I know the start of school is creeping up on us and it feels like summer has just breezed right by. I wanted to give you some information about the start of the year and answer any questions you might have.
The first thing you probably want to know is when can you find out your child's teacher. I will post this information on the front door of the school at 3:00pm on Friday, August 17th. I know this is not the kind of event you are thinking about, but it is a popular social gathering for many people and I know most students will be excited to learn the identity of their teacher.
Our first event will be a combined event on August 23rd. From 6-8pm the PTA Supply Kits will be available for those who ordered them to pick up their supplies. At the same time, we will have a New Student Orientation. This is truly available for anyone wanting to find their classroom or just refresh their memories of our building before the hustle and bustle of the first day. For those new students and kindergarteners, this is a chance to have a guided tour by a veteran fifth grade student, meet the principal, ask any questions and just find out that our school is a warm and welcoming place.
There is no formal meet and greet scheduled this year. In conversation with many parents and staff, this 30 minute event was too hectic as students tried to revisit last year or previous year's teachers and meet their new teachers. This was made more harried for parents with multiple students. In an effort to reduce the stress, the PTA Executive Board and I decided to hold the Ice Cream Social from 5-7pm on Thursday, August 30th. One of my goals this year is to create more opportunities for all parents to participate in events and moving the ice cream social to a later start time allows more parents to hopefully join us and gives us a more relaxing evironment for students to mingle with their new classmates and parents to have a relaxing social interaction with hopefully mild temperatures. On the first day of school, you will be receiving a letter and survey regarding school events for this year. This letter will give you a brief overview of the room parties and school events the PTA Executive Board and I propose to hold this year. I would like to ask for your feedback regarding these proposals so we can have the full school community involved in planning and running the activites that enrich our school experience. We need these surveys returned to the main office by Friday, August 31st so the PTA Executive Board and I can review your feedback and share the results of this process at the September 6th PTA General Meeting.
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