Meet the Teacher booklet notes

Meet the teacher night is on Tuesday, September 10^th from 6-6:15 in the gym and 6:15-6:45

The following is the handout for that evening if you’d like to save paper.

Welcome to Kindergarten

Mrs. Jennifer Hall – teacher

Mrs. Alexandra Taylor- Designated Early Childhood Educator

                              Calendar

Mark your calendar now for these important Kindergarten events! 

KINDERGARTEN CHRISTMAS PROGRAM Tuesday, December 17, 2019

9 am in the gym 

KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

12:45 pm in the gym

Schedules/Rules

School begins: 8:40 am

Lunch Start and End: 11:15 am / 12:28 pm

Kindergarten Dismissal: 3:03 pm

At entry and exit, please meet me at the outside door not the inside one. If your child is late for school please take them to the office to get a late slip and bring them to the classroom. 

We have Library on day 2 and day 4. I’ll let you know which day your child’s library books need to be back by.

RULES

Respect yourself and each other.

Always be kind.

You are responsible for yourself… make good choices.

Use your words and listen to your peers.

Believe in yourself.  You will get it...

Program/Reporting periods

·       The Kindergarten program is designed to be experienced over two years, from Junior to Senior Kindergarten

·       It is designed to help children build on their prior knowledge, acquire foundational skills and form positive attitudes to learning

·       All children learn at different paces and have different strengths and interests 

·       The Kindergarten program has learning expectations in many areas of learning. For additional information please visit www.edu.gov.on.ca

·       Reports take place in November/ February and June

·       Interviews are scheduled for November and February and are booked online 

FOOD

LUNCH & SNACK

·       Please pack your child’s snack separately from his/her lunch if possible

·       Lunch – please make your child aware of where they are having lunch – at home or school for attendance.

·       Please send enough food for your child for the day. They may need more.

BIRTHDAY’S

If you are considering celebrating your child’s birthday with their classmates and want to bring in a special treat please choose one from the following items:

·       Rice Krispie Treats, Cookies (2 max), Fruit Snacks, Fruit, Cupcakes

·       Note:   ONLY nut free items please. No Candy. No  balloons. 

·       Alternatively you may consider sending in a small party favour instead as a birthday treat.

Communication

·       It’s always better to talk in person so let me know if you’d like to meet.

·       You can text me quick questions or info 647-401-3299

·       You can email me bigger questions hall3299@rogers.com

·       Keep up with Lambton Kingsway’s tweets @LambtonKingsway and emails from the Grade Parents

·       The school website is:

http://schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/lambtonkingsway/ 

GRADE PARENTS

·       help me to organize volunteer opportunities in the classroom

·       communicate through emails (please ensure that the Grade Parents have you current email address)

·       forward you school news in the LKS Bulletin

Absence NOTES/Texts

Please let teachers know via note or text if your child is ill or has an apt to leave early.

Please call the office if your plans change during the day and the office will call the classroom.  Emails and texts sent during the day are not always read, as we are busy with children.

Please call the school is your child is going to be absent     416-394-7890 

Clothing

Please dress your child in comfortable clothes. We want everyone to participate..

Please make sure your child can put on and take off their clothing including shoes, boots and coats. We encourage independence.

No crocs, slippers, flip flops or slippery shoes at school please. 

If you haven’t already done so, please send in an extra set of clothing for your child just incase of an accident. Please make sure there are extra pairs of socks and a sweatshirt and indoor shoes.  All of these items will be stored in the cubby. 

Label everything that comes to school.. Shoes, clothes, lunch bags, water bottles, hats, mitts, coats… They rarely recognize their clothes.

Lost and Found……

If all else fails… lost items will eventually be put in the lost and found in the hallway. Please be sure to check it regularly.

Reading

Kindergarten is a very big year for your child’s reading development. 

There are a couple of programs all K teachers are using that will help your child learn to read. 

1. Snuggle Up Reading Program

Read 10-15 min a day with your child. Every school day, a  Snuggle Up book bag will be sent home to practice. After reading, please ask your child to record the books read in their log-books. (Even books you read to them)  When students complete a recording booklet (reading _25_books) they will be eligible for a prize. There will be more information about this in the future.

  2.   Circle Time Activities 

Chart Poems, songs, prose and calendar reading. Throughout the year, your child’s teacher uses charts to teach sight words, and reading strategies. In our class these poems and songs are put together in a booklet and called The Circle Time Book. Every Friday this booklet comes home with new poems or songs for your child to practice singing and reciting (possibly reading) the words. This is a magical way to learn sight words.. Naturally 

  3  Jolly Phonics Reading Program. 

All of our Kindergarten teachers teach letter sounds and blending using the Jolly Phonics program. Two letter sounds are introduced each week and by the 3rd week your child will be learning to sound out words. When the program is followed and practiced, students usually learn to read quickly.   

HOMEWORK /Show and Tell/Volunteering

Homework

Read.. read… read…..connect...

I sometimes have review pages for your child to do. These are optional but your child will get a sticker on their work if they do complete and return it. 

Show and Tell

Once a week your child will have show and tell. They can bring one item to show and talk about. As a rule toys are not encouraged. Your child can also tell a story about something they experienced for their show and tell. They will be asked Who, What, Where, When, Why and How questions by the students.

When the students are assigned to a group number 1-5, that number will correspond with the day they have show and tell. (if they are in group 3 then their day to present their show and tell is day 3)

VOLUNTEERING

·       We love our classroom volunteers!!

In order to volunteer you must have a valid Police Check

·       Forms are available in the office

·       Please hand in your form and $ at the office to be submitted.

·       Please sign in and out at the office and get a volunteer badge if you are coming to volunteer in the classroom

·       A reminder that what you see and hear in the classroom is confidential 

·       You will have many opportunities to volunteer in the classroom throughout the year. If we have too many volunteers for an event we will choose out of a hat, or choose parents who couldn’t make it on another trip or to another class event.

·       Details will be provided by your Grade Parents

If you have read all the way to the end of this please tell your child the secret word, “reading” and they will receive a prize.