1. Welcome to Kindergarten Orientation!
Wexford Elementary School
Class of 2030

2. Meet the Teachers

3. Mrs. Michelle Kendrew This will be my 13th year teaching
Kindergarten 

4. Mrs. Jenn Kinross
This will be my 14th year teaching Kindergarten and 1st grade in PRSD. 

5. Mrs. Rachel Zimmerman This is my 6th year teaching Kindergarten at
Wexford.
For

6. Language Arts/Reading Readiness

7. Wilson Fundations
Letters and sounds taught/reviewed: letter/sound/picture cards & actions
Word building : “tapping out” words
Letter formation/Handwriting: skyline, plane line, grass line, and worm line
Sight words will be taught, a list of the 62 common sight words is in your orientation folders
Word Families & Digraphs will be taught:
sh, ch, th, wh, and ck

8. McGraw Hill Wonders & Guided Reading
10 Themes with strong focus on literacy skills
Phonemic awareness activities
Pre-decodable and decodable books
Guided Reading
Centers: Word Work, Writing, Listen to Reading, Art, Computers, Math, Science/Social Studies
Groups received on level- Small group instruction
Book Room leveled books A-Z
RazKids (online resource with leveled materials)
Books in a Bag- Classroom Lending Library

9. Math and Counting Skills

10. Scott Foresman- Addison Wesley’s enVision Math Series
Covers topics including:
sorting, classifying, position and location, patterns, number recognition and writing, geometry, measurement, addition and subtraction, money, time, calendar, and graphing

11. Science & Social Studies
Trees kit that is inquiry based and hands-on
Social Studies
Seasonal/Holiday Activities
Understanding leaders
Recognizing symbols of USA
Civic virtues

12. Additional Curriculum
Library: visited 1x per week (Mondays- Mrs. McCormick)
Books need to be returned each week before checking out new books.
Computers: 1x per week (Mr. Sargent)

13. Birthdays
We love to celebrate birthdays, but there will be no food inside the classrooms for birthdays or for party celebrations.
Alternate “treats” may be sent in (pencils, stickers, etc), but are not necessary.
Birthday invitations may only be
passed out at school if there is
one for each child.

14. Supplies Daily: Backpack Communication Folder
*Mondays- Library book
School Supplies Requests:
NEED: 4 pack thick black Expo dry erase markers, 4 Big Elmer’s glue sticks
DONATIONS: Kleenex, Paper towels, Disinfecting wipes, Wet Ones (wipes), Hand soap, see classroom teacher for more! 

15. First Day of School: Thursday, August 24th
All students must be transported to & from school by car both ways on the first day.
Start time: AM: 9:30-11:15 / PM: 1:00-2:45
Students should bring a backpack & green Home/School folder only (no supplies donations on this day, please)
A fire drill is scheduled for the first day.
For the first several days of school, we will meet AM students off of the bus and walk together to the classrooms.

16. AM Pick-up One way bus transportation is provided to school.
Cars should not arrive to the pick-up line before 11:45 am
At 11:55 am, Kindergarten is scheduled to exit the building
Students will be dismissed by the curbside ONLY. Pull your vehicle AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE to the one in front of you to allow for more students to be dismissed.
The teacher will read the sign that must be displayed in your vehicle’s window and dismiss your child to walk carefully into the car. Cars need to have student name tags placed visibly in car windows EVERY DAY!
It is recommended (if possible), to have your kindergarten’s seat be in the back passenger side of the vehicle. In any case, your child MUST enter the car in the back passenger side.
We also ask for safety purposes that drivers not be on their cell phones during the time of dismissal. All drivers need to be attentive to students exiting the building and getting into cars.
Wait for the vehicle(s) in front of you to move before moving your own vehicle.
We strongly encourage carpooling and having children practice buckling his/her own seatbelts. Once students are safely buckled, please move forward.
If you need to help your child with buckling OR you need speak with a teacher or another parent, please pull over to the side/into a parking space.
If you are late, your child will wait inside the school office for you.

17. In the event of rain or other inclement weather:
*Mrs. Kendrew & Mrs. Kinross will begin dismissing students into their cars starting at the first pillar near the school’s entrance students will be dismissed along the curb near the awning. Once students are secure in their seats, please continue to exit the parking lot in the order you were parked.
*Mrs. Zimmerman will dismiss 3-5 students into their cars nearest the school’s entrance in the bus parking lot. The first car in the line should park so that your passenger side doors are visible and your child’s name is visible to the awning. Once students are secure in their seats, please continue to exit the parking lot in the order you were parked.

18. PM Drop-Off
PM students should arrive by car in the Student Drop-off Lot(between 12:55 and 1:05)
Students should remain INSIDE their cars until a teacher comes outside. Remind students to WALK into the building at all times.
If your child is late, please walk inside with him/her to receive a tardy slip.
PM dismissal time for buses or for car riders is 3:45.

19. More Dismissal & School Visit Info.
Early Dismissals
AM and PM: If a child needs to leave school early, please send in a note for the teacher. You will need to sign your child out at the office.
Please inform your child’s teacher ASAP about how he/she will be going home from school. Daycare centers are not responsible for letting us know.
AM and PM: For safety precautions, when entering the building and coming to the classroom for any reason, you must sign in at the office, turn in your keys, and get an ID badge.

20. Absences & Parent- Teacher Communication
Requesting an Absence due to vacation/trip
A request form can be obtained on Wexford’s Website
It must be completed and submitted to school prior to your child’s absence
More than 10 absences/tardies will result in being contacted by the District
Returning from an absence (not previously requested)
If your child is absent, please make sure your child has an excuse when he/she returns to school.
If you need to contact your child’s teacher during the school day, please call the school. is only checked before and after instructional times.

21. Conferences and Report Card Info
As soon as you have a question or concern, contact your child’s teacher. We will do the same.
Conferences will be held on Nov. 1-3.
Report cards are given out once every 9 weeks.
Star360 new reading assessment will be given throughout the year, results will be sent home.

22. We are looking forward to a great school year!
Thank you for coming!
We are looking forward to a great school year!