1. Welcome to Kindergarten Orientation

2. Welcome and Greetings
Sean Martin, Principal

3. PLES Administrative Team
Sean Martin, Principal
Connie Fowlkes, Assistant Principal

4. The Kindergarten Team
Margaret Palmieri –Instructional Team Leader
Afrika Burnett-Teacher
Michele Dorsey-Teacher
Jennifer Meier-Teacher
Stacey Halpern-Co-Teacher
Amy Zontek -Co-Teacher

5. Kindergarten Team Support
Para Educators
Donna Schulze
Terri Royster
Marcia McNeeley (Spec. Ed.)
Maureen Gilbert (Spec. Ed.)

6. Daily Schedule 8:40-8:55 Arrival and Breakfast 9:00-10:15 Math
10:15-10:45 Spanish
10:45-10:55 Snack
10:55-12:30 ELA/SS/Health/Sci
12:30-1: Lunch
1:00-1: Related Arts
1:45-2: Transition
2:00-2: Recess
2:30-3: Self-Selected Activities

7. Technology integrated into other subjects
Related Arts
Art
Media
Music PE
Technology integrated into other subjects
Class Schedules will be sent home

8. Snack
Your child should bring a small nutritious snack and drink everyday.
Pack the snack in a separate bag or pocket in your child’s backpack. Due to allergies, pack PEANUT FREE snacks.

9. Birthday Celebrations
Contact your child’s teacher if you want to
bring party favors to share with your child’s class. NO FOOD PRODUCTS PLEASE.
When the entire class is invited, teachers will distribute party invitations at school.

10. Volunteering
We need volunteers in the cafeteria for the first 3 weeks of school. Sign-up here today!
A volunteer sign-up form will be sent home shortly for classroom support.
Classroom volunteers begin in October.

11. Supplies
Label all personal belongings – backpack, lunch box, coats and clothing.
Send in a change of clothes in a labeled zip lock bag—accidents happen!
DO NOT LABEL school supplies – scissors, glue, crayons, markers, etc.

12. Communication
We value regular home/school communication
Every day folders - student work, notes from teachers, Kindergarten Team information and homework.
Important school wide information, PTA news, Kindergarten Newsletter, and community notices will be sent home on Thursday.
Information, dates and the Falcon News will be posted on the PLES Website: or request a paper copy to be sent home.

13. Communication Cont.
To receive messages and alerts from PLES and/or HCPSS Central Office
HCPSS News-
Parent Conferences in November and February or upon request

14. The First Week!
Mon. & Tues. - All Kindergarten students meet in the Cafeteria
Wed-Thurs-Fri Kindergarteners walk to classes, PLES staff will assist with this transition.
Discuss lunch options - send your child with a lunch or money ($2.75) to buy a school lunch (includes milk).
Milk alone is 50 cents.
Snack - decide with your child the best place in the backpack for the snack
We’re looking forward to a GREAT year!

15. Transportation Phelps Luck
A transportation tag is in your child’s folder. Please verify with your child’s teacher that the dismissal information is correct before you leave today.
It is important to follow your child’s transportation procedure on the first day of school.
We will always follow your child’s normal transportation routine unless we have a note specifying a change.

16. Story Time for Kindergarteners

17. Emergency Cards/Essential Documents
Parent Portal

18. Emergency Cards/Essential Documents
Emergency Procedure Forms include: early closing and photograph permission
Complete online using the HCPSS Parent Portal. The computer lab will be available today, following Open House
Immunizations and medical forms

19. Health Room
Health Assistant: Terese Syed
Cluster Nurse: Amy Carlesi

20. Phelps Luck PTA
* All of our meetings are on the first Wednesday of the month, unless school is out.
* We will discuss this year’s budget and welcome new parents to the PTA.
* Everyone is welcome to attend our meetings.
President – Mark Booker

21. Upcoming Events First Day of School, Monday, August 25
Doors Open: 8:40 am
Late Bell: 8:55 am
Dismissal: 3:20 pm
Students arriving after 8:55 must be accompanied by an adult to the office and will be marked late.
Back to School Night for K- Weds., September 17- 6:30 pm

22. Thank you for coming!