September 3, 2013                                                 

 

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the 2013-2014 school year!  I hope you had an enjoyable summer.  I am delighted to have your child in my class.

 

Enclosed is a piece of our writing paper and handwriting sheet.  You may want to make copies or purchase some from an office supply store for writing letters, journal entries or practicing writing letters and numbers from top down at home.  We will be practicing D’Nealian handwriting; it will help prepare your child for cursive writing in second grade.

 

In addition to writing paper, the following are suggested school supplies that your child will need this year: pencils, crayons or color pencils, pencil box and a two-pocket folder (homework folder).

 

Due to our busy school year, your child is welcome to bring a nutritious snack and drink each day.  Students may enjoy their snack in the afternoon.   Candy and soda pop are not to be brought to school.  No snacks will be provided by other classmates, which may be different from kindergarten.  Also students can bring a water bottle to keep at their desk.  The water bottle will be sent home every Friday for cleaning. 

 

Please look in your child’s backpack nightly.  Every Friday I will send a letter home enclosed in the “Friday Folder.”  For those unfamiliar with Friday folders, it is a folder that will come home on Fridays with important information and reminders about school activities.  The folders need to be returned on Monday.  Please review the materials in the Friday Folder and send the appropriate paperwork back to school with your child.

 

Our Michigan weather is unpredictable, please be sure your child is dressed appropriately.  Throughout the school year, your child will need a winter coat, hat, gloves, snow pants, snow boots, spring coat and a pair of inside shoes during the winter months.  Students are expected to tie their own shoes.  Your child will be expected to go outside for recesses.  If you feel your child is too ill to go outside, then please keep him/her at home.

 

Enclosed is “My Child as a Learner.”  Please complete and return with your child at your earliest convenience.

 

On Friday, September 27th we will walk to the Onekama Public Library.  Please complete the orange library card form on both sides.  The library card form enables your child to receive their very own library card.  Throughout the school year, we will visit the library to check out books.  The library card will be kept here at school and your child will be able to take it home at the end of the year.  Cards are due on Friday, September 13th.  If your child already has a Manistee Public Library card, then please send it in to school.  If your child lost his/her library card, then the library charges $1.00 for a new card.

 

I look forward to working with you and your child.  Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns about any of the enclosed materials.  My phone number is 231-889-9674.  My voice mailbox number is 436.

 

Warmly,

Mrs. Niederstadt

 

Our First Grade Website address is: http://www.onekama.k12.mi.us/e2014/Mrs.Niederstadt/index.htm