1.  Windermere School May 29, 2015

2.  After today, we hope you will have a better understanding of… o Importance of the Home-School Connection o Kindergarten Routines and Procedures o Supporting Your Child at Home o Special Features of Windermere School David Welch

3.  YOU are your child’s first teacher  We will work together as a team to help your child develop socially and academically  Open lines of communication are needed  Take an active role in your child’s education o Talk to your child about his/her day o Look for papers that come home o Ensure your child completes his/her homework Cate Hatt Deb Hurlburt

4.  Day care arrangements  Buses  Supplies o Sneakers o Large backpack o Daily snack and drink  School money  Food free birthdays  Homework

5.  Read with your child for 20 minutes every day  Talk to your child about what is happening in the pictures and in the story  Have your child chime in when there are rhyming or repeated phrases  Read from a broad selection of books o Nursery rhymes, fairy tales, poetry o Wordless books  Read with expression Amanda Ducharme

6.  Make your child’s name  Make the alphabet and sing it  Sort letters  Match uppercase and lowercase letters  Games o Closest to A (or Z) o What’s the Missing Letter? Fun with Magnetic Letters

7. Amanda Ducharme  Rhyming words o Discrimination o Production  Blending sounds Fun with Sounds Phonological skills lay an important foundation for success in reading

8.  Have your child: o Count or sort a collection of objects o Notice patterns in our everyday world o Use decks of cards or games with dice to create fun activities that involve numbers  Integrate mathematics into your family’s time together: o Sort silverware o Match pairs of socks o Order pans by size o Find the largest/smallest flower Lisa Schumacher

10.  www.ellingtonschools.org www.ellingtonschools.org  Go to Links  Drop down to School Readiness Council  Click on Video David Welch

11.  Physical Form  Immunizations  Health Information  Allergies  Medication  Call School for Illness Donna Smith

12.  PBIS  Arrival & Dismissal Procedures  School Messenger  Support Services Jennifer Bordieri

13.  Meet and Greet o August 25 th  First Day of School o August 26 th  Curriculum Night o September 10 th  Q & A Thank you for coming! We are looking forward to a great 2015-2016 school year!