Helpful Kindergarten Tips!
Snack- I strongly encourage your child to bring a NUTRITIOUS snack daily. We are a NUT FREE classroom. We may have students with severe allergies and we want to make sure all students are safe. A few healthy snack options are: fresh or dried fruit, cheese and crackers, pretzels, snap peas, carrots, celery, beef jerky, ect. Read labels carefully to make sure you are not sending peanuts or tree nuts as an ingredient. Do not allow your student to bring cookies or candy for snack. We have snack in our class to refuel our bodies for learning. In addition, I encourage your child to keep a water bottle at in their cubby to hydrate throughout the day. Please make sure that water bottles are properly sealed. Only water will be allowed in class water bottles. Extra clothes- Since kindergarten is an adjustment for some students please send some extra clothes (name labeled in a gallon size bag) just in case an accident occurs. These will stay in the backpack all year as a “backup.” Also, our air conditioning is efficient! Your child is welcome to bring a sweater to keep at school and wear as needed throughout the school day (label all items with their first and last name). First week arrival- Parents will be allowed to walk their student to the door of their classroom for the first week ONLY. After the first week student will be directed by Mahaffey stuff to their classrooms. Lunch- if your student is buying lunch, please make sure to send lunch money in a ziplock bag labeled with your students’ name. Money needs to be collected by the cafeteria before the class day begins. If your student has money when they come to class, I send them with a friend to deposit it into their account so nothing gets lost. :) Newsletter-I send an email about once a week updating you on things going on at school and in our classroom, this email will also link to our class blog for pictures and other information. If you would like both parents, or other caregivers included in the email please make sure to email Mrs.Cotton so they can be included in the list. Website- I will be updating my website frequently. You will find important information, pictures, and student resources. Our class website is www.cottonskinders.weebly.com
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Hello friends!Its a new school year and I am soooooo excited to have a brand new group of kinders! This is my most favorite time of year! Since I will be on maternity leave until the first week of October, I wanted to take a minute to introduce you to my long term sub Mrs.McCarthy! Here is a letter from her! <3 I am so excited she has decided to be my sub! I am very excited to get to know your children through her and my class visits to prepare me for when I am back in October!
Hello Mrs. Cotton’s Kinder Parents, My name is Megan McCarthy and I will be Mrs. Cotton’s Sub while she is out enjoying her precious baby girl. Let me start off by introducing myself. I am a mother of 3 kids. I have a 7th grader at Krimmel, a 5th grader at Mahaffey and I to have a little one starting Kinder this year. I also have 4 fur babies. I grew up in Spring and graduated from Spring High. I then went on to graduate from Sam Houston State University with an Agriculture Education degree. After graduation, I got married and had my first baby and decided to stay home. Then after baby number 2 I decided I wanted to teach elementary so that’s what I did. I am a certified EC-4th grade teacher. I taught for 5 years before deciding to stay home with baby number 3. I taught 1st grade for two years, 2nd grade for 1 year and Kindergarten for 2 years. I plan on going back to work full time but wanted to spend this year subbing so I could still enjoy my little ones first year of school. I assure you that your child is in good hands. Not only will I teach them the basics they need to know for kinder, but I will teach them how to love learning. Mrs. Cotton and I have similar teaching styles and I will try to do a lot of what she does so when she comes back the transition is seamless! Parent and teacher communication is very important so I will keep a good line of communication with you. I encourage you to email me if you have any questions or concerns. I look forward to working with your child and helping them get a good start in their first year of school. Megan McCarthy [email protected] |