A day in Kindergarten Arrival 9:00 Breakfast in the classroom Reading block Whole group Small group Centers Writing

A day in Kindergarten (continued) Lunch (Students may bring own lunch from home or have a school lunch) Recess (Remember safe shoes) Math Science Social Studies Dismissal 3:31 (Monday-Thursday) Dismissal 2:11(Friday)

A day in Kindergarten (continued) Blended learning (New for next year)

Dress Code White or blue polo shirts or school logo t-shirts. Blue or khaki pants or skirts.

Dismissal Procedures Bus students (Keep bus pass in backpack) Walkers Lanyard system Photo I.D. is required at pick-up Early dismissals interfere with learning

Snacks and Birthdays Community snack in the classroom (No peanut-butter snacks please.) Donations are welcome Fruit and veggie snack Birthday celebrations at snack time Only store packaged food is allowed (nothing homemade)

FAB 4 Be safe Be responsible Be respectful Achieve

Field Trips Kindergarten has two field trips Chaperones are welcome, but must have a BCI check prior Volunteers are welcome in classroom, but must have a BCI check

What does my child need to bring? Backpack We will provide all the other supplies needed Your child should have crayons and pencils available at home to use for projects Spare clothes kept in backpack(Label everything!)

What can I do to help my child? Read! Read! Read! Talk about the stories! Practice writing name, capital letter at beginning, lower case for all others Practice counting objects all around you, Practice describing things you see in detail

What can I do to help my child? SELF HELP skills: Button own pants Put on/take off jacket Tie shoes Practice putting papers in folder Bathroom

Donations needed: Tissue boxes Paper towels Napkins Wipes Snacks Hand sanitizer Dry erase markers

On the first day of school: Bring your child to the school yard by 8:55 Your child should have a backpack (LABEL it please) Hug your child “good-bye” at the school yard (Smile) At pick-up time, have your I.D. ready, we can NOT dismiss your child to you without an I.D. Your child will take home many forms for you to fill out, please fill out and return the next day Please write your child’s name neatly on all forms

Questions????? Thank you for coming!!! We will see you on Wednesday, August 27, Created by Christine Medeiros, in collaboration with Team K members, Maureen Pinksaw, Maureen Ricci, Christina McNeil and Principal Susan DeAthos June 2014 Technical and creative assistance provided by Alex Medeiros