Change of Clothes: Please send in an extra set of clothes (Winter and Summer), including socks, to keep at school in case of an emergency. Please send clothing in a large Ziploc bag, with their name on the outside of the bag.  If your child does need to be changed, please make sure their extra clothing gets replaced by their next school day. 

Sneakers: Sneakers should be worn every day. We are extremely active each day, and dress shoes or flip-flops are not appropriate for many of our activities. 

Blue Card & Emergency Contact: Each student should have a completed emergency contact card (blue card) on file. Blue cards are currently completed and housed in our OPEROO APP.  If there are any changes to parents’ contact information please notify us so it can be updated accordingly. Please update all emergency contacts on your child’s blue card in the event that you are unable to pick up your child. If the person picking up your child is not listed on the blue card, we cannot release your child due to safety protocols. Bring your ID for verification purposes.

Homework Folder:  Your child will bring a homework folder home every day, please make sure to keep this folder in your child’s backpack every day for communication purposes. Inside the folder, you will find your child’s weekly homework, letters that need to be returned to school, newsletters, and updates on what is happening in our school and classroom. It is essential that you check your child’s homework folder every night in order to maintain constant, efficient communication between school and home. 

Birthday: We celebrate the birthday of our students in different ways in our school. In order to ensure that instruction is not disrupted several times during the week for parties, all birthday celebrations will be held on one day during the week, which will be held on Friday afternoons during period 8.   As for the distribution of small gifts, we do not recommend parents to prepare food, you can choose to have something like a notepad, pencil, erasers, and etc. Please inform me at least a week ahead.

Some possible ways to celebrate a birthday include:

• Reading the child’s favorite story to the class 
• Sending a craft activity that the class can complete together. 
• Sharing baby pictures of the child and telling the story of the day they became part of their family. 

We look forward to working with your child and are excited to be a part of their growth and development. We are a firm believer in having open communication between home and school. Please feel free to contact me through Class Dojo or by email xzhao@ps896.org with any questions or concerns you may have throughout the school year

Let’s work together to make this year full of fun, learning, and personal growth for your child!

Thank you,
Ms. Zhao