Upper Darby Kindergarten CenterMrs. Lauren Marturano

Room 309

Upper Darby Kindergarten Center

3200 State Road

Drexel Hill, PA 19026

610-284-7992

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Welcome to Room 309! I am looking forward to an exciting year with your

child. The Kindergarten Center is a wonderful place for your child to learn and

grow! I hope this handbook will be a helpful guide for this special year.

If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please do not hesitate to

contact me. You may reach me at the K-Center (610-284-7992 ext. 5467) or you can

email me at lmarturano@upperdarbysd.org. I appreciate your support and look

forward to working with you to ensure a successful year for your kindergartener!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Lauren Marturano

Your child will need the following supplies for kindergarten…

_____ School bag (large enough to put a standard size folder inside without folding it)

_____ Clorox Disinfecting Wipes

_____ Dry Erase Eraser

_____ 3 Large Elmer’s Glue Sticks

_____ Liquid Hand Soap- pump style (AM Girls)

_____ Gallon Size Ziploc Bags (AM Boys)

_____ Hand Sanitizer- pump style (PM Girls)

_____ Sandwich Size Ziploc Bag (PM Boys)

1. School Information- Your child’s teacher’s name is Mrs. Lauren Marturano. Your child’s room number is 309. The school telephone number is 610-284-7992.

2. Attendance- Regular attendance is important. In case of an absence, please call the absent hotline at 610-284-7995. Give your child’s name, room number, and reason for absence. Then, send in a note with your child when he/she returns to school.

3. School Hours- Morning Session- 8:40-11:30 Afternoon Session- 12:40-3:30

4. Dismissal- If you drive your child to school please be here at 8:30 for the AM session and 12:30 for the PM session. If you are picking up your child please be at the front door at 11:20 for the AM session and 3:20 for the PM session. If your child is taking the bus, be at the bus stop 10-15 minutes early! Any changes to your child’s dismissal procedures MUST be made in writing.

5. Early Dismissal- Almost every first Wednesday of the month there is an early dismissal. Please check the district’s website, the monthly calendars that come home each month, and the Elementary Handbook for all the dates of these early dismissals. Your child’s bussing times will be different on early out days. This information will be sent home before our first early out.

6. Yellow Folder- Your child must come to school with their yellow folder every day. Please check this folder each night. Papers that are on the “Keep at Home” should be emptied out each night. Papers on the “Return to School” side need to be returned the following school day. Please look over everything before sending it back.

7. Class Dojo- You will be sent a link through email or text message to connect with our classroom through Class Dojo. This will enable you to see updates and information for our class, photographs of your child learning and a means of communication with me through private messaging.

8. Calendar and Newsletter- A monthly calendar will be sent from the school to inform you of important school wide events. Please look for this before the beginning of each month. A classroom newsletter will be sent home at

the beginning of each theme to inform you of what we are doing in the classroom. Please make sure to read these important documents.

9. Snack- The children will have a very short snack time each day and are encouraged to bring ONE SMALL, healthy snack. Suggested snacks include: fruit, cheese, pretzels, crackers, vegetables, dry cereal, Goldfish, and popcorn. Please do not send in sugary snacks like candy, cookies, cakes or Lunchables. Please send only water in a disposable water bottle for your child to drink each day. No juices, milk, or soda will be permitted.

10. Birthdays- If you would like to send in a “simple” birthday treat to celebrate your child’s special day, please let me know in advance.

11. Homework- Information will follow.

12. Reading Logs- As part of your child’s homework, they will have a reading log to complete. Please list all of the books you and your child read together. These can be books from our Home Lending Library, books from our school library, or books you have at your home.

13. Scholastic Book Orders- Each month, a Scholastic Book Order form will be sent home. This is an opportunity for you to purchase quality, but inexpensive books for your child. Orders should be returned in your child’s yellow folder with the payment made as a check to Scholastic Book Clubs.

14. Report Cards- Your child will receive a report card three times during the year. We will have Parent/Teacher Conferences in November and again in April to discuss your child’s progress. The third report card will be sent home in June.

15. Extra Clothes- The nurse has asked all students to have an extra set of clothes and underwear in their school bag in case of an emergency. Please have a gallon size zip lock bag with a pair of underwear, socks, and pants at all times in your child’s school bag.

This is the order in which the letters of the alphabet will be taught to your child through out Language Arts program. They will also be learning letters in a different order during our “Power Block”. You will be getting an update during each theme of

the Language Arts program to keep you informed of what letters to practice at home with your child.

Theme Letters Sight Words

Theme 1: All About Me t, b, f, n, m, i, u I, a, my

Theme 2: Families c, o, a, g, d, s the, go

Theme 3: Friends at School e, r, p, j, l, h, k to, like, he

Theme 4: On the Farm v, w, y, x, z, qu come, here, this

Theme 5: Whatever the Weather me, for, where, do, you, look

Theme 6: Let’s Play one, see, what, two, and, are

Theme 7: In the Neighborhood up, down, we, want, out, who, is, his, as, has, was

Theme 8: Jobs People Do are, they, she, good, we, she, he, be, me,

Theme 9: Animals All Around and, there, give, little, that, have, they

Theme 10: On the Go or, of, from, by

This is the order in which the sight words will be taught to your child through our Language Arts program. You will be getting an update during each new theme of the Language Arts program to keep you informed of the sight words to practice at home with your child. The words will be coming home at the beginning of each theme for you to add to the word ring to practice every night!

Theme Sight Words

Theme 1: All About Me I a my

Theme 2: Families the go

Theme 3: Friends at School to like he

Theme 4: On the Farm come here this

Theme 5: Whatever the Weather me for where do you look

Theme 6: Let’s Play one see what two

Theme 7: In the Neighborhood up down we want out who

Theme 8: Jobs People Do are they she good

Theme 9: Animals All Around and there give little that have

Theme 10: On the Go Review all sight words

Dear Parents,

During the school year, our Classroom Home Lending Library will be open and available to your child. Each child may borrow one book a day to take home. The book is to be returned in the Zip-Loc bag the following day. Parents, you are asked to share, read or look at the books with your child. All the big books are Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) Approved for Kindergarten. These books are to be read to your child.

The check out system is easy and your child will become accustomed to it early on. They will pick a book out, check it out by placing the check out card with title, author, and price of the book in their lending library check out slot and take the book in the Zip-Loc bag. The card tells me what book your child has at home. If your child looses the book you will have to pay for the book so I can replace it.

Please share with your child good book handling skills. I will be demonstrating this with your child before we start checking out books to be brought home. You, as the parent, are responsible for the care and return of the book. Please sign your name and your child’s name below and return this form to me. This will allow your child to use the Classroom’s Home Lending Library.

I hope you enjoy reading with your child.

Thank You!Lauren Marturano

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I understand that I, ________________________________________________ parent of

________________________________________ am responsible for the care and return

of the books my child chooses to bring home from the Classroom Home Lending Library.

Chapter 1- Represent, Count and Write

Numbers o to 5

Chapter 2- Compare Numbers to 5

Chapter 3- Represent, Count and Write Numbers 6 to 9

Chapter 4- Represent and Compare Numbers to 10

Chapter 5- Addition

Chapter 6- Subtraction

Chapter 7- Represent, Count and Write Numbers 11 to 19

Chapter 8- Represent, Count and Write Numbers 20 and Beyond

Chapter 9- Identify and Describe Two-Dimensional Shapes

Chapter 10- Identify and Describe Three-Dimensional Shapes

Chapter 11- Measurement

Chapter 12- Classify and Sort Data