Welcome to Kindergarten:

A handbook for families

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Welcome to kindergarten! Kindergarten is a special time when children are introduced to new learning experiences, friendships and environments. We are excited to have your child start his or her journey here in Barrington 220.

This booklet will answer questions regarding kindergarten classroom options, enrollment requirements, transportation information and more.

We look forward getting to know your child and watching him or her learn and explore. Welcome to the Barrington 220 School District.

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Pre-registration requirements• Age requirements: Children who are residents of the district and turn

5-years-old on or before Sept. 1 of the year of enrollment are eligible.

• Pre-Registration: Parents may pick up and return pre-registration packets at any elementary building between Feb. 10 and April 1. Schools will copy the legal birth certificate and any physical examination and immunization records submitted at this time. No registration appointment is necessary.

• Parent Portal Account: Parents provide a valid email address and receive access to the Parent Portal to complete registration between May 2 and May 25.

• Pre-Registration after April 1: To complete the pre-registration, call for an appointment with central registrar at (847) 842-3512

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Steps required to register • Pre-registration: Legal birth certificate and one proof of residency

required (Feb. 9 - Apr. 1)• District-wide online registration: Infinite Campus Parent Portal (May

2-25). Full proof of residency required at this time. See chart below for details.

• Payment of fees: Payable beginning July 1, 2016

Category I (One document required)

• Most recent property tax bill• Mortgage statement

(homeowner)• Signed and dated lease and

proof of last month’s payment (canceled check or receipt)

• Real Estate closing papers (for closing within last 60 days)

Category II (Two documents required)

• Homeowner or renter’s insurance policy/premium statement

• Current public aid card• Voters registration• Receipt for moving van rental• Driver’s license• Current credit card statement• Current utility bill

Proof of Residency

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Kindergarten fees The registration fee for the kindergarten program is $101 per student. Fees are dependent upon board of education approval each February. Fees are payable through the Parent Portal beginning July 1 with a due date of August 1.

In addition to the standard fees, parents of students enrolled in the kindergarten enrichment program will be charged $3,500 for the program. A non-refundable deposit of $350 is required to hold a seat in the program. The remaining balance may be paid in monthly installments beginning Sept. 1, 2016.

Transportation In most cases, students who live more than 1.5 miles from their home school will be provided bus service through Barrington Transportation Company.

Specific bus routes and times will be available on the Parent Portal after August 12.

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Tips to prepare your child for school• Speak positively about school so your child is excited about starting

kindergarten and learning new things.• Help your child be more independent with meals, using the bathroom,

zipping jackets and putting on shoes.• Practice with your child to learn basic numbers and letters and how to write

his or her first name.• Encourage your child to express wants or needs and to be a good listener

and friend.• Review transportation routines with your child so he or she is familiar with

how they will get to and from school.• Make home a place for learning. Designate a spot to do school activities

with your child after school.

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Kindergarten Core Curriculum Barrington 220’s kindergarten core curriculum is aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards. For more information about the standards or materials used for kindergarten instruction, please see the Teaching and Learning page at barrington220.org.

Literacy (Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening): • Demonstrate phonemic awareness.• Recognize and name capital and lower case letters.• Use knowledge of letter sounds to decode words and read kindergarten

sight words.• Demonstrate comprehension of stories and informational texts; ask/answer

questions about key details from a text; compare/contrast adventures and experiences of characters in a text.

• Read and understand grade level text with independence.• Apply sound-letter knowledge in written work and begin to understand the

writing process.• Write using illustrations, class books and written response, including

writing text that accompanies a related picture.• Participate in collaborative conversations with peers and adults.

Mathematics:• Use numbers 1-10, then 1-20, including written numerals, to represent

quantities and to solve quantitative problems, such as counting objects in a set; counting out a given number of objects; comparing sets or numerals; and modeling simple joining and separating situations with sets of objects.

• Begin to investigate numbers 1-100.• Order by position, size, length and weight within basic measurement

concepts.• Identify days of the week and months of the year.• Identify, name and describe basic two-dimensional shapes, such as

squares, triangles, circles, rectangles and hexagons, presented in a variety of ways (e.g., with different sizes and orientations) as well as three-dimensional shapes such as cubes, cones, cylinders and spheres.

• Generate addition and subtraction stories, using the + and – symbols.

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Science & Health (under curricular review for 2016-17):• Classify objects and materials by observing and describing physical

properties using their senses.• Communicate rules created for grouping and understand that objects can

be grouped in more than one way; learn that when we change objects, sometimes we can observe new properties.

• Extend understanding of systems of sorting into classifying living things, specifically our animal kingdom and earth materials, by observable characteristics and more than one way.

• Learn about and use tools that scientists use; conduct fair tests to answer questions and inquire as to what materials can be reused and recycled.

• Understand how keeping clean keeps us healthy and develop hygiene habits.

• Demonstrate understanding of appropriate behavior in a stranger situation.

• Develop social-emotional life skills: listening, focusing attention, following directions, identifying feels, being assertive and caring for others.

Social Studies (under curricular review for 2017-18):• Develop an understanding of community and people in a community.

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Barrington 220 kindergarten programs Standard kindergarten Barrington 220’s standard kindergarten program is the half-day model. Each session, a.m. and p.m. is 2.5 hours of instruction.

Half-day students will be fully educated according to Barrington 220’s traditional curriculum and programming.

The Barrington 220 kindergarten curriculum and half-day model will prepare children well for first grade and beyond.

Parents will have the option to state their preference for morning or afternoon kindergarten. Requests are granted upon space and availability.

AM session: 9:00 - 11:30PM session: 1:05 - 3:40 (3:10 dismissal on Wednesdays)

*Times are subject to change

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Optional programs

Kindergarten Enrichment Kindergarten Enrichment is an optional, fee-based program. During one half of the day, students will attend the standard kindergarten program. During the additional portion of the school day, students will participate in enrichment activities to compliment their education. Enrichment activities may include:

• Exploratory and creative play• Physical education, art and music • Theme-based activities • Literacy activities

Chinese Immersion Our optional, kindergarten Chinese Immersion (CI) program is held at the Early Learning Center. A maximum of 48 students, or two full sections of CI, will be admitted into the program each year.

Students will be taught our standard kindergarten curriculum by a certified instructor who is fluent in both Chinese and English. Students will learn 50 percent of the time in English and 50 percent of the time in Chinese. As students move through the program, they will develop language proficiency and master academic content and skills in both languages.

CI is a half-day program.

Spanish Dual Language Spanish Dual Language (SDL) is an optional kindergarten program held at the Early Learning Center. A maximum of 48 students, or two sections, will be admitted into the program each year.

SDL is a two-way immersion program, where half of the students are native Spanish speakers and half are native English speakers. Students in kindergarten receive 90 percent of their instruction in Spanish and 10 percent of their instruction in English by a certified instructor. For each subsequent year, the percentage of instruction in Spanish is decreased by 10 percent. By fifth-grade, instruction in the two languages is balanced at 50 percent Spanish and 50 percent English.

SDL is an extended day program, dismissing one hour earlier than grades one (1) through five (5).

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Optional program selection process If demand exceeds available space for Barrington 220’s optional kindergarten programs, a random student selection process will be implemented. For more information on this process, visit barrington220.org/kdgselection.

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February: Kindergarten Roundup, Chinese Immersion and Spanish Dual Language meetings held; Pre-registration begins

March: Optional program applications due

April: Families notified of optional program acceptance

April-August: Half-day program placement notification begins. Optional program placement continues depending upon availability

Kindergarten timeline

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If you need care for your child before or after school, we recommend calling one of our valued community partners listed below. Barrington 220 only provides transportation to a daycare facilities in your home school boundaries.

Atonement Christian Day School .................................................(847) 382-6360

Barrington Park District K.E.E.P ....................................................(847) 304-5278

Creative Learning Montessori .......................................................(847) 382-3421

Creme de la Creme ........................................................................(847) 852-4000

Lake Barrington Academy of the Stars ........................................(847) 382-7350

Montessori Children’s House of North Barrington ....................(847) 550-0917

Noah’s Ark Christian Preschool .....................................................(847) 836-5540

Salem Methodist Preschool ...........................................................(847) 381-0536

St. Anne Parish School ...................................................................(847) 381-0311

St. Mark’s Day School .....................................................................(847) 381-9172

St. Michael’s Little Angels ..............................................................(847)-381-5490

South Barrington Park District ......................................................(847) 381-7515

Private commu nity care providers

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Contact Us Administrative Center

310 E. James Street, Barrington, (847) 381-6300

Arnett C. Lines Elementary 217 Eastern Avenue, Barrington, 847-381-7850

Barbara B. Rose Elementary 61 W. Penny Road, South Barrington, 847-844-1200

Countryside Elementary205 W. County Line Road, Barrington, 847-381-1162

Early Learning Center40 E. Dundee Road, Barrington, 224-770-4300

Grove Avenue Elementary900 S. Grove Avenue, Barrington, 847-381-1888

Hough Street Elementary310 S. Hough Street, Barrington, 847-381-1108

North Barrington Elementary310 N. Highway 59, Barrington, 847-381-4340

Roslyn Road Elementary224 Roslyn Road, Barrington, 847-381-4148

Sunny Hill Elementary2500 Helm Road, Carpentersville, 847-426-4232

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