Welcome to First Grade

Mr. Lamphere
Campbell Elementary
Room 14
Meet the Teacher

My name is Matt Lamphere. I have lived in Muskegon

my whole life, graduating from Reeths-Puffer High
School. I became a teacher after graduating from
Central Michigan University. I started my career as a
Math Coach and then spent several years teaching
5th Grade. After that, I moved to 1st grade. This will
be my eleventh year at Campbell Elementary. I have
been married for 12 years to my wife, Ashley. We
have two children, Brynnley and Lincoln.

Favorite Things:
Spending time with my family, Disney!,
camping, watching movies, reading, and
sports (all of them!)
Arrival Procedures
● School Starts at 8:25 (students should arrive between 8:15 - 8:25)
● Playground is closed before school
● Students should report to line upon arrival
○ Students arriving early to eat Breakfast should still be dropped
off at our line (door 7 - parking lot off Glenside) and walk to the
cafeteria from the playground
○ Breakfast will be served 8:10 - 8:25 in the cafeteria
● Our line will be at Door #7 (closest to the playground off Glenside)
● There will be arrival monitors to assist students
● After coming inside at 8:25, students will go directly to
our classroom.
● All 3 First Grade classes will be lining up at the same location.
Dismissal Procedures
● Dismissal is at 3:35 (please arrive no earlier than 3:30)
● We will exit at Door #7 (closest to the playground off Glenside)
● There will be monitors to assist students and parents
● There will be no parking available to parents at dismissal. Please use the
designated pick up lane.
○ 1st grade pick up lane is in the parking lot off Glenside
○ Kindergarten dismisses 5 minutes before 1st and will be cleared by
the time we dismiss. PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE EARLY!!
● Pick up traffic will be one way. Enter on Glenside and Exit will be on
Greenwich.
● If you are picking up and walking, please avoid walking through the
parking lot traffic for safety reasons.
● Bus riders will be brought to the bus, at door 8, by a staff member.
Lunch/Breakfast/Snacks
● Breakfast is served before school starts, at 8:10 - 8:25, in the cafeteria.
● Lunch will be eaten in the cafeteria at 12:20
● Lunch counts will be taken first thing in the morning
○ If you arrive late, please let the office know your lunch choice
● A daily menu is available on the Mona Shores website….here
● There will be NO microwave access. Please keep this in mind when packing a
lunch.
● We will have a snack break everyday. Please pack a snack for your child
daily.
● Water Bottles - Students should bring a water bottle to school to avoid
needing to miss any learning time to get a drink. Please send a closed top
water bottle. No screw off caps or open cups (these always find a way to
spill)
Student Supplies
● Each student will have their own locker
● We do not have traditional desks that open for storage of supplies.
● Students will each have an area to store their materials in the
classroom, in addition to their lockers.
● Please don’t bring extra things to school (toys, stuffed animals,
unneeded supplies). We don’t have the room to store them.

● Supplies needed:
○ Glue Sticks ○ scissors
○ Pencils ○ Water Bottles
○ Crayons/Markers/Colored Pencils ○ headphones
First grade is fast paced and students will learn a TON this school year. It is pretty incredible to see
the growth that happens during the school year. Our main goal when leaving First grade is to be a
reader! Of course we also want to expand our knowledge in Math, Science, and Social studies. We
also want to become great writers and independent workers. Most importantly, we want to have fun
while we do all of these things. Although there is less play time in the classroom in First grade, it is
my goal to infuse our daily learning with fun. To learn more about all of the learning we will be
doing this school year, as well as all the fun things we will do this year, please visit our classroom
website at MrLamphere.weebly.com .
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ClassTag
Every teacher at Campbell will be using
Class Tag this year for all
communication, sending home
newsletters, scheduling conferences and
more! Every family needs to connect to
ClassTag. You can connect via the
website below or on the free app on any
mobile device. Codes to connect to your
student will be handed out at open
house and sent home during the first
week of school.

To connect via website:

Visit
https://www.classtag.com/get_started

To connect on a mobile device:

Download the free ClassTag App
Class Dojo
I usually use Class Dojo every school
year for all communication, but since
every teacher at Campbell will be using
ClassTag, I will be using ClassTag.
However, I will still be using Class Dojo in
the classroom as a management and
reward system. I will not ask you all to
connect to both ClassTag and Dojo, but if
you would like to connect to Dojo, please
let me know and I will send home the
class code.

If you are unfamiliar with Class Dojo, it

is a classroom management tool. I use it
daily and award classroom rewards
based off Class dojo points.
Questions?
If you have any questions, either before school starts or at any time
this school year, please do not hesitate to contact me. The quickest
way to reach me is through ClassTag. You can send direct messages
to me though ClassTag and I will get a notification immediately. I
make it my goal to respond promptly. Otherwise, you can email me at
Lampherm@monashores.net or call the classroom at 231-332-8814.

For more information regarding all

things first grade, please visit our
classroom website at:

MrLamphere.weebly.com