1. Welcome Kindergarten Knights! Please fill out a green card and place it back on the table next to your teacher’s name.

2. Arrival Procedures School begins at 7:55 a.m. every morning. Your child needs to be in the classroom at this time or they will be counted tardy. Students may begin arriving at 7:30, but must report to the cafeteria. A teacher will be on duty in the cafeteria to supervise those arriving early. A teacher will escort all kindergartners from the cafeteria to the kindergarten hallway at 7:45. Students arriving after 7:45 may come directly to their classrooms. ***Parents will not be permitted to walk their children to the classroom after Wednesday of the first week of school!

3. Dismissal CARPOOL: You will be provided a green card with your child’s name to be used for dismissal. You will receive this card on Thursday evening in your child’s Norton Folders. Please place this card in the bottom right corner of the front windshield. Please stay in your car and someone will assist your child into the car. Children will only be loaded on the passenger side of the car. The carpool lane is located in the back of the building off of Seaport Drive. WALKERS: (not loading your child into a vehicle) You will be able to park and walk up to pick up your child. We will dismiss from the side office door (closest to kindergarten rooms) via Newport Dr. To ensure the safety of your child, please carry the printed green dismissal card to help us identify faces. You will get this card on Thursday evening in your child’s Norton Folders. KIDS CLUB: Students will be escorted to the gym by Kids Club staff. BUS RIDERS/DAYCARE: Students will be supervised by staff members in the cafeteria while waiting to load the bus. ***PLEASE LET US KNOW IN WRITING IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES IN DISMISSAL!***

4. Our Kindergarten Day (sample schedule) 7:45-8:00Arrive and unpack 8:00-8:15Announcements/Morning Work 8:15-8:45Morning Meeting 8:45-9:45Reading Workshop 9:45-10:50 Writing Workshop 11:00-11:30 Lunch 11:30-12:30Math 12:35-1:20Specials 1:20-1:45Snack/Pack 1:45-2:15CASTLE 2:15-2:25Daily Reflection 2:25-2:45Recess 2:50Dismissal

5. Lunch Your child’s school identification number is also now their lunch code. This can be found when you complete your back to school forms on Family Access. *Please contact the cafeteria manager on Thursday evening or through email at Judith_Cardenas@allenisd.org* Your child must memorize their code before making their initial lunch purchase. Lunches must be prepaid into the students’ lunch account (no cash accepted during lunch). If you come to eat lunch with your child, please note that you will be sitting on the stage. **We strongly encourage parents NOT to come and eat with their child for the first few weeks of school in order for us to establish our cafeteria routines and procedures.

6. Snacks We will have a 10 minute designated snack time each day in the afternoon. Please send a SIMPLE, NON-PERISHABLE snack with your child each day, in addition to your child’s lunch. Please pack separately from lunch. Please make sure the snack is labeled with your child’s name,does not require utensils or refrigeration. We encourage each child to bring a water bottle labeled with their name. This is for classroom use and should not be their drink for lunch. Water fountains are available in each classroom.

7. Specials Schedule Cole Esposito Savitch Gassett Monday: MusicMonday: Art Monday: PE Monday: PE Tuesday: PETuesday: PE Tuesday: Art Tuesday: Music Wednesday: ArtWednesday: Music Wednesday: PE Wednesday: PE Thursday: PEThursday: PE Thursday: Music Thursday: Art TENNIS SHOES ARE REQUIRED TO BE WORN TO SCHOOL ON PE DAYS. PLEASE NOTE ALL CLASSES WILL ATTEND FITNESS FRIDAY AND MUST WEAR TENNIS SHOES ON FRIDAY AS WELL.

8. Dress We recommend choosing comfortable clothing that is appropriate for physical activities, art, and the weather. It is recommended that girls wearing dresses or skirts wear a pair of shorts underneath. Spaghetti strap shirts are not allowed. Please NO Crocs, flip flops, boots or sandals on PE days. Please place a complete change of clothes (including socks and underwear) in a Ziploc baggie to be left in your child’s backpack in case of an accident or spill. Fridays are school spirit days at Norton. Students and teachers are encouraged to wear Norton Knights/ Allen Eagles Spirit shirts. We suggest you keep a light jacket in your child’s backpack on a daily basis.

9. Norton Rules Kindergarten Knights must follow the Norton Code of Honor. Keeps hands, feet and objects to him/herself. Never hurts others. Is on time and prepared for class. Gladly cooperates with teachers and fellow students. Hears and follows directions. Treats all others with respect.

10. Behavior Management PURPLE- Outstanding (box colored purple/ 3 stickers in folder) BLUE- Good Day (box colored blue/ 2 stickers in folder) GREEN – Ready to Learn (box colored green/ 1 sticker in folder) YELLOW – Warning (box colored yellow/ no sticker) *ORANGE- Consequences (box colored orange and teacher will note behavior number code) *RED – Unacceptable (box colored red/ no sticker/ parent contacted) If child is on orange or red their will ALWAYS be a number written in correlation to our Code of Conduct After your child has earned 10 stickers they will receive a reward!

11. Folders Each child will be issued a Norton Knight EVERYDAY FOLDER. This will contain conduct reports, daily work and communication between parent and teacher. Please check it everyday by cleaning out the contents, signing your initials on the conduct sheet and responding to notes if needed. PLEASE RETURN EACH DAY! A white homework folder will also come home with your child daily (beginning in October). Please check this for any homework that your child needs to complete. The white folder needs to be at school EVERYDAY!! A special Wednesday folder will be sent home weekly. It will contain Norton updates and PTA correspondence. Please sign the front of the folder and place any required information and paperwork back in the DAILY NORTON folder to be returned on Thursday. We don’t look in Wednesday folders upon return.

12. School Supplies If you ordered school supplies through the school, then your child’s supplies have been delivered to the classroom. The packs will be labeled with your child’s name. If you did not preorder supplies, please plan to bring them on Back to the Castle Night (Thursday). PLEASE do not write your child’s name on these supplies as they are shared among the class.

13. Health Concerns Please notify the school nurse at Back To The Castle night (Thursday) if you have any special health concerns (food allergies, asthma, seizures, etc.) or dietary restrictions. AISD policy states that children must be fever free for 24 hours (without medication) prior to returning to school. It is helpful to notify the school by phone or email if your child will be absent. The school is required to call and verify each absence if notice has not been received. Each absence requires a signed note from parent/ guardian, doctor upon return.

14. Criminal Background Checks If you plan on participating in classroom parties, going on field trips, or volunteering at Norton…. YOU MUST COMPLETE A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK ON-LINE at www.allenisd.org on the home page! www.allenisd.org This must be completed yearly and can take up to two weeks for clearance.

15. Contact Information Front Office Phone Number: 972-396-6918 Teacher Contact Number: 972-236-0600 Nicole Cole: ext. 8602 Nicole_Cole@allenisd.org Maggie Esposito: ext. 8664 Maggie_Esposito@allenisd.org Emily Gassett: ext. 8692 Emily_Gassett@allenisd.org Tracy Savitch: ext. 8682 Tracy_Savitch@allenisd.org

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