1. Kindergarten Parent Night Cynthia Bahler Kerri Gardner Kaitlin Hansberry

2. Jolly Phonics A program designed to combine movement and sound to help the students learn the sound/letter relationship Homework- students will bring home letters each night in their assignment books to practice with you. You sign them and your child will return them to school.

3. Reading Harcourt 90 min reading block with reading groups Walk to Read, groupings can change

4. Math Scott Foresman- Addison Wesley –Workbook pages will not be sent home daily. Workbooks will be sent home at the end of the chapter. –May begin small groups later in the year.

5. Homework Jolly Phonics Sounds Pre-decodable and decodable books Handwriting Sight Word Lists Unfinished work Read, Read, Read!

6. Accelerated Reader At the end of each trimester we would like to see the students reach 3 points. (6 books) –Look for the pink dot on the spine of the book This is a great time to work on comprehension by questioning your child –Who, what, when, where, why, and how –What happened on this page

7. Daily Supplies Backpack Take-home folder Assignment book

8. Attendance We teach a new concept EVERY day in Kindergarten. – when students miss even a day, it puts them behind. We just ask that you make sure that absences are necessary and minimal to keep your child from falling too far behind classmates. We love to see our students every day!!!

9. Reminders All important notices that the Kindergarten teachers send home will be on colored paper or in assignment books. Students may bring a water bottle with a closeable lid We encourage parents to send sweatshirts with their students can keep at school for chilly days. If you know your child has bathroom accidents, please send extra clothes.

10. Water bottles: filled with WATER only Lunch Numbers: please practice at home We have snack time during in the afternoon –Please send healthy snacks (suggestions include granola bars, Fruit, veggies, etc.) –please do not send chips, candy bars, doughnuts, etc.) Reminders continued…

11. Be looking for book orders to come home. –They are optional. –Make checks payable to Scholastic Skills to work on at Home: Shoe Tying Zipping Coats Saying Address and Phone Number Late start days: Every Friday: school starts at 9:00, ends at the normal time. Reminders continued…

12. Contacting your child’s teacher School website has current activities –http://holyoke.hes.schoolfusion.us/http://holyoke.hes.schoolfusion.us/ Mrs. Bahler extension 115 –Email: bahlercy@hcosd.orgbahlercy@hcosd.org Miss Gardner extension 116 –Email: gardnerke@hcosd.orggardnerke@hcosd.org Miss Hansberry extension 117 –Email: hansberryka@hcosd.orghansberryka@hcosd.org

13. Back to School Night Open House Wednesday, August 19 th 5:00-6:00 P.M. Bring School Supplies

14. First Week of School First Day of School: Thursday, August 20 th School starts at 8:05. Students need to go to breakfast or out to recess, not to classrooms. Two week rule for visiting parents Pick up: buses on the south, parents on the north

15. Parent Center Sign-up Sheet –Parties (Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and Field Day) –Room Parent, Snacks, Drinks, Games, Paper Products Permission slip –Field Trips and walks –PG Movies

16. Parent Center Surveys –Allergies –How your child will get to and from school –Custody alerts –Classroom notes sent home in English or Spanish

17. Parent Center Information about volunteering –Available to complete work at home –Read to students at school –Available on special occasions or short notice