Back to School Night September 4, 2013

of Kindergarten

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Attendance•If your child is going to be absent or arrive late to school, you are required to call the school by 8:00 A.M

•Do not worry about making up work when your child is out sick … we will make it up over time

•Must be fever free and vomit free for 24 hours before returning to school

Every student is expected to follow the 5 Bees BEE Respectful BEE a Worker

BEE Responsible BEE a Bucket Filler

BEE Safe

Bucket Filler

Calendar• All children will have a calendar in their notebooks to keep you informed of their behavior in school.

• Always aiming for green but everyone slips up now and again.

• The calendar is used to determine patterns of behavior

Dismissal•Your child will only be allowed to change dismissal plans with a note from you in the communication notebook.  

• If an emergency arises through the day, please phone the office. 

•If your child thinks that they are going home a different way than usual and we do not have a note, your child will follow their normal dismissal procedure. 

•If we are not sure that there will be someone to get your child off the bus they will be sent to CARES.

Enrichment•Students will have one special each day

•Each special is between 30 - 45 minutes in length

•Specials include instruction in: music, gym, art, computers and library

• Gym day is Thursday !!

Folder• Please go through your child’s folder daily

• Papers on the left are to be left at home and papers on the right come right back to school

Grades•Students will bring home assessments throughout the year to be signed and returned •Please take the time to look them over and review any skills or areas of weakness with your child

•Most of our assessments will be given orally

Homework• Homework sheets will be sent home each Monday and should remain in your child’s folder until Friday

• Please allow them to express their own ideas and go at their own pace. 

• If your child struggles to complete their homework in 15 minutes then please let me know. 

• Please help encourage your child to be responsible for his/her own journey. The more independent your child feels, the more ownership they will have of their successes throughout the year.

Independence

Just Read

•Studies have shown that those children whose parents are actively involved in the reading process will become the best readers.

•Keep all of the books that are sent home from school and read them often with your child

Kindergarten Curriculum

Learning Environment

•We feel that the best way to help children learn is to make learning fun. •Our classroom will be an active environment where all students are expected to engage in the learning process.

Morning Meeting•Greeting•Sharing•Group Activity•News and Announcements•Calendar

Notebook•Black marble notebook for any communications between home and school •Please feel free to voice any concerns or ask any questions in this notebook. •Any changes to dismissal for your child should also be written in this notebook.• Please date and sign any entry.

Odds & Ends

• LABEL , LABEL, LABEL• Allergies / Lunch / Snacks• Gym uniform• N.U.T Passes• Student Handbook ( 4 signed papers)

Projects

There will be several “family” projects for you and your child to complete throughout the school year. These projects can be as elaborate or as simple as you

choose them to be.

QuestionsPlease feel free to contact me anytime you have questions. You can do this in a variety of ways: •Write a note •Send an email •Call me at school •Make an appointment for a conference

Report Cards

• Report cards will be distributed once each trimester.

• Students should not expect to master a skill until the third trimester.

Star Student• Monday – return the completed

pennant

•Wednesday – Show and Tell

•Thursday – Star Reader 2:15 – 2:45

Treats

• School policy states that no treats may be sent to the classroom for birthdays

• Please refrain from bringing treats when you are the star reader

Uniform

•Girls – Jumper, peter pan collar shirt, modesty shorts, cardigan sweater, knee socks

•Boys – Golf shirt and pants (Fall/Spring)Oxford shirt with tie or turtleneck, vest and pants (Winter)

Volunteers• We will need helpers for special

celebrations about every other month• We will need 2-3 homeroom parents• We will need weekly or bi-weekly recess

and lunch parents• Chaperones for Field Trips• Need to have all clearances on file or in

process to be a volunteer

Website

• All information provided tonight and updates/ sign ups throughout the year will be on our classroom websitehttp://teacherweb.com/PA/SaintElizabeth/KB/

apt6.aspx•All School newsletters and forms will be available from the school website

EXtra Supplies

My Wish List is posted on our classroom website and will be updated throughout the year.

Any and all donations are truly appreciated!

•You are your child’s first and most important teacher.

•We hope that we can work together this year to make your child’s Kindergarten school year a huge success!

You

Zzzzz…

Please make sure your child gets plenty of sleep each night, so that he/she is

well rested and ready for the challenges of Kindergarten. It is recommended that 5 and 6 year olds get 10 to 11 hours of

sleep a night.

•Once again, thank you for coming this evening and for showing an interest in your child’s education.

•If you should have any questions or would like to speak with me further about your child, please contact me by email at mshrader@stelizabethparish.org or call the school to schedule a time for us to meet.