We made it through the first day of First Grade! I loved having this class today. They were so excited and seemed to have a lot of fun today. I can't wait to see what else we learn about each other in the coming weeks.
Tonight's "Back to School Bash" was not exactly what we had planned, but we still had a good time. I got to see four of my students and hopefully I will see more tomorrow. Even though we have had more rain than we really wanted the past few days, I know we are all happy to have it after the last two summers.
Happy Summer! I hope you and your child are having a great summer full of vacations, reading, swimming and watermelon. I have had a great summer, but I am getting excited about school starting. I hope your child is almost ready to start back to school too.
I wanted to let you know a little bit about me. I am an Oklahoma native and I have lived in Okmulgee for almost 21 years. I went to Oklahoma State University for my undergraduate degree right out of high school. After teaching for many years, I went back to school at Northeastern State University in Broken Arrow and got my Master’s Degree in Reading. I taught First Grade at Marian Academy Catholic School for thirteen years. I taught for four years at Okmulgee Primary School. This is my fourth year at Stonebridge Academy, so that makes this my 21st year of teaching. Holy Cow!! I don’t feel that old. I am married to Jeff and have two sons, Connor and Riley. The boys are both attending Stonebridge Academy in Sixth and Eighth Grade. There are a few things I want to let you know about. Tuesday, August 13 will be our Back to School Bash at Kiddie Lake. Come and join us for dinner at 5:30. Dinner will be provided by the school. You don’t need to bring anything. On Wednesday, August 14 we will have a Meet the Teacher day at the school from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. This will be a come and go event. Come by if you can’t come to the Back to School Bash or if you want your child to see their classroom. As Mr. Hawthorne said in his letter a couple of weeks ago, the entrance to the building has been moved. There will be signs to make it clear about where to enter the building. Please remember to park either in the Orpheum parking lot or on the west side of the First Christian Church if you need to get out of your car. Otherwise, drop off is still in the alley on the north side of the building. If you have not yet ordered uniforms for you child, now is the time! I hope you have already ordered. Remember that only the khaki and blue items are allowed. No white shirts or navy shorts, skorts, pants or jumpers are allowed with the uniform policy. Everyone wears Stonebridge T-shirts and jeans or shorts on Fridays. If your child has a T-shirt from last year, that shirt is fine. If your child doesn’t have a T-shirt or needs a new one, there will be an opportunity to order one very soon. School does begin on Thursday, August 15th at 8:00. Students are counted tardy at 8:00 so please make sure your child is on time every day. Remember that your child must bring their lunch every day. If the lunch needs to be heated up, please send it in an appropriate container for heating and keep the heating time under 3 minutes. Thanks for your help with this. I will be buying your child’s school supplies, so there won’t be anything you need to send to school right away. As the year goes on, there may be things that I will ask for your help with. If you did not sign up for e-alerts last year, please sign up for those now. This is how the school can communicate with you quickly in the event of a school closing or an emergency at school. You can sign up for e-alerts through the school’s website. The web address is www.sbridgeacademy.org I also have a classroom blog. The web address for this is http://mrsalexandersstonebridgeclass.weebly.com I know this is incredibly long, so you can also get to it from the school’s website, which is much easier to remember! Communication between parents and teachers is a vital part of a child’s education. Please feel free to contact me any time you have a question or concern. You can call the school during the day at 918-752-1200. You can also e-mail me at [email protected]. If the school does not have your most current e-mail address, please get it to either the office or me as soon as possible. I know this is a lot of information, but you have a little while to mull it over. I will be ready to answer all your questions at the Back to School Bash or Meet the Teacher day. Or, you can e-mail me any time between now and then with your questions. I hope that we have a wonderful year together! Mrs. Alexander |
Mrs. AlexanderI teach Third Grade at Stonebridge Academy. This blog is to help keep parents up to date on the many events planned at our school. Archives
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