Dear Parents,
Welcome to our First Grade family! We are eager to begin a fun and fulfilling school year and look forward to working together with you to ensure that your child has the best experience possible. The First Grade classes will be “self-contained” and this means that your child will be with his/her homeroom teacher for all major subjects (Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies), just like in Kindergarten. Every week, your child will also participate in additional classes: Spanish/French, Physical Education, Technology, Art, Violin, Pans and Theater. We will also visit the elementary library.
We have a wonderful First Grade teaching team comprised of six homeroom teachers as well as Teaching Assistants. Our teams are as follows: Michelle Reguera and Angela Gedeon, Wilmarie Alvarado and Lakshmi Iruvanti, Patricia McKenzie and Sunita Rao, Stephanie Bates and Suneet Dingly –Taakar, Emily Jones and Rebekah Blocker as well as Sara Cooney and Elizabeth Aviles-Padilla.
Classes begin promptly at 8:00 am, so please ensure your child arrives no later than 7:50 to get ready for the day. As a reminder, please send your child with a healthy snack and water bottle every day. For the first week of school, while we are all getting accustomed to the new schedule and cafeteria, we suggest that you send a packed lunch for your child. Once you and your child are used to the lunch menu, payment options and cafeteria procedures, it will be easier for your child to purchase their lunch.
We are looking forward to a memorable year ahead and are eager to get started.
Sincerely,
The First Grade Team
Welcome to our First Grade family! We are eager to begin a fun and fulfilling school year and look forward to working together with you to ensure that your child has the best experience possible. The First Grade classes will be “self-contained” and this means that your child will be with his/her homeroom teacher for all major subjects (Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies), just like in Kindergarten. Every week, your child will also participate in additional classes: Spanish/French, Physical Education, Technology, Art, Violin, Pans and Theater. We will also visit the elementary library.
We have a wonderful First Grade teaching team comprised of six homeroom teachers as well as Teaching Assistants. Our teams are as follows: Michelle Reguera and Angela Gedeon, Wilmarie Alvarado and Lakshmi Iruvanti, Patricia McKenzie and Sunita Rao, Stephanie Bates and Suneet Dingly –Taakar, Emily Jones and Rebekah Blocker as well as Sara Cooney and Elizabeth Aviles-Padilla.
Classes begin promptly at 8:00 am, so please ensure your child arrives no later than 7:50 to get ready for the day. As a reminder, please send your child with a healthy snack and water bottle every day. For the first week of school, while we are all getting accustomed to the new schedule and cafeteria, we suggest that you send a packed lunch for your child. Once you and your child are used to the lunch menu, payment options and cafeteria procedures, it will be easier for your child to purchase their lunch.
We are looking forward to a memorable year ahead and are eager to get started.
Sincerely,
The First Grade Team