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Welcome to the new school year! I want your child to have a fun and successful year in Kindergarten. Please feel free to contact me if there are situations that need to be discussed. The best times to reach me at school are from 8:00 a.m. -8:30 a.m. and 11:35 a.m. -1:00 p.m. I am always willing to schedule a conference at any time! (School?s Phone Number ? 905-937-7411)ext. 116
School Hours
School begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 11:30 a.m.
Attendance
A successful school experience is the responsibility of the children, the parent, and the school. Your child's progress, both academically and socially, is influenced to a great extent, by daily participation. Regular attendance without tardiness is a key.
School Entry
The junior and senior kindergarten students will enter their classrooms via the front doors, in the front playground. The students will be dismissed through the same doors at 11:30 a.m.
Transportation
If your child will be leaving the school by another means of transportation, you must send a written note or contact the office at 905-937-7411. Do not rely on your child to tell us this information, because children often become confused and relay information incorrectly. If no written note or phone call is received, your child will be sent home by his/her usual method of transportation.
Home/School Communication
Please examine your child?s backpack each day. I will send important notes, schoolwork, etc. by way of your child, in your child?s HOME/SCHOOL COMMUNICATION ZIP LOCK BAG. These bags will come home daily and are to be sent back each day. Please send all notes, money and other important things you want me to find, in your child?s zip lock bag. Be positive and value the work your child has done at school. (Please look on the School?s Web page for your weekly school newsletter and my weekly letter. Please let me know if you do not have access to the internet, so that I can give you a hard copy of the newsletter.)
Snacks
We will have a small snack each morning @ 10:05 a.m.
Students provide their own snacks. (Please remember the nut free policy.)
Birthdays and Treats
Birthdays are Wonderful! Simple treats may be sent to school (or brought by you) on your child?s birthday. Sending a birthday treat is optional. Birthday treats are appreciated, but certainly not expected. If your child?s birthday falls in July or August, we will celebrate their half birthday (Six months before their birthday).
Monthly Calendar
Please watch for a new monthly calendar to come home at the end of each month. This calendar will let you know what day your child will need to fill the Mystery Box, the skills we will be covering for the month, and special events that will be happening in our classroom and school.
Book Orders Your child will have the opportunity to order books for your home library each month. The book orders are from Scholastic Books and will be sent home each month attached to the monthly calendar.
Share Leader (Show and Tell) MYSTERY BOX
Sharing Time will begin in September. Your child?s sharing day will be on the monthly calendar. Your child will have a turn usually one time each month. When your child is the Share Leader, he or she will be my special helper for the day, be our line leader all day and get to bring an item in the Mystery Box to share with the class. Please help your child find one item to bring for his or her share day. Ideas: a favorite book, stuffed animal, photo, etc. The purpose behind show and tell is to give your child an opportunity to share with others, be the special helper for the day and practice speaking before a small group.
NOTE: Please call ahead and let me know if you plan to bring a pet for show and tell so that I can prepare the office staff and the students with this information.
Classroom Guidelines In order to provide a caring and safe learning environment , our classroom guidelines will include:
Be kind to others
Raise your hand to speak
Listen while others are talking
Keep hands, feet and objects to yourself
Always do your best work
Room Needs:
Room Helpers for assisting in special projects, helping with bulletin Boards, cutting out materials, working with students, etc?
Parent Volunteers for classroom events, field trips, etc.
Play-doh Volunteer ? Once a month, you will be asked to make a fresh batch of play-doh.
Parent Telephone Volunteer - For assisting in calling parents about class trips, etc.
File Folder Games ? Colouring, cutting, gluing and putting together educational file folder games.
Please contact me if you are interested in helping in our room! We will be doing many fun projects this year in Kindergarten. If you have any of the following items and are willing to donate them to our classroom, please send them along with your child.
Thank you!
*Pumpkins
*Paper plates
*Paper doilies (Various sizes)
*Brown lunch sacks
*Coloring Books for our colouring center
*Books
*Old Magazines?Child appropriate?For example: Family Circle, Good Housekeeping, etc.
Please refer to the ?Junior & Senior Kindergarten Program? booklet, for more information and details about
the curriculum.
In His Service,
Mrs. Irene Bootsma
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