KINDERGARTEN PARENT ORIENTATION

WELCOME!PLEASE BE SEATED.

USE THE INDEX CARD FOR LISTING:• NAME CHILD WANTS TO BE CALLED AT

SCHOOL(PLEASE LIST FIRST AND LAST NAME!)

• ANY QUESTIONS THAT ARISE DURING THE PRESENTATION

Principal:Mr. Royce Lindner

Associate Principal:Mrs. Meghan Lippold

Administrative Secretary:Mrs. Yvette Cunningham

DAILY AGENDA

• GATHERING• LITERACY

(READING/WRITING)• WEEKLY SECOND STEP

LESSONS• LUNCH/RECESS/QUIET TIME• WEEKLY LIBRARY VISITS• SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES

• MOVEMENT & MUSIC

• MATH• PROJECTS• EXPLORATION

TIME• FRIENDSHIP CLUB

STUDY TRIPS• PLAYS (LITERACY CONNECTION)• PUMPKIN FARM, ANIMAL FARM• ART MUSEUM• NATURE STUDIES• IN SCHOOL VIDEO CONFERENCES• APPROXIMATE (PER STUDENT) TOTAL COST FOR THE

YEAR’S STUDY TRIPS IS $60, COLLECTED IN SEPTEMBER.

• KINDERGARTEN FIELDTRIP T-SHIRTS WILL BE ORDERED DURING THE FIRST MONTH OF SCHOOL (APPROX.$7)

PARENT/GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS• PARTY PLANNING • IN-CLASS HELPERS• AT-HOME HELPERS• STUDY TRIP CHAPERONES• CONFIDENTIAL BACKGROUND CHECK – ALL

VOLUNTEERS/CHAPERONES (DONE EVERY THREE YEARS).

• FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR CHILD, ALL ADULTS WHO WISH TO COME INTO THE BUILDING WILL NEED TO SIGN-IN AND PICK UP A VISITOR’S BADGE IN THE OFFICE.

BIRTHDAYS• BIRTHDAY TREATS ARE WELCOME. PLEASE

MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER.

• ALTERNATE DAYS MAY BE CHOSEN TO CELEBRATE SUMMER BIRTHDAYS.

• WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DISTRIBUTE PARTY INVITATIONS IN THE HOME FOLDERS PROVIDED THAT ALL THE GIRLS, ALL THE BOYS, OR THE ENTIRE CLASS IS INVITED.

• FOOD ALLERGIES: ALL CLASSES-NO NUTS FOR TREATS

SNACKS

• EACH CHILD MAY BRING A HEALTHY SNACK FOR HIM/HERSELF EACH DAY. EXAMPLES INCLUDE: FRUIT, VEGETABLES, PRETZELS, BREADSTICKS, CRACKERS, CHEESE, OR UNSWEETENED CEREAL.

• PLEASE DO NOT SEND DESSERT-TYPE ITEMS, “FRUIT SNACKS”, CHIPS, COOKIES OR JUICE.

• NO NUTS FOR SNACKS.

LUNCH, RECESS, AND QUIET TIME• KINDERGARTEN LUNCH SUPERVISORS ESCORT THE CHILDREN TO LUNCH, HELP THEM IN THE MONET CAFÉ, SUPERVISE THEIR RECESS, AND MONITOR THEIR QUIET TIME; WHILE CLASSROOM TEACHERS ARE OUT OF THE ROOM FOR TEAM MEETINGS, LUNCH AND PLANNING TIME.

• PARENTS WHO WISH TO EAT SCHOOL LUNCH WITH THEIR CHILD(REN) SHOULD NOTIFY THE OFFICE (262-789-6581) BY 8:35 A.M. TO ENSURE A CORRECT LUNCH COUNT.

• HTTPS://WWW.MYLUNCHMONEY.COM/INDEX.ASPX

LUNCH DEBIT CARDS• EACH KINDERGARTEN CHILD WILL HAVE

A DEBIT CARD FOR SCHOOL LUNCH AND MILK.

• DEPOSIT ENVELOPES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OR YOU MAY DIRECT DEPOSIT MONEY INTO INFINITE CAMPUS.

• STUDENTS LUNCH- $2.40 (INCLUDES MILK)

• MILK- $0.35• ADULT OR EXTRA STUDENT LUNCH- $

3.50

PARENT TRANSPORTATION• CHILDREN SHOULD BE DROPPED OFF AT THE

PARENT TRANSPORT LANE (ON THE NORTH END OF THE SCHOOL) BETWEEN 8:25 AND 8:35.

• PARENTS PICKING UP CHILDREN DURING THE SCHOOL DAY FOR APPOINTMENTS ETC. SHOULD PARK AND GO TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE TO MEET AND SIGN OUT THEIR CHILD.

• SPECIFIC DROP-OFF PROCEDURES ARE DISTRIBUTED FROM THE OFFICE.

DISMISSAL• CHILDREN GOING HOME WITH THEIR

PARENTS (OR OTHER “APPROVED” ADULT) ARE DISMISSED FIRST, AT 3:25 TO THE PARENT PICK UP LINE.

• CHILDREN RIDING BUSES OR DAY CARE VANS ARE DISMISSED AS THE VEHICLES ARRIVE, AFTER 3:35.

• CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM ARE ESCORTED TO THEIR ROOM AT DISMISSAL.

BUS DISMISSAL

• ALL KINDERGARTNERS WILL BE ESCORTED FROM THEIR BUSES TO THEIR CLASSROOMS EACH MORNING UNTIL THE CHILDREN ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE SCHOOL.

• KINDERGARTNERS WILL BE ESCORTED TO THEIR BUSES OR THE PARENT PICK-UP LINE EACH AFTERNOON.

NOTES/EMAILS

• WE NEED NOTIFICATION FROM A PARENT FOR ANY ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION FROM SCHOOL TO HOME.

• PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE WITH ANY LAST MINUTE CHANGES.

• LACKING A NOTE, WE WILL SEND CHILDREN HOME ACCORDING TO NORMAL ROUTINE.

ABSENCES• PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE AS SOON AS YOU

KNOW YOUR CHILD WILL BE ABSENT FROM SCHOOL.

• PLEASE SEND A NOTE TO YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER FOR ANY PLANNED ABSENCES/VACATIONS. THIS WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE OFFICE.

• PER DISTRICT POLICY, PLANNED ABSENCES NEED TO BE APPROVED BY OUR BUILDING PRINCIPAL, MR. LINDNER

COMMUNICATION

• DAILY FOLDER

• NEWSLETTERS

• NOTES, VOICE MAIL, AND E-MAIL

FORMAL COMMUNICATION

• PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES- FALL (ALL FAMILIES)- SPRING (IF REQUESTED)

• KINDERGARTEN PROGRESS REPORTS- ACCESSED THROUGH PARENT PORTAL

ON INFINITE CAMPUS- JANUARY & JUNE (END-OF-SEMESTER)

HELPFUL HINTS• PLEASE PUT A LUGGAGE-STYLE TAG ON YOUR

CHILD’S LARGE BACKPACK, INCLUDING BUS NUMBER TO AND FROM SCHOOL.

• PLEASE LABEL ALL YOUR CHILD’S PERSONAL ITEMS, INCLUDING: JACKETS, BOOTS, HATS MITTENS, ETC.. DO NOT LABEL DISPOSABLE SCHOOL SUPPLIES SUCH AS PENCILS, MARKERS, CRAYONS, GLUE, ERASERS ETC.

• MAKE SURE TO LABEL YOUR CHILD’S THREE-FOLD REST MAT.

• PLEASE SEND AN OLD SHORT SLEEVED T-SHIRT FOR AN ART SMOCK. NO PLASTIC SMOCKS, PLEASE.

• GYM SHOES DO NOT HAVE TO BE NEW.

LOST AND FOUND

• LOST AND FOUND IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE MONET CAFÉ IN THE MAIN HALLWAY.

• IF YOUR CHILD LOSES SOMETHING ON THE BUS, IT IS TAKEN TO THE BUS COMPANY’S LOST AND FOUND.

(262-784-7278)

OPEN HOUSE/MEET THE TEACHER

• LATE AUGUST• RETURN REGISTRATION/EMERGENCY

FORMS• CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENTS• DROP OFF SCHOOL SUPPLIES IN

CLASSROOM**THOSE WHO PREORDERED SCHOOL SUPPLIES FROM SCHOOLKIDZ CAN PICK THEM UP ON FORMS AND PHOTOS DAY PRIOR TO OPEN HOUSE NIGHT.

CHEERS AND TEARS

• FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL (APPROXIMATE TIMES 8:45-10:00)

• PARENT DROP OFF IN CLASSROOM• SHORT PRESENTATION IN THE LIBRARY• MEET AND GREET KINDERGARTEN PARENTS

WEBSITES

• NEW BERLIN SCHOOL DISTRICT WWW.NBEXCELLENCE.ORG

• INSTANT ALERT COMMUNICATION

HTTPS://INSTANTALERT.HONEYWELL.COM/ • INFINITE CAMPUS

HTTPS://CAMPUS.NBEXCELLENCE.ORG/CAMPUS/

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THANK YOU FOR COMING!

SEE YOU IN AUGUST!