Welcome

1. Welcome to Mrs. Culbersonand Mrs. Evans’ Kindergarten Class

2. Winston’s Mission At Winston Elementary School, the staff is committed to providing experiences which will prepare students through learning today for living in our constantly changing world. Through the involvement of home, school, and community, students will experience opportunities which promote individual growth and respect for self and others in a safe and caring environment.

3. Volunteers Room Mom – Someone who helps with parties, Fall Festival and other events. Class Helpers – Someone who comes once a week for about one hour to help students do standards-based activities. Please sign up before you leave!

4. Class Rules Inside Voice Talk quietly in a whisper voice when working. Hands to Ourselves Keep hands, feet and objects to yourself. Walking Feet Walk where you are going while you are in the building. Listen Well Listen to your teacher/others when they are talking. Kind to Others Treat your friends, teachers, and others with respect and kindness.

5. Behavior Sheet This will be kept in your child’s notebook. Please initial any yellow or red lights. No color means a green light or good day! Green light weeks are rewarded!

6. Communication Notebook • We will check the notebook daily. Please do the same. • Return notebook to school each day. • All notes, newsletters, memos and homework will be sent in this notebook.

7. Homework All work should be neat and labeled with child’s name. Follow homework schedule in notebook. Return homework the next day in the homework folder.

8. Letter Practice

9. Math Practice

10. Rainbow Write What does rainbow write mean? Write the word, number or letter. Then trace the word with one color. Repeat with a different color two more times.

11. Reading Response Journal Complete the Reading Response Journal using your library book or book from home. Reading Celebrations- When completed each week, you will participate each grading period and at the end of the year.

12. Reading Response Journal • Draw a picture about your favorite part. Students sound out words to label picture or write a sentence. Examples: A c i e. A cat iz etg. A cat is eating.

13. Money • Pay for breakfast and lunch weekly. • Place money in the zippered money pouch. • All money should be labeled with your child’s name and purpose of payment.

14. Absences • School attendance is very important. Your child needs to be at school every day unless ill. • Please send in a note when he/she returns to school. • More than three consecutive absences require a doctor’s excuse.

15. Transportation A written note is required for any changes in your child’s afternoon transportation. Please include: child’s name teacher’s name date(s) of change

16. Book bags • Use no rolling book bags – regular sized recommended. • Label the outside with your child’s name. • Please clean out the book bag weekly!

17. Lunch Boxes • Label with your child’s name and teacher’s name • Drinks can be purchased from the café • No canned or bottled soft drinks for lunch • Ice cream – 75 cents on Fridays

18. Snacks • Students are asked to send in snack once a month for the class. • Examples: pretzels, goldfish, animal crackers, vanilla wafers, fruit, graham crackers, cereals, etc.

19. Star Student • Each child will be selected to be our STAR STUDENT for the week! • Mon. Share 5-6 pictures and poster Tues. Share favorite book Wed. Eat lunch with a special guest Thurs. Share favorite item or toy

20. Share Day Your child will have one day during the week that he/she can bring a favorite item. If they miss their day, they can share the following week.

21. W.E.S.C.O. • Winston Elementary School Community Organization (parent organization) • All money raised by WESCO is put directly back into our school. • It is only $3 to join. • Let’s have 100% participation.