1. WELCOME TO CAMPBELL ELEMENTARY

2. Kindergarten Team
Deborah Janecek (Team Leader) D’Ann Lavine Ashley Gazaway Patricia Morgan

3. 2017 Kindergarten Round-Up
Off to school we go!
Red Tag / Blue Tag

4. Introductions Administrative Office Team: Michelle Koerth (Principal)
Joe Imrie (Assistant Principal)
Marilyn Stephens (Counselor)
Kathy Poncik (Nurse)
Debra Payne (Secretary)
Sally Foster (Clerk)

5. Facts About Campbell Elementary
Year built: 17 years ago in 2000
School named after: Bess Campbell
(Bess Campbell was a well-respected Lamar CISD teacher who is said to epitomize the dedication and service of all the district’s teachers.)
School mascot: Cougar
School color: Maroon
Motto: We are here to help!
We have been newly named as a 2016 Texas Honor Roll School recipient by the Educational Results Partnership (ERP) and the Institute for Productivity in Education (IPE).

8. PTO: Parent Teacher Organization
President Alisha Shaw

9. PTO
The Campbell PTO
- organized volunteers who spent countless hours helping our school
- hosted teacher appreciation events and sponsored teacher appreciation week
- raised funds for grade level field trips, teacher training, iPads for every classroom, updated books for our literacy library, funds to support our art, music and PE departments and purchased books for classroom libraries
- sponsored student programs (NED Program which promotes hard work, kindness towards others and determination)
- provided each teacher with start-up classroom materials
- donated back to the community through the Giving Tree and conducted a community service project for Common Threads

10. PTO Fundraising Opportunities for 2017-18:
Campbell Fun Run & Carnival (Fall)
Read-a-thon (Spring)
After-School Grade Level Experience (TBD)
Cougar Store (Monthly on Fridays)
Holiday & Valentine Store (December & February)

11. PTO Spirit shirts in the front foyer
Join the Campbell PTO to Help Make a Difference!
Also available today. . .
Spirit shirts in the front foyer
(Maroon shirts are worn on Fridays and on field trips)
Health shirts are sold to wear on the
first Friday of each month

12. PTO Questions? Want to know more?
Visit the PTO web site: CampbellPTO.org
-  register to receive updates
-  find PTO officer contact information
-  learn more about how you can participate in PTO activities

13. Popsicle Social! PTO: PTO Playground Fun for All of our Students
Tuesday, August 22 from 2:30-4:00

14. MRS. LAVINE

15. Kindergarten Daily Schedule
7:00-7:20 Arrive on Campus 7:30 Tardy Bell Rings 7:45-8:15 Journal Writing / Announcements / Calendar 8:15-10:00 Reader’s Workshop / Thematic Units: Science & Social Studies 10:00-10:35 Staggered Lunches 10:35-10:45 Exercise: Walk the Track 10:50-11:20 Math 11:25-12:15 Specials (Art / Music / PE) 12:20-12:40 Snack/Pack Up 12:40-1:15 Writer’s Workshop 1:15-1:45 Centers 1:45-2:00 Clean up/Daily Message 2:00-2:30 Recess 2:40 Dismissal

16. Meals-Breakfast & Lunch
-Manage your child’s school lunch account with schoolcafe.com
(formerly parentonline.net)
-Make payments online anytime, anywhere
What can you do this summer?
-Practice opening & closing various containers: juice boxes, gogurts, lunchables, snack baggies, “Tupperware”, etc.       

17. Kindergarten School Supply Tips
Back Packs: Regular size with no rollers able to fit a lunch kit, folder and jacket

18. Label! Label! Label!
Coats Backpacks Water bottles Sweatshirts Sweaters

19. Do you know where these laces have been? We do!
So if your child cannot tie their shoes themselves…

20. please send them to school in slip on shoes.

21. General Information Transportation:
Car Rider Bus Day Care Walker / Biker*
It is highly recommended to keep your
child’s transportation consistent on a daily basis.
Rainy day dismissal: If the campus follows our rainy day dismissal plan, then students are not allowed to walk or bike home. Inform your child’s teacher how your child will get home in case we must implement this plan.

23. 5 Things Kids Need… Before They Are Ready To Sound Out Words
Concepts of Print
Language & Listening Skills
Letter Knowledge
Phonological & Phonemic Awareness
An Interest in Learning To Read

24. Self-Help Skills
Go to the bathroom by themselves (wipe, wash, flush, snap, button, zip!)
Get coats off and on…and hang them up
Blow their nose and cover their mouth when they cough
Fasten and unfasten simple buttons and snaps
Follows a simple two step direction (Take off your shoes and put them in your closet.)
Know how to pack and unpack their backpack
Clean up their personal space

25. Back to Mrs. Koerth for some additional information about Kindergarten!

26. Beginning the Process
Start the process online then bring in your confirmation number to Mrs. Payne
Requirements for Kindergarten Registration:
Birth certificate
Social security card
Immunization record
Proof of residence
Driver’s license with current address

27. Dates to Save
PTO General Meeting: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 6:00 PM (Gym) Kindergarten Parent Only Orientation: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 6:30 PM (Classrooms) Meet the Teacher / PTO Popsicle Social: Tuesday, August 22, :30-6:00 PM First Day of Kindergarten: Monday, August 28, 2017 starts at 7:30 AM

28. Question & Answer Session