Sunday, August 27, 2023
Friday, July 23, 2021
Welcome to Kindergarten
I hope you are having a great summer! I am both sad summer is ending soon(ish) and excited to get ready for school to start. It is great to get in contact with some of you again and introduce myself to others. Below is the information I sent to you and a few to do items.
Important info and things to do...
1. Letter:
I would love the chance to get to know your child even more before the school year starts. Please email me a short letter letting me know about your child. This can include interests, favorites, hobbies, any worries, information about them both socially and academically, and how they will get home at the end of the day (Parents walk up to the dismissal door, bus, car loop, BASE, etc.). Please also attach a favorite recent picture (or quick snapshot) of your child with your email. It will help me remember which names go with which faces! Please email your letter and picture ASAP (but definitely by August 3rd). It doesn't need to be a fancy photo, just something that looks like them. I like to greet them knowing their name if possible.
2. Snacks, Lunch, and More:
Please be sure to read through the attached Welcome Packet for all of the info needed on lunch, snacks, procedures, etc. We do have allergies in the classroom, one known (dairy) and another unknown at this point. We do not allow kids to share snacks, which can be a confusing message for kids who were taught to share. Please tell your kids that they may not share their snacks or lunches. Thank you for your understanding!
3. Balanced Beginnings, Picture Day, and the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL:
Kindergarten students have a transitional start to the school year referred to by the District as Balanced Beginnings. Kindergarten students will meet with a small group of students on August 8th, 9th or 10th for two hours. Parents will drop their child off at their classroom's exterior door.
Students will get to know classmates and partake in engaging activities. Classroom teachers will begin to build community and learn individual children's social, emotional and academic strengths and needs. Students will take their picture with their parents between 11:00 AM-12:45 PM on their identified day.
Kindergarten students’ first full day of school is Friday, August 11th. A staff member will meet students at their classroom's exterior door between 8:20-8:30 AM. Kindergarten parents are invited to a Tears and Cheers Breakfast in our cafeteria at 8:40AM on August 11th.