IT’S TIME TO START KINDERGARTEN! WELCOME TO CHAPEL HILL ELEMENTARY

KINDERGARTEN RULES HERE ARE A FEW RULES TO FOLLOW IN OUR KINDERGARTEN CLASSES: LISTEN TO YOUR TEACHER AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. RAISE YOUR HAND TO SPEAK. USE YOUR GOOD MANNERS. KEEP HANDS, FEET, AND OBJECTS TO YOURSELF. BE KIND TO YOUR FRIENDS AND HAVE FUN!

CONSEQUENCES KINDERGARTEN USES A COLOR SYSTEM, WRITTEN DAILY IN THE AGENDA PLANNER: GREEN HAPPY FACE: GREAT DAY— NO WARNINGS YELLOW STRAIGHT FACE: 1 OR 2 WARNINGS RED SAD FACE: MULTIPLE WARNINGS, CONTACTED PARENT

CONSEQUENCES CONTINUED 1 ST OFFENSE—NAME ON BOARD 2 ND OFFENSE—WARNING 3 RD OFFENSE---COLOR CHANGE 4 TH OFFENSE— COUNSELOR REFERRAL 5 TH OFFENSE—CONFERENCE WITH PARENT/TEACHER/ADMINISTRATOR IN THE EVENT OF A COLOR CHANGE, THE TEACHER WILL WRITE IN THE AGENDA PLANNER WHAT HAPPENED SO YOU CAN DISCUSS THE ISSUE WITH YOUR CHILD

REMINDERS FOR PARENTS  PLEASE SEAL AND LABEL ALL MONIES IN AN ENVELOPE BEFORE SENDING TO THE TEACHER.  PLEASE ADHERE TO SCHOOL RULES ABOUT VISITATION, OBSERVATION, AND CHECK-OUT.

REMINDERS CONTINUED  USE THE AGENDA PLANNER, , AND PHONE MESSAGES TO STAY IN CONTACT WITH THE TEACHER. ALLOW TIME FOR TO RESPONSE—GENERALLY WITHIN 24HRS.  LEASE PAY ATTENTION TO NOTES AND REMINDERS WE SEND VIA HOMEWORK, AGENDA PLANNER, AND ; THESE ARE OUR MODES OF COMMUNICATION!  PLEASE SUPPORT THE TEACHERS AS THEY SUPPORT YOU AND YOUR CHILD THIS YEAR!

HOW WILL WE GET HOME? Please notify your child’s teacher IN WRITING if your child’s mode of transportation home changes for any reason. NOTE: If you do not send notification, we will send your child home in the regular way. EXAMPLE: If your child normally rides, the bus, we will put him or her on the bus unless there is a note specifying otherwise

PARTIES CHAPEL HILL GENERALLY HAS TWO PARTIES PER YEAR: WINTER HOLIDAY END OF THE YEAR—KINDERGARTEN OFTEN DOES AN ICE CREAM PARTY TO CELEBRATE LEARNING OUR 75 SIGHT WORDS BIRTHDAY PARTIES ARE NOT ALLOWED; HOWEVER, YOU MAY SEND SNACKS TO SHARE DURING OUR LUNCH PERIOD.

CURRICULUM SOME OF THE THINGS WE WILL LEARN IN KINDERGARTEN INCLUDE: RECITING PERSONAL INFORMATION— BIRTHDATE, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER SIGHT WORDS READING FLUENTLY SPELLING/WORD FAMILIES SEQUENCE OF EVENTS OPPOSITES RHYMING WORDS

CURRICULUM CONTINUED SHAPES/SORTING PATTERNS NUMBER RECOGNITION TELLING TIME ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION ORDINAL NUMBERS SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES CONCEPTS

Curriculum Continued Harcourt Storytown Language Arts Program Reading/Writing Workshop Math consumable books Science Social Studies Handwriting Consumables Word families/spelling Weekly review of Dolch sight words

Curriculum Continued Shared/Interactive Reading Time Shared/Interactive Writing Time Journals Center Time Small Reading Groups Weekly Homework--given on Monday to be completed and returned by Friday

TEACHER CONTACT PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER ANYTIME WITH QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS VIA: SCHOOL PHONE ( ) STUDENT AGENDA PLANNER SCHEDULED PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT! WE LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR!