A Week 1 Update

On Monday September 14th, we'll all be together as a class for the first time! Last week, with a staggered start, gave us all an opportunity to settle in and get a feel for what our new normal will look like.  

Thank you to all the boys and girls and their families for your support last week. It was as smooth as one can anticipate at a time like this.  

Thank you also for the supplies you sent in.  The paper towels, soap, hand sanitizer, tissue and even a great story book I can't wait to read the class on Monday are sincerely appreciated.  

I made some notes over the course of our "three first days of school" last week and I want to share them here: 

• Where possible, please have your child wear a mask that they are able to adjust themselves (e.g. please do not tie knots that are too tight on the ear loops) 
• Please send litter-less lunches as this minimizes movement in the classroom to and from the garbage
• If possible, please send your child with their own bottle of hand sanitizer they can keep at their desks. Most children had this and it really made a difference last week. 
• Please do not send juice to school. The boys and girls are allowed to keep their water bottles on their desks, but large bottles of juice or half-filled juice boxes create sticky messes that I would prefer to avoid at this time so that I can focus on instruction and following safety protocols 
• If possible, please send your child with their own small pencil sharpener that also has a case to catch shavings such as the one pictured 
  
  
  
• Please also send markers, pencil crayons/crayons for your child. When each child has their own set of these items, we minimize movement in the classroom.  
• Please remind your child to line up according to our "line order" and to practice "Zombie arms"  (I'm sure they'll be able to show you, but we made a quick video last week!) 

At this time, students do not need the following items:

• erasers, highlighters, rulers, notebooks, glue sticks or binders 
• indoor shoes 
• locker accessories such as shelves, mirrors, etc. as we are not using lockers at this time 

I am very excited to begin our first week together as a class on Monday! I usually read this book on the very first day of school, but tomorrow seems like a more appropriate day! 

Check out the moments from last week! Moving forward, please be sure to follow @meandmythrees on Instagram as that's where I tend to post most of the events from our day.