nervous but now I feel happy.”

“My teacher is nice.”

“I am so happy that I have a friend in my class.”

“I can see the moon when I swing high.”

“I’ve never seen these (new) balls before.”

“I can’t wait to come back to school again.”

I realized that we will be needing additional boxes to store all of their supplies. This is because our classroom does not have desks and in the past we shared supplies. I am asking that you send your child with a plastic lidded shoebox to school when you are able.  This size will allow room for everything that they will need during the school day. This box is in addition to a supply box/pencil case which you may have already sent them with. We will then store these on a shelf in their lockers/cubbies.

Other important Information:

• Last week I sent home a “Me Bag” for them to fill up with objects that tell about them. Please have your child practice sharing with you while wearing their mask so that they are prepared to share with our class.
• Homework will only be given in paper format at this time. At the end of our 2 days together your child will be given a packet of work. This packet is intended for them to work on for 1-1.5 hours of time at home on the 2 days that they are not at school. Mondays are currently a day off for students. There are challenges/extensions included that are optional based on your child’s needs which are determined by you at this time.
• My understanding is that we have not received all of the computers which were ordered. They may be coming as late as the end of October. In the meantime, we will be teaching students in class how to use Seesaw, which they will eventually use on remote learning days.
• Please send an email to me with any other questions that you might have at this time.

This is our last week of Remote Learning. This week's lessons are a review of concepts that have been previously taught.  Use it as a guide to keep your learner in the "groove", especially if you plan to continue with some sort of learning over the summer.

Hello Parents,

We are starting to wind down our remote learning. Next week will be our last plan with "new" learning.