First Grade Gazette
All you need to know about First Grade at Lindsey Elementary
School Hours
Please try to leave your home a few minutes early on rainy days so your child will not be late to class.
Upcoming Dates to Know
September 12-16 - Book Fair
September 13 - Chick-fil-a spirit day (350 E. Stacy Rd, Allen)
September 15 - Fall Festival (5-7 PM, Big field)
September 19 - Staff Development Day - No school for students!
District Policy Regarding Absence Notes
This Week's Academic Objectives
Science - force & motion, introduce magnets
Social Studies - constitution day and celebrate freedom week
Reading - make predictions and drop bad habits
Writing - show not tell
Word Work - short e, short o, short u
Volunteer Sign Ups
Book Fair and Fall Fest are right around the corner. We have a bunch of volunteer opportunities for you to get involved in! Please see the following Sign Up Genie links to see how you can help!
Book Fair Volunteers - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BA9AE28A5F5C61-fall
Fall Fest Volunteers - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BA9AE28A5F5C61-fall2
If you have Teens in your house that would like to help out at Fall Fest, please review the following Sign Up Genie link to see how they can help. They'll have a ton of fun helping the elementary kids in the bounce houses, dunking their teachers, or maybe in the Petting Zoo, to name a few options.
Fall Fest Teen Volunteers - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BA9AE28A5F5C61-fall3
Step Right Up⦠Pie the Principal in the Face!
Did you know that your student can join the PTA for only $π at lindseypta.org!?
Any students who join PTA from 8/1/22-9/13/22 will get the chance to pie Mr. Spies in the face at the Fall Festival! ππΌπ₯§
You will also have the chance to buy tickets to pie other teachers, dunk them in the dunk tank, and many more fun activities. We hope to see you there!
Breakfast in the Cafeteria
If your child would like to eat breakfast in the cafeteria, please have them go straight to the cafeteria before coming to the classroom. Students have between 7:30-7:45 to eat breakfast then they need to head to the classroom so we can start our day on time! Thank you for your help!
Student Lunch Drop-offs
We are receiving a high number of lunches being dropped off for students every day. In order to ensure that all of the students receive their lunches, please help us with a few processes:
- As much as possible, please send students with their lunch when they come to school in the morning.
- K-2 and 5th grade should have their lunches dropped off by 10:35
- 3rd, 4th and 6th should have their lunches dropped off by 11:50
- If you are brining a lunch to the school, you must have an ID. We will no longer be able to retrieve the lunch from you at the front door. This is a safety concern
We hope these new processes will help to ensure that all of our students receive their lunch in a timely manner. We appreciate your help!
Parent Visitors at Lunch
We welcome parents to have lunch with students during the school year. We request that parents wait until Tuesday, September 6th to join students for lunch in order to give us time to familiarize them with the Lindsey lunch routines. We appreciate your understanding as we strive to establish lunch procedures that ensure this time of the day is enjoyable for everyone.
You can use the sign up genius link below to sign up to eat lunch with your students like we did last year. Due to limited space on the stage, we are limiting visitors to 6 students per grade level per day, and each of those students can have up to 3 guests join them. We will monitor the available space and demand during the first several weeks to determine if any changes need to be made.
You can sign up for slots up to 2 weeks in advance. We ask that you do not sign up for more than one slot per week to maximize the number of families who are able to join us for lunch. This also allows our students to spend valuable time with their friends at lunch that help us work with them on their social and interpersonal skills.
Lunch sign-up sheet: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a44a5ac2aa4ff2-lindsey1
Snack & Water Bottles
Reminders
- Students should have a change of clothes in their backpacks for an emergency. First graders can still have bathroom accidents as well as spilling food or water on themselves at lunch or slipping in the mud at recess. This will prevent your child from being uncomfortable for the rest of the day if they do have an accident of some sort.
- Students should be bringing a water bottle to school with them daily. All of the water fountains in the building have been disabled for cleanliness and safety and we want your child to have something the drink throughout the day.
- Please do not forget to help your child pack themselves a snack each day. We have lunch very early in the day and their little bellies are rumbling if they do not have an afternoon snack.
- Please send your child to school with a jacket. It can be chilly in the classroom and a jacket will help keep students comfortable while they learn and work.
- Please help your child double or triple knot their shoe laces. This is a skill that some first graders have not mastered and are needing lots of help throughout the day. It would be helpful for your child's teacher if you could check this before you leave the house for school in the morning.
Mrs. Park
Email: sae.lee@allenisd.org
Website: https://www.allenisd.org/Domain/6357
Location: 5730 Wilford Dr, McKinney, TX 75070, USA
Phone: (972) 908-4000
Twitter: @jspark_0121
Mrs. White
Email: rebecca.white@allenisd.org
Website: https://www.allenisd.org/Domain/2942
Location: 5730 Wilford Dr, McKinney, TX 75070, USA
Phone: (972) 908-4000
Twitter: @FantasticFrog1
Ms. Holland
Email: molly.holland@allenisd.org
Website: https://www.allenisd.org/Domain/6355
Location: 5730 Wilford Dr, McKinney, TX 75070, USA
Phone: (972) 908-4000
Twitter: @Hedgehogs22
Ms. Thomas
Email: jeanne.thomas@allenisd.org
Website: https://www.allenisd.org/Page/44175
Location: 5730 Wilford Drive McKinney, TX 75070
Phone: 972-908-4000
Twitter: @ThomasTabbies
Mrs. Duckworth
Email: amy.duckworth@allenisd.org
Website: https://www.allenisd.org/Page/4916
Location: 5730 Wilford Drive McKinney, TX 75070
Phone: 972-908-4000
Twitter: @MrsAmyDuckworth
Ms. Massey
Email: kathryn.massey@allenisd.org
Website: https://www.allenisd.org/Domain/5642
Location: 5730 Wilford Drive McKinney, TX 75070
Phone: 972-908-4000
Twitter: @MsMassey1st