Welcome to Kindergarten!

1. Welcome to Kindergarten! Pleasant Valley School

2. Meet Our Team Ms. Colleen All Day Ms. Rosini All Day Mr. Mott All Day

3. Other Teammates! Mrs. Miner School Principal Mrs. Post Vice Principal Ms. Messina School Secretary Ms. Gayle School Nurse

4. What do I need for school? • Backpack • Lunch box (for snacks, drinks, and lunch) • Healthy snack and drink • Milk and or Lunch money (optional) • Milk / Lunch Money - Please pay Friday for the following week. Please put money in a sealed envelope with your child’s name, your child’s teacher’s name, and the amount enclosed. Thank you! • Blanket (for all day only) • Change of clothes ** Label everything with your child’s name.**

5. What will I learn in Kindergarten? • ABC’s and 1,2,3s • Rhyming, letter sounds, sight words, reading books… • Counting to 30, patterns, measuring, shapes, money, time, graphing… • Weather, animals, plants…. • Holidays, special people…

6. What does the day look like? • Communication Folder • Morning Work • Morning Meeting • Read Aloud • Bathroom / Snack Break • Literacy Activities - Guided Reading, projects, lessons, journal writing… • Lunch / Recess / Nap • Math Activities • Specials - Art, Music, Gym, Library, (Health)

7. What can I do at home? • Read, read, read! • Go places, talk about what you see! • Visit your local library regularly • Play and make art work - cut, color, glue, play with play dough • Practice writing your name • Practice reading and writing letters and numbers • Practice letter ID, sounds, sight words • Practice rhyming words • Eat healthy and get a good night’s sleep!

8. When do I need to be at school for All Day K? • Students line up on the K-1 playground between 8:40 and 8:50am. • School starts at 8:55am. • Dismissal begins at 3:25pm. • 3:25 – Parent Pick-ups from Gym. • 3:30 – Bus students and Walkers are dismissed.

9. Where can I go for more information? • Weather: Channel 19 or check the “i” online • Groton’s District Website: http://www.groton.k12.ct.us/gps/site/default.asp • Pleasant Valley Website http://www.groton.k12.ct.us/Domain/1020 • PV Kindergarten Team Website: http://www.groton.k12.ct.us/domain/1062

10. Is there anything else? • Please have ID ready if you or a family member is to pick up your child. • Please call the office or send in a note if… • Your child is out sick or has an appointment. • Any change in a child’s pick-up routine. • Any change in contact information (phone or email).

11. Have a great Kindergarten year!