Dear Parents and New Third Grade Student,
Welcome to Mrs. Patti's classroom! I am really excited to have you in my class for the
2015-2016 school year. This is my 16th year teaching third grade at Livonia! I live in Avon with
my husband and three children: Dominic, Sophia, and Vincente. Dom is going into 4th grade,
Sophie is going into first grade, and Vincente will be attending 4 year old Pre-K at St. Agnes. I
hope you are enjoying your summer vacation. My summer has been wonderful! I have been able
to spend a lot of time camping with my family. I’m looking forward to hearing about your
summer this September!
September may seem far away, but it will be here before we know it. I can’t wait to meet
you and learn all about you this year!
Before September arrives I wanted to send you some information that will help you
prepare for the start of 3rd grade.
 The class supply list is included in this letter. Please bring these items to my Meet
and Greet on September 2nd or to school on September 8th.
 I have also attached a letter about class t-shirts. Please read the letter for more
information about ordering a class t-Shirt for your child.
 For the first day of school I would like you to bring a sandwich size Ziploc bag full
of one of your favorite snacks. We will be using this for our class friendship snack.
(See the attached letter for specific snack ideas.)
 You will find a blank pattern of a student along with this letter. I would like you to
cut out the pattern and design it to look like you. You can use any materials that you
have around your home: yarn, fabric, markers, buttons, and sequins. Be creative!
Please bring this doll with you on the first day of school or to the Meet and
Greet.
I will be holding a Meet and Greet Night on Wednesday, September 2nd from 3:00
p.m.to 4:00 p.m. in my classroom. This will be a time when you can bring in your class
supplies and meet me prior to school starting. On the first day of school you will receive
another letter from me with important information in it regarding our school year. I really look
forward to meeting you and your family! Enjoy the rest of your summer. We are going to have
a fantastic year together!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Patti
This is a picture of my family and I!
family and I!
3rd grade supply list
2015-2016
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box of 24 crayons
large glue sticks
composition journals
folders (1 blue, 1 red, & 1 yellow)
packages of 12 pencils
packages of eraser caps
pencil bag/box
boxes of tissues
pair of scissors
black dry erase markers
Please make sure your child has labeled all of his/her school supplies with a
permanent marker (except for pencils, Expo markers, and eraser caps). I will
be collecting the pencils, erasers, and Expo markers for a class supply.
Dear Parents,
In order to encourage class spirit and team work in our room, I will be
ordering class t-shirts from Royaltees in Geneseo this year. The cost of each tshirt is $7.00. We will be wearing our t-shirts for special third grade events
throughout the year: Reader’s Rewards, field trips, Field Day, etc.
Please complete the form below and send in $7.00 (CASH ONLY) in a sealed
envelope. If you need help with the cost of the t-shirt, please let me know. It
would be great if you could bring the order form and cash in at our Meet and
Greet or during the first week of school. I will order the t-shirts once I’ve
received everyone’s order form. Thank you so much for your time and
cooperation.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Patti
Patti’s Panthers T-Shirt Permission Slip
Student Name ________________________________
Circle T-shirt size
Small (6-8)
Medium (10-12)
Large (14-16)
X-Large (18-20)
Friendship Snack
Dear Parents,
On the first day of school I would like to have a class “friendship snack”.
Your child will need to bring in a sandwich size Ziploc bag filled with a snack to
share. Please choose something that is not sticky. Muffins, doughnuts, and
gummies will not work well. Pretzels, Goldfish, Teddy Grahams, cereal, M&M’s,
raisins, and other small, dry snacks would be perfect! I will combine all of the
treats into a large bowl. Then each child will get a cup full of our “Friendship
snack” to eat.
We should have enough of the friendship snack for the rest of the week.
Starting on Monday, each child should bring his/her own snack to school each
day. Some parents like to send in several individually wrapped snacks or a box of
something (ex. Cheez-its) at the start of the week to last the entire week. We
take a snack break or have a “working” snack midmorning every day. This helps
the students make it through until lunchtime. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Patti