First Grade Newsletter
August 16,2018
Welcome to First Grade
Dates to Remember:
Week of August 27-31: Howdy Week Info below
Monday, September 3: Labor Day - No school!
Howdy Week Y'all!
Back to School Help Needed
We need help unpacking a few boxes in the hallway and organizing our hallway cabinets. Our shelves weren't completely installed when we had all of you amazing volunteers helping last weekend. If you can help, we would be most appreciative.
Click the SIgn-Up Genius link below to sign up.
Barksdale E-News
Along with our First Grade Newsletter, Mrs. Caplinger releases a weekly eNews. You can access her eNews by following these steps:
1. Go to http://parent.mypisd.net
2. Go to the section titled eNews (in the upper right hand corner)
3. Choose Barksdale
5. Then UPDATE
Transportation
Your child should be in his/her seat by 7:45 AM ready for instruction. A good guideline is to arrive at school by 7:35. This will allow your child enough time to get in the building, put his/her things away, and begin work by 7:45.
Our gym doors open at 7:00 AM for early student drop off. Barksdale staff members will supervise students from 7:00 - 7:30. Students line up by grade level while they wait. Each student will sit quietly while waiting. He/she may read, study, work on homework, or visit with friends sitting in front or behind them. Early drop off helps parents avoid morning traffic thus ensuring every student is in his or her seat by 7:45 ready to learn. Breakfast is also available every morning beginning at 7:15.
Please make sure to send in a note with your child if they need to go home a different way.
Lunch
Also, if you do chose to eat with your child on the patio, you may only eat with your child. They are not able to bring a friend with them. This is a special date for you and your child.
Below is the menu this first semester due to the remodeling of the kitchen.
Notes from the Office
These are a few reminders from the office.
· Call child safe line before 9 am if child is out of school and leave a message
· Sending a signed note for excused absences within three working days
· Emails cannot be used as absence notes
· Call the front office for transportation changes before 2pm
· Tracking early check outs of students.
· Forgotten Items - prearrange it with your child if possible. You could email the teachers
but not sure when they will check their emails.
Sleepy Kid?
Snacks and Water Bottles
Great snack ideas: baby carrots, raisins, pretzels, grapes, animal crackers, and
Our first grade at Barksdale is a NUT FREE ZONE. Please be conscious of this when choosing and packing your child's snack.
We also encourage each student to bring a water bottle to school each day to keep at his or her desk. Please remember...water only!
Birthdays at Barksdale
This year at Barksdale we are excited to continue to celebrate student birthdays in a variety of ways, however we are discontinuing food related birthday treats brought to school. We just received new carpet and with all the bright colored frosting and sugar related foods, we respectfully ask no food be brought in for birthdays.
We enjoy making students feel special on their birthday, and in addition to announcing birthdays on our school morning announcements, each grade level will have their own fun way to celebrate. If you feel the need to send something to school with your child for their birthday, some possible non-food ideas include pencils, stickers, or a book for the classroom library. Your teacher will be giving you more specifics on this at Parent Information Night.
Please know that you do not have to send anything with your child on their birthday! We promise to make them feel special!
Our "Giving Tree" is now on Amazon!
Security Clearance
Ready Rosie - great for younger siblings!
First Grade Team
Email: firstname.lastname@pisd.edu
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/pisd.edu/first-grade-barksdale-elementary/
Location: 2424 Midway Road, Plano, TX, United States
Phone: 469-752-0100
Twitter: @bbengaged1