What a wonderful two days of school! I have loved getting to know your child and look forward to getting to know him/her even more this year! 🙂

Important Dates:

9/1              No School

9/4             Labor Day – No School

9/7             6:00-8 PM Rita’s Night

9/15            1:30 Early Dismissal (NO AM Kindergarten)

9/22           Autumn Begins

Next week! 🙂

Monday, August 28- Day C… We have Art!

Tuesday, August 29- Day D… We have Gym! Don’t forget your sneakers! 🙂

Wednesday, August 30- Day A… We have Music!

Thursday, August 31- Day B… We have Tech AND Book Exchange! 🙂

Friday, September 1- NO SCHOOL

*Don’t forget to hand in your Emergency contact sheets (signature on the back), and Handbook Acknowledgment paper.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!! Looking forward to seeing your kiddos on Monday! 🙂

WOW! What an AMAZING first day of 1st grade! I have such a special group of kids- I am SO looking forward to getting to know them more! I feel like the luckiest teacher! 🙂

A few fun things we did today! …

1. Drew a picture of something fun we did over the summer (got to share this with some friends)
2. Morning meeting (greeting one another, calendar, days of school, the weather, counting, and reviewed letters and sounds)
3. Went on a tour of the school
4. ATE LUNCH IN THE CAFETERIA… WAHOO! Full day!
5. I read “The Day the Crayons Quit” – what a fun story! Ask your kiddo about it! 🙂
6. Reviewed our jobs… each child has a VERY important responsibility 🙂
7. Started our “All About Me” poster- these will be up in the hallway soon! 🙂
8. Went outside for some RECESS
9. Did some ice breakers to get to know each other
10. Had an assembly introducing the 7 HABITS
11. Had a little bit of Music Class!

WOW! Such a fun-filled day! I sent home a BLUE folder with each child. There is a “Return to School” side and “Keep at Home” side. This folder will go home with the kiddos every day and brought back to school EVERY DAY. Please look over each paper and return the papers in the “Return to School” side. Thanks! Also… Thank you SO much for all of the donations! I appreciate you all so much and am SO looking forward to meeting you! Have a wonderful rest of the week!

If you ever need me, my number is (717) 872-9503 ext. 3709.

You can also email me at Jourdan.Brill@pennmanor.net (soon it will change to Jourdan.smith@pennmanor.net 🙂

SPECIALS

Day A- Music

Day B- Tech/Library

Day C- Art

Day D- Gym

Parent and Student,

Hello! My name is Mrs. Smith (I was Miss Brill last year :)). I am SO excited to be your 1st grade teacher! It’s going to be a fun year full of lots of learning and new adventures! I cannot wait to see what the year has in store for us! 🙂 I want to know ALL about you but first I am going to tell you a little bit about me.

I recently got married (June 9) to the most wonderful guy! That was definitely the highlight of my summer. 🙂 I grew up in Lancaster with my amazing family. I have two older sisters and one brother. A super fun fact is that I went to Hambright Elementary School when I was your age! How fun! I graduated from Temple University. At Temple, I earned my degree in Early Childhood Education and played soccer for the Temple Women’s Soccer Team. I couldn’t wait to graduate and start teaching. I have been attending church at LCBC for the last 15 years!

In the last 3 years, I have taught Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade. I cannot tell you how excited I am to be back teaching 1st grade! All of the students I’ve taught are extremely important and special to me. I take an interest in my students outside of the classroom as well. I have attended many sporting events for my students in the past; if you are interested in me watching a sport you play please let me know. 🙂 I believe that everyone brings something special to the classroom and I cannot wait to see what YOU bring to our classroom.

I am THRILLED to be your teacher! This is going to be a FANTASTIC year! 🙂

A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS

Favorite Color: Pink

 Favorite Season: Fall

                  Favorite Drink: Dunkin’ Coffee

  Favorite Sport: Soccer

                          Favorite Team: Philadelphia Eagles

 Favorite Animal: Dog

                                           Favorite Book: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

                              Favorite Hobby: Reading and puzzles

                                                     Favorite Candy: Cowtales and RED tootsie pops 😉

Contact Information: If you ever have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me! My email is Jourdan.smith@pennmanor.net … I check my email regularly.

Communication: I will post important information on my blog (Smith’s Super Stars). Subscribe to my blog whenever you get a chance. The link to my blog is: blogs.pennmanor.net/brillj

Here is a list of supplies to bring for the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! Wahoo! 🙂

• Pencil Box
• Crayons
• Glue Stick
• Scissors
• Sharpened Pencils
• Eraser
• Dry Erase Markers (Expo brand works best)
• Yellow Highlighter

Optional Supplies: These are some items that we do use a great deal. Please do not feel like you must send in any of them- it is completely optional. Thanks so much! 🙂

• Glue Sticks
• Pencils
• Erasers
• Crayons
• Markers
• Tissues
• Highlighters
• Dry Erase Markers

SEE YOU SOON!!! 🙂

Sincerely, Mrs. Jourdan Smith