ABC's of KINDERGARTEN

Kindergarten Class Information

ABC and Number Practice: A chart of letters and numbers will be sent to practice at home. Write them, say their name, sound out the letters, and count the numbers. The Kindergarten goal is to recognize the upper and lowercase alphabet, their sounds, and to write them and to recognize and count from 0 to 20. We will also be counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s to 30 and to 100 by 1’s and 10’s.

Backpacks: Students should wear a backpack daily. Your child will be placing all his/her belongings in the backpack so please make sure it is big enough. Do not buy a little backpack. Our daily folders do not fit. Parents should check inside DAILY for any important papers and homework. Please note that your child’s weekly classroom assignments will come home on Thursdays so folders may come home empty on other days of the week. PLEASE PUT YOUR CHILD’S NAME AND ADDRESS IN THE BACKPACK!

Book Bags: This is a home program. A zip lock baggie will come home with a sight word list and a book at your child’s level. Please practice every night. This counts toward home reading. When you feel your child can pass the book and sight word list, he/she will test with a teacher/aide and receive another list and book. Each student will be working on his/her level. This program has drastically improved reading and writing when parents are involved with completing this homework.

Book Orders: Book orders will be coming home occasionally. These are good, quality books at a reasonable price. It is voluntary. Once the order is sent, it takes about two weeks for the books to be shipped to the school. Send the money and order form in a sealed envelope with your child’s name. Please write checks out to Scholastic Book Clubs.

Class Dojo: Please get this app on your phone for communication. It is a great app to send videos and pictures of your kids throughout the day or communicate announcements quickly.

Computer Lab: We will have a computer lab weekly. We may not start for the first few weeks of school or until we get settled.

Conferences: We will have traditional and student-led conferences this year. Please call us at school anytime you have a concern at 643-8500. Mrs. Lee’s extension for voice mail is 247. You can also email Mrs. Lee at nlee@eupschools.org. We can schedule a time to talk. The best way to reach us is through the Class Dojo App.

Cubbies: Cubbies will be assigned for each student’s name on it to store coats and belongings.

Drinks: For sanitary reasons, the drinking fountains in the classrooms will be shut off. Please send a water bottle with a good top with your child. Please make sure your child’s name is labeled on it. Please do not send juice, only water. The spills get in the way of our learning.

Dropoff: Kindergarten students are permitted to be dropped off for entry through the elementary playground doors located right outside the kindergarten classroom doors. Parents are not permitted to enter the building but will be able to see the students greeted by their teachers and enter the classroom doors. Students will be offered a grab-and-go breakfast option to eat in the classrooms. Students will be only allowed in their assigned classroom until the day begins. Students are also welcome to enter the building through the main door if arriving by bus or traditional drop-off. After about a month, when they feel comfortable with the building, they will be able to use the front doors.

E-mail and contact info: My e-mail address is nlee@eupschools.org. It is on the St.Ignace School’s Website. We try to check our email during school but are sometimes unable, but Class Dojo messages are much easier for communication. My phone extension is #247, but please do not leave transportation messages with me. Call the office with that information at 643-8500.

Folders: Make sure they bring folders daily.

Games: We will be playing many curriculum-based games, so some days, your child may not come home with worksheets in their folders.

Home Reading: Home reading is part of your child’s required Kindergarten Curriculum. Each month your child will bring home a home reading log. This will be part of your child’s report card grade.

Initials: Please initial or label all your child’s clothes and belongings. It makes it easier to find if it is lost. This is VERY helpful in the winter because kids have the same boots, snow pants, and mittens.

Juice: Please do not send juice for a drink unless it is requested by the teacher for a classroom party or celebration.

Kindness: Your child is expected to show kindness to others and will receive Class Dojo Points to reflect his/her great job.

Letter of the Week: Each week we will be studying a new letter. Please practice this letter at home for review. Print it in upper and lower case, and practice saying its sound and name. Print it starting from top to bottom.

Lost and Found: Anything lost can be in one of four places: our classroom, the lost and found, left out at recess, or on the bus.

Lunch: Lunch is served daily unless a sack lunch is sent to school. Breakfast and Lunch are free this year but students will be charged for extra food.

Masks: All students will be required to wear a face mask.

Movies: Please be aware that once a marking period we will be having a movie day. Let us know if there are movies or shows that you do not allow your child to watch. We only watch rated G and PG.

News and Notes: Thursdays your child will be receiving the school news and notes. Lunch menus, school activities, and schedules will be in this newsletter.

Notes to School: If there is a change in your child’s transportation home from school please send a note to school or call the school office in the morning 643-8500.

Outside: We go outside weather permitting. Make sure that your child has appropriate clothing for all seasons.

Pickup: Dismissal for kindergarten is 2:35. Dismissal is staggered from 2:35-2:45. If your child is a pick up at the end of the day, your child will be escorted by a school staff member to the lobby area. Your child will wait on the sidewalk until the staff member sees his /her designated ride. Please make arrangements to be here on time because the students get very anxious if their ride is not on time.

Recess: The mid-morning recess times and the mid-afternoon recess times for our PK-5 students will be
permitted with restrictions in place. Recess periods at the elementary school will be scheduled
within grade level cohorts only so that contact is limited. Outside recess periods are preferable
when weather conditions allow; classrooms will be used for inside recess periods. The use of
inside gymnasiums or commons spaces will not be permitted. Mixed grade-level recesses will not be permitted.

Report Cards: Report cards are sent home 4 times a year at the end of each quarter.

School Supplies: A supply list will be sent home. We will ask periodically for additional donations, such as large zip lock baggies, Clorox wipes, paper towels, napkins, plates, etc., throughout the year. We greatly appreciate any donations.

Self-Care: Help your child learn to tie shoes, button, snap, and zip. It would be beneficial to work on these skills at home to maintain social distancing.

Specials: This year, Kindergarteners will be learning lab and gym this year.

Snacks: Each child will be responsible for bringing his/her snack daily. Please be diligent about sending them daily because we cannot have community snacks due to covid. Therefore, if your child does not come with a snack, he/she will be without a snack for the day. Please make sure to label what is the snack as sometimes your child may think the snack is their cold lunch.

Tardy: If your child is late for school, they will be marked tardy. This is recorded on the report card. It is important to be on time for school. If your child is tardy please report to the office for a pass.

Transportation: If your child’s transportation changes for the day, YOU NEED TO call the office before 1:00. If the office has not communicated with you, your child will go to his/her usual place. Telling your child about the change in transportation will not be enough.

Use of Personal Toys: Personal toys are asked to be kept at home. Please do not send any toys in your child’s backpack. Toys can become a huge distraction in school when they get broken, taken away by another child, and takes focus away from work. WE CANNOT HAVE ANY TOYS AT SCHOOL DUE TO COVID!

Visitor Policy: We will make an attempt to limit visitors into the building this year. While we still encourage and welcome meeting with you for a variety of reasons, we ask that you please call the office and schedule an appointment.

Web Page: I have designed a web page on the St. Ignace Area School’s website. You can find it under the Elementary page under staff websites. I will do my best to keep it updated with newsletters and weekly schedules.

eXpectations: Please make sure you download Class Dojo on your phone. Classroom expectations are listed on this app.

Year: We are looking forward to having an amazing year in Kindergarten.

Zzzzzzzzz: There is not a nap time in Kindergarten.

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