Handout Update

My apologies for not sending home the handout tonight like I said I would! We got busy today discuss a math problem and then working on nouns and I lost track of time. Before I knew it, Mrs. Kelly was there for Religion. I only just realized I still have the handouts sitting on my desk! If you are able to attend tonight, I will give you a copy of the handout with your child's name at the top. Any copies that I have left at the end of the night I will send home with the appropriate student tomorrow.

Sorry for any inconvenience!!!

Open House/Program Night

Reminder that tomorrow night (Thursday, September 18) is the St. Stephen Open House. Presentations will take place in each classroom at the following times: 7:15, 7:40, and 8:05. I will be available for all three times, however, since I teach kindergarten in the afternoons, I will be in a different classroom each time. Please find my schedule for tomorrow evening below.

7:15 - I will be in my kindergarten room.
7:40 - I will be doing a joint presentation with Mme Racanelli in her French room
8:05 - I will be available in our English room (room 176) should you have any questions or wish to take a look at the classroom.

Tomorrow I will be sending home my Program Night handout so that you can take a look at it in advance and so that everyone is receiving the same information (I know that several parents/guardians will not be able to attend tomorrow evening). Please feel free to bring the handout with you tomorrow night to use as a reference.

I look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow evening!

***A friendly reminder to please sign your child's agenda each night! We have created a list of consequences as a class and one of them is that if a child's agenda is not signed 4 times I will be calling home. I understand that sometimes life is busy and you may not get the chance. We have discussed as a class that it is one thing if you don't get it signed once a month (I'll let that go) but it's an entirely different thing if it is not signed a few days in a row (which has been the case already for a few students). We have also discussed that it is the student's responsibility to have a parent/guardian sign their agenda. It is not your job as a parent/guardian to have to remember this! :)

*Scholastic orders are due Friday. This is a great way to get your child interested in reading! Plus, every purchase from Scholastic gives the class rewards that we can use to buy things for the classroom (new books for the class library, various supplies, etc.)!

*LTPA forms went home today. They are due back NO LATER THAN September 17.

Lastly, I am making an effort to contact one parent/guardian of each child this week to introduce myself and to see if you have any questions. If I miss you, I will leave you a message and if you would like, you can call me back. 

I look forward to meeting all of you at the Program Night/Open House next week on Thursday, September 18!

Welcome Back!

Hello everyone! My name is Miss Hodgins and I am very excited to be your son/daughter's English teacher this year. I hope everyone has had a wonderful summer! I know I'm excited to get the new school year underway!

I will be using this blog as a main way to communicate information throughout the school year. I believe that communication is key and I have an open door policy. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. I will also be teaching Kindergarten in the afternoons so I may not get the chance to update the blog each day. I encourage you to subscribe to the blog by typing your email address into the "Follow by Email" section and clicking submit. This way you can ensure that you will receive an email each time I update the blog.

I look forward to working with you and your child this year. My main priority is to ensure that each student recognizes that they are a valued member of our classroom community and that we each bring something special to the group.

Below, please find a list of OPTIONAL school supplies that you may wish to purchase for your child:
- 2 packs of lined paper

- 2 Duo-tangs (plastic preferably) Blue and Yellow

- Calculator

- Protractor

- Metric ruler

- HB pencils (4 or 5)

- Sharpener

- Eraser

- Markers (non-permanent)

- Colored pencils (box of 24)

- Glue sticks (2)

- Scissors

- 2 boxes of Kleenex

- 1 box of large zip-lock bags and 1 box of small zip-lock bags

- Highlighters (4)

- Ear Buds for use with iPads, netbooks, and Chrome Books. Please put in a plastic bag and label with your child's name.