Thank you Parent’s for Attending Parent Night!

The munchkins of room 205!

Introduction

It was wonderful to meet you, and to work closely with you as your child begins his/her second grade year!  I am in the process of establishing our volunteer calendar for October-volunteers will begin in October.  On September 29^th, I will send home a parent newsletter with our first volunteer calendar.  If for some reason you are unable to make your scheduled time please let me know by a phone call or email.  ThanksJ!  978-887-1538 ext.  205  or dmccarthy@topsfieldps.org

Room Parent Training:

I would like to thank Mrs.  Champlain, Mrs.  O’Brien, Mrs.  Wilmot, and Mrs.  Foley for volunteering as Room Parents.  As a reminder, there is a mandatory room parent training on Wednesday, Sept. 24^th @ 8:30 at Steward School.  If you are unable to attend, please email our school nurse, Mrs.  West   mwest@topsfieldps.org

Getting Buggy in Room 205!

Learning all about the butterfly life cycle

The children are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our caterpillars!  They should arrive in the next few days.  We will watch our caterpillars transform into Painted Lady Butterflies-as children will see first-hand the ‘complete metamorphosis’ from caterpillar (Larva), to chrysalis (pupa stage), and finally to an adult butterfly.  In class, we have been reading many books about the butterfly life cycle, and how exciting it will be to see this life cycle taking place in our classroom. 

Our First Field Trip!

We are off to the Audubon Thursday, September 25^th (rain date, Friday, Sept 26^th) for an ‘Insect Hunt’.  Please know, this field trip will take place on September 25^th,  even if the weather is drizzly-it will only be changed to the 26^th if the weather is expected to be a ‘wash out’.  Parents will be notified by “Connect Ed” (phone call) if this field trip is changed to Friday, September 26^th. 

As the students prepare for this field trip, it is extremely important that your son/daughter is dressed appropriately.  Please have your child wear a light colored long sleeve shirt, long pants, closed toed shoes or boots.  The children will eat their snack before going on this field trip.  We are expected to return back to school grounds at 11:30 a.m.

After our field trip, a tick check will occur, but we ask that you do a more thorough tick check with your child when he/she returns home.

Parent chaperon information was sent home on Monday, September 22^nd.  The grade two teachers request all parent chaperones to be in our classrooms at 9 a.m. on the day of the field trip.

Many thanks are sent to TESPTO for funding this field trip for grade two!     I will bring my IPAD as I will take many pictures and I look forward to sharing them with you on our class blog. 

Fondly,

Diane