Monday Email

Hello all! I hope your Monday is going well. 

I've been getting quite a few emails about forms going out through backpack mail asking for party volunteers. I hope parents are getting back to you. Lots of our new parents from Nancy young don't know that we hold a Winter party instead of a Fall party so please contact those parents on your list that I gave you and let them know that they are in fact on the volunteer list, but the first party isn't until December 20th. Also some parents feel like they are doing double the work since they've received the sign up sheet again and have already signed up. If at all possible please only send forms to parents that haven't signed up. You may need to ask your classroom teacher for a class list with the students numbers and do that part ahead of time. I know it's easier to send to everyone, but parents seem a little concerned about that. 

Do we all have our introduction letters out to the class? If not you need to do that this week either through backpack mail and introduce yourselves or attach it to an email to your classroom teacher and have them forward it to the parents. Let me know if you need to Word Document for that introduction letter again. 

Have Grade level coordinators set up their first party planning meeting? I have only heard from first grade and gotten a few emails wondering who the grade level coordinators are and when you would be meeting. Please email your grades room parents to set up a date and time and let me know when that will be as well. 

Attached to Monday's email you will find the raffle basket list just in case you need it again and also the raffle basket letter that you can modify to send out to your classroom. Please change it accordingly and take advantage of knowing what you need early. I suggest making a short list of possible items they can donate and be sure to let them know that this is the only time we ask for parent donations. You can also let them know that there will be a box in each classroom that they can drop donations off in.  They can also donate money and have you do all the shopping. I find that the best route to go. 

Thanks for all that you do! 

Latrice