SEPTEMBER NEWS

Greetings, Families!  We have had a great first 2 weeks of school!  Thank you for all the supplies, emails, and notes.  I hope you had a chance to attend the Class Coffee.  If not, please let our Room Moms know.  Our Room Moms are  Allison Melich (amelich@optonline.net) and Shelby Smith (shelbynyc@hotmail.com).

Annie and Owen are proud that their Moms are our Room Moms!

There is a lot going on at Ox Ridge this month!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Sun., Sept. 9^th, 4:30-6:30           Family Picnic

Mon., Sept. 10^th:              Scholastic Orders due

(*you can place your orders online, or send the hard copies back to me by 9/10/12)

Mon., Sept. 10^th:              First 2^nd grade official homework home (due Fri.)

Wed., Sept 12^th:              World Language Assembly for students

Fri., Sept. 14^th:               Favorite books, family photos, and bus contracts due

Mon., Sept 17^th:               No school, Rosh Hashanah

Mon., Sept. 24^th:             Word Study begins

Wed., Sept. 26^th:         No school, Yom Kippur
Thurs., Sept. 27th:          Open House for Parents, time to be announced

BIRTHDAYS

Wed., Sept. 19^th:             Michael Mostofi

Thurs., Sept. 27^th:           Mathison Hole

Sun., Sept. 30^th:              James Caliendo

SPECIAL NOTES

v  The students are doing a great job learning our 2^nd grade routines.  Occasionally, some mail ends up back in our mail slot that has not been seen at home, or it falls out of a mailbox.  If you are missing one of the following papers, please let me know:

·         Family Picnic flyer

·         Second Grade News and class list from Friday, 8/31/12

·         Lunch Bunch permission slip

v 
Sharing will be on Fridays on a sign-up basis, so that everyone gets a chance to share a treasure throughout the month.  As the year goes on, the sharers will be asked to write up a short description of their sharing (I will keep you posted as to when that starts).

v  All Ox Ridge students have been asked to have a “bus-time book or magazine” available to help maintain peace (and promote reading!) in our hallways.  Please have your child bring a small book for that time.  

v  Ox Ridge Snack:  The children have the opportunity to order an afternoon snack from our cafeteria.  I have encouraged the children to talk to their families about how often, and if, they can buy this extra snack.  The snack money will be deducted from the students’ lunch accounts. 

v  If you still have your child’s summer reading journal, please send it in to class this coming week, so we can send along the good reading news to the Library!

v  Photo Day is this coming Tuesday, September 11^th.  Please take a peek at the photo packet that went home earlier this week.  The Lifetouch Company is doing their orders a little differently this year.

v  Please check our blog periodically for class updates and photos.  The 2^nd grade reporters will start reporting very soon!

v  Please feel free to call me at school with any questions or concerns (655-2579, ext. 1142).   You can also email me at cmcgettigan@darienps.org; I will respond as quickly as possible, but sometimes, due to our class schedule, duties, or meetings, I might not be able to respond until the end of the day.

v  I hope to see you all at the Open House evening when I will explain in more detail about our schedule, curriculum, homework, and class routines.  Please bring your calendars, as I will have our Conference sign-up sheet available that evening.

Thank you so much!  I look forward to working with your children during this exciting, second grade year!

Cathy McGettigan

cmcgettigan@darienps.org