Welcome!

Hello Amazing Parents!

It was so nice to meet so many of you at meet the teacher last night. If I didn’t get the chance to meet you, my name is Miss Lister and I am your child’s 2^nd grade teacher this year. This will be my 2^nd year teaching 2^nd grade at BEU. I’m so excited to watch your child  learn and grow this year, and also learn and grow with them!

I am using this email to cover a few topics that seem to be questions I get asked at the beginning of the year, so please read this email carefully! I will also post a copy of this email on my blog, teamlisterbeu.blogspot.com.

Family Photo

In your folder there was a paper asking for a family photo the first week of school. I like to build our classroom community from the very beginning by displaying these photos. As a friendly reminder, I am asking for 4x6 framed photo of your family. You will get these back at the end of the year. I cannot wait to learn more about your child and your family!

Get the Scoop Night

Last night there was a sign up for Get the Scoop. In the madness of Meet the Teacher, I failed to mention the sign up to multiple families. Get the Scoop is on August 31 from 3:30-7:30. If you know you did not sign up, I would appreciate if you could email me with a time (or a few times) that work for your family. I will do my best to accommodate to your schedule!

Remind

I use an app called Remind to stay in contact with parents about student progress and fun happenings within our classroom. This morning I sent out an invite to each of you. It should have automatically joined you to the class, but the website was having some issues, so this may not have happened. If your invite was broken or you did not receive an invitation, please let me know as soon as possible. As I said, I use this app to communicate with you! It is usually the easiest way to get ahold of me during the day, and even allows me to communicate with  you outside of school hours if needed.

Supplies

Thank you to everyone who brought their supplies last night. If you didn’t bring supplies, please let me know if you need assistance in acquiring them! I am more than happy to help. We will do community supplies with everything EXCEPT folders, scissors, and headphones. That means each child will need their own pair of earbuds, 2 folders, and pair of scissors to use this year. I do have extras in my room if they get lost/broken. Thank you for your help making our classroom successful from the start!

Snack in the Classroom

In our classroom, I do an “open” snack policy. This means students are able to eat and enjoy snack during any work time throughout the day. We will build up to being “responsible snack eaters” throughout the first week, but you are more than welcome to send snack with your student on the first day of school. I do ask that you refrain from sending candy or foods that can create messes as a snack. Students are also more than welcome to bring water bottles to leave at their desk. Please only send water bottles containing water to avoid sticky messes!

Volunteering

One thing I know I will need help with each week is stuffing Friday Folders. If you are interested in volunteering your time, please let me know when you are available, and, if applicable, what you would like to help with!

I think I covered everything! Thank you for attending last night and I cannot wait to see everyone on Tuesday! If you have any questions, contact me by email (klister@cpsk12.org) or on Remind!

Katie Lister