Welcome to Kindergarten! This will be an exciting year full of wonder, exploration, and learning.
I am just as excited as you and your child to get started in July! My name is Macey Baldizzi and this is
my third year here at EDUPRIZE. I will be teaching the AM TOPS-Technology kindergarten program.
Literacy, math, and science are all passions of mine and I just love teaching these at the kindergarten
level! The four cottages (science themes) we study this year are: All About Me, Holiday Fun, Habitats,
and Life Cycles.
I have been in the profession of education for 15 years now. My Early Childhood Education Degree is
from Kent State University in Ohio and I am also a reading specialist for grades K-8. I am currently
working on my Master’s Degree in Educational Technology. Outside of school, I love the outdoors and
prefer to spend weekends camping, rock climbing, and rock collecting! This explains why my husband
and I moved here from Ohio seven years ago!
Our kindergarten class will be busy little bees and I will work hard to be sure they are fully enjoying the
learning experience along the way. One important thing to think about is volunteering in the
classroom. There are programs we have that rely on parent help, so please feel welcome to volunteer
and look for sign-ups for volunteering the first few weeks of school.
Communication is also so important to me! Please be prepared to receive text messages through a
text message system, as well as emails all year long. I am always available by phone or in person, but I
find that texting keeps everyone aware of special events and reminders such as, “Today is Water Day!
Remember to pack a lunch and bring your towels!”
Another thing to start planning for now is being at school on time! The TOPS program has a lot of
learning in a condensed time, so we really hit the road running in order to meet our kindergarten
learning targets. We begin promptly at 7:20 and end at 12:20.
Please be sure to check our website often at www.eduprizeschools.net for updated information.
Calendar of School Events:
Open House: Monday July 24th 11:00 am Room 14, Building 1
Open house will be a quick meet and greet, so I plan on giving you a phone call before in order to
address any specific questions or concerns you may have. Student drop off and pick up information
will be given at Open House. Please complete and print the Open House Forms on the EDUPRIZE
website and bring the completed forms at this time so I can begin to get to know your child and have
important information before school starts. You will find these forms at www.eduprizeschools.net.
Wednesday July 26th- First Day of School! Students must be on time and present the entire school day
in order to be considered enrolled at EDUPRIZE.
If you have any questions or concerns please email me at:
[email protected]
See you soon! -Macey Baldizzi
Mrs. Baldizzi’s AM TOPS-Technology Supply List
As you prepare for the first day of school, we appreciate the following items brought to the Open
House on July 24th. We hope to keep this list to no more than $25.00 so be sure to hit the back-toschool sales. If you wish to donate extra items, please see the wish list at the bottom.
1 plastic hard cover pencil box (Write name on box)
3 heavy duty plastic pocket folders with 3 prongs (Write name on folders, any color is fine, must be
plastic)
Earbuds/Small headphones. We will use laptops and iPads in the classroom and will need to use
headphones. Put earbuds/headphones in a baggie with your child’s name and only your child will
use these.
(The following items do not need names on them, as they will be used by all students)
1 ream of white copy paper
1 package of 25 page protectors
1 package of EXPO dry erase markers (thick or thin, at least 4 in the package)
1 pack of 24 crayons
2 packs of glue sticks (at least 3 glue sticks per pack, NO liquid glue please!)
1 box of Kleenex
1 roll of paper towels
1 pack of Clorox Wipes
1 bottle hand soap (not sanitizer…we are stocked with sanitizer!)
We are always are in need of the following wish list items:
Paper towels
Glue sticks
Pink erasers
Ream of cardstock
Ream of colored copy paper (any color)
Construction paper (any color or a multi-color pack)
Crayola Washable Markers
Dry Erase Markers
Clorox wipes