Welcome to Kindergarten

1. Welcome toKindergarten (Please sign in!)

2. Our Rules • Follow directions quickly • Raise your hand for permission to speak • Raise your hand for permission to leave your seat • Make smart choices • Keep your dear teacher happy

3. Communication • Folders sent home daily • Please send notes, lunch money, etc. in your child’s folder • Feel free to email me at any time jonesl@eraisd.net

4. Dress Code – Check the student handbook for details about the student dress code at eraisd.net • Changes in your child’s routine – We must receive a signed note from the parent. • Absence – Students may return to school after being symptom free for 24 hours. Send a note! • Tardies – Students will be sent to the office for a tardy slip if they come to class after 8:00 AM. Good Stuff to Know

5. More Good Stuff to Know • Weather – If the weather outside is either too hot/too cold, we will have indoor recess. • Extra Clothes – Leave an extra set of clothes in a large Ziploc bag in your child’s backpack at all times. • Drop Off/Pick Up – After the first few days, children are expected to come to class on their own.

6. Snack & Rest Time • Please bring a week’s worth of snacks at a time • 18 kids in our class • Towel with child’s name on it (sent home on Fridays to be washed)

7. How to Help Your Child • Review letters and sounds • Look for letters/words in LIFE • Review “Popcorn Words” as often as you can • Point out patterns, shapes, & colors • Tell them what you know!

8. “Getting to Know You” form • PTO form • Nurse’s form • Party Sign-Up • Snack Sign-Up • Volunteer Sign-Up Paperwork

9. If your child will ride the bus, please see Mr. Thompson in the cafeteria.