Windermere School May 29, 2015
After today, we hope you will have a better understanding of… o Importance of the Home-School Connection o Kindergarten Routines and Procedures o Supporting Your Child at Home o Special Features of Windermere School David Welch
YOU are your child’s first teacher We will work together as a team to help your child develop socially and academically Open lines of communication are needed Take an active role in your child’s education o Talk to your child about his/her day o Look for papers that come home o Ensure your child completes his/her homework Cate Hatt Deb Hurlburt
Day care arrangements Buses Supplies o Sneakers o Large backpack o Daily snack and drink School money Food free birthdays Homework
Read with your child for 20 minutes every day Talk to your child about what is happening in the pictures and in the story Have your child chime in when there are rhyming or repeated phrases Read from a broad selection of books o Nursery rhymes, fairy tales, poetry o Wordless books Read with expression Amanda Ducharme
Make your child’s name Make the alphabet and sing it Sort letters Match uppercase and lowercase letters Games o Closest to A (or Z) o What’s the Missing Letter? Fun with Magnetic Letters
Amanda Ducharme Rhyming words o Discrimination o Production Blending sounds Fun with Sounds Phonological skills lay an important foundation for success in reading
Have your child: o Count or sort a collection of objects o Notice patterns in our everyday world o Use decks of cards or games with dice to create fun activities that involve numbers Integrate mathematics into your family’s time together: o Sort silverware o Match pairs of socks o Order pans by size o Find the largest/smallest flower Lisa Schumacher
Go to Links Drop down to School Readiness Council Click on Video David Welch
Physical Form Immunizations Health Information Allergies Medication Call School for Illness Donna Smith
PBIS Arrival & Dismissal Procedures School Messenger Support Services Jennifer Bordieri
Meet and Greet o August 25 th First Day of School o August 26 th Curriculum Night o September 10 th Q & A Thank you for coming! We are looking forward to a great school year!