Welcome to a brand new school year.
This year promises to be an exciting and eventful year filled with awesome learning, great new friends and amazing discoveries. I have taught with Peel (and beyond) for many years and am very excited to have joined the wonderful community that is Eldorado P.S.! Grade three is an important year for students and I love having the opportunity to be part of the learning that happens during it!
Open communication will be one of the keys to creating a successful learning partnership this year, and on that note there are a number of important pieces of information I would like to give you right away to get the year started.
1. Indoor Shoes: Indoor shoes are VERY important! We live and learn both inside and outside. That means that the playground dirt easily makes its way into our learning space. We often use the floor and carpet area to spread out to do collaborative work and we want to keep the space dust and dirt free! Please send indoor shoes if you have not done so already. Thank you.
2. Hand Sanitizer/Wet Wipes: We are a collaborative group of learners in our class (or we will be soon enough!) which means that we share MANY supplies and learning tools. This sharing, unfortunately, means that we also share germs. Being inside the school, we would have had access to washrooms with soap and water for frequent hand washing. This is not the case outside. Therefore, I am asking students to ensure that they have hand sanitizer/wet wipes in their backpack or lunchbag so that they can wash their hands prior to eating anything. This will help to keep the germs and sicknesses at bay. ***Please ensure that these are unscented products as we do have class members with chemical sensitivities. Thanks for your cooperation in these health matters.
2b. LUNCH: There are a lot of wasps outside at this time of year and they, too, make their way into our learning space--who can blame them, it is a great place to be! Therefore, please do not send sugary snacks and drinks in your child's lunch. Water is the best source of hydration!
3. BLOG: This blog will be updated weekly with a class update or newsletter as one way that you can be aware of what we are doing in the classroom. Please check back weekly to stay informed about our learning. This blog is a great way to know what your child is doing at school. Bookmark this blog address for easy access!
4. Other communication:
a)Your child will have his/her own digital portfolio set up where we will put in pieces so that you can see the work that your child is producing in the classroom. You will have access to view and comment on your child's digital portfolio from home. Please remember to stay positive in your comments to your child about his/her posted work. This will come via the app SEESAW! Stay tuned and I will let you know when this is fully set up.
b) TWITTER: We have a fledgling twitter account for our classroom. This will be another way to get updates about what we are doing. Please follow us at: @MsSparlingpdsb
c) AGENDA: Your child's agenda is a very important form of communication between home and school. This agenda is checked daily by me so you can always leave notes (e.g., concerns, questions, messages to call you, etc.). Please try not to leave messages on voicemail as that is not checked frequently. We are a busy learning environment and I prefer to spend my time with students engaged in meaningful learning and tend not to check voicemail often. If you would like me to call you, leave a note in the agenda and I will call you within the day. Please sign the agenda daily so that I know you are receiving the important updates from school that we write there.
This is a good start for some important start up information for the year. More information will come in the days and weeks ahead. I look forward to working with you and your child this year to help him/her reach his/her full potential.
Here’s to an exciting year of learning!
Ms. Sparling
Adapted from: Mrs. Cooke’s Blogspot
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