Welcome IA Students!!!!!!!

Dear Families,

I just want to let everyone know how excited I am to be your teacher in the upcoming year. I cannot wait to build a fun, safe, and enriching community. I am really anxious to meet you all and find out more about you! Our first few weeks will be a time of team building, learning procedures, and starting our first project. A couple of things students will need to bring to school by the second day of school include a book they want to read or one they have read and are willing to read again and a picture of them enjoying a summer activity. I would like school supplies to arrive with students within the first week of school! Some of the supplies will be used on a community level with our classroom, so please don't get too attached to a particular set of markers, for example. If you have questions, my email address is kim@innovationsacademy.org.

I am attaching a school list to this BLOG along with a wish list of classroom supplies we need. In addition, I have a request for help with bookbags. Last year, a parent donated canvas bookbags for each of my students and another parent modified the straps, so the bookbags could be tied to the classroom student chairs. These bags helped students stay organized and the classroom look neater. Is anyone willing to help? Please let me know because I would like to get these in place as soon as possible. Each student decorated their bookbag to represent themselves. They were a beautiful addition to our classroom decor as well as being practical.

The following is a list of supplies each student must bring to class:

Pencil box

Pencils #2 - 24

Eraser - (Pink Wedge) - 3

Pen (red) - 2

Highlighters - 5 assorted colors (pink, yellow, green, orange, blue)

Children's Markers - Crayola/12 Ct. box

Colored Pencils - Crayola/24 Ct. box

Glue Stick(s) - 4

12" Ruler - 1 with centimeter and millimeter markings

7" Scissors - 1

Package of Index cards (3x5) - 1 pack of 100

POST-IT® NOTES - 2"x 2" pack of 3

Pocket Folders - 6 any color or style

Single-subject Spiral Notebooks - 6 (wide-ruled if possible)

Loose leaf ruled 3 hole filler paper - 1 pack of 150 wide-ruled

Tabbed Dividers - 8-tab multi-color

USB Flash Drives

3-Ring Binder - 3-inch

Sheet Protectors for Portfolio

Compass

The following is a wish list and items I would like donated to the classroom, if possible:

Paperclips, Chart Paper, Tissue Paper (all colors), Pencil Top Erasures, Speciality Papers (ask me), Tape, Disposable forks, spoons, plates, cups, and bowls, Dry-erase markers, Kleenex, Binder clips, Paper Towels, Clipboards, Construction Paper, Paint and Paint Brushes, Pastels, Glue Guns and Glue Sticks, Canvases for oil painting, and Ziploc bags (all sizes).

Thank you! I know this is going to be a great year! Enjoy your last days of summer and I will see you all on the first day of school.

Kim