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2008 First Grade Back-to-School Information

First Grade Supplies

Please do not label any of these supplies

1 large pkg. of wet wipes
3 boxes of colored pencils
2 boxes of 24 crayons
2 boxes washable markers (10-pack)
15 glue sticks
2 pink, rectangular erasers
36 #2 pencils, sharpened
3   containers of Clorox Clean-Up Wipes (75-count size)
1  pair scissors (Fiskar) 
1  box gallon size ziplocks
1 box quart size ziplocks
1  yellow highlighter
1 box Kleenex
1 pkg. THIN dry erase markers
2 pkgs. multi color construction paper (9 x 12 size)
Backpack (please label)…(if your child’s backpack has wheels, it must have two backstraps and measure no more than 10 inches wide so that it will fit in the cubby.)

Boys only will bring the following:
2 bottles of Elmers White School Glue
1 pkg. multi-colored dry erase markers

Girls only will bring the following:
1 2-gallon size ziplocks
1 bottle hand santizer
1 container of Crayola Watercolor paints

Other Back to School Notes:

• A small fee will be collected at the beginning of the year to cover the cost of folders that will be purchased by the school over the summer.

All students are asked to bring a $10 Art fee for the Art Department. Check (to USJ) or cash.

Back to School Dates and Times

• Friday, August 8: Come & Go Day
9:00-9:30 New students to USJ(Come & Go with parent)
10:00-11:00 Returning students to USJ (Come & Go with parent)

**No day care on Friday, August 8

• Sunday, August 10: Parent Orientation Cubs-5th  Grade
2:00 p.m. New to USJ Parent Meeting in the Cafetorium
2:30 p.m. All parents (new and returning) go to child's classroom for a short meeting. There will be no general meeting; go directly to your child's classroom

Parking will be available in the front parking lot, parking lots at both gyms, and the back parking lot behind school (enter to cafetorium)

• Monday, August 11: 1⁄2 day classes for grades 1-5 (see specific times below)
7:50 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Grades 1 and 2
7:50 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Grades 3, 4, and 5
**Day Care and Early Bird begin today

• Tuesday, August 12: Full day of classes for grades 1-5 (see specific times below)
7:50 a.m.-2:20 p.m.: Grade 1
7:50 a.m.-2:30 p.m.: Grades 2 and 3
7:50 a.m.-2:40 p.m.: Grades 4, 5, & mixed carpool
                       

                   

Lower School Campus

240 McClellan Road, Jackson, TN 38305
731.668.8401 • Fax: 731.668.0812

• Debbie Ford, Director, dford@usjbruins.org
• Beth Hudson, Assistant Director, bhudson@usjbruins.org
• Lisa Cates, Secretary, lcates@usjbruins.org
• Sylvia Bell, Receptionist, sbell@usjbruins.org

Back to school at the Lower School

• Cubs
• Junior Kindergarten
• Kindergarten
• Second Grade
• Third Grade
• Fourth Grade
• Fifth Grade
• Summer reading

After School Care Program 2008

For more information...

Mixed Carpool Form

If you are part of a carpool with other families or if you have children in different Lower School grades, you need to fill out a "mixed carpool" form and send to Lisa Cates at the Lower School before school starts. Download a pdf copy of the mixed carpool form here...