You survived the first day of school! Now what?

The kids have found their desks and lockers, have made best friends after just one day, heard the *actual tune* to the Bagley song, and have partied on the playground.  So, what should you do next?

Daily:

• Check backpacks for kidmail (the forms you got today need to go back to your teacher with your student by Monday - wade through 'em, figure out what you really need to return, and muddle through the whole privacy opt-out form)
• Check backpacks for lunchboxes.  If missing, look through the lost and found near the lunchroom.  There is already an assortment of kidstuff there.
• Check lunchboxes to see what your kid actually ate.

Soon (this week):

• Book a babysitter for Curriculum Night, Thursday September 15.  This is where you'll find out about your student's daily schedule and the upcoming class topics and field trip plans
• Join the PTA and/or submit your family information (form + $20 -> return by kidmail)
• Submit the PTA volunteering form to get involved with keeping our school great! (return by kidmail)
• Bring in your school supplies and a change of clothes that will be stored in your student's locker
• Sign up for the vlist (parent email list) to receive all the important Bagley news as it happens
• Make sure you have a payment plan for kindergarten tuition ($237/month)
• Bring prescription medicine to school nurse

At special events, like Curriculum Night:

• Get your student a t-shirt
• Buy a Chinook Book to support the PTA
• Purchase pre-paid scrip cards for places you already shop (Starbucks, Amazon, Home Depot, Safeway, QFC, Fred Meyer, and hundreds more), and a portion of each card is donated to the PTA Look for online scrip purchasing very soon.

In the near future:

• Plan to attend the Greenfield Grand Opening on Saturday September 17.
• Come to the first PTA meeting, on Tuesday September 20.
• Start planning for the first early dismissal:  Wednesday September 28.
• Collect donations for the Jogathon (Friday September 30 at Lower Woodland track)
• Save your Boxtops, Label for Education and Greenwood & Ballard Market receipts to submit to the Free Money program.  Kick-off contest deadline: October 7, but collections continue all year.
• Talk to your teacher about volunteering in the classroom.

Other stuff:

• Register for the Source, where your student's general information will be stored - attendance, library books, computerized test scores, etc.)
• Check out the Hive, Mr. Millsap's Health and Fitness website. It has the class schedules posted now, and will provide info about upcoming lesson plans.  Will there be a bicycle unit this year?  We'll have to ask Mr. Millsap.
• Talk to your class PTA liaison about setting up a classroom social gathering for parents or the whole family.
• Understand the sick kid procedure (call the front office 252-5110, or email Randi & Sari & your teacher)

Also, I'll be sending out a new family survey in a few weeks, asking for your opinions and suggestions about orientation activities at Bagley.  All feedback is welcome!  

Meanwhile, if you have any questions, or I have missed anything, please email me or attempt to use the form in the sidebar.  

Welcome to Daniel Bagley Elementary!  We are glad you are here.