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Ms. Fergerson’s
and
Mrs. Dorough’s
Kindergarten
A-Z
Dear
Parents,
We
are excited about the upcoming school year and can't wait to get started!
Please
read the information provided below. Hopefully it will answer many of the
questions you may have.
**********Important Note*********
For the first two weeks of school,
Kindergarten students will wear a nametag home each day. This nametag will
have important information such as your child’s name, address, phone, bus
number (if applicable), teacher’s name and room number. Please
be sure your child wears this nametag to school each day.
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A-Attendance
Please take
special note of the attendance policy in the Student Code of Conduct, pages
45-48.
http://www.duvalschools.org/static/students/codeofconduct/CodeofConduct.pdf
B-Backpacks
Each child will
need a backpack to carry home his/her papers and agenda. No rolling backpacks
are allowed. Please make sure the backpack is large enough to carry an agenda
and a jacket during the winter months.
C-Car
Riders
Each day at 2:40
kindergarten teachers will dismiss car riders in a safe and organized manner.
Kindergarten
students will exit the building and be seated in the designated Kindergarten
area. If
you walk to the sidewalk to pick up your child, please do not call
your child to come to you while we are exiting the building. Once all
Kindergarten students are seated, teachers will give a signal and then allow
students to be dismissed to a parent or guardian.
This
keeps students from running to their parents/guardians and allows us to
maintain order and safety during the dismissal of these young students.
If you
wish to stay in your car for pick up, place a sheet of paper labeled with your
child’s name and grade level on your dash.
Once your
child’s name has been called, a Safety Patrol will escort your child to the
vehicle. Please
help us by talking with your child about how these dismissal procedures will
take place each day. We
appreciate your cooperation!
D-Drop-Off
If you drop your
child off in the morning, please be mindful that the doors do not open until
8:00. New Berlin provides a morning extended day program for children who must
arrive earlier than 8:00. Please stop by our front office or call 716-7601 for
details concerning hours and fees. Your child must be in the classroom by
8:35. If they arrive after this time they will be counted tardy. If your child
is tardy you must fill out a tardy slip in the front office.
E-Email
A great way to
keep in touch with us is through e-mail. Our e-mail addresses at school are fergersoni@duvalschools.org
and doroughp@duvalschools.com .
F-Folders
Every Friday
your child will take home his or her poetry folder. Please take the time to
listen to your kindergartener read the poems he or she learned in class.
Please
remember to return the folder on Monday.
G-Grading
Every nine weeks
your child will receive a report card. This report card is performance-based
and will be an on-going assessment throughout the school year. Half way
through each nine week period, we will send home a progress report to let you
know how your child is performing.
H-Homework
Beginning the
second week of school, homework will be assigned on Monday and expected to be
returned and completed no later than Friday of the week it was assigned.
Completion of homework is a very important part of the academic process. The
fun activities in the homework not only reinforce work done at school, it also
gives you the opportunity to be involved in your child’s education. Parents,
you are also expected to read at least one book per night and log it on your
child’s book log. The goal is to have each student log at least 180
books by the end of the year. Students that meet the reading goal will get
to attend our school’s annual Reading Celebration!
I-Illness
The question of
when to keep your child home from school is often a difficult one, especially
when decisions must be made first thing in the morning. It is important,
however, to keep your child home if he/she is ill. This helps to make them
more comfortable and prevents others from becoming ill. Children focus more
effectively in the classroom when they are healthy.
J-Join
the PTA
Please join New
Berlin’s Parent Teacher Association. We’d love to have 100% membership for our
class. If you are interested, more information will be given at our
Orientation, August 20th, PTA Volunteer Breakfast, September 3rd,
and Open House, September 17th.
K-Kindness
New Berlin is a No
Bullying Zone. Students in our classroom are encouraged and expected to
treat all members of our class as well as others with kindness and respect.
Hitting, fighting, name-calling, and making fun of others will not be allowed.
L-Lunch
Our lunch time
is 10:55-11:25. The school will provide lunch and breakfast for the children
who wish to purchase one. Breakfast is served from 8:00-8:30 everyday. The
cost for lunch is $1.50 a day. The price of breakfast is $1.00. For
convenience, you may deposit money to your child’s lunch account online at www.mylunchmoney.com
. If you wish to pay by check, please make your checks payable to New Berlin
Elementary. Your child is only allowed to charge a lunch for three days. After
that they will receive an alternative lunch. Milk is available for students
with lunchboxes for $.50. Drinks in glass containers are not allowed in the
lunchroom.
M-Music
Your child will go to either
art, music, library, or PE everyday. We will make a note in your child’s
agenda about which special area they will be attending. For your child’s
safety please make sure
that your child wears tennis shoes on the days we have PE.
N-Notes
Your child will
receive an agenda on the first day of school. The pocket in the back is a
great place to put your notes for us or you may write notes right on the page
of the current date. If your child is going home a different way, please make
sure to write a note. If we do not receive a note your child will be sent home
their usual way. Also, if you decide to switch your child to riding the bus
please make sure to write a note giving permission, the bus number, and the
name of your child’s the bus stop. In the afternoon kindergartens have to be
met at the bus stop by an adult. If there is not an adult present at the bus
stop your kindergarten will be brought back to New Berlin.
O-Open
House
We will be
having Open House September 17th. This will be a night we can come together
and we will discuss the different things your child will be learning this year.
P-Parties
We will have two
big parties during the school year. The first will be a Christmas party and
the second is our end of the year party. We will also have a small Valentine
snack. We will be calling on volunteers to help us with these events. Also,
if your child is celebrating his/her birthday you may bring in cupcakes or
cookies for a birthday snack. Birthday snacks will be served at the end of the
day, around 2:00. If you are planning on doing this for your child please let
us know a few days before your child’s birthday.
Q-Questions
If at any time
you have any questions please feel free to contact us. You can contact us at
school between the hours of 7:50 and 4:00. We may not be able to come to the
phone right away but we will call you back as soon as possible. You and your
child are important to us.
R-Rest
Time
We will only be
having rest time for the first two weeks of school. Please do not bring in
blankets and pillows. We will only rest for a short time period.
S-Snacks
There will be no
organized classroom daily snack. However, if your child is in the afterschool
extended day program, you must send a snack daily. Snacks will not be provided.
T-Toys
Children are
asked NOT to bring toys from home. Toys are a distraction, and we do not want
the toy to become lost or broken.
U-“U”
“U” play an
important role in your child’s education. We would love to have you visit.
However, if you stop in, we may put you to work. Don’t worry, it will be fun
work. Please give us the first 2 or 3 weeks to get to know your child and for
your child to learn our class routines and rituals before coming to visit. New
Berlin's policy requires that all visitors check in at the office and wear a
visitor’s badge.
V-Volunteers
If you choose to
volunteer in the classroom, for field trips, or tutoring, please
be aware that you will be required to attend a parent-volunteer orientation.
You will not be allowed to go on a field trip without this clearance.
W
– Walkers
X-Extra
Clothes
It is very
important that you send an extra set of clothes in case of a bathroom
accident, messy spill or wet and muddy playgrounds. This way we do not have to
bother you at work or home. These clothes will stay in your child’s backpack
since we have no space at school to store them.
Y-Younger
Siblings
It is in our
students’ best interest to have our parent volunteers available without
younger children as much as possible. This not only allows your full attention
to be focused on the class, but also allows for some special time between you
and your kindergartner. Thank you for making childcare arrangements for
younger siblings.
Z-ZZZZZs
Make sure your
child gets plenty of rest. A kindergarten classroom is a busy place and you
will probably find your child exhausted at the end of the day. Setting and
keeping a bedtime is a wonderful gift you can give to your child. It will help
them to stay alert and ready to learn each day!
We
are going to have an excellent year!
Ms.
Fergerson & Mrs. Dorough
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