Mrs. Vella's 1st Grade Super Stars

Our annual first grade Hogle Zoo Field Trip is nearly here so mark your calendars and save the date… TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th.  Here are a few things to know before we go:

1-  We appreciate those who have already made their field trip donation.  If you haven’t, please pay your $18.00 donation to the Q1 office to help cover the costs and transportation of our scheduled field trips this year.  We greatly appreciate anything that you can donate for our field trips.  Thank you for your generosity!  

2- Wear school uniforms with RED shirt, sunscreen and good walking shoes! Please dress for the weather it changes quickly this time of year.  

3- Bring a cold sack lunch from home in a disposable bag with your child’s name.  Everything must be completely disposable. If your child is eating school lunch, please make sure you fill out the form that I emailed you so we know who to plan lunches for.

Hogle Zoo Lunch and Chaperone Form:

4- Be on time. Arrive at school by 8:30am.  Bus departs at 8:45am.  We will leave the zoo around 1:00-1:15pm, returning to Quest sometime around 2:002:30pm.

5- Parent chaperones: Please bring a backpack or bag to carry the lunches of the students in your group.  And a lunch for yourself.  Please arrive and meet in our room at 8:15am to go over last minute instructions and get a copy of the Zoo Groups.  If you are bringing siblings, it is necessary for you to drive your own vehicle.  Please be prepared to pay for yourself and any extra children you bring.  For those driving, plan on meeting us at the zoo at 9:30-9:45am.  The zoo address is 2600 E. Sunnyside Avenue, Salt Lake, UT, 84108. 

• Parent Volunteers: We are ALWAYS looking for more volunteers so don’t be shy. You may join your child’s group to help with the group management.
  

• I am so very excited to welcome my new 2019-2020 students to first grade! We are going to have a fantastic year learning and growing together!  
  

• In preparation for the upcoming school year, please Subscribe to our class Blog by entering your email and clicking “Subscribe” (found on the right sidebar). Once you enter your email, you will be sent a confirmation email.  You need to click the link on the confirmation email to complete your subscription.  Once this is complete, you will receive an email each time we post new information on our blog. This is where you will receive important updates and information concerning all things QUEST.
  

• In addition, under the “Parent Information” heading you will find our Class Disclosure and  Class Supplies,   as well as e-signing the Yearly Permission Slip.    All cash donations can be paid to the Q1 Office on or before Back to School Night, or you can pay online here: ONLINE PAYMENTS marking “other” and typing what the donation is for such as: Vella Supplies, or Vella Parties, or Vella Field Trips.

• Please click on the following link for my current list of supplies: class supplies. You will find a list of supplies that students will be using throughout the year. Feel free to choose OPTION 1 or OPTION 2. If you opt for option 2,  PLEASE make sure you are purchasing the specific items on the list and PLEASE DO NOT write your students name on anything. Please bring the items or pay the office on or before back to school night Friday, August 16th. I would love to have all items organized and ready to go by the first day of school.

• I like to keep things as simple as possible, for this reason I have created the following  yearly permission form for class parties, field trips, learning activities etc. Please review and sign the permission slip. In order for your child to participate in all the fun educational school/classroom activities we have planned throughout this school year I need your permission otherwise they will not be allowed to participate. ****Students in my classroom will also have the opportunity to participate extra classroom activities by completing required tasks.****: Yearly PERMISSION Form
  

• I apologize for not adding this important bit of information to my original post but I also need all parents to sing the yearly permission form. I

• Please continue to read to your child and have them read to you during the summer!  The more he/she reads, the better prepared they will be for the upcoming school year 
  

• I am SO looking forward to meeting with all of you at Back to School Night 5:30-7:30pm on Friday, August 16.  Our first week of school is August 19-23.  These will all be short days excusing at 1pm.  Have a wonderful summer break! See you soon!