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Showing posts with label backpack. Show all posts
Showing posts with label backpack. Show all posts
Monday, September 1, 2014
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Head Start on School Supplies
Sure, Summer has just started, but it is never too early to start watching for sales for the back-to-school must-haves.
Official lists of school supplies can be found here:
http://bagleyes.seattleschools.org/
The supply letter for all K/1 classes (Contemporary and Montessori) is detailed below:
Each teacher on the K-1 team will take care of purchasing the bulk of the student / classroom supplies necessary to begin the school year. Over the years we have found this to be the most cost effective way to buy our materials. It is also nice for the students to begin the year with the exact same supplies, in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts and hurt feelings. These items will vary slightly for each teacher, but they consist of things such as: pencils, pencil grips, glue sticks, markers, name tags, binders, folders, tissue boxes, etc.
The cost will be $25 for class room supplies per child. There will also be an
Art Class supply charge of $5 per child for the year. So we will collect the total in a $30 payment of cash or a check: payable to Daniel Bagley Elementary, during the first 2 weeks of school. (If you can give extra for our scholarship fund, terrific! If you will need a scholarship, no problem…just ask!)
Some personal items your child will need are:
1. a full size back pack,
2. a reusable lunch box or lunch bag, and
3. a full change of clothing in a Ziploc bag
* Please bring these labeled items on the fist day of school.
To share with the class please send:
1. 1 box of tissues
2. 1 package of Post-its (we use all sizes, so any will do)
3. 1 pack of black permanent Sharpie markers
4. 1 container of Baby or Clorox bleach wipes
Other items you may wish to think about stocking up on:
Questions and suggestions? Contact me!
Official lists of school supplies can be found here:
http://bagleyes.seattleschools.org/
The supply letter for all K/1 classes (Contemporary and Montessori) is detailed below:
Each teacher on the K-1 team will take care of purchasing the bulk of the student / classroom supplies necessary to begin the school year. Over the years we have found this to be the most cost effective way to buy our materials. It is also nice for the students to begin the year with the exact same supplies, in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts and hurt feelings. These items will vary slightly for each teacher, but they consist of things such as: pencils, pencil grips, glue sticks, markers, name tags, binders, folders, tissue boxes, etc.
The cost will be $25 for class room supplies per child. There will also be an
Art Class supply charge of $5 per child for the year. So we will collect the total in a $30 payment of cash or a check: payable to Daniel Bagley Elementary, during the first 2 weeks of school. (If you can give extra for our scholarship fund, terrific! If you will need a scholarship, no problem…just ask!)
Some personal items your child will need are:
1. a full size back pack,
2. a reusable lunch box or lunch bag, and
3. a full change of clothing in a Ziploc bag
* Please bring these labeled items on the fist day of school.
To share with the class please send:
1. 1 box of tissues
2. 1 package of Post-its (we use all sizes, so any will do)
3. 1 pack of black permanent Sharpie markers
4. 1 container of Baby or Clorox bleach wipes
Other items you may wish to think about stocking up on:
- Fall clothing backup items (lightweight rain gear etc.)
- Ziplocs/baggies or reusable containers such as Re-pac bags
- Juice/milk boxes, cracker packs, and other lunch box goodies for those rushed days
- Lunch boxes and water bottles and backpacks - search for discount codes such as Lands End Friends and Family, usually have up to 30% off plus free shipping!
- All the items on the classroom supplies lists (posted at http://bagleyes.seattleschools.org)
- Bulk sized snacks for when it's your week to supply snack for the whole class - you will be asked by your teacher to sign up for one or two snack weeks, at welcome night or curriculum night.
- Water bottles - for lunch box and for classroom/in-class snack time
Questions and suggestions? Contact me!
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Have a Sharpie handy?
If not, you'd better go buy some.
A lot of them. Don't wait for the fancy name label deal site ads to start showing up in your email in September...
Start writing names inside everything your new little Kindergartner is going to be bringing to Bagley. Favorite hoodie? Tag it! Camelbak? Mark it now...you know everyone else has the same one! Even those little plastic lunch box containers go missing... and even though we donate this stuff, wouldn't you rather bring it back home?
The first day of school, our Lost and Found looks like this:
A lot of them. Don't wait for the fancy name label deal site ads to start showing up in your email in September...
Start writing names inside everything your new little Kindergartner is going to be bringing to Bagley. Favorite hoodie? Tag it! Camelbak? Mark it now...you know everyone else has the same one! Even those little plastic lunch box containers go missing... and even though we donate this stuff, wouldn't you rather bring it back home?
The first day of school, our Lost and Found looks like this:
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| Lost and Found, first day of school - Sept, 2012 |
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| And this is what it looks like a few weeks later |
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Supplies list: aka 'what does my child need for school?'
The supply list for all classes is now posted at the new Daniel Bagley website: http://bagleyes.seattleschools.org/
On the first day of school, send your child with:
- completed forms - whatever you will have received in the mail by then - for the PTA, your teacher, Bagley, SPS (if you haven't already submitted them by the first day)
- a full size back pack (big enough to fit a 9x12 folder for homework, kidmail, report cards, library books, etc.). If you're worried about it being too heavy for your 5 year old, there are neato rolling ones like little suitcases available.
- a reusable lunch box or lunch bag
- a water bottle to keep in the classroom
- a full change of clothes in a Ziploc on the first day of school to keep in their locker throughout the year, just in case (to be replaced as necessary)
- NOT crocs. Mr. Millsap has a no-crocs policy for Health & Fitness, and running shoes are safer in the playground anyways. Flip-flops or strappy sandals won't cut it either.
- LABEL ALL PERSONAL BELONGING WITH A SHARPIE! You'll be checking the lost & found frequently this year. See last year's post about that.
At some point during the first two weeks of school, please bring the following:
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Kidmail Thursday!
Thursday is kidmail day. Check backpacks tonight for a broad assortment of goodies (or tomorrow, if there are technical glitches or time management issues!). Today's will be especially loaded because it's the first one of the year. Look for a Baby Buzz mini-newsletter - you can opt out of hard copies for the Baby Buzz, and you really should to save lots of time and paper and money, but everyone is getting paper versions this first time, jogathon information, Free Money contest details, art news from Ms. McNeer, and lots more.
Parent volunteers spend a few hours every Thursday morning photocopying, stapling and sorting the kidmail. If you want to stop by clip 'n' chat to help out, drop by the first portable between 9:30-11:30 on Thursday mornings. Little kids welcome, too!
Parent volunteers spend a few hours every Thursday morning photocopying, stapling and sorting the kidmail. If you want to stop by clip 'n' chat to help out, drop by the first portable between 9:30-11:30 on Thursday mornings. Little kids welcome, too!
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
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:
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)
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
First day of school is tomorrow! How it works...
It's hard to believe, but our babies will be starting kindergarten tomorrow!
Bring your cameras and kleenex, put his/her lunch and water bottle into the brand new backpack, bring your school supplies & $20 (give to your teacher at some point this week), and arrive at the playground well before the first bell at 9:25. There, you will locate your class line - usually the teachers are out early on the first day to orient the kids - and students can put their backpacks in the line before running off to play. At 9:25, they run back to their line, which is always in the same place, all year, and they'll go into the school with their teacher in an orderly fashion so they can start class at 9:30.
Parents are welcome to come inside with the class on the first day for photo ops and send-off, but you should consider bringing your camera to welcome night for a photo at your child's desk. It'll be chaotic tomorrow morning.
Parking will be CRAZY on the first day, so walk if you can, and if there are no spots in the parking lot, please find street parking that is legal and doesn't block the neighbors' driveways.
After drop-off, no need to run off to work right away - come to the lunchroom to have coffee, buy t-shirts, chat to other parents, join the PTA, etc. (bring your checkbook, just in case). At ~10, there will be the annual all-school flag raising ceremony on the front lawn.
Pick-up will be at 3:35 on the front lawn, rain or shine. Walk if you can, or be a friendly-to-neighbors driver/parker. Teachers will bring the students out to the front lawn for parent or caregiver collection (same general lawn spot all year, in all weather). During the first week, you might be allowed to come to the classroom door for pickup, but this is teacher dependent. Expect the potential for your child's class to emerge from the doors later than 3:35 due to the complexity of coordinating an entire class of five and six year olds as they are learning a new routine.
Welcome to Daniel Bagley!
p.s. If your child is taking the school bus, staff and/or parent volunteers will make sure they are collected and escorted directly to the correct bus after school. It's all very safe and organized.
Bring your cameras and kleenex, put his/her lunch and water bottle into the brand new backpack, bring your school supplies & $20 (give to your teacher at some point this week), and arrive at the playground well before the first bell at 9:25. There, you will locate your class line - usually the teachers are out early on the first day to orient the kids - and students can put their backpacks in the line before running off to play. At 9:25, they run back to their line, which is always in the same place, all year, and they'll go into the school with their teacher in an orderly fashion so they can start class at 9:30.
Parents are welcome to come inside with the class on the first day for photo ops and send-off, but you should consider bringing your camera to welcome night for a photo at your child's desk. It'll be chaotic tomorrow morning.
Parking will be CRAZY on the first day, so walk if you can, and if there are no spots in the parking lot, please find street parking that is legal and doesn't block the neighbors' driveways.
After drop-off, no need to run off to work right away - come to the lunchroom to have coffee, buy t-shirts, chat to other parents, join the PTA, etc. (bring your checkbook, just in case). At ~10, there will be the annual all-school flag raising ceremony on the front lawn.
Pick-up will be at 3:35 on the front lawn, rain or shine. Walk if you can, or be a friendly-to-neighbors driver/parker. Teachers will bring the students out to the front lawn for parent or caregiver collection (same general lawn spot all year, in all weather). During the first week, you might be allowed to come to the classroom door for pickup, but this is teacher dependent. Expect the potential for your child's class to emerge from the doors later than 3:35 due to the complexity of coordinating an entire class of five and six year olds as they are learning a new routine.
Welcome to Daniel Bagley!
p.s. If your child is taking the school bus, staff and/or parent volunteers will make sure they are collected and escorted directly to the correct bus after school. It's all very safe and organized.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Is there homework in kindergarten? How does the Bagley library work?
Homework is teacher-specific. Some teachers assign homework to kindergarteners, and some don't. If you have strong feelings one way or the other, talk to your teacher.
Last year, our son did receive a homework folder at the beginning of the week, which was to be completed and handed in by Friday. This consisted of a few activity pages (e.g. draw a line from the word to the picture, connect-the-dots, draw pictures of things in your house that are square and label them) and a book appropriate to the student's reading level.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
What does my child need for school? SUPPLIES INFO POSTED!
***BRAND NEW SUPPLIES LIST INFO AS OF AUGUST 4 2011:
From Ms. Ayer: "Each teacher on the K/1 team will take care of purchasing the bulk of the student/classroom supplies necessary to begin the school year. Over the years we have found this to be the most cost effective way to buy our materials. It is also nice for the students to begin the year with the exact same supplies, in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts and hurt feelings. These items will vary slightly for each teacher, but they consist of things such as: pencils, pencil grips, erasers, glue sticks, markers, name tags, binders, folders, tissue boxes, post-its, etc. The cost will be $20 per child. We will collect $20 cash or checks: payable to Daniel Bagley Elementary, during the first 2 weeks of school. If you can give extra for our scholarship fund, terrific! If you will need a scholarship, no problem… just ask!"
K/1 families: Please send the following items for collection in the first week if your last name begins with:A-H: 2 boxes of tissues, wet wipes, one 24 pack of Crayola brand colored pencils and sandwich sized Ziploc bagsI-N: 2 packs of white board markers, and 1 pack of Pink Pearl erasersM-Z: 1 bottle of hand sanitizer, band-aids, 1 1/2” X 2” Post-its, gallon-sized freezer weight Ziplocs.
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