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Robert F. Kennedy Kindergarten Orientation. A day in Kindergarten. Arrival 9:00 Breakfast in the classroom Reading block Whole group Small group Centers Writing. A day in Kindergarten (continued). Lunch (Students may bring own lunch from home or have a school lunch)
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A day in Kindergarten • Arrival 9:00 • Breakfast in the classroom • Reading block • Whole group • Small group • Centers • Writing
A day in Kindergarten (continued) • Lunch (Students may bring own lunch from home or have a school lunch) • Recess (Remember safe shoes) • Math • Science • Social Studies • Dismissal 3:31 (Monday-Thursday) • Dismissal 2:11(Friday)
A day in Kindergarten (continued) • Blended learning (New for next year)
Dress Code White or blue polo shirts or school logo t-shirts. Blue or khaki pants or skirts. http://images.talkingphonebook.com/images/timesunion/media_library/306/065/media18.jpg
Dismissal Procedures • Bus students (Keep bus pass in backpack) • Walkers • Lanyard system • Photo I.D. is required at pick-up • Early dismissals interfere with learning
Snacks and Birthdays • Community snack in the classroom (No peanut-butter snacks please.) • Donations are welcome • Fruit and veggie snack • Birthday celebrations at snack time • Only store packaged food is allowed (nothing homemade)
FAB 4 • Be safe • Be responsible • Be respectful • Achieve
Field Trips • Kindergarten has two field trips • Chaperones are welcome, but must have a BCI check prior • Volunteers are welcome in classroom, but must have a BCI check
What does my child need to bring? • Backpack • We will provide all the other supplies needed • Your child should have crayons and pencils available at home to use for projects • Spare clothes kept in backpack(Label everything!)
What can I do to help my child? • Read! Read! Read! Talk about the stories! • Practice writing name, capital letter at beginning, lower case for all others • Practice counting objects all around you, • Practice describing things you see in detail
What can I do to help my child? • SELF HELP skills: • Button own pants • Put on/take off jacket • Tie shoes • Practice putting papers in folder • Bathroom
Donations needed: • Tissue boxes • Paper towels • Napkins • Wipes • Snacks • Hand sanitizer • Dry erase markers
On the first day of school: • Bring your child to the school yard by 8:55 • Your child should have a backpack (LABEL it please) • Hug your child “good-bye” at the school yard (Smile) • At pick-up time, have your I.D. ready, we can NOT dismiss your child to you without an I.D. • Your child will take home many forms for you to fill out, please fill out and return the next day • Please write your child’s name neatly on all forms
Questions????? • Thank you for coming!!! We will see you on Wednesday, August 27, 2014. • Created by Christine Medeiros, in collaboration with Team K members, Maureen Pinksaw, Maureen Ricci, Christina McNeil and Principal Susan DeAthos June 2014 Technical and creative assistance provided by Alex Medeiros