1. Welcome to Kindergarten Orientation
Please write your child’s
name on each name tag. Place
one sticker on you and one
on your child.
Welcome by Laura
Big Creek Elementary School
May 2, 2019

2. 2001, 2011, & 2017: National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016 & 2017: Platinum Award for Highest Performing from the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement
2015 Platinum/2016 Gold/2017 Silver Award for Greatest Gains from the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement
2002, 2007, 2012: Georgia School of Excellence Award
2010: Georgia Clean Air School
2010 & 2012: Forsyth Clean & Beautiful Gold Level Award
2001: “Best of the Best” National Yearbook Award
2011 National Yearbook of Distinction (Balfour)
2003: Partners in Education School Program of the Year
2010, 2011 & 2013: PTA Membership Awards & Model PTA Award
Wildcat Awards
Laura

3. Time for our new Wildcats to see Kindergarten!
Laura introduces Sue
Sue explains the next step for students and dismisses each group by color –and reminds parents to stay behind.
“At this time I would like to introduce our wonderful kindergarten teachers. Your children will be walking with the teacher back to visit our kindergarten classrooms and will return back to the cafeteria to meet you after our presentation.” I would like to introduce you to our other kindergarten teachers: Mrs. Upchurch, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Biedermann. At this time if you are an upcoming kindergartener wearing a blue name tag please make a line behind……

4. A Day in the Life of a Big Creek Kindergartner
Katie: Let’s watch a video of a Day in the Life of a Big Creek Kindergartner

5. We begin accepting students at 7:10am – from the bus or from car pool.
Arrival
Students need to be in their homeroom class by 7:40am. They must check in at the front office with a parent after 7:40am.
Jen: starting the day every day on time is so important to our kiddos. The routine.

6. ARC Reading Program We adopted a new reading curriculum:
American Reading Company (ARC)
30 minutes of reading every day at school and at home
Daily reading logs
Helps students to develop a love of reading from an early age
ARC Reading Program
Katie discusses ARC, more information to come for parents at open house/curriculum night

7. Students may bring lunch from home or may select from several healthy choices in the cafeteria.
Outside fast-food is not permitted.
They sit together with their class in the cafeteria.
Instructional Assistants are on duty monitoring each class.
Lunch visitors are welcome after Labor Day
Lunch
Katie discusses lunch and introduces Shelly

8. Lunch www.mypaymentsplus.com
Allows parents to manage your child’s lunch account online.
Ensures that your child will always have lunch money.
Can be found on Quick Links on Big Creek’s website
More info at Open House
Lunch
Shelly discusses payments

9. Teachers and Instructional Assistants walk students to buses and car line each day.
It is best to set a regular schedule for your afterschool plans.
Changes in dismissal must come through the front office in writing.
Early checkout must be before 1:45 pm
Dismissal
Jen

10. School Cafeteria Staff Learning Bridge After School Program
School Services
School Nurse
School Custodians
School Cafeteria Staff
School Counselor
School Social Worker
Learning Bridge After School Program
Mentoring
Heather discuss school positions and introduce Nurse G
Heather discusses being a K parent last year

11. Big Creek PTO
Laura will introduce PTO

12. Keeping Informed at Big Creek
Itslearning
School-wide Newsletter
Classroom Newsletter
School Website
Facebook/Twitter Page
Front Sign
Campus Portal
Contact Your Child’s Teacher ( /phone)
Text Messages from Principal
Keeping Informed at Big Creek
Jen

13. Upcoming Dates
Jen

14. Thank you for coming! Dismissal:
Please look for your child near their group’s balloon in the gym
(Exit the cafeteria to the left through the double doors. The gym is on the left.)
Thank you for coming!
Jen