Welcome to School!

Dear Parents and/or Guardians, My name is Miss James and I will be your childs teacher this year. This is my first year teaching and my first year in the _______ grade! A little bit of background on me is that I grew up in West Unity, Ohio with a family of four. In 2014, I graduated from Spring Arbor University with my bachelors degree in special education and general education. With my knowledge in special education, I hope to pull in a lot of differentiation into the classroom so I can tailor to the unique learning style of each students needs and create an environment where your student feels comfortable and excited to learn. During this school year, your child will be engaging in a number of lessons and activities that I have prepared for language arts, science, math and social studies. In each subject area, I hope to create fun and hands on learning through the use of many visual aids and manipulatives that your child can engage and interact with. I will also be incorporating group work among student to build a strong community of learners where students will feel comfortable and free to share their personal thoughts and ideas. This is just a brief description of the learning that will be taking place throughout the year. To keep you updated, I will be sending home weekly newsletters so that you are always informed. Your childs success this year is my ultimate goal and would love to have frequent homeschool communication. It is my hope that this note will be the basis for a great deal of dialogue and communication between us. Through weekly newsletters and occasional notes home, I hope to communicate with you not only what is taking place throughout the year, but also your students individual progress. I would also love to include pictures and occasional videos of the class as we and explore together, so I have attached a slip for your permission to photograph/video tape your child. If you have any questions or concerns about what is taking place in the classroom or about your childs learning, please feel free to contact me. I would love to talk and help in any way to aid in the success of your child. At the beginning of the school year, on August 21st, we will have an Open House. While this is not mandatory, it is very important that you attend this event. During Open House, I will explain the homework policies, grading, disciplinary plan, as well as classroom procedures that will be practiced throughout the year. I will also be answering any questions that may present themselves during this time. I am very excited for this year and I am very much looking forward to having your child in my class and the opportunity to learn and grow together. Thank you for your time and I look forward to meeting you soon! Sincerely, Miss. Ali James

Contact Information
School Contact Information
Phone: (419) 924 -1234 E-mail: abcschool@email.com Address: 106 E. Main Street City, State, Zip Code

Personal Contact Information

Phone: (419) 924 -1235 E-mail: Ali.James@email.com Address: 106 E. Main Street City, State, Zip Code

School Supply List

A Note About Supplies: I organize and store your childs supplies in a container with his name on them. As the school year goes on, I replenish his/her supplies for what you send in. At some point during the school year, your child may run out of something and you may be asked to send more in. Below are two lists of items that I am asking for your student to bring in and/or donate to the class. Please Label the following supplies with your childs name, as they will be used for your child only: Pencils Crayons Colored Pencils Markers Wide Ruled Paper Glue (Bottle or stick) Eraser(s) 5 pocket folders (1 yellow, 1 red, 1blue, 1 green, 1 your choice) Composition Notebooks 1 School Supply Box

Please do not label the following supplies, as they are community supplies for the entire class: 2 boxes of tissues 2-3 low-odder dry erase markers (any color, any thickness) 1 bottle of antibacterial hand sanitizer 1 tub of Clorox disinfectant wipes 1 package of Napkins

Donations that are also welcome, though not required, for this year for our craft and art projects: Scottoch tape, colored pencils, markers, stickers, paper plates, construction paper, felt, buttons, wiggly eyes, paper cleaners, glitter, etc..

Thank you in advance for your donations and wiliness to contribute to our class experience! Miss James

Open House
Meet the Teacher Day Thursday, August 21

Stop in any time from 5:30pm 7:30pm to drop off your supplies, tour the classroom and meet Miss James! I cannot wait to me each and every one of you! See you soon! Miss James

Permission Slip

Throughout the year, our class will be participating in fun and engaging learning opportunities that I would love to document! These pictures will ONLY be posted in weekly newsletter as well as in our classroom. Please cut off and fill out the bottom portion of this form and send it to school with your child. Thank you!

I give you permission to take pictures/video footage of my child and post them in the weekly newsletters and around the room I do not give you permission to take pictures/ video footage of my child. Signature:___________________________________ Date: ______________________________________