Mrs. Knox's Class
1st Grade - Room 107
Welcome
Welcome to Mrs. Knox's First Grade class. I hope you are as excited about first grade as I am about teaching it. I am thrilled to start the new school year.
This is a big year for your child! They will learn important skills in reading and math that will set the foundation for a lifetime of learning. Our classroom is built upon children discovering knowledge and working together in a cooperative, positive environment to learn and excel. I look forward to working with you and your child this year. First Grade Rocks!
I would like to take this opportunity to tell you a little about myself. I graduated from Bay Port in 1996. I have my undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I also have a Masters Degree in Reading Language Arts. In between staying home with my children for several years, I have taught 4K, Kindergarten and 1st grade. This will be my ninth year teaching 1st grade at Forest Glen and my 17th year teaching. I live here in Howard with my husband Eric. We have two kids; Lilly will be in 10th grade at Bay Port and Henry will be in 8th grade at Bay View. We also have a miniature poodle named Archie.
Communication
This letter has been sent out to include everyone listed with emails on your child’s powerschool page. If there is any other email address you want me to include (or if you want me to delete one), please let me know and I will be happy to correct my listing. Otherwise you will regularly hear from me with important information through this format.
I also have a website that has our schedule and links to newsletters for you to refer back to.
Open House
Open House is Wednesday, August 30 from 4:30-6:00. Please use the link below to sign up for a 15 minutes slot. Looking forward to meeting all of you!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0c48a9a62da7f94-open6#/
We are planning an in-person open house. The plan is for families to sign up for a 15 minute time slot (similar to how we schedule parent teacher conferences using Sign Up Genius). There will be 3-4 families in the classroom at a time for a 15 minute window. If you are a family with multiple children at Forest Glen, you would sign up for a separate time for each classroom.
Please bring all your supplies to drop off. If you purchased a school supply kit from the PTO, the supply kit will be in each child’s classroom. At open house you can help your child label their items and put them in their appropriate spaces. Labels are provided with each kit.
Let me know if the times listed don't work for your family and we can work something else out.
School Supplies
Here is the school supply list: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B6hWMxUz4lCIv0279bp03QHNQYfwK1T-/view
Please let me know if you have any questions about supplies. You don't need to label the pencils or glue sticks with names (these will be shared supplies). The folders will be used as take home folders - it doesn't matter if there are prongs or not.
Student Information Form
Dismissal
Pick Ups: Dismissal starts at 3:30. Please do not arrive prior to 3:25. If you do, please park in the parking lot and enter the zone at 3:25. Please have your car tag ready.
Busses: Students who ride the bus will be dismissed at 3:30 to board the busses.
Please let me know if your dismissal procedure changes in anyway. It is best to email both myself and the office if your child is a pick up instead of a bus on any day. Sometimes kids get confused about when they are a pickup or a bus rider.
Important Dates
- September 5th - First Day of School
- September 22nd - No School - Teacher Professional Development
iPads
Please have your child bring his/her school issued iPad fully charged everyday. Chargers should stay at home. IPads will be going home everyday and need to be sent back to school with your child the next day. It would be helpful to wipe them down often to prevent germs. Remember this is a school issued device.
Snack and Water Bottles
We have a nut allergy in the class, so no peanuts or other nuts will be allowed for snack.
Please send in a water bottle with your child. The water filling stations will be available.
Schedule - It May Change
Specials are from 12:45-1:45
Phy Ed. - Monday, Wednesday, Friday (Mr. Crocker)
Music - Tuesday, Wednesday
Art - Thursday
World Cultures - Monday, Friday
Library/STEM - Tuesday
Library Book Checkout - Thursday
Lunch - 11:32-11:52
Recess - 12:10-12:30 and 2:20-2:40
Please send tennis shoes on Phy. Ed. days or leave a pair at school.
Please dress for the weather - we will be going out most days. Thanks!
Contact Information
The best way to contact me is by email at briaknox@hssdschools.org
You can also reach my voice mail at 662-7930 and I will return your call as soon as possible.
You can also contact the office at 662-7958 and leave a message with the secretary.
Brianna Knox
Email: briaknox@hssdschools.org
Website: https://mrsknoxfirstgrade.weebly.com/
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