First day of school news!!

We had a wonderful first day of school in our classroom. I hope you had a chance to chat with your child about the many exciting things we did. Ask your child about Coo-see-kee, outside games with Mrs. D'Andrea's class and our first day in the library!
Below is a copy of a poem we read together on the Smartboard today. As many of you know, we will read poetry across the curriculum this year. Ask your child to tell you about our wonderful discussions about poetry format and connections to our own concerns before the first day of school.
I am very excited about this school year and look forward to tomorrow!
Regards,
Mrs. McCormack

The First Day of School

By Judith Viorst

Will they let me go when I need to go to the bathroom?
And what if I get lost on my way back to class?
And what if the other kids are a hundred, a thousand, times smarter than I am?
And what if we have a spelling test, or a reading test, or an...anything test, and I'm the only person who doesn't pass?
And what if my teacher decides she doesn't like me?
And what if, all of a sudden a tooth gets loose?
And what if I can't find lunch, or I sit on my lunch, or I (oops!) drop my lunch someplace like the toilet?
Will they let me starve or will somebody lend me a sandwich?
A cookie? A cracker? An apple? Some juice?
And what if they say, "Do this," and I don't understand them?
And what if there's teams and nobody picks me to play?
And what if I took off my sneakers, and also my socks, and my jeans, and my sweatshirt and T-shirt,
And started the first day of school on the second day?