From the Desk of Mrs. Bauguss

I am thankful to be at Wilkesboro for my third year! Prior to that, I taught at Central Wilkes Middle School for 12 years. I taught all three grade levels and all four subjects over my time there but taught Math all 12 years. I love teaching and have always wanted to be a teacher. I studied at Wilkes Community College to get my Associate of Science degree and then transferred to Appalachian State University to earn my Bachelors of Education in Elementary Education. I am certified to teach Kindergarten thru 6th grade in all subjects, 6th through 9th grade Math & English Language Arts and am AIG certified.

I have been married to my husband Thomas for 19 years. Together, we have three girls, two cats and a grandson. We are pictured below along with my husband's father :) In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, reading and playing board games. My favorites include purple, butterflies, music, pens, and the TV show Friends!

Jennifer Bauguss

baugussj@wilkes.k12.nc.us

336-838-4261

Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

I believe we should keep an open line of communication about your student in order to provide the best experience and education possible. I will post frequently on Class Dojo and update our Smore newsletter often. My preferred communication hours are 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.. Any messages received outside these hours will be answered the next business day.

• Book Bag (no wheels)

• (2) 1-inch 3 ring binders

• 1 clipboard

• 1 boxes of colored pencils

• 2 composition notebooks (wide ruled, not spiral bound)

• 3 packs of wide ruled lose leaf paper

• 4 - 2 pocket folders

• Pencil box for supplies

• 1 pair earbuds or headphones

• 2 packs #2 pencils Ticonderoga Preferred

• 2 packs of index cards

• 1 pack highlighters

• 1 pack of Crayola markers

• 1 pack glue sticks

• 2 packs of sticky notes

• 1 pair scissors

• 4 packs dry erase markers

• Handheld pencil sharpener

• Refillable water bottle

Requested supplies for the classroom:

• Kleenex
• Hand Sanitizer
• Clorox Wipes
• Ziploc bags of various sizes
• Paper towels
• Classroom snacks
• Class prize box/treasure box items

Here is our classroom Amazon Wish List if you would like to purchase anything to help out in our classroom.

We will have a mid-morning snack since our lunch is at 12:10. Students may bring healthy snacks that will give them the nutritional boost they need to get through the day. Our snack time is only 5-10 minutes long, so please keep that in mind when planning snacks to send. Also, foods requiring minimal clean-up are best! Please do not send anything with peanuts or peanut butter due to allergies. We do not have a refrigerator in our classroom, so do not send anything that must be kept cold.

Hydration is an important part of learning! Students are permitted to bring a water bottle to keep on their desks during the day. Please do not send any glass bottles, soda, or sports drinks. Water only, please!

Snack Ideas:

• pretzels

• animal crackers

• apples

• goldfish crackers

• graham crackers

• Slim Jim Beef Sticks

• granola/cereal bars

• yogurt

• pudding cups

• fruit snacks

• bananas

• oranges

August 26th: First day of school!

September 2nd: Labor Day; No school

September 5th: Screenagers Movie 7:00pm

September 6th: Spirit Day & Birthday Celebrations for August & September

September 9th-13th: Book Fair

September 11th & 12th: Grandparents Day

September 19th: Screenagers Next Generation 7:00pm

September 20th: 3rd-5th Grade Dance 3:00-5:00pm

September 25th: John A Walker Center Field Trip; Progress Report go home

September 26th: Literacy Night

September 27th: Teacher Workday; No School

September 30th: PTO Capital Campaign begins

Please send all beginning of year paperwork in as soon as possible.

I have updated our Amazon Wishlist to include a few books that I think will interest the students as well as snacks and classroom supplies that we will need in the future. I have also added a few things that will help to enhance our classroom lessons and small group centers.

Here is the link to our classroom wish list!

Reminders:

Please make sure students come to school each day with the following:

• Backpack
• Water Bottle
• Green Folder
• healthy snack

Green Folder: Your student will bring home a green communication each day. In that folder, there will be a place for you to write any notes or for me to communicate with you that way as well. This folder is your student's responsibility.

Homework: Each night, your student will be responsible for reading 20-30 minutes. The reading log should be in their green folder and be signed each night.

Transportation: Please call the office if you have a transportation change for the day. Please make sure you have let me know how your child will typically travel home.