Welcome to First Grade/Kindergarten!

Dear Parents/Guardians of room ___,

My name is Ms. _________. I graduated from the University of Illinois in Elementary Education
with a specialty in _________. I have been teaching for ___ years in ________ Elementary
School in a ___ grade classroom. I am very excited for this year; I have a lot of fun activities and
units planned that will help our children grow to love to learn. This year we will focus on ______
first quarter, ______ during the second quarter, _____ during and the third quarter and ______ to
wrap up the year.

This letter is a starting off point in, what I hope to be, a very open and communicative
relationship between you and I. I will be sending home newsletters every week and hope to
phone or e-mail you twice a month regarding your child’s process. However, if you need to
contact me at any time, please e-mail or call me. The week before school starts I will be setting
up in the classroom; feel free to stop in and say hello!

I would also like to take this opportunity to familiarize you with the management system I have
developed after much study and experience. Please know that this is subject to change,
depending on the diverse needs of this year’s class. _______...

Please take time to fill out this questionnaire about your child, it will help me get acquainted with
his/her interests, abilities, home lives, prior educational experience etc. I truly look forward to
meeting your child on August ___, 2011 at __:___ a.m.

Questionnaire:

Parent’s/Guardian’s names:
Child’s name:
Nickname:
Gender:
Age (as of August ___, 2011 at __:___ a.m.):
Birthday:

1. How does your child get to and from school and where does he/she go directly after
school?
2. What kind of interests/hobbies does your child have outside of school?
3. How often do you read aloud to or with your child?
4. What is your child looking forward to most about school? What is he/she most
apprehensive about?
5. What are you most looking forward to about this school year? What are you most
apprehensive about?
6. What responsibilities does your child have at home?
7. How does your child learn best?
a. By watching
b. By listening
 c. By doing
d. Other
Please explain...

8. Who lives at home with your child?

9. Does your child have any allergies or take any medications?
10. What time does your child generally go to bed every night?
11. Are you interested in helping out in the classroom?
12. Is there anything else you feel I should know about your child?

Sincerely,

_________________