More Suggested Healthy Treats from Longfellow

SHARED FOODS FOR CLASSROOM EVENTS (INCLUDING BIRTHDAYS)
Fresh fruits
Fresh vegetables
Dried fruits and vegetables – prepackaged to ensure that no nuts are present
String cheese
Graham crackers
Cheese crackers – such as goldfish or cheese nips
Wheat crackers
Pretzels
Cheerios
Pre-packaged Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, such as:
- bananas
- bag of clementines
- manufacturer's bag of apples, celery, bell peppers (to be washed in classroom)
- manufacturer's bag of peeled carrots
Pre-packaged Dried Fruits and Vegetables (including raisins)
- must be in manufacturer bags with ingredients listed; no bulk bin items.
- if children with food allergies are in the classroom, parents can provide a list of approved brands.
Processed foods
- fruit cups
- applesauce
- yogurt
- apple and vegetable straws

Folders

Home folders won't go home every night, but when they do, please clean them out and return them the next day.  If you send any notes back to school with your child, please remind him or her to give them to me.  I do not look through each folder.

Our Specials Schedule

Monday
P.E. 1:11 - 1:44 with Mrs. Patterson
Spanish 1:48 - 2:10 with Senora London
Tuesday
Computer Lab (Lexia Reading) 1:10 - 1:40
Spanish 1:44 - 2:06
Library Check-out 2:10 - 2:30 with Mrs. Pearce
Wednesday
Music 9:30 - 10 with Mrs. Wiese
Computer Lab (Lexia Reading) 12:30 - 1
Thursday
Art 9:50 - 10:56 with Mrs. Raia
Spanish 1:48 - 2:10
Friday
P.E. 9:59 - 10:32
Music 1:09 - 1:42
Spanish 1:44 - 2:06

Separation Anxiety?

The first day of school can be cause for a lot of excitement and anxiety, and those levels are different for each child and parent. In my experience, a nervous or scared child will cry for a little longer than a parent is present. As hard as it is for you, after the first day, please do your best to say goodbye to your child in line outside. The more you encourage him or her to be independent in school, the easier and shorter that transition will be. I promise I will take good care of them all!

A Few Things to Know for the First Day...

• Students are encouraged to bring a water bottle to school, preferably with a sports top to prevent spills. We are fortunate to have an air-conditioned room, though I actually think it is a little TOO cool.  You may want to have a sweatshirt on hand.
• Hot lunch starts Wednesday! It includes milk. The menu can be found on the district website. Your student can bring his or her own lunch or order a hot lunch with me each morning. Make sure your student knows whether or not to order.
• Fresh fruits and vegetables are welcome as a morning and/or afternoon snack. I tell my students it should look like it was just picked. Harder-to-eat foods would best be prepared at home (peel an orange, cut up an apple, etc.)
• Please fill out the two forms to the left.
• Parents are welcome, though not required, to come in the room tomorrow morning to watch as students begin their first day. We have an assembly at 8:20, so we will say goodbye then.
• Please bring any school supplies on Wednesday or as soon as you have them. Folders, scissor handles, supply boxes, and headphones are the only things that need to be labeled.