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- What supplies will my child need?
- Do I really need to write my child's name on each crayon?
- Why not washable crayons?
- What if my child doesn't nap?
- Why are their two first days for students?
- Do you have an aide?
- What is Parent's Night?
- What is the daily routine?
- How do you teach reading?
- What specials will they have?
- What will my child miss if they leave at 1:30?
- What will they need for winter recess?
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What supplies will my child need?
PLEASE have your child's name on everything:
*1 Box of Regular 24 colors only. Please write your child's name on each
crayon. No washable colors crayons
*Crayon container (plastic container no larger than 5"x8")
*Prang Glue - green (available in school store) and one jumbo glue stick
*Art Smock (long sleeve shirt with elastic sleeves). May be purchased in
school store.
*no scissors are needed, they will be provided.
*Tote bag/back pack (Large enough to carry folder 9"x12" and lunch box.
*Rug -multi-color nylon woven (approximately 24"x44") No plastic mats,
larger rugs, or sleeping bag types.
*Crib size blanket, for cover. There is not room to store larger ones or
pillows.
*One large box of plain tissues, and a container of wet wipes.
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Do I really need to write my child's name on each crayon?
The students work in such close proximity to each other, that it is not
unusual to have supplies accidently mixed, or dropped on the ground. It helps us to
return supplies to the correct owner and saves frustration for your child
when they can't find just the color they wanted. Every year I fill up a tub
with "lost" crayons, when names haven't been on them.
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Why not washable crayons?
We love to watercolor in kindergarten, and we many times color first and then
paint over it. We have found that when they use washable crayons and then
watercolor over it, their beautiful drawing disappears.
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What if my child doesn't nap?
Our rest time is a quiet time... which by that time of day is needed by all after
a day's hard work. I don't require the students to sleep, but I do expect
them to not keep others who are tired from sleeping. I play tapes and they are
permitted bring a stuffed animal to rest with.
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Why are their two first days for students?
A summer is a long time in the life of 5-6 yrs old, so even if they had went
to school for PK, it is still an adjustment to return to school and a new
teacher. Also many of the students had not stayed all day before. By
having their own first day we are hoping to make it easier on them to
adjust to being at school again. It will also help us to get to know them
better too.
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Do you have an aide?
I will have an aide from the beginning of the day, until 1:45 each day.
This year the aide will be Mrs. Puckett, who has been the kindergarten aide for a
few years.
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What is Parent's Night?
Parent's Night is a time when parents come to school and the children stay
home. It is a time to hear what we hope to accomplish this year, ask
questions, sign up to help, and mingle with each other. PK-2 generally
start earlier, then there is a time for 3-6 later. You would go to your child's
classroom at the designated time. If you have specific questions, you hope
that I cover, please let me know ahead of time and I'll try to make sure I
cover it, or answer you specifically.
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What is the daily routine?
ARRIVAL
Students can begin entering the classrooms when the bell rings at 8:45. (If
they arrive before 8:45, they are to wait in the gym with other students).
As the students enter the room, they are to hang up their things, turn in
their Red folder, and get ready to begin the day.
At 8:55 the quiet bell rings, and students should be in the room and be
ready to begin the day.
At 9:00 the tardy bell rings, attendance and lunch orders are taken.
OPENING:
Pledges and prayer and calendar time. We listen to the morning
announcements.
Then it is Bible time. For Bible time we have stories from the Bible,
songs, fingerplays and action rhymes. We practice the weekly Bible memory verse.
MORNING:
The majority of the morning is spent in activities that promote reading and
readiness skills. We have thematic centers, art projects, poems, books and
manipulatives that emphasize the letter we are currently learning. Some days
we will have specials sometimes in the morning.
LUNCH and RECESS:
We have lunch from 11:15 to 11:40. Recess follows after lunch. Unless it
is raining or the wind chill is too low, most days we have recess outside.
AFTERNOON:
Most days we have a special after recess time. When we return to the class,
we have handwriting readiness (later printing), and math readiness. We also
will have either science or social studies.
1:30 Early dismissal, some students will leave at 1:30.
Between 1:30 and 1:45, the students will have a quiet time for about 45 min.
We will then have centers or story time, and fruit break. At 3:25, the students that
are not going home on a bus, will be taken to the gym for parents to pick
them up or they will stay in evening day care.
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How do you teach reading?
We use the Letter People curriculum to teach phonics and reading readiness
skills. We also teach frequently used sight words, that are used in our
stories along the way. We enrich the curriculum with centers, art projects
and literature that is thematic with the letter. You can reinforce these
skills by saving the books the students bring home and having them practice
reading them to you. Some parents keep them in a box for the children to
have their own library of early readers.
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What specials will they have?
The students will have library once a week, where they will hear a story or
lesson and check out a book. The books remain at school and a
reading buddy will read it to them. They will have gym twice a week (they
will all need to wear gym shoes those days, and girls will need to wear
shorts under their jumpers, if they wear one). They will have Spanish twice
a week, and music and art once a week. Friday mornings the whole school
will have Chapel together.
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What will my child miss if they leave at 1:30?
Many parents have asked this question when trying to decide whether to take
them home early. After 1:30, I try not to introduce new concepts, but just
enrichment or review of already presented concepts. We also have a quiet
time and fruit break. Some parents have taken them home everyday or just
1,2 or 3 days a week. It can be a long day for some children, especially if
they are not use to being gone from home 5 full days. Some parents chose
Mondays (to recuperate from a busy weekend, or Wednesday and/or Thursday if
they are up late for Wednesday or Thursday night church. You know your
child best and what as a famiy you can do, I need you to just be consistent
in what you chose, for lesson planning purposes. If there is a special
event happening that I think your child would want to stay for, I will
contact you ahead of time, so you can plan accordingly.
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What will they need for winter recess?
Kindergarteners love to play outside in the winter (especially in the snow)! When the wind chill is not
too low we like to go out for recess. Students will need winter coats, hats, gloves and when it is
snowing: snowpants and boots. Many students leave their winter things in a "net" bag in the classroom
during the week.
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