Welcome to Kindergarten

Sycamore Creek Elementary2014-2015

TeachersMrs. Karen Dimmerling (Purple Room)

Mrs. Amanda Shriver (Green Room)

Mrs. Lindsay Frank & Mrs. Kim Bussom (Blue Room)

Staggered Start: August 13, 14, 15, & 18 The first four days are staggered start days. The kids will be completing various language arts and math assessments, as well as getting to know a few of their classmates. This will give your child an opportunity to get acclimated to the classroom setting.

If you have not signed up please see your child’s teacher before you leave.

First Day of School The first day of school for kindergarten is Tuesday, August 19. If you have any problems with, or questions about, the bus, please call Petermann Transportation at 614-837-8525.

Arrival- On the first day of school we will meet in the Media Center. This is where you will get your pictures and say good bye.

Dismissal- PLEASE make sure we know how your child is going home.

First Day of SchoolAM Dismissal

All students will be dismissed out the main school doors and will be accompanied to their buses, cars, and daycares. If you are waiting for a walker or bike rider, please stand by the bike racks until your child’s name is called by their teacher.

Please permit the buses and daycare vans to pull into the lane. Once the buses and daycare vans arrive you may pull in behind them.

AM Kindergarten dismissal is at 12:00. Please do not arrive prior to 11:45 for pick up.

First Day of School PM Drop Off

Kindergarten students will be dropped off at the main door and greeted by a kindergarten teacher and our wonderful aide, Mrs. Tolford. Please permit the buses and daycare vans to pull into the lane in front of the school first. If you are dropping off your child, please pull in behind them.

Please do not drop your child off in the middle of the parking lot. This is a safety issue.

PM Kindergarten students may not be dropped off any earlier than 12:50.

First Day of SchoolPM Dismissal

If your child is a car pick up, you will need to get into the long line in front of the school and patiently wait for your child to be dismissed by the teacher on duty.

If your child is a walker, you will need to go to the front left side door. There will be a teacher who dismisses your child to you. If you choose to have your child walk home unaccompanied by an adult, he/she will wait until all of the other walkers who are accompanied by an adult leave. The teacher on duty will then escort the group of kids across the school crossing. Then, they may walk home independently.

Typical Day in Kindergarten Morning/Beginning work

Circle/Carpet time (schedule, calendar, math activities, story)

Table work: motor/listening skills

Word work: phonics, letters, star words

Phonemic Awareness: playing with sounds

Shared reading

Interactive or shared writing

Independent or guided writing

Daily and Café

Math (counting, identifying numbers & shapes, etc.)

Global Integration Team (Art, Music, Gym, Technology, & Library)

Recess (Please have your child wear appropriate shoes, i.e. gym shoes/ no flip flops)

Discipline We believe in logical, fair, but not equal consequences.

Possible consequences (varies by teacher): phone call home, change of color on their behavior chart, time out (within classroom or in another classroom), support from the office, removal from the classroom If a behavior pattern is noted, the teacher and parent(s) will discuss an individual behavior plan for that child. A log is kept to track behavior.

Our goal is to have the children take responsibility for their own behavior by using their words to solve problems and increasing self-control.

Partnership = Success for your child!

Check your child’s folder NIGHTLY! This is where most of our communication

will take place.Behavior chart- tells you how your child behaved in kindergarten

Change of dismissal- tells your child’s teacher how your child will be going home.

Seat work- Look for notes on your child’s work. This will help you follow up on anything that needs to be reinforced.

Flash cards are of great importance and need to be reviewed nightly. Please store them in your child’s book bag (in the individual zippered bag they came in) to ensure that your child always has them.

Entering Expectations

Sit quietly for 10 minutes and be able to follow simple directions

Follow classroom rulesWrite first name legiblyRecognize and name letters in their first name

Recognize rhymes in familiar stories, poems, and songs

Entering Expectations

Have exposure to books and enjoy hearing stories

Count to 20 Identify numbers 0-10Be able to ask for help when needed and not wait for the teacher to notice that he/she does not understand

Be able to take care of own toileting needs

End of Year Expectations What your child should be able to do by May Reads all high frequency words fluently.

Reads emergent reader text with purpose and understanding.

Fluently identifies all upper and lowercase letters and sounds.

Write basic sentences independently Uses capitalization, spacing and punctuation when writing.

Counting to 100 by 1’s and 10’s Add and subtract within 5 fluently

Reminders School Fees

Fees are $20.50. This covers all consumable supplies (crayons, paper, pencils, etc.).

You can pay in the office tonight. You will not receive a bill from District Office unless it is late.

Contact the office or see us tonight if you need to sign up for the Staggered Start.

Reminders Supplies

Please make sure that your child has a regular size book bag without wheels —they are much easier for young, small hands to pack up.

All students need to bring 4 black Expo Markers 4 large glue sticks (.77)1 box of tissuesHighlighters 1 pink and 1 yellowDisinfectant wipes (Clorox or Lysol)1 inch binder with clear outside cover (Please write your child’s name on the inside of the binder.)

Ear buds or headphones (Please write your child’s name.)

Other supplies are covered by the fees.