WELCOME TOKindergarten

Daily Schedule7:30-7:45 Announcements/Calendar7:45-8:20 Math Whole Group Lesson

8:20-8:35 Journals/Seatwork8:35-9:00 Math Small Group Centers

9:00-9:30 Restroom/RecessSnack 9:30-9:40 Snack

9:40-9:55 Independent Reading9:55-10:30 ELA Whole Group Lesson

10:30-10:40 Seatwork 10:40-11:00 Literacy Centers

11:00-11:30 Lunch11:30-12:00 Writing

12:00-12:30 Social Studies Whole Group Lesson/Activity12:30-1:25 Music/Art/Library/PE/Computers/PE

1:25-2:15 Science Whole Group Lesson/Activity/Discovery Centers

Arrival •School starts at 7:30.

•Your child will be counted tardy if they arrive in the

classroom after 7:30. •Gym before 7:30.

The first week you may walk your child to the classroom.

Per semester

Absences: 5 – Skyward to generate letter 8 – Skyward to generate letter 10 – File with court – identified by pulling an absence occurrence report 12 - Skyward to generate letter

Tardies: 6 – Skyward to generate letter 9 – Skyward to generate letter 12 - File with court – identified by pulling an absence occurrence report

New district Wide Absence and Tardy procedures

Breakfast is served in thecafeteria daily. Please make sure your child is

here early enough.

breakfast=$1.50

Conferences/Report Cards

•Conference time: 12:30-1:25•1st parent conference:

October 152nd parent conference in the

spring.Report cards each nine weeks.

Discipline• Give me 5•Clip system•Color Purple

•Discipline chart in •Folder

Lunch•lunch=$2.30

•Lunch is at 11:00 •Set up lunch account online

•Please come and eat lunch with your child after the 1st week of

school•Booths are reserved for you

Folders

• goes home everydaycommunication

notesreaders

• A newsletter will go home every Monday and lets you know

important information!

Eager Ethan

Susie Saver

Tomas Tools

Polly Perspective Penny

Ponder

Chester Challenge

QueenieQuestions

GregoryGoals Willing

Will

RandyResources

Scholar of the week

Bring home the classmascot!

Going home• MUST have note for changesor call the office before 1:00

*Yellow sign with child’s nameCar riders and walkers must have sign

We will put these on backpacks

Homework

• Weekly homework•Homework Journals – see note

inside journal•Homework due on Friday

Birthdays May send cupcakes but each cupcake

must have ingredients listed. Invitations for all girls / all boys or

whole classYou can have lunch with your child on

their special day, but you can not invite other students to sit with you.

Clothing

• Please write your child’s name on the inside of jacket.

•Accidents happen. Please put extra clothes in backpacks.

•Please help your child practice with tying their shoes, buttons and zippers

•No Tank tops•No shorts too short (3 inches above

knee)

Field trips/GraduationAnd Program

• Kindergarten Music Program November 12

•Field trip will happen in the Spring•Graduation will be May 31 – a

daytime program

Library

• Check out books •Scheduled time is every other week

It will be combined with Art.•We will have some open times to

check out books.•Return on time.

•When sending money for lunch, book orders, book fair, field trip,

fundraisers, PLEASE label envelope with your child’s name

and purpose.

Money

Nurse Judy

•If your child is taking medicine it must be given to Nurse Judy by a parent

•If your child is sick, we will send them to her. She will let you know if there is a

problem. •Your child must be fever free/throw-up

free for 24 hours

Information

•Phone numbers up dated•Email address up dated

PE/Music/Computers

•PE - 2 Days a week•Tennis shoes must

be worn.Music – Once a week

Computers- class once a week, ipads and computers in classroom for use.

Questions

•Emailvicki.skipwith@wylieisd.net

Voicemail• 972-429-3480

• Mrs. Skipwith: ext 6082

Readers

•Starting at the end of September, expect to see take home readers

in their folder.•Read 3 times successfully before

sending them back for a new one.

Snack Please send:

•Class size•Healthy

Each nine weeks

Toys

•No toys at school unless they are for show and tell.

•Please check backpacks.

CAMP READ

October 29

Want to help?•Join the PTA

•Volunteer in the classroom•Volunteer for PE events, field

day or field trips•Background check

$7.50

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