Transcript Kindergarten Family Start - ISD 279

Welcome to
Kindergarten
Family Start
2014-2015
Introductions
Kindergarten Teachers
• Mrs. Thompson
• Mrs. Williams
• Ms. Reiman
Procedures
• Absences
– Call the nurse each day your child is
absent (763) 549-2363
– District Policy states that your child
needs to stay home 24 hours if they have
any of the following symptoms:
• Fever
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
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Daily Medication/Chronic Condition
needs to be discussed with the nurse.
Emergency Cards/School
Closing Forms
• Please fill out and return any forms
to your teacher as soon as possible,
thank you!
Language Line
• If English is not your first language
you can call Garden City at
(763) 561-9768 and give your name
and the language you need an
interpreter for.
Transportation
• Drop off time: 9:15 (if your student is not
eating breakfast)
• Pick up time: 4:00
• We need a note in writing or a phone call prior
to 3:30 with any changes or we will send your
child home the way they usually would go.
• It is best for your child to leave school the same
way each day; bus, walk, parent pick-up beginning
the first day of school!
Meals
• Breakfast – free daily to all students
before school only. If your student arrives
late, they will not get breakfast!
• Lunch
– Free/reduced lunch forms available in
the office
– Lunch balance notes will be sent home in
Wednesday Envelopes
– Students may eat hot lunch
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from school or bring a lunch
from home
Birthdays
• We celebrate your child’s birthday
throughout the day with song, a
special vest, a gift from the teacher.
• School policy states no food for
birthday treats please (due to food
allergies).
• You are welcome to send a
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non-food item.
Report Cards
• Report cards are sent home three times a
year.
• In December and March, please sign the
envelope, keep the report card and return
the empty envelope to school.
• In June you will receive your child’s report
card to keep.
Wednesday Envelope
• This is how district, school,
community, and classroom
information is communicated with you
each week on Wednesdays.
• Please look through the papers,
empty the envelope and return it the
next day.
Media/Book Care
• Students may check out one book at
a time once a week. That may change
as the year progresses, however.
Typical Day
• Kindergarten doesn’t look like it used
to!
• Supplies Needed:
– Hard plastic school box, pencils,
crayons, glue sticks, scissors, spiral
notebook and a box of tissue.
– We will send home notes when your child
runs low on supplies.
Additional Notes
• Music/Phy Ed. Schedule
– Students have music or phy ed. daily
– Students must have tennis shoes for
phy ed. They can wear them each day or
leave a pair in their locker come winter.
Parent Responsibilities
• Check your child’s backpack every day
and remove all their papers. 
• Come to Conferences:
– Fall: October 14, 20, and 22, 2014
– Winter: February 3, 5 and 11, 2015
(There are both morning and afternoon
times on some days)
Appropriate Clothing
• Students go outside everyday for
recess! In Winter, students will need:
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Boots
Snowpants
Hat
Waterproof, warm gloves/mittens
Warm Winter Jacket
Sleep
• Sleep is necessary for brain function!
• Most Kindergarten students need a
minimum of 8 hours of sleep every
night. Please help your student be
ready to do their best work every
day!
Skills for your child to
Practice and master at
Home
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Zip zippers on coats and pants
Button buttons
Tie shoes by themselves!
Write their name
Homework
• There is no assigned school homework
in Kindergarten at Garden City.
– Read to and with your child.
– Tell stories with your child
– Ask your child to re-tell or “read” books to
you that they bring home.
– Encourage your child
to write at whatever
level they are at.
(draw, scribble, etc)
Behavior
Positive Behavior Intervention and
Supports (PBIS)
B – be respectful
blue
L – learn responsibly
slips
U – use self control
E – everyone achieves
This is a school-wide initiative to
help students build self control
for success.
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Mrs.Thompson – [email protected]
Mrs. Williams – [email protected]
Ms. Reiman– [email protected]
Mr. Branch – [email protected]
Ms. Josie Johnson –
»[email protected]
• Garden City - (763) 561-9768