I really enjoyed getting to meet so many of you this morning at Meet the Teacher. It’s always fun to watch the kids explore their new classroom for the first time. It gets everyone excited for the first day of school!

*The 2nd grade team is looking for parents to help with a few small projects on the first day of school (assembling KOALA Books, tearing out and separating workbook pages, etc). If you are interested and able to help, please check-in at the front office first (you will not be allowed in our hallway without a pass). We are hoping to start around 9:30 and you can work in the cafeteria or an empty classroom. I already had quite a few parents sign-up to help with this, but please email me if you are also interested. If you did already sign-up, be on the lookout for an email from me this weekend. Thanks in advance!*

Here is some other important information for the first day of school:

1. Please make sure your child knows how he/she is getting home at the end of the day (there is a “travel-to-and-from school” form in the white folder from Meet the Teacher). Most of you wrote it down on the clipboard at Meet the Teacher, but we want every child to get home safely after a wonderful first day of school.

2. If you picked up the white folder of paperwork at Meet the Teacher to complete at home, please try to return it on the first day of school. If you were not able to attend Meet the Teacher, I will send home all of the paperwork with your child on the first day of school.

3. Each morning our class will meet and line-up on the wall right across from our classroom door (room 518). Students may begin arriving at 8:30. There is no supervision prior to 8:30, so if you need to drop your child off earlier than that please visit the Extended Day office to sign-up for morning extended day. Beginning at 8:40 there will be a 2nd grade teacher on duty to monitor the 2nd grade hallway. All teachers will be in the hallway on the first day of school to help students get settled in.

4. To keep the hallways clear of congestion, 2nd grade parents will drop their children off at the outside hallway doors and the students will walk to their classrooms by themselves.

5. We eat lunch very late (12:47), so we are asking for every student to bring a healthy morning snack that we will eat around 11:00. Students may also keep a water bottle at their desks. Your child may either bring a lunch from home or purchase the school lunch. You can send lunch money to school in a labeled envelope or prepay online.

I’m looking forward to a fantastic first day of second grade on Monday! Enjoy your last few days of summer and please don’t hesitate to email me with any questions.

sarah.mcbride@ocps.net