Transcript Kindergarten Open House - Teaneck Public Schools

Kindergarten Open House
1 E. Tryon Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
PH: 201-833-5545 / Fax: 201-862-2348
Welcome to Kindergarten
Kindergarten Hours: 8:20 AM – 2:20 PM
Children who are bussed to Bryant school
are met by staff and directed to their
classrooms.
Students who are dropped off by family
members can line up on the
“Walker/Carpool Line” at 8:20 AM.
Dismissal is between 2:20 – 2:30 PM. All
student must be picked up by 2:30 PM.
Bryant Staff
Leslie Abrew, Principal
Jane McClean, School Nurse
Aniesha Jackson, Guidance/Outreach
Chanon McDuffie, Principal’s Secretary
Venessa Watt-St Clair, Office Secretary
Custodian- Mr. Pete Miele
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Attendance
Children must be in school and on time
each day.
Our students need to be in school to
receive the maximum benefit from
classroom instruction and exchange of
ideas.
School attendance is required by State law
and Teaneck Board of Education policy.
Students are expected to attend school
for 180 days of the school year.
Attendance (Continued)
If your child must be absent or late for
any reason, please contact the nurse at
201-833-5545.
Remember! Your child’s learning is valued.
Tardies result in loss of learning time.
State of NJ monitors attendance/tardies
(+6years old)
Specials
 The Teaneck schools operate on an A to F day
schedule, with each letter representing a different
day on which the specials (art, music, etc.) will take
place.
 Every classroom has a specific A to F schedule that
your child will bring home; informing you on which
day the class has physical education, music, art,
library, or world language.
 Depending on the grade level, some specials meet
more than once within each A to F rotation.
 If a letter day is missed because of a holiday or
school closing, the schedule picks up from its last
letter day.
Classroom Expectation
Students will develop how to further:
Listen when the teacher and classmates
talk
Be kind and respectful to their classmates
Kindness and Respect “OH YEAH”!
Keep hands, feet, and objects to
themselves
Raise hands and wait to be called on before
speaking
Clean up after themselves
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Lunch
 Bryant School has a paid lunch program (Sodexho).
 School students are required to either bring lunch
from home or purchase school lunch until the
free/reduced lunch applications are processed and
a determination letter is received.
 Free/Reduced lunch forms are processed by the
district in October.
 School Lunch Program
SACC Before-School and After-School
Programs
• Registration for the Registration for the SACC
Before- and After- School program is available at
the Teaneck Community Education Center. Early
registration for the WRAP half-day program for
PreK students is necessary to reserve a place for
the 2014–15 school year. WRAP only has 15 places
for AM and 15 for PM.
• An early registration night is being offered for
working families on Wednesday, June 18 from 6:30
- 8:00p.m. at Eugene Field School, 1 Merrison
Street. Register on or before June 18 to get a
$50.00 discount from your September fee.
Bryant School PTO
 Would you like to chair a committee or participate in one?
We have lots of openings.
 You can do as little or as much as you want. There is
something for everyone… whether it be chairing a
committee, running an event, translating flyers into
Spanish, or working at a book fair for a few hours. We
know not everyone can get to the school, so there are
plenty of projects you can do from home too. Getting
involved helps you to get to know the Bryant community
and your children enjoy sharing the experience with you.
It also helps to show our children that community matters!
PTO Activities/ Events
• Executive board- Meets monthly
• Fall/ Spring Fundraisers (Pajama Day,
Chocolate Roses, Movie Night, Book Fair)
• Picture Days
• Field Trips
• Events (Red Hawk Dancers, Chinese NY,
Pumpkin Patch)
PTO Contributions
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Yearbook (all grades)
Refreshments
Babysitting
Decorations/ Special Requests/ Incentives
Petting Zoo
Fliers/ Communications
Questions?