Transcript Anacortes School District’s

Welcome to
Oak Harbor Public Schools
Kindergarten
Program
2015-2016
Who’s here tonight?
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Superintendent: Lance Gibbon
 Assistant Superintendent: Steve King
 Special Programs: Janice Gaare, Director
 Transportation: Francis Bagarella, Director
 Food Service: Ken Harrison, Director
 Nurses: Rhonda Coker, Chris Perkins, and Robbin
White
 Volunteers: Carrie Riepma, Coordinator
 Elementary School Principals
Who are the elementary
principals?
Broad View: Joyce Swanson
 Olympic View: Laura Aesoph
 Crescent Harbor: Kate Valenzuela
 Hillcrest: Paula Seaman
 Oak Harbor: Dorothy Day
 Administrative Interns: Crystal Lane-Cox
and Jenny Mouw
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Kindergarten Registration
Opens April 29, 2015
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Where? Your local or “neighborhood” school
(in your attendance boundary area)
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Broad View, 473 S.W. Fairhaven Drive, 360-279-5250
Crescent Harbor, 330 E. Crescent Harbor Road, 360-279-5650
Hillcrest, 1500 N.W. 2nd Ave., 360-279-5200
Oak Harbor, 151 S.E. Midway Blvd., 360-279-5100
Olympic View, 380 N.E. Regatta Drive, 360-279-5150
Kindergarten Registration
What to bring…
 Birth Certificate
 Verification of Address
 Completed registration packet
Health information…
 Immunization records
 Medication/medical information
Kindergarten Readiness
Screening
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May 4 to May 15 at your neighborhood school
Each school offers two days of screening
All new kindergarten students will be screened by
appointment only
Sign-up for your time slot during registration
Used to place students and help teachers meet
student needs
45 children to attend a
3-week August “Jump Start
to Kindergarten”
Readiness Activities
Counting:
count stairs, food items, toys
Shapes & Patterns:
identify in your house, in the car; sorting silverware,
blocks; do puzzles
Play with Language:
nursery rhymes, name things that are opposites, play
guessing games
Reading:
read daily with your child, have your child retell you a
story, ask questions
Encourage Helpful Habits
Listening
Following directions, waiting for turn to speak
Stick to a schedule
Bedtime, meal times
Get along with others
Sharing, playing in groups
Accomplish tasks
Household responsibilities
Independence
Dressing – practice snaps, buttons, zippers
Using the bathroom
Be Active in School Life
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Join the PTA
Attend school events and activities
Get to know your child’s teachers
Volunteer to help out at school (volunteer form)
Contact your child’s teacher or principal if you
have questions or concerns
The Kindergarten School Day
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Welcome – Getting
Started
The Kindergarten School Day
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Academics
The Kindergarten School Day
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Recess & Play
The Kindergarten School Day
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Activity Centers
The Kindergarten School Day
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Music
PE
Library
Art
Technology
The Kindergarten School Day
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Enrichment Activities
 Field Trips & more!
Special Programs
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Reading & Math
Assistance
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Special Education
 Speech/Language
 Occupational/
Physical Therapy
 Social/Emotional
Assistance
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English Language
Learners
Health
Three certified registered
nurses are on duty daily
Screening for vision & hearing;
emergency care, first aid
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Medication/treatment order
Life threatening conditions
Required immunizations
Condition specific action plans
2015-16 School Calendar
Vacations
 Early Release Days
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Mondays (Early Release)
Full: 9AM – 2:20PM
AM: 9AM – 11:40AM
PM: 11:40AM – 2:20PM
Tuesday-Friday:
Full: 9AM – 3:20PM
AM: 9AM – 12:10PM
PM: 12:10PM – 3:20PM
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Conferences
– October & March
Transportation
 First days of school
(Parent orientation first 2 days)
 Bus tags  Bus routes
 Walking  Bikes, etc.
Food Service
Breakfast & Hot Lunch
Programs
Milk
Food Service Accounts
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View Account on Family
Access
Meal Payments Online
Help memorize lunch
number
Free & Reduced Meals
Assignment to Schools
Geographic placement/Neighborhood Schools
Space Availability
Special program needs
Parent Preference/
Transfer Requests
The Kindergarten Day
Currently Offered (might continue)
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Half-Day classes
 State-funded All-Day classes at Olympic
View Elementary
 Fee-based All-Day classes at Oak Harbor
Elementary ($260/mo)
 All-Day Developmental and Title I classes
at Oak Harbor Elementary
The Kindergarten Day
Likely (not guaranteed) scenario for fall 2015
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Free Full-Day for every student or most students
Developmental K classes at Oak Harbor
Elementary
Benefits of Full-Day K
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Better academic start
Improved behavior/social skills and more time for
activities
Help students adjust to full-day school
Challenges of full-day K for all
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Need more classrooms
Space at Oak Harbor Elementary
Benefits of kinder center
OHE currently has seven kinder classes,
including five full-day
Transportation provided for kinder students
assigned to OHE
Kinder at OHE may return to neighborhood
schools for first grade
Get your questions answered
– we are here for you!
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Superintendent: Lance Gibbon
 Assistant Superintendent: Steve King
 Special Programs: Janice Gaare, Director
 Transportation: Francis Bagarella, Director
 Food Service: Ken Harrison, Director
 Nurses: Rhonda Coker, Chris Perkins, and Robbin
White
 Volunteers: Carrie Riepma, Coordinator
 Elementary School Principals
Web Sites
Oak Harbor School District: www.ohsd.net
[Click on “Schools” link to find school websites]
Broad View (Joyce Swanson)
Crescent Harbor (Kate Valenzuela)
Hillcrest (Paula Seaman)
Olympic View (Laura Aesoph)
Oak Harbor Elem. (Dorothy Day)
OSPI: www.k12.wa.us
Thank you for coming!
Oak Harbor Public Schools
Kindergarten
Program
2015-2016