Kindergarten Round-Up

Bess Eichelberger

Elementary School

2021-2022

May 6, 2021

EE’s Mission Statement

Our mission at Bess

Eichelberger Elementary is to

establish high standards of

learning for a diverse

community in order for

students to achieve their

maximum potential and

become productive citizens.

IntroductionsAdministration

Principal – Trevor Harris

Assistant Principal – Ms. Salgado

Bess Eichelberger Elementary

◼Established 2008

◼Currently 652 students

◼56 Certified staff

◼64%-Masters Degree

◼100+ Overall staff

◼25 Classroom teachers

◼ 2 FBI Classrooms

Available Human Resources at EE

◼ Administration

◼ Reading Specialist

◼ TBE/ESL Teachers (ELL Program)

◼ Title I

◼ Social Worker & Hearing Itinerant

◼ Speech & Occupational Therapist

◼ Psychologist, Special Ed.

◼Media Center Specialist

◼ Nurse

◼ Para’s & Parent Volunteers

People to Know at EESecretarial Staff

Mrs. DraperMrs. Silva

Mrs. Bakker

People to Know at EEKindergarten Teaching Staff

Mrs. Garrison Miss Heckler Miss Coppola

Ms. Ristucci

ELMrs. Cook

EL

Mrs. Newberry

Resource/Cross-Cat

Ms. Schroeder

People to Know at EE

Mrs. Torkelson

Media Specialist

Mr. Burghgraef

PE/Health

Mrs. Votteler

PE/Health

Mr. Wilke

PE/Health

Mrs. Maksym

Music

Mrs. Maksym

Art

People to Know at EE

Miss Pollock

Social WorkerMrs. Hoffman

Speech PathologistMiss Downey

Reading Specialist

Mrs. Knapczyk

Reading Specialist

Mrs. Robertson

Media ClerkNurse Mena

Mrs. Kennell

Social Worker

Kdg. Physical Requirements

◼ All children must have a current physical to enter Kindergarten

◼ Must be dated on or after 8/18/2020

◼ Students that do not have current physicals will NOT be able to start school

◼ Things to remember:

signed (by Doctor, PA, APN), dated, health history completed and signed by parent, LEAD and DIABETIC screening completed

Immunization Requirements

◼ DPT/Td Booster on or after 4th

birthday

◼ Polio Booster on or after 4th

birthday

◼MMR/Measles Booster 1st

immunization on or after age 1 booster and at least one month later (2 total)

◼ Varicella (Chickenpox) on or after age 1 (2 shots total)

◼ Hepatitis B need for 5th grade

Vision Requirements◼ Effective January 1, 2008. A

new state law SB641, provides that a Vision Exam is needed for all incoming Kindergarten students.

◼ Proof of the required eye examination by a licensedoptometrist must be submitted by Oct. 15 of each school year. Exam must be dated between 10/15/2020 and 10/15/2021.

◼ Forms are on the table for your use.

Dental Requirements

◼ All children in Kindergarten will be required to have a

dental health examperformed by a licensed dentist.

◼ Must be dated between 05/15/2021-05/15/2022.

◼ The state deadline is May 15, 2022. We request that they be turned in by May 1st.

◼ Forms are on the table for your use.

Medication Policies

◼ Care Plans need to be filled out

by parents and doctor for any

students with Asthma,

Diabetes, Seizures or other

chronic health conditions.

◼ All medications (prescription

or over the counter) must have

district medication

authorization form signed by

parents and doctor.

◼ Severe Allergies require health

care plans.

Kdg Scavenger Hunt TBD

◼ Arrival/Dismissal

◼ Find Kindergarten Classroom

◼Meet the Staff

◼ Entrance and Exit Routes

◼ Practice Routine

◼ Pick up/Drop Off Supplies

EE Meet and Greet– August 17th

◼12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

◼1st -5th Grade and all FBI students

Kdg-5th Grade First Day of School-August 18th

◼All students will begin

their regular routine for the

year!

◼“Kiss and Bye” Zone

◼No parents will be allowed

into the academic

hallways.

◼Separation Anxiety

School Day

◼ 9:05 AM-3:40 PM

Arriving at School

◼ Driving – Drop off lanes

◼ Front (a.m.)

◼ Bus Riders - Back Parking Lot

(p.m.)

Kindergarten Dismissal

◼ P.M. Dismissal – 3:40 p.m.

◼ Car Riders – Escorted to front parking lot by staff

◼ Bus Riders and Walkers – Escorted to Doors C (Side) and D (Back Lot)

◼ *Memorize bus route number to and from school

Driving to School Safely◼ Enter using S. Essington Rd.

◼ Carpooling is best

◼ Get out only in drop off zone

◼ Let Eichelberger Staff help you

◼ NO PARKING IN DROP OFF LANE

◼ Drivers must stay in cars in drop off lane

◼ TBD: Self-Certification and Green Screen, more info to come

Taking a Bus Safely

◼ Know your bus route number to and from school

◼ Wait appropriately at bus stops

◼ Say hello to the driver as you get on

◼ Talk QUIETLY on the bus and stay in your seat

◼ Say good-bye to the driver as you get off

◼ Let Eichelberger Staff help you

◼ Know what your parents expect going to and from the bus stop

Your Child’s Day◼ Arrival – folders, coats, book bags, Pledge

◼ Calendar – days, patterns, numbers, counting

◼ Phonemic Awareness – songs, poems, chants

◼ Shared Reading – big books, word wall(110 minutes devoted to Literacy instruction)

◼ Math – EnVision math resource, Common Core standards

◼ Journal – daily responses to prompts

◼ Centers – guided reading, small group activities

◼ Science/Social Studies – thematic units

◼ P.E. – twice a week

◼ Health- once a week

◼ ART/MUSIC- once a week

◼ Media – once a week

◼ Dismissal – consistent routine

Math Common Core

◼ Common Core State Standards

(CCSS) set of shared K-12 learning

expectations across United States

◼ Purpose to increase global

competitiveness and improve

student achievement

◼ More rigorous content application of

knowledge through high-order skills

(depth over breadth)

◼ Kindergarten ◼ Counting & Cardinality

◼ Operations & Algebraic Thinking

◼ Number & Operations in Base Ten

◼ Measurement & Data

◼ Geometry

ELA Common Core

◼ Common Core State Standards (CCSS) set

of shared K-12 learning expectations across

United States

◼ Purpose to increase global competitiveness

and improve student achievement

◼ More rigorous content application of

knowledge through high-order skills (depth

over breadth)

◼ Kindergarten ◼ Instructional focus on phonemic awareness

◼ Vowels, specifically long vowels

◼ Updated Word Wall list

◼ Written products will focus on the use of technology and research

◼ Correct grammar when speaking

◼ Writing with correct conventions and developmental spelling

◼ Understand vocabulary within context

◼ Assessments on the independent reading skills of students

Other Information

◼Sending Money to School

◼Fundraiser, book order, school

function

◼Sealed envelope clearly

marked with name, amount,

purpose, and teacher name

◼Toys at School

◼Special Activity

◼Lost & Found

◼Items necessary for school

Entering Kindergarten◼ Listening

◼ Sit and listen to a story

◼ Follow 3 step directions like

◼ 1. Brush your teeth

◼ 2. Then get dressed

◼ 3. Come down to eat breakfast

◼ By Myself ◼ Take care of bathroom needs independently

◼ Use good health skills like use a Kleenex, cover my mouth

when I cough or sneeze independently

◼ Share/take turns and keep my hands to myself

◼ My Name ◼ Say my name (first and last)

◼ Write my name

◼ Find my name in print

◼ Practice saying my address and phone number

Entering Kindergarten Cont.

◼ Language◼ Tell about books, movies, t.v. shows

◼ Listen to you tell me how to make cookies, build a toy, play

ball, ride a bike, and talk to you about it

◼ Tell you a story

◼ Tell you what words mean (example: a flashlight helps you

see in the dark)

◼ Alphabet Letters ◼ Say the letters in my name

◼ Explore letters (on paper, with playdough, in the sand)

◼ Identify 35 letters out of 54 (upper and lower case)

◼ Alphabet Sounds ◼ Knows words that begin with the same letter (ball, bat, box)

◼ Say 12 or more sounds when shown a letter (m = /m/)

◼ Say the first sound of a picture ( starts with /b/)

Entering Kindergarten Cont.

◼ Writing Skills ◼ Pretend to write a story on paper

◼ Tell you what I wrote

◼ Write using a pencil, crayon, marker

◼ Write name without a copy

◼ Motor Skills ◼ Hold and use scissors correctly

◼ Hold a pencil with a 3 finger grip

◼ Beginning to zip, button and tie (shoes, too!)

◼ Books◼ Hold a book right side up

◼ Turn pages in a book

◼ Know where the words and pictures are in the book

◼ Math◼ Count to 20 or higher

◼ Say my address and phone number

◼ Count things around me (Example: How many forks are on the

table

Content Half Day Full Day

Guided Reading/Centers ✓ ✓

Daily 5 Activities ✓ ✓

Writer’s Workshop ✓ ✓

Mathematics ✓ ✓

Science/Social Studies ✓

Health ✓

Art ✓

Music ✓

Physical Education ✓

Lunch/Recess ✓

Intervention Time ✓ ✓

Read Aloud ✓ ✓

Shared Reading ✓ ✓

Word Study ✓ ✓

Cooperative Learning/Exploration within

curriculum

✓ ✓

Children are given extra time for exploration and hands on activities within the content areas of

mathematics, science, social studies, and language arts.

The children will also spend time in lunch and recess.

There will be extra time in fine arts, as well.

Half Day-VS-Full Day

Kindergarten Supply List

2021-2022 Bess Eichelberger PTA

Kristie Timbo

Angelica Atwood

Jennifer North

Jackie Passarelli

Veronica Fisher

Jennifer Carlisle

Our PTA will strive to positively impact the lives of all

students and their families by providing meaningful

opportunities and curriculum-based activities throughout the

year. We will sponsor programs and cultural opportunities

to enhance the academic experience of all students. We will

sponsor fun and educational family events to strengthen the

bond between our school, our families and our community.