Hello! I hope that you are having a fan”cactus” summer so far and are getting ready for an amazing school year.  I am so EXCITED to have your child in my class this year and I can’t wait to get started.  Back to School Night will be on August 18th and our first day of school will be on August 20th.  The first two days are early out with dismissal at 1:00.  I am looking forward to meeting all of you.  Here are a few things that you can do to get a jump start on the school year:

• Blog:  Sign up to follow this blog.  This is on the right-hand side of this page.  Once you enter your email in, you will receive an email asking you to verify your email address.  Please do this or you will not be following our class blog.
• Bloomz Apps:  Use the following link for instructions to connect to our class using the Bloomz App.  I will use this throughout the year to communicate with parents along with the blog.  I use Bloomz a lot so please sign up for Bloomz.  – Bloomz App
• Class Disclosure Statement: Read and sign the class disclosure statement. – Class Disclosure Statement
• Parent Survey:  The following link is a short survey to help me get to know your child better.  Please take a few moments to fill it out. – Parent Survey
• Supply List:  I am asking for money donations in the amount of $30.00 instead of you buying your child’s supplies.  This means that I do all the shopping, labeling, and organizing.  Awesome, right? One less thing that you have to worry about.  However, this does not cover headphones.  Please send those in with your child on the first day of school.  You can click on the Parent Info tab above, or click the link, to find out what your $30.00 will cover. – Supply Link
• Food Permission Form: This is a blanket food permission form for the entire school year.  The food items on this list are ones that we have used regularly in the past for class parties and for math, science, and ELA lessons.  Please check all of the items that your child can have.  There is a box for substitution suggestions if your child cannot have items on the list.  –Food Permission Form