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Welcome to KinderGARDEN

Join us for an informative session on school procedures, introductions, and staggered entry schedule. Learn about uniforms, arrival/dismissal procedures, volunteering opportunities, and more. Contact us with any questions!

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Welcome to KinderGARDEN

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  1. Welcome to KinderGARDEN SGE Meet the Teacher Evening August 23, 2013

  2. Agenda • Read Aloud • Introductions • Staggered Entry • School Procedures • Questions

  3. Introductions • Support Staff • Ms. Moore (Counselor) • Dr. Crawford (Psychologist) • Nurse Savage • Ms. Miller (K-1 Facilitator) • Ms. Carter (CIS) • Ms. Schlick (TD) • Connect Team • Ms. Turner (PE) • Ms. Hollar (Media) • Mr. Fohner (Music) • Mr. Steele (Art) • Angela Grant, Principal • Janelle Styons, Assistant Principal and Primary Grade Administrator • Tasha Gaines, DOC • Teachers • Ms. Jordan (Shamrock) • Ms. Wiederhold (Shamrock) • Ms. Betsch (Shamrock) • Ms. Franck (Learning Immersion) • Ms. Sullivan (Learning Immersion) • Ms. Corpus (ESL) • Ms. Pena (EC)

  4. Staggered Entry

  5. Staggered Entry Dates • Last Names A-F = Monday, August 26th • Last Names G-L = Tuesday, August 27th • Last Names M-R = Wednesday, August 28th • Last Names S-Z = Thursday, August 29th • Every child attends Friday, August 30th.

  6. Staggered Entry Procedures • All K students will report or be directed to the media center on their first day. • Parents may stay for 10 minutes only. • Sign your child in and record the afternoon transportation for: • 1) staggered entry day • 2) remainder of school year • Please attach afternoon transportation to your scholar.

  7. Staggered Entry Assessments • Word Work • Math • Writing • Phonics & Sight Words

  8. Staggered Entry Schedule

  9. Teacher Assignments • Parents will be notified via phone call and/or email of their child’s Kindergarten teacher on the evening of Thursday August 29th. • This allows us to make last minute adjustments to the draft rosters as necessary to account for even classroom numbers, etc.

  10. School Procedures

  11. Uniforms • Required daily, except for scheduled Uniform Free days. • Top colors: white, hunter green, kelly green, light blue, dark blue • Bottom colors: dark blue, khaki • Socks: dark blue, white • Shoes: closed toe & closed heel • Belts: dark-colored • No hats inside building.

  12. Morning Arrival • Students may be dropped off between 7:45 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. • Do not drop students off before 7:45 a.m. There is no supervision available at that time. • Independence Day • Tardy bell rings at 8:15. • If the front doors are open, you are on time, if they are closed, you are late and your child needs to be signed in. • Don’t park in the fire lane- even to sign your child in.

  13. Afternoon Dismissal • Afternoon Dismissal: • Car Riders: Escorted by Teachers to cafeteria. Parents will need a car rider tag to pick up their student. • Bus Riders: Escorted by Teachers • Futrell • Bus information in mailing • Bus behavior • Van Riders: Escorted by Teachers • Walkers: Escorted by Teachers to Room 1. Parents will need a walker tag to pick up their student. • ASEP

  14. Master Schedule • 1 hour Reader’s Workshop • 45 min. Writer’s Workshop • 1 hour Math • 30 min. Math Workshop • 45 min. Science/Social Studies • 30 min. Word Work • 25 min. Lunch • 25 min. Recess • 45 min. Connect (art, music, PE, technology, media)

  15. First Day Packets • Blue card – most important form • Learning compact • Physical records • Immunization records • Court orders, custody information • Plenty of important information to read carefully and sign! • Please update contact information regularly!

  16. Volunteering • Contact Heather Hoveland if you are interested in: • PTA • Room Parent • Contact Lisa Carter (CIS) if you are interested in volunteer opportunities. • Registration & background check required. • Apply to volunteer at https://www.cmsvolunteers.com/

  17. Breakfast & Lunch • Breakfast is free for all students. • Lunch is $2.25. • Free/reduced lunch forms online. • Information about the new online payment system will be in first day packets. • May bring lunch from home – no peanut products, please! • Sign in to eat lunch with your child at family table.

  18. Student Attendance • Students are expected to arrive at school on time every day. • Note required for excused absence (illness, etc.). • Letters sent home for excessive unexcused absences. • If children aren’t here, they aren’t learning. • Please make attendance a priority.

  19. End of Year Expectations for all Students • Literacy: • All letters & sounds by October • At least 100 sight words • Writing several complete sentences • Reading at or above level D (example) • Math: • Count to at least 100 • Write and compare all numerals to at least 20 • Solve addition and subtraction problems within 10 • Compose & decompose numbers within 20 (tens and ones)

  20. Questions

  21. 24 Hour Policy • 980-343-6440 • janellen.styons@cms.k12.nc.us

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