Transcript Robert F. Kennedy Kindergarten Orientation

A day in Kindergarten
 Arrival 9:00
 Breakfast in the classroom
 Reading block
 Whole group
 Small group
 Centers
 Writing
A day in Kindergarten (continued)
 Lunch (Students may bring own lunch from home or
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have a school lunch)
Recess (Remember safe shoes)
Math
Science
Social Studies
Dismissal 3:31 (Monday-Thursday)
Dismissal 2:11(Friday)
A day in Kindergarten (continued)
 Blended learning (New for next year)
Dress Code
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White or blue polo
shirts or school
logo t-shirts.
• Blue or khaki pants
or skirts.
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Dismissal Procedures
 Bus students (Keep bus pass in backpack)
 Walkers
 Lanyard system
 Photo I.D. is required at pick-up
 Early dismissals interfere with learning
Snacks and Birthdays
 Community snack in the classroom (No peanut-butter
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snacks please.)
Donations are welcome
Fruit and veggie snack
Birthday celebrations at snack time
Only store packaged food is allowed (nothing
homemade)
FAB 4
 Be safe
 Be responsible
 Be respectful
 Achieve
Field Trips
 Kindergarten has two field trips
 Chaperones are welcome, but must have a BCI check
prior
 Volunteers are welcome in classroom, but must have a
BCI check
What does my child need to bring?
 Backpack
 We will provide all the other supplies needed
 Your child should have crayons and pencils available at
home to use for projects
 Spare clothes kept in backpack(Label everything!)
What can I do to help my child?
 Read! Read! Read! Talk about the stories!
 Practice writing name, capital letter at beginning,
lower case for all others
 Practice counting objects all around you,
 Practice describing things you see in detail
What can I do to help my child?
 SELF HELP skills:
 Button own pants
 Put on/take off jacket
 Tie shoes
 Practice putting papers in folder
 Bathroom
Donations needed:
 Tissue boxes
 Paper towels
 Napkins
 Wipes
 Snacks
 Hand sanitizer
 Dry erase markers
On the first day of school:
 Bring your child to the school yard by 8:55
 Your child should have a backpack (LABEL it please)
 Hug your child “good-bye” at the school yard (Smile)
 At pick-up time, have your I.D. ready, we can NOT
dismiss your child to you without an I.D.
 Your child will take home many forms for you to fill
out, please fill out and return the next day
 Please write your child’s name neatly on all forms
Questions?????
 Thank you for coming!!! We will see you on
Wednesday, August 27, 2014.
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Created by Christine Medeiros, in collaboration with Team K members, Maureen Pinksaw, Maureen Ricci, Christina
McNeil and Principal Susan DeAthos June 2014 Technical and creative assistance provided by Alex Medeiros