August 28, 2015
Dear Kindergarten Families,
Welcome to Scottish Corners! We had a very successful first day of school with our full
class here. Thank you for all that you have done to make transitioning to school easy for
your child. I am very excited about the great year we have ahead of us.
Monday, we will gather by the flagpole at the front of the school and walk in together as
a class. This is a good time for your child to say his or her goodbyes to you and join their
new classmates. I will slowly encourage the children to become independent about
walking to the room themselves. Starting Wednesday, September 6, I will meet them inside
the commons, slowly moving closer to our room as the week comes to an end. By the end
of the week, they will meet me at our classroom doorway all by themselves! Please
remember that your child needs to WEAR HIS OR HER SUNSHINE NAME TAG next
week. On the back of the nametag please include information about your child’s
transportation home at the end of his/her school day (Please make sure I have your
child’s bus number). Please let me know, in writing, if your child’s transportation home
changes.
Be sure that your child BRINGS A BACKPACK EACH DAY to school. Include his or
her name, address, phone number, and “way home” INSIDE the book bag. It is very
important to remember to check and send back your child’s backpack daily because I will
be sending home completed work, calendars, projects your child has worked on, and
many other important pieces of information.
Curriculum Night will be Thursday, September 3rd. We are requesting that the morning
and afternoon families come from 6:00-6:45pm. Kindergarten parents and teachers will
meet in the Commons. This is an adults only meeting. During our Curriculum Night, you
will become more informed about our classroom routines, homework schedule, etc.
Kindergartners often sit on the floor and frequently enjoy messy projects. Please have
your child dress appropriately for school activities. You will also want to know that our
room can get very chilly. I always have a sweater on hand to put on in case it gets cold.
If you haven’t done so already, please fill out and send back to school any forms you
received at Kindergarten Walk-Through in your child’s Partner Pad. These forms need
to be filled out and returned as soon as possible.
Your child is bringing his or her Partner Pad home today (green-AM/red-PM) and will
need to return it to school every day. This is a communication tool for parents and
teacher. In place of sending me individual notes, you will use this folder to write down
important information, questions, and concerns and I will do the same. Please check it
EVERY DAY and return it in your child’s backpack. I will check it daily as well.
In the past I have posted my weekly newsletter onto my teacher web page. This year I
am going to attempt something different and try setting up my own blog. It is a work in
progress, so for the meantime, continue to check my web page for updates.
(http://www.dublinschools.net/michellehubert.aspx)
Once my blog is ready to be rolled out, I will send you an invitation to join and you can
check in on all the exciting things we are doing in the kindergarten classroom.
Thank you and welcome to kindergarten at Scottish Corners! I am eager to work with
You all this year!
Mrs. Michelle Hubert
hubert_michelle@dublinschools.net