Welcome to Coddle Creek Elementary’s Kindergarten Registration

Welcome to

Coddle Creek Elementary’sKindergarten Registration

What To DoPlease go to the Proof of Residency Table FIRST.

Visit the Dental Hygienist Please go to the Check In Table.

Your child will be taken to a Kindergarten classroom for some fun.Please check in at the Nurse’s table

Please take a seatComplete PaperworkLook over information

Visit other tablesListen to the Coddle Creek/Kindergarten Overview

Q&A with the Kindergarten Teachers

Make sure ALL Paperwork is Turned into NursePick up your child in the Kindergarten Classroom

By following the cacti to the coyote moons!

Kindergarten Registration AgendaWelcome Mr. Brian Foster (Principal)PTO Mrs. Danielle Pike (PTO)Social Worker Mrs. Lesa Sipperly (Social Worker)Immunizations Mrs. Orion Holland (School Nurse)

What to expect next year (Kindergarten Teachers)Mrs. Dawn ArnetteMrs. Elizabeth SettlemyreMrs. Tracy VitaMrs. Mary WilliamsMrs. Lydia Wood

Questions & Answers with Kindergarten TeachersFinish Paper WorkTeachers will be available if you have any specific needs you would like to discussPick up your child in the Kindergarten Classrooms & Pick up their Treat Bags

Thank you all for joining us today We look forward to seeing you in August!

Important Information For Kindergarten Parents

1. Parental visits to your child’s classroom are welcome, but please check with their teacher for appropriate times.

2. Notify teacher immediately of any changes in transportation, address, phone number, etc.3. Notify teacher if your child has any special medical needs.4. Attendance is strongly encouraged. Written excuses are mandatory.5. Please label all clothing and other belongings with permanent ink especially jackets, coats

and lunch boxes.6. Pay lunch money on Mondays (for week) enclosed in an envelope with your child’s name,

teacher’s name, the amount enclosed, their account number (TO BE ISSUED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR), and what it is for (Ex. Lunch Monday and Friday / Ice Cream – Tuesday…).

7. Ice cream is offered daily. Send ice cream money with lunch money. Please indicate which days you wish your child to purchase ice cream on the envelope.

8. Toys and candy are discouraged.9. The school day begins at 7:35. PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD AT SCHOOL ON TIME. The

building opens at 7:15am. No student will be allowed to enter before this time.10. Do not walk your child to his/her classroom, after the first week of school.11. If your child is a car rider, please use the car rider drop off/pick up circle, located next to the gym. FOR SAFETY REASONS, DO NOT LET YOUR CHILD OUT OF THE CAR

IN THE BUS PARKING LOT.12. Help your child to learn his/her bus number and lunch number13. We are looking forward to having you and your child as a part of our school. If we can be of

any help, please call Mt. Mourne/Coddle Creek School at 892-4711.

Getting Ready For Kindergarten From the Teachers

1.When practicing writing child’s name, write name beginning with an uppercase letter and the rest lowercase letters (Ex. John vs. JOHN).

2.When practicing recognizing and writing letters, practice both upper and lower case letters.

3.Teach your child their address, telephone number, and birthday.4.Help them become independent with their personal skills (ex. snapping, zipping,

buttoning, tying, etc…).5.Practice rote counting – see how far they can count!6.Read with your child daily.7.Let your child have experiences with pencils, crayons, paint, glue, scissors,

etc…8.A child needs a good night’s rest (10 –12 hours) and a nutritious breakfast each

day to help him/her do their best at school.9.Dress appropriately for Kindergarten. We DO get messy!

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBEROpen House During the Week of August 16, 2009

(Date & time will be sent to you by mid August with your child’s class assignment)

First Day of School Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Is my child ready for kindergarten?

2009-2010 Kindergarten Registration Requirements

In order to register your child for Kindergarten for the 2009-10 school year:Your child must be 5 years old on or before August 31, 2009You must provide an original copy of the child’s birth certificate A copy of the child’s social security card is requested You must provide a copy of the child’s immunizations. State law requires the minimum doses:

5 DPT, DPaT, or DT doses (If 4th dose is after 4th birthday, 5th dose is not required; DT requires medical exemption for Pertussis.)

4 Polio vaccine doses (If 3rd dose is after 4th birthday, 4th dose is not required.)

1-4 Hib doses (Series complete if at least one dose given on/after 15 months and before 5 years of age; not required after age 5.)

3 Hep B doses (Children born on or after July 1, 1994 are required to have 3 doses.) The last dose of Hepatitis B series shall not be administered prior to 24 weeks of age - effective 5/17/02.

2 Measles doses (at least 30 days apart; 1st dose on/after 12 months of age)

2 Mumps doses (on/after 12 months of age)1 Rubella dose (on/after 12 months of age)1 Varicella vaccine required for those born on or after April 1, 2001.

However, an individual with lab tests showing immunity or a history of chickenpox documented by a health care provider, parent, or guardian shall not be required to receive varicella vaccine. Documentation must be on or ttached to the immunization card

You must provide proof of residence (something showing current service into the home with the parent’s name): Home phone bill (not cell phone)Electric billCable bill Lease agreement--accompanied by 1 of the above documents showing proof of residence (same

name must be listed on the lease and the document and must be the same person who is enrolling the child)

A driver’s license is not acceptableYour child must have a current physical completed within 1 year prior to the Kindergarten start date (August 25, 2009). This physical includes a vision screening. A comprehensive eye examination is required for children who fail the vision screening for students entering school during the 2009-2010 school year (House Bill 2699). Forms are available from the school or the Iredell County Health Department. Please call to make an appointment as soon as possible.

Helping Your Child Get Ready for Kindergarten

Provide a daily routine that includes regular times for mealsEstablish a bedtime that gives your child 8 or more hours of sleep at nightSee that your child has opportunities for rigorous physical activity everydayHelp your child select and wear clothing appropriate for indoor and outdoor climateSee that your child has had required immunizations & current health exams Help your child develop independence in dressing, eating, and personal hygiene Interact frequently with your child each day by talking, listening, and touchingTake your child to a variety of places such as the library, the park, the grocery, or the post

officeProvide toys, games, and household objects that encourage exploration, manipulation, and

dramatic play. Occasionally work with your child using the materialsProvide opportunities to play with other childrenTeach socially acceptable ways to disagreeEncourage social values such as helpfulness, cooperation, sharing, & concern for othersDemonstrate common expression of courtesy & praise your child for using themEstablish reasonable limits for and hold your child to themTalk with your child about family, our culture and our valuesProvide opportunities for my child to learn about other cultures in our communityEncourage work values such as effort, persistence, initiativeRead to your child every day. Talk together about pictures & storiesProvide books, magazines, and other print materials for your child to handleProvide opportunities to play alphabet games and read alphabet booksProvide pencils, markers, paper & encourage drawing and scribbling or writingInvite your child to help with grocery lists, shopping, etc.


Provide a daily routine that includes regular times for meals


Establish a bedtime that gives your child

8 or more hours of sleep at night


See that your child has opportunities for rigorous physical activity,

outside when possible, everyday


Help your child select and wear clothing

appropriate for indoor and outdoor climate


See that your child has had required immunizations

and current health exams


Help your child develop independence

in dressing, eating, and personal hygiene


Interact frequently with your child each day

by talking, listening, and touching


Take your child to a variety of places such

as the library, the park, the grocery store or the post office


Provide toys, games, and household objects that encourage exploration, manipulation, and dramatic play.

Occasionally work with your child using the materials


Provide opportunities to play with other children


Teach socially acceptable ways to disagree


Encourage social values such as helpfulness, cooperation, sharing, and

concern for others


Demonstrate common expression of courtesy

and praise your child for using them (thank you, please)


Establish reasonable limits for your child

and hold your child to them


Talk with your child about family, our culture and our values

Provide opportunities for your child to learn

about other cultures in our community


Encourage work values such as effort, persistence, initiative


Read to your child every day. Talk together about pictures

and stories


Provide books, magazines, and other print materials for your child to handle


Provide opportunities to play alphabet games

and read alphabet books


Provide pencils, markers, paper and encourage

drawing and scribbling or writing


Invite your child to help with grocery lists, shopping, etc.


What will my child learn this year in Kindergarten?

Kindergarten…

What we actually teach!!!!

English/Language Arts• Read at level 3 (minimum) DRA level book

• Read the 24 Kindergarten sight words (we, up, to, the, so, see, she, no, my, me, like, it, is, I, in, he, go,do, can, am, and, an, at, a)

• Know at least 50 out of the 54 capital/lowercase letters and printers “a” and “g”• Know letter sounds

• Distinguish beginning sounds of words and ending sounds• Rhyming words (hot/pot, up/cup,etc.)

Concepts About Books• Title

• Front of the book• Back of the book

• Know where to begin reading a book• Know the difference between letters and words

• Know where to go at the end of a line• Be able to point (track) words

• Question mark, period, and exclamation point (recognizes and knows what it is used for)

• Know the difference between capital and lowercase letters• The direction in which you read (left to right)

• First letter in a word• Last letter in a word

• Last word in a sentence• Beginning sounds of words

• Ending sounds of words

MathematicsGoal 1: Explore numbers 0-30

• Read, write, and count groups 0-30• Identifies placements of objects (first place through tenth place)

• Puts numbers and groups of numbers in order (0-30)• Estimates amounts less than or equal to 10

• Share items equally between 2 people and explain• Solve simple problems and explain

Goal 2: Exploring Measurement• Tell how 2 things are the same and different using color, weight, height, width, length,

and how they feel • Identifies days of the week, months of the year, seasons using the calendar and can

tell what comes before and after Goal 3: Explore Geometry Around Us

• Names and makes basic shapes: circle, rectangle, triangle, sphere, and cube• Tells how shapes are the same and different

• Uses positional and directional words (above, over, beside, left, right, on, etc)• Completes simple puzzles

Goal 4: Explore Data Analysisand Probability• Makes and understands graphs

• Uses graphs to answer questionsGoal 5: Exploring Algebra Concepts

• Sorts objects and explains how they are sorted• Identifies, continues, and creates patterns

ScienceStudents will:

Goal 1: Explore Animals• Observe how animals grow, live, and interact in their world

• Tell how animals and humans are alike and differentGoal 2: Explore Weather

• Watch and describe weather• Explain weather changes

• Use common weather toolsGoal 3: Explore Objects

• Observe and describe objects• Use their 5 senses (look, feel, smell, hear, taste)

• Sort objects• Identify natural resources in our world

Goal 4: Explore Tools and Measurement• Observe and compare objects using tools

• Use tools to measure• Discuss standard and non-standard measurement

(using a ruler versus paper clips to measure something)

Social StudiesStudents will:

• Understand how individuals are alike, different, and special• Understand how families are alike and different

• Show good citizenship such as respect, responsibility, and honesty in the classroom, school and community

• Understand the process of voting• Understand why we have rules and laws

• Follow rules/laws of classroom, school and community• Participate in problem solving activities

• Be able to describe how individuals and families grow and change• Tell similarities and differences of families of the past to families of today

• Become familiar with variety of family celebrations and traditions• Become familiar with places in home, school, and community• Make and read a simple map of home, school, and community

• Tell how different places in the home school, and community are used• Identify seasons and their changes

• Know the difference between wants and needs• Understand how families and communities work together to meet their needs and

wants• Understand what services are provided by people in the community

• Become familiar with different types of communication (computers, cell phones, emails, etc)

• Become familiar with different types of transportation• Have an understanding of the basic parts of a computer and how it works.

Names Around Town

Brian Foster, PrincipalOffice Staff:

Phyllis Honeycutt, SecretaryNyra Moore, Data ManagerMeredith McCurdy, Bus Transportation

Support Staff: Vonnie Auld, Instructional Facilitator Kristin Frye, Counselor Lesa Sipperly, Social Worker Orion Holland, Nurse

Jessica Daniels, Speech Amy Marlowe, Exceptional Children Nancy Lee, Exceptional Children

Enhancement Teachers: Kevin Johnson & Kent Nixon, Physical Education Linda Lerch, Computers Pete Metzgar, Art Jennie Setzer, Media Specialist Susan Stolzfus, Music

Deana Sears, Cafeteria ManagerCustodians: Randy Redfear, Gary Peet, Marie Hart, Melvin Mayhue

Kindergarten Teachers: Dawn Arnette, Elizabeth Settlemyre,

Tracy Vita , Mary Williams, & Lydia Wood

Questions and

Answers

Thank you for your time and we will

see you in August at Coddle Creek Elementary!

Coddle Creek Elementary

Our new home…..Home of the Coyotes

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Welcome to Coddle Creek Elementary’s Kindergarten Registration