Update from Miss Larsen, Principal of Alpine Elementary:

1. Class will be held from 9:00 - 11:45 a.m. (a slight change from before)
2. Please drop students off by the main entrance. There will be signs directing you to the classroom.
3. Parents, please do not stay with your students. Miss Wayman and I will be in the room for the first part of class to help explain what is happening.
4. Please pick them up at 11:45 a.m. in front of the school.

We are very excited for the students to come and experience a little of what class will be like this year. Mrs. Liston has some fun activities planned and will teach them some procedures that will help them have a successful start to the year. Miss Wayman will also begin administering a reading assessment during this time.

Just a couple of other items:
1. Please remember that the beginning of first grade is often difficult for first graders. It may even be more difficult with the Chinese language. Prepare yourself and your students for this. Don't give up!

2. Class lists will be posted on our school website (http://alpine.alpinedistrict.
org) at 3:00 p.m. on August 17 and on the front doors of the school at 5:00 p.m.

3. Open House will be held on Monday, August 20 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. This will not be as vital for your students since they will have already met their teachers, but please still drop by with your students. Miss Wayman and Mrs. Liston will look forward to seeing you.

4. We will hold a Back to School Night for parents during the second week of school. I will have the date for you next week. This will be a great opportunity to come and talk to the teachers and ask questions. They will also have additional information for you.

5. Please remember that Mrs. Liston cannot speak English in front of your students (even at Open House and the days next week). If you would like to speak to her, please contact her through email and she will set up a time to meet with you. She will provide you with her contact information at Open House.

6. In order to compensate for the students' learning styles and preferences, we will switch every six weeks who goes to English first and Chinese first. We will give you more information on this at our Chinese Back to School night once school gets started.

Thank you for your patience and support and we get things started. We are all excited for the opportunity to work with your students this year. Thank you for entrusting us with your children!