1. Ready, Set…Kindergarten!
Belcher Elementary
Ready, Set…Kindergarten!

2. Belcher Elementary Welcome Introductions About our School
A Kindergarten Day
Classroom Visits
Registration

3. Belcher Elementary Lisa K. Roth Principal Gina Owens
Assistant Principal

4. Belcher Elementary Office Staff
Annie Schwarz
Secretary
Keva Lopez
DMT
Tiffany Young
Family and Community Liaison
Diane Cready
Front Desk

5. Kindergarten Teachers
Belcher Elementary
Kindergarten Teachers
Mrs. Fike
Mrs. Fox
Mrs. Kizilelma
Mrs. Malo
Ms. Malcolm
Ms. Robello

6. Belcher Elementary Specialists
Art - Ms. Testa
Behavior Specialist – Mr. Kanehl
Guidance – Ms. Ballenger
Media/Technology – Mr. Humes
Music - Mrs. Weston
Physical Education (PE) – Ms. Davis, Ms., Hopkins, Mrs. McIntosh and Mr. Rigaud
Social Worker – Mrs. Espinal

7. Belcher Elementary Points of Pride
Golden School Award
Gender Study
School Alliance for a Healthier
Generation Gold Award

8. Belcher Elementary Special Events
Ice Cream Social
PTA Ninja Warrior Event/ Health and Wellness Fair
Great American Teach In
Junior Achievement Day
Night Under the Stars
I Love Reading Day
Multicultural FAIR
Science FAIR
Character Awards
Honors Assemblies

9. Belcher Elementary After-Schools Programs and Clubs
Promise Time Tutoring
STEM Clubs
PMAC Club
Girlfriends Club
STEP Club
Estuary Club
Safety Patrol
Fourth & Fifth Grade Chorus

10. Belcher Elementary Before and After Care
Before and Aftercare are provided by the
YMCA of the Suncoast
Serving Pre-K to 5th grade
6:30am to 8:25am / 2:45pm to 6:00pm

11. Belcher Elementary Kindergarten Day Social Studies
Recess
Reading Intervention/ Enrichment
Math Intervention/ Enrichment
English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)
Mathematics
Specials – Art, Music, PE
Science

12. Get Kindergarten Ready
Belcher Elementary
Get Kindergarten Ready
Talk with your child every day.
Read to your child every day.
Visit pcsb.org/kg for resources
Fours Child Development Checklist & Tips
Countdown to Kindergarten activities
Preparing for Kindergarten video
Websites for Families
kidshealth.org
readingbrightstart.org
justbooksreadaloud.com
pbskids.org
kids.nationalgeographic.com

13. Belcher Elementary
myON Community Wide
readonmyon.com

14. Belcher Elementary Books About School
Pete the Cat: Rocking My School Shoes (Eric Litwin)
My Kindergarten (Rosemary Wells)
The Night Before Kindergarten (Natasha Wing)
Welcome to Kindergarten (Anne Rockwell)
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten (J. Slate)
The Kissing Hand (Audrey Penn)
Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! (Nancy Carlson)

15. Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK)
Belcher Elementary
Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK)
Pinellas County Schools also offers VPK
Children who turn 4 on or before September 1, 2019
Children who turn 4 between February 2, 2019 and September 1, 2019 can postpone enrollment in VPK until the following year
This allows parents of younger 4-year-olds to postpone the year their child begins VPK, enabling the child to begin kindergarten as a slightly older, more mature student.

16. Belcher Elementary Summer VPK Has your child attended Summer VPK?
Get a jumpstart to Kindergarten
Visit pcsb.org/summerVPK

17. Belcher Elementary
Kindergarten Tour Time!

18. Belcher Elementary
Questions