Welcome to Kindergarten

1. Welcome to Kindergarten Mrs. Bielecki and Mrs. Lieberman

2. Introducing…Ms. Mrs. Ramseur!

3. Email If you have any questions, please email me at: Kim.bielecki@lcps.org 815-529-9908

4. Follow our Class! Remind 81010 @bielecki1 Twitter@BieleckiKim @pthiessen_LCPS @PNB_wildReaders Phoenix Classroom email

5. Reader Workshop Minilesson, practice, strategy group, share • Partners • 40 min. daily • Fosters love of reading! • Begins first week of School Writers Workshop • Stages of writing • 40 min. daily • Begins with handwriting

6. Transportation • If there is a change, you MUST send a note or call the school immediately. • We cannot place a child on a different bus or send them home with anyone else without written notification. • Play date clause!

7. Lunch • @ 10:22 am daily • For students buying lunch • Student # - attached to account • Student chooses daily • Menu online monthly • Students may pack

8. Drink Break • You may bring in your own water bottles. Please label with their name. • Please only have flip open water bottles

9. Supplies • Put inside baskets that you are in the hallway. • We have labels with your child’s name. • Donations/Wish List

10. Folders • Daily Take-home Folder: • Comes home daily (usually). • Return to School/ Keep at Home • Put notes in front. Do NOT count on me receiving emails during the day. I check it at 7ish and then after school.

11. Shared Reading Books • This is our shared-reading. • A new poem is added each week. • This is an interactive journal that is used daily. • When it comes home (usually Friday) please enjoy reading together, then return the next day(usually Monday). • It is important to bring it back so your child can use it the following week for interactive activities that we do as a class.

12. Dressing for School • Please make sure your child wears appropriate outdoor clothing necessary. We go out unless it is below freezing or raining. • Girls—wear shorts under dresses/skirts.

13. Dressing for School • Help your child learn to tie shoes. Until they can, velcro or other non-tie shoes are encouraged.

14. Attendance • Daily punctual attendance is important for school success. • Doors open- 7:30 AM • School begins- 7:50 AM • Dismissal- 2:35 PM • Sickness is a great reason to be home. • Extended absences- notify principal for approval.

15. Backpacks • Please check daily. • Backpacks without wheels. • Soon there will be: • Homework notebooks • Shared Reading books • Library books

16. Birthdays • As a general rule, • NO food can be brought. • Invitations can be given out to students if each child is included • Alternatives may include: • Donate a book to our class library in honor of birthday. We will put a special label on it. • A piece of recess equipment (jump rope, hula hoop, playground ball, etc.) • Non-edible treats

17. Volunteers • Two room parents to help organize special room events and grade-level events. • If you would like to be a room parent, please sign up and if you have another parent in mind, include them. • There are other opportunities for volunteering: • At home, class, etc. • Once room parents are picked, an email with a link to sign-up genius will be used for this and other class events. • Volunteer & Questionnaire.docx

18. Packets • You have received two forms today in your packet. • Please fill out these forms and return them on the first day of school. • Forms: • Questionnaire • Volunteers • Volunteer & Questionnaire.docx

19. Scholastic News • This year we will be doing Scholastic News with Kindergarten students. • Please send in $7.00 on the first day of school so we can order the magazines.

20. Scholastic Book Orders • Beginning of School • School Nights • Holiday Time

21. PTA • Family Events- Glow Run & Fall Festival • Volunteering • Monthly Meetings- School Website • Be Involved and Meet your Community-

22. General Questions?