Kindergarten Orientation August 13 6:00 pm

Welcome to the Vejar Family!

PBIS Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports  Our Vejar Values are:  Be Respectful  Be Responsible  Be Safe  School Wide Token Reward System

1 st Day of School  Separation Anxiety (kids and PARENTS!)  Striving for safety, independence, and routines  Supplies (backpack-change of clothes, healthy snack, sweater, no school supplies required, no toys)  Line up on the yellow line in the courtyard.

Students  Hang backpacks on hooks outside classroom.  Put lunchbox and water on cart.  Go to your classroom. Meet a new friend!

Label Everything!  Just in case……we do have a Lost and Found!

Parents  Parents please stay for the 1st half hour of class for a classroom tour, a few activities and pictures.  Boo Hoo Breakfast provided by Community Club begins at 8:45 a.m. Meet a new friend!

Typical Daily Schedule  8:00 Earliest drop off time  Morning Recess  8:10 Bell rings  8:15 Class starts  Opening, Language Arts, Writing, Centers  9:45-10:00 Recess  10:00 Class Instruction  Read Aloud, Math  11:20 Lunch  12:05 Class Instruction  Read Aloud, Science, Social Studies, Kindergarten Centers  1:30 Dismissal (11:35 Tuesday/Minimum Day Dismissal)

Lunch  1 st Homework Assignment - Practice lunch #!  Cost $2.75 hot lunch, $.35 milk  Drop box in the office or make payments on line for a small fee.  After three unpaid lunches, only cheese and crackers provided. Check account regularly.

Pick Up Procedures  Students will sit on the grass and wait to be dismissed.  For safety, students need to wait until the TEACHER says goodbye to them.

 Use the crosswalks!  Pick up line for cars. Stay in your car.

Community Club  Get to know what is going on at Vejar  Meetings only once a month  Funds field trips, assemblies, special programs  Need donations of time  Vejar Round-Up

Assessments  First two weeks of school-Individual testing appointments after 11:35 a.m. dismissal.  Mark times and dates in your calendar for your child’s appointment.  Results will give us a baseline for each student and help us plan according to their needs.  Student progress will be discussed during parent conferences in November 16-20

Special Programs  Meet the Masters  Library-Fridays-Need parent volunteers to help

Computer Lab  Imagine Learning  ST Math (Jiji)  Teamwork Tuesdays-PE, Intro. Spanish, Language Experience, Computer Lab

Homework  Homework will be sent home beginning on Friday, September 18 th.  Homework will be sent home on Friday to be returned the following Thursday.  Supplies suggested to have at home (scissors, glue, pencils, crayons, paper, Homework Kit)  Parent Homework Night Thursday, September 17 th at 6:00 pm in the MPR.

1 st Day Packets  Please fill out forms on our website: vejarelementary.org and return the confirmation page  Other items to turn in: white disaster card and Blue Student Information sheet  Remember to update emergency cards when you change phone numbers.  Need addresses from each family. Many notes will be sent by .  Volunteers

Contact Info.  Vejar Elementary   ext  ext  ext