 Hi Families, It's mid-August and I hope you are enjoying the remainder of your summer! I'm excited to hear all about your summer adventures from your child once school starts. We are going to have a great school year! My summer has been enjoyable. Despite the ridiculous amount of rain we got, I've enjoyed many summer pleasures. My family stayed a night in Gloucester and enjoyed the creek side of Good Harbor. We spent a week in Vermont and rode the gondolas up to the top of Killington. We went camping (for the first time) for a night in New Hampshire. We went canoeing. We had a bunch of playdates. And we splashed around pool-side on those few hot sunny days. I also spent a good amount of time working in my classroom --cleaning, organizing, and setting up displays. I had a big project this summer putting together our new Barrows Decodable Text Library, bought with a grant I wrote. I'm very excited to get those books in kids' hands! This year, Reading Public Schools is implementing a new literacy curriculum in grades K-2. Grades 3-5 implemented the curriculum last year. It is called ARC Core and is considered a knowledge-building curriculum. Stay tuned for more information. Parents! I have some homework for you. I find it very helpful for have some information about your child prior to the start of school or within the first week. When you are able, please fill out the Student Information Questionnaire (linked below) so that I can learn some background information about your child and be better prepared to support them. Here is the link: Student Information Questionnaire Thank you! Important Upcoming Dates: Wednesday, August 23rd: Popsicles with the Principal (on the playground) for new students and incoming Kindergarteners. Wednesday, August 30th: First day of school for grades 1-5! Woo-hoo! Friday, September 1st: No school Monday, September 4th: No school, Labor Day Tuesday, September 5th: First day of school for kindergartens; all grades back!  Getting Oriented Links: Here is a link to my Welcome Letter. I dropped them in the mail on August 16th, so hopefully students have already received them by the time you find yourself here. If you would like to browse some classroom action from last year, check out the 2022-2023 Weekly Update page. I am still working on archiving last year's class pages. Please reach out with any questions or comments! Feel free to email me. I'm thrilled to be your child's 2nd grade teacher. Thank you for entrusting me with your child's education. We're going to have a fabulous year! Sincerely, Meri (Ms. Kimball) Below are some pictures from my summer: Clockwise from top right: My boys hugging at Spot Pond; my youngest and I enjoying some ice cream; my family at the top of Killington Mountain in VT; and my family on our mini camping trip in Pawtuckaway, NH.    
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