My name is Katherine Vastis and I would like to welcome you to the Fox Room for the 2021-22 school year. This will be my fifth year teaching 2nd grade at Stix ECC and I am eager to get to know each one of you as we learn and grow together.

Before I meet all of you, I would like to tell you a little bit about myself. I am originally from the Chicago area. I graduated from Saint Louis University in Spring of 2017 where I studied Elementary Education. During my time at SLU, I was interested in studying how to develop a strong classroom community. I am excited to create a classroom environment where each student plays a key role in fostering responsibility and teamwork.

 Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. I look forward to a successful school year! Attached to this letter you will find our classroom logo, a fox. I ask that your child wears this tag on the first two days of school. If your child is a bus rider please make sure their bus card is in their book bag. You will also find a supply list of the items your child should bring with them on the first day of school.

Ms. Vastis

2nd Grade

 Suggested Supply List:

• A book bag large enough to hold a folder.
• A plastic pencil box labeled (large enough to hold markers, colored pencils, glue)
• 3 boxes of yellow only pencils (to be shared throughout the year)
• 3 wide ruled spiral notebooks (1 green, 1 blue, and 1 red)
• 1 folder to be used for in class writing assignments
• 2 boxes of tissues(to be shared with the classroom community)
• 1 bottle of hand sanitizer (to be shared with the classroom community)
• 2 containers of disinfectant wipes (to be shared with the classroom community)

Wish List:

• Black dry erase markers (chisel and thin tip)
• Permanent markers
• Construction paper
• Sticky notes for student use
• Rolls of paper towel
• Band aids
• Hand soap
• Baby wipes