kindergarten parent meeting february 27, 2014

Kindergarten Parent MeetingFebruary 27, 2014

WELCOME PARENTS

Theresa SchoonDirector of Primary Education

Kim YelichKindergarten Teacher Kathi TuckerPrincipal of Homan

Theresa SchoonGeneral information about LC kindergarten program

Kim YelichInformation on your child’s kindergarten experience Kathi TuckerInformation on registering yourchild for kindergarten

Agenda

Elemen-tary

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Total Lake Central Enrollment

9535

Elementary School Enrollment

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100

200

300

400

500

600

700

510553

648

477

670

502

Kindergarten Enrollment

Average Class Size: 21 (FDK)

13 (HDK)

Total - 585

Eligibility Date August 1, 2014

KINDERGARTEN INLAKE CENTRAL

• Half-day program – AM session (8:10 - 10:40)– Limited number of sites– District will transport to school only

• Full-day program– 8:10 – 2:40

Full-Day vs Half-Day Kindergarten

• Both programs teach the Indiana State Standards

• HDK students attend computers and library each week

• FDK students attend art, music, PE, computers and library each week

• FDK students have additional time for enrichment and/or interventions

Kindergarten Costs• 2014/2015 textbook rental and

fees will be set later this spring.

• Currently they are: $164.00 FDK $154.00 HDK

Kindergarten

The Introduction to School-based Learning

Is my child ready for Kindergarten?• Have you read to your child on a regular basis

since she or he was born and talked about these books?

• Have you provided life experiences to your child on a regular basis (trips to the grocery store, rides on a train, a visit to the apple orchard and the library)?

• Have you had discussions with your child about the world around them?

• Have you encouraged your child to ask questions and explore things they may be unsure of or things that they are excited about?

Is my child ready for Kindergarten?

• Have they had opportunities to socialize with groups of children their age throughout their first years of life?

• Have you allowed them to cut, glue, draw, color and create on a regular basis?

• Have you allowed them to make choices and decisions on their own, but also provided them with boundaries?

• Have you made it clear that they are a very special child, but not the only special child in the world?

• Have you told your child that you loved them and hugged them every day of their life?

How to prepare your child for kindergarten

• Buy their supplies• Good bedtime routines• Ideas to help with separation• Read a book about starting

Kindergarten

Kindergarten Bus Orientation August 11, 2014 10:00 AM

First Day of School

ORIENTATION MEETING• Held on first day

– Parent and child attend– Approximately one hour in length

• Chance to meet the teacher• Receive information regarding classroom

procedures and expectations• Your home school will send out information

about all these important dates

KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM

• Report Card – on RDS 4 times a year

• The same core curriculum will be taught in all classrooms.

• Common Core Standards• Reading and Writing

• mCLASS• Specials

Based on the Common Core Standards

EXPECTATIONS• Health and hygiene

– well-rested– immunizations and physicals

complete– good attendance– bathroom needs independently

EXPECTATIONS• Cooperate with others• Follow simple instructions• Finish tasks that are started• Work in a variety of settings• Cleanup after themselves

Get Involved

• All our schools have great PTO’s

• Classroom Volunteers• Room Parents• Volunteers are not paid -- not

because they are worthless, but because they are priceless.

Great Websites!• Spider Typer• Kaboose.com• Keyboarding Climber• Key Seeker• pbskids.org• Crayola.com• Spellingcity.com• Starfall.com

Fun Ways to Play and Learn• Bubbles and Counting• Fine Motor-chalk and shaving cream• You Tube-Harry Kindergarten, Dr. Jean,

Count to 100 and Kindergarten songs• Bouncing Ball• Fly Swatter• Cutting• We hope you come to the Hands on

Workshop on April 3

Reading – The Foundation of Learning

 All kids are gifted; some just open their packages earlier than others. 

-Michael Carr

Kindergarten Registration

The Basics of Registration• Dates, times, places• Length of the process• Volunteer helpers

The Role of the Parent

WHAT DO I BRING?• Your Child

• Birth Certificate

• Proof of Residency

• Driver License

Sign-in table• Boundary check• Age check• Information Packet

• Information packet given• Items to take home

– information sheets–physical form– immunization information

• Items to complete–enrollment form– residency form–nurse information–session preference (Half or Full-day)–Home Language Survey

Sign-in Table, continued

• Information to bring with you• original birth certificate

– the official registration with the county • proof of residency

– current utility bill with name and address

– home agreement or a contract to purchase

– rental agreement or lease• emergency phone numbers• doctor and dentist name and phone

Sign-in Table, continued

The Child’s Role

Station to Station• Waiting Area• Hands-on Activity• Kindergarten Screening

You are finished when...• Child has completed all stations

– usually has dots on name tag for each station

• Parents have completed all paperwork and checked out with school secretary

Who needs to register?• All children who have reached the

age of 5 on or before August 1• Children enrolled in West Lake pre-

school who meet age requirements

Keeping the Connection• Hands-on parent workshop in

spring – Thursday, April 3, 6:30 p.m. at Homan School• Information from the school,

district and transportation

Questions?