Transcript Welcome to Kindergarten - Marshall Community Schools

Welcome to
Kindergarten
Mrs. Bishop’s Class
Index Cards
Child’s name
Birthday
Parents name
Address
Telephone #’s
Cell #’s
E-mail address
Allergies
Student interests
We are partners in your child’s
education! When we work
together your child will know
and will work hard to
accomplish what is asked.
How to reach me…
You can reach me between 7:45 and 8:00
a.m. at school….826-5411
 Write me a note and put it in your child’s
money bag.
 Email me at [email protected].
 You can also reach me by phone between
3:00 and 3:30 p.m.
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Getting supplies ready….
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First, write your child’s name on EVERYTHING!
Crayola crayons. We will focus on these 11
colors first (red, yellow, blue, green, orange,
pink, purple, black, brown, white and gray)
Small art boxes only
Elmer’s glue
Glue sticks
Fiskar scissors
Crayola paint sets
Needed supplies
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School list
1 box of gallon baggies (girls)
1 box of quart baggies (boys)
1 box of Kleenex
Chlorox wipes
I have a few supplies listed on the chalkboard
that I will need brought to school on the first
day.
MOST IMPORTANT!!!!!!
The money bag that you receive is the most
important item that I will give you all year.
Please look for the money bag each day.
You need to use the money bag for
anything that you want me to see; notes,
permission slip, money, etc. I will not go
through backpacks or folders.
Peanut Free School
There is an approved snack list in the
packet.
 Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches may
be packed in lunch buckets.
 NO BIRTHDAY PARTIES, only non-food
items such as pencils, etc.
 As per the Parent Handbook, we can NOT
pass out party invitations at school unless
ALL children in the class are invited.
Lunch and snack milk money
Cost: Lunch is $2.25 per day
 Milk: 30 cents per day, $1.50 per week
You can pay daily. I encourage you to send
in money for lunch and milk weekly or
monthly if possible.
HOWEVER, if your child is bringing lunch,
and you want them to drink milk, you will
need to put 30 cents in their lunch box. I
do NOT collect that money.
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When sending in lunch and milk
money…
You may pay by cash or by check.
 Always tell your child when you have put
something in their money bag.
 I will not go through backpacks or folders.
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Breakfast money..
Breakfast is served before I ever see your child.
 The cost is $1.25 per day.
 Because of the new lunch program, all milk and
lunches and breakfasts will come out of the
student account. You can add it up yourself or
you can send in any amount and office will send
a note when account is getting low.
 Please remind them before school that they are
to eat breakfast.
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Special Classes
P.E Thursday 10:00-10:30 and
Friday 10:00-10:30
 Music Tuesday 10:30-11:00
 Library Wednesday 10:10-10:40
 Technology Monday 10:30-11:00
 On P.E. days, children need to wear or
bring tennis shoes to school.
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Star Student
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A child will be chosen each week
beginning in late September. They will be
given special papers to fill out and return
to school. Along with the papers “Brownie
Bear” will also be coming home. It is
important that you send this back the
following Monday.
Bus Riders
Bus drivers are very attentive to their
riders.
 If your child will ever ride a bus, they
should from the start of school.
 I will chaperone for the first week of
school.
 If your child is not going to ride the bus
then you need to call the bus garage and
let them know.
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Students who are being picked up..
Parents will need to let me know location
of pick up: north door or gymnasium.
 Any change of after school plans needs to
be confirmed with a note or a phone call
to the school office.
 We are mandated by law to send your
child home according to the sheet that
you filled out at registration.
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Behavior chart-School-Wide
Each child begins each day with on ready to
learn.
 As needed, your child will move up or down the
chart according to behavior. The chart is color
coded where each child starts at green (ready to
learn). They can move up or down according to
behavior. Blue is at the top meaning your child
made really good choice. Yellow means we
need to think about behavior and red means
your child made a really bad choice.
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Nap time
We will rest most every day from
12:15-12:45.
 A hand towel will be allowed to be
brought to school.
 The towel will always stay in their
backpacks so you can wash them or
change towels as needed.
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Language Arts
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Very successful program for beginning reading.
Zaner-Bloser handwriting is used. (Copy in folder)
Practice, practice, practice!
Each child will be tested in the first few weeks using Aimsweb .
This is a timed test. When practicing letters at home, see how
many they can get in less than a minute.
Students who verbalize the least number of letters of the alphabet
will be eligible for the Title 1 program.
This will also determine if your child will be eligible for RTI
(Response to intervention).
Parents will be notified by mail….don’t panic!!
Child will get extra help but will not miss anything in the classroom.
At each 9 week interval children can be moved out or into the
program!
Recess
We will go outside if weather is
cooperative.
 In winter months, children will be outside
if temperature is 20 degrees or more.
 Pay attention to the weather.
 Dress child in layers.
 Label everything that your child wears
that they might take off.
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School Arrival
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If you bring your child to school you can drop
them off at the North door or at the west door.
Children can arrive at 7:45.
Children are to go straight to the gym and sit at
Donald Duck.
Children will wait on the duty teacher to take
them outside to recess.
If your child is eating breakfast, it is served in
the gymnasium from 7:45-8:00.
Homework skills
 Naming
the alphabet, both upper
and lower case letters
 Writing name in Zaner-Bloser
 Learning telephone number
 Learning their home address
 Tying shoes
Book Orders
I usually send home 2 book orders once a month. They
are both Scholastic forms. If you order from both forms,
simply total the orders and make out one check to
Scholastic. The class earns bonus points so that I can
purchase books for the class. PLEASE put the book order
in an envelope (marked with your child’s name) and
return to me in the money bag. Usually books will arrive
within 10 days. This is one of the cheapest ways to
order books.
BOOKS MAKE GREAT GIFTS FOR ANYONE!!
Don’t forget…..
To sign in at the Office and get a button to wear
if you are going into the building.
 To call the Office, at 826-5411, by 8:15 in the
morning if your child is sick. Arrangements can
be made to pick up homework.
 That any change in your child’s regular routine
of going home MUST be accompanied by a note.
 To let me know ahead of time if you know that
your child will be absent; ex: dentist, doctor,
etc.
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Save Boxtops for Education
 Save
boxtops for education and
send to school with your child in
their money bag. In doing this
you will help us get extra supplies
for our classroom.
All I really need to know I learned
in Kindergarten….
Most of what I really need to know about how to live and
what to do and how to be I learned in Kindergarten.
Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school
mountain but there in the sandpile at Sunday school.
These are the things I learned:
 Share everything.
 Play fair.
 Don’t hit people.
 Put things back where you found them.
 Clean up your own mess.
 Don’t take things that aren’t yours.
 Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody.
 Wash your hands before you eat.
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Flush.
Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
Live a balanced life-learn some and think some
and draw and paint and sing and dance and play
and work every day some.
Take a nap every afternoon.
When you go out into the world, watch out for
traffic, hold hands and stick together.
Be aware of wonder.
Robert Fulghum
Look for these places when you
leave….
Library
Donald
Duck
Music room
“B” on west side of blacktop
See you real soon!