Saturday, August 31, 2019

Welcome Back to a New School Year!

Wow, we have had a GREAT first week! This is an AWESOME class! :) This week we have been working hard on learning what it means to be a good learner at Willow Creek.  It's going to be a great year and I am so excited to spend this year with your child!! :)

If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe to our blog! You can subscribe to our blog by entering your email address in the "Follow by Email" box to the right of this blog. Once you subscribe, you will be able to see weekly updates that will be sent right to your email. We have already had over half of our families subscribe! Once you subscribe, you will be sent an email that will require you to confirm your email to activate your subscription. You will need to respond to that email to activate your subscription before you can receive updates to your email. 

A Few Reminders & Upcoming Events

  • School starts at 9:05 everyday except for Wednesday. Every Wednesday is late start (9:20) due to teacher collaboration. The playground will be open and recess duties will be supervising starting at 8:45 on M,T,TH, F and 9:05 on Wednesday morning. I am a recess duty on the playground every morning, so I will not be in my classroom from 8:45-9:05. 
  • Lunch starts at 12:15pm. You are welcome to come anytime to eat lunch with your child! School lunch costs $2.50 for students, and $3.95 for adults. If you want to add more money to your child's lunch account, you can access their lunch account online by clicking HERE. If you think your child may qualify for free or reduced lunch, you can find out more information about the program HERE
  • Back to School Night will be Thursday, September 12th from 5:00-6:30. This will be an opportunity for you to see our classroom, get information on what your child will be learning this year, and information about our classroom rules/procedures. I hope to see you all there!! 
  • Picture day will be September 17th. More information will be sent home with your child in the coming weeks. 
  • Starting this week we will be collecting box tops!! Please send in your box tops with your child. Box tops helps give money back to our school! The class that earns the most box tops wins a party!!

HELP WANTED: Join the PTA

Are you wanting to become more active in our school and get to know other parents? If so, we would LOVE for you to join our PTA! We have an awesome PTA who are always supporting the students and teachers. Our PTA needs your help! If you would like to join the PTA or would like more information, click HERE. Joining the PTA is a great way to get to know other parents and become more active in our school! Thank you for supporting us! The first PTA meeting is on September 19th at 4:00pm.

Please feel free to contact me anytime. The best way to get ahold of me is by emailing me at: newton.kelsey@westada.org

I'm looking forward to another awesome week! :)

Thursday, August 1, 2019

Welcome to First Grade!

Hello Families!
         My name is Kelsey Newton and I'm your child's first grade teacher this year! I am so excited for the opportunity to be your child's teacher! I can't wait to get to know you all. It's going to be an awesome year! :)
         Make sure to subscribe to this blog to stay up to date on all current events in our classroom! To subscribe, enter your email address under the "Follow by Email" box on right hand side of this page. During the school year, check back on this blog on MONDAYS to see what's happing in our classroom.
         Join me and the other first grade teachers for popsicles in the park on August 12th. This will be a chance to meet me and the other kids in our class..... all while enjoying popsicles and playing at the park! :) I hope to see you all there!