First Grade Parent Information

Mrs. Cain: home phone #490-6303

Hello Parents!  My name is Kimberly (Kim) Cain and I am excited about being your child’s teacher this year.  This is my sixth year of teaching and my fifth year at Emmanuel-St. Michael Lutheran.  I am married with two daughters, Hailey and Lindsay and a dog, Maisy.  My husband David and I live in The Rapids of Keefer Creek off of Lima Road.  I love to read, scrapbook, and participate in school activities, and feel that teaching is one of the greatest joys of my life.  It’s so exciting to receive a group of students for a new year of learning and fun.  It will be so nice to share the year with all of you.

BIRTHDAYS:

We will celebrate this special day in the classroom.  Your child may bring a treat to share.  I ask that you DO NOT send drinks.  We will observe half birthdays for those who have summer birthdays.  REMINDER: Party invitations may NOT be passed out in school unless the ENTIRE class is invited.

BAPTISM BIRTHDAYS:

How important and special it is to celebrate the day we became children of God!  We set apart this day with a special song and remembrance for your child.  If your child wishes to bring a treat, please make it an inexpensive gift such as a bookmark, pencil, eraser, or sticker, etc. for each member of the class.  I ask that you do not send in food items for this special day.  Summer baptisms will be celebrated on half-year dates.

BOOK CLUBS:

Book order forms will be sent out monthly.  Should you decide to order books, please make a CHECK out directly to the appropriate Book Club as opposed to me.  NO CASH PLEASE!  Staple the check and the book order together (don’t forget your child’s name on the order form) and send it back to school in an envelope with your child’s name on the outside.  I will occasionally make book suggestions in my weekly newsletter.

NEWSLETTER:

A parent newsletter will be coming home with your child each Monday.  It will contain important information from me, and later in the year, articles written by the children.  Be sure to look for memory work each week.  Please take time to read the newsletter so that you can be informed on what your child is learning in first grade.

PAPERS HOME:

All school papers will be sent home in your child’s Take Home folder.  The folder pockets will be marked “Bring Right Back” (on the right pocket).  If the papers are NOT to be returned, they will be placed on the “Left at Home” side of the folder.  Those papers finished or corrected and returned will be placed on the side marked “Bring Back”.  It is VERY important that you check your child’s “Take Home” folder each day.

CHAPEL SERVICES:

Each Wednesday your child will be attending a chapel service in church.  I will be reviewing appropriate chapel behavior with your child and I would appreciate it if you too would reinforce proper chapel etiquette with your child. 

MILK BREAK:

Each morning we will have a 10-minute nutritional milk break.  Please be advised when your child gets milk for snack time you will be charged for the price of milk.  **Snacks: fruit, vegetables, crackers, pretzels, yogurt

***NO: Chocolate or sugary snacks.  Please make the appropriate, well-balanced choices for your child.

FIELD TRIPS:

Mrs. LaBrash and I take our field trips together.  We may need volunteers for a few of the trips and I will let you know well in advance if the need is there.  Sorry, no siblings are allowed to attend field trips with the class.

CHRIST-CENTERED CLASSROOM:

First grade is such an exciting time!  Christ is a focal point for all we say and do at Emmanuel-St. Michael Lutheran.  God has given us so many blessings and we will take time each day to thank and praise Him for these.  I encourage you to do this at home with your family.  Family devotions are great and children learn so much from their adult role-models.  I thank and praise God for the blessing of your child and I pray for His guidance as we work together in the year ahead.  I ask for your prayers and support throughout the year as well.

Remember that the best gifts you can give your child are not purchased at a department store.  The best gifts you can give your child are your support and encouragement during the years of learning.  That support and encouragement will give your child the rewards of confidence, knowledge, and social skills needed for success in his/her future.  It is my goal to provide your child these rewards in heaping amounts.  Thank you for working with me to ensure your child the best gifts that money can’t buy.

God’s Blessings on a great year!

Mrs. Kimberly Cain

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