Week 1
August 20-22
August 20-22
Hello B1 Families,
This first newsletter will be a little longer than usual.
Welcome back! I am so excited to get to know your children this year.
This year will provide new challenges and opportunities for discovering and growing in knowledge, responsibility, and experience. Your child's success in third grade is my main goal and this can be achieved by all of us (students, parents, teachers) working together and supporting each other while keeping communication open. Blending all these variables will help make this a successful year for your child.
Adult Survey: Please take this short survey to help me better understand your child.
Click on the link to complete: Survey
Weekly Newsletter: At the start of each school week, please read my newsletter (found always on my website). In my newsletter, I will have information about what the students will be learning in class, upcoming projects, due dates for assignments, tests, etc. Also, it will have reminders and school announcements. Please make it a priority to read the newsletter with your child. It will give you a snapshot of what is happening in the classroom.
Weekly Folder: Your student will come home every Monday (or the first instructional day of the week) with a RED WEEKLY FOLDER. This folder contains dated pages that include information for any missing assignments or behavior problems from the previous week. An adult signature is then required. Students will return the folder the next school day. Red folders will start coming home after Back to School Night.
Communicator: Your child will be coming home daily with a Communicator. The Communicator is where your child will write down their homework assignments, tests, due dates, and reminders. It is the student's responsibility to copy exactly what I have written. Students need to write NEATLY for adults to clearly read and understand assignments. Each day, please read together with your child the communicator, check off assignments completed, and then sign the communicator. Students will show me their signed Communicator each day, this is my way of communicating with parents daily. At times, if needed, I may write a quick note in your child's communicator.
Communication: If you have any concerns, questions, please email me. My email address is aharmon@pleasantvalleysd.org. I do check my emails daily, if you do not get a response within a day, please email me again or put a note in your child's communicator that an email was sent, sometimes it may go directly to SPAM.
Back-to-School Night: September 3rd will be our Back-to-School Night beginning at 6:00 pm. This evening will have very important information. I will be explaining the curriculum, my procedures and expectations, the importance of reading at home, and how parents can help their children at home.
Homework and Reminders:
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Please take care of all folders, they need to last the whole year.
Parents, please take the time to fill out the online survey.
Students need to be in class by 8:10 and dismissal is at the main gate at 2:25.
NEW this year every Wednesday dismissal is at 2:00.
Pack a healthy snack and a water bottle (only water is permitted at desks.)
Show & Tell bag is due Friday, August 22nd. We will share Friday morning.
Thank you,
Mrs. Harmon