Marhaba...: First Week: Done ✅

After a full week of school, I am so happy to report that things in 3LN are going very well. Children had smiles on their faces, laughter could be heard, and there was plenty of great participation throughout the week.

The first week is alway so important as procedures are set in place, students scope out the feel of the class and assess their comfort level, and the foundations for new friendships are laid. Thankfully, there were no glaring problems or issues and the class has already begun to gel as a family. (I am always on the lookout for children who seem alone or isolated and there were none to be found. Yay!)

I drove home on Thursday so very happy with the way things went and so thankful for the children whom I can now call "mine," at least for the next 10 months. (Thank you, parents, for sharing them with me, by the way.) We are on the cusp of Week 2 and the speed will definitely start to pick up a bit.

Here are some important items that you should note for the next week:

Our Back to School Night is on Monday evening. For those of you who can make it, it's always a valuable time for me to communicate the essentials of our year together in Grade 3. If for some reason you are unable to come, however, please rest assured that I will post the powerpoint and all the info. you need. (I understand that some are traveling, working, or home with children.)

As an FYI, I will be hosting our BTSN presentation in my classroom, Room 220, along with one of our new teachers, Ms. Jennifer Trataris. We will be co-presenting and look forward to seeing both sets of parents in the classroom. (So, don't be alarmed if there are parents you may not recognize as those from 3LN. Most of the information we'll share applies to both classrooms, but we will each add our own specifics as we go through the presentation.)

I have just posted this week's Assignment and News, so please read it over when you have 5 minutes.

There are also new pictures up! Click here to see them. (Wow, your children are really cute!)

Did you go somewhere pretty amazing this summer? If so, please share it with us! Here's a note from our lovely librarian, Sarah Mollenkramer:

Please join us in sharing your summer vacation geography fun facts on our hallway bulletin board. Bring or send us a picture of you on vacation and tell us a fun fact about that place. (s.mollenkramer1_DAA@gemsedu.com) Thanks for your help in promoting awareness about our wide and wonderful world!

That's it for now. I'm excited to see you on Monday night if you can join us!! :)

PS. I hope you'll enjoy these fun pictures, which are just a foretaste of the fun that is yet to come.