KINDERGARTEN GENERAL INFORMATION

SCHEDULE: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 7:55 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.. Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.

CLASS ROUTINE:
-special activities: Gross Motor, Music, Computer Class and Library
-circle time
-groups and centers
-recess
-lunch
-free play

LIBRARY: The children will visit the library on a flexible schedule to check out 3 books and to listen to stories. Please reinforce proper care for books with your child.

GROSS MOTOR: The children will have Gross Motor class three times a week.

MUSIC: We will be going to Music Class twice a week with a specialized music teacher.

COMPUTER CLASS: The children will have Computer Class on a flexible schedule.

MORNING SNACK: The children start to get hungry at around 9:00 a.m., so in order to hold them off until lunch time we like to give them a little snack. We will be sending home a monthly Snack Calendar asking for a specific item.

LUNCH: Your child will bring a lunch box to school daily. It is extremely important that your child acquires healthy habits when he/she is young. We strongly recommend you send nutritious food like: milk, juice, a sandwich, fruit, yogurt, raisins, peanuts, homemade cookies, etc. Please do not send: bottled soda drinks, cheese curls or puffs, potato chips, chocolate, or candy of any kind.

CALENDAR: You will receive a monthly calendar that lists our weekly themes, math objectives, Word Wall words, Animated Literacy Characters, Special Activities, and birthdays. Please keep the calendar in a visible spot so that you can refer to it regularly.

PLASTIC ENVELOPES: We will be sending home daily a large plastic envelope with important information. Please see that your child brings it to school everyday.

PARENT VOLUNTEERS: We encourage parents to come to your child’s class as a volunteer. This may be include working with small groups doing a specific activity or doing clerical work. The crucial hours are from about 9:00 until 11:00 a.m. (it may vary in each class). We ask that you turn off your cellular phone while working in the class, children deserve all your attention and can get distracted if you are busy on the phone. Please sign up in your child’s classroom.

BIRTHDAYS: You can choose to celebrate your child’s birthday in class. Let us know in advance so that we can plan accordingly and include it in the monthly calendar. We celebrate parties so that they are fun, simple and very meaningful to the child.

HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS: We will be celebrating Halloween, Christmas, Easter and the End of the Year with class parties. You will be asked to sponsor one of these events. We count on your cooperation to help organize and provide food and treats for them.

FIELD TRIPS: Children learn a lot in every outing. We plan to program an educational field trip whenever possible to tie in with the unit in study. We encourage you to join us.

TELEPHONE TREE: Please keep your copy in a visible place. We will use it for emergencies. You are to call only the family that is listed under your name. If you cannot contact them, leave the message and call the family below.

ABSENCES: Please send a note whenever your child is absent. If any medicine needs to be administered during school hours, a written message noting the dose and time should be sent.

HOMEWORK: Regularly, we will be sending homework. (reading, activity backpacks, book/cassettes, beginning sound booklets, math, special projects, etc.). Please provide a special, quiet place where your child can work at home.

BACKPACKS: Your child should bring a backpack to school everyday. Large enough for the daily plastic envelope and library books.

REPORT CARDS: These will be handed out at the end of each semester (December and June). We will hold parent-teacher conferences in October and in May to inform you of your child’s progress. You may be asked to attend a meeting anytime during the year if the need arises.

CAR-POOLS: Please give us a written schedule if your child will be going home by car-pool in order to avoid confusions.

AFTER SCHOOL PLAY: If your child is going home with another child, or if he/she will be picked up by someone other than the person who usually provide transportation home, please send a note.

COMMUNICATION: We strongly believe that Parents and Teachers are Partners in Education. Please feel free to contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions or concerns. We will be more than happy to help you or to explain the rationale behind our decisions.
Changes at home may affect your child, so please let us know if changes are occurring like a parent traveling, a death of a relative or a pet, an accident, a family crisis, an illness, etc.

AFTER SHCOOL ACTIVITIES: If your child will be attending an after school acitivity he/she needs to go home at 1:00 p.m. to have lunch and rest until 3:20 p.m. Your child may not wait in school until his/her after school activity begins.

PYP: We have recently adopted the Primary Years Program (PYP) in the elementary school. This program allows students to develope fully in a wide range of areas.

We are certain that together we can make this school year a success.

Thank you for your support and cooperation.

Claudia Cattaneo, Lorena Chávez-Molina, Chela Gonzalez, Melissa Huaco & Blanca Morales
Kindergarten Teachers

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