How is Kindergarten different from Preschool?  Kindergarten classes are in session from 8:20 to 3:30 as compared to half day in many preschool sessions.  Attendance is required. If your child is absent from school, you must contact the school office.  Students eat lunch at school. Breakfast is also available.  Students get to participate in PE, Music, Art and checking out books in the Library.

Age Requirements  All student entering Kindergarten must be five (5) years old on or before August 31 of this year.  You may enroll your student any time. New Students to the District Students new to Geary County Schools USD 475 must provide the following: 1.Kansas Certificate of Immunization Card 2.Required immunizations 3.Physical Examination for children eight years old and younger 4.Proof of Identity ~ birth certificate or current passport

Physical Exams  Can be completed 12 months prior to the date of school enrollment  Call now for an appointment ~ dates fill up quickly in summer and early August Screenings  Vision and hearing are screened at school, but screening does not detect all problems Medication  Only medication prescribed by a Health Care Provider may be administered at school.

Immunizations The following are immunizations required for entry into Kindergarten:  DTP ~ five doses required  IPV/OPV ~ four doses required  MMR ~ two doses required  Hepatitis B ~ three doses required through grade 9  Varicella: ~ two doses required for Kindergarten Suggested Immunization  Annual Influenza Vaccine The school nurse will make sure the immunizations were given at the correct interval.

Phonemic awarenessRhyming Letter recognitionClapping syllables Letter formationSound blending Beginning and ending soundsSight words Sound segmentingStory comprehension

Counting by 1’s and 10’sDescribing/comparing measurements Number formation/recognition (0 – 30)Naming/describing 2D & 3D shapes Counting objects accuratelyComparing shapes by attributes Adding/subtracting using concrete objectsSolving + and – word problems Working with base 10Sorting and classifying objects Counting on from a given numberComparing quantities

Writing Curriculum Handwriting

Writing Curriculum Handwriting Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

 Your child will receive a Kindergarten progress report four times during the school year. Two of these will be during Parent/Teacher conferences. It is important to communicate on a regular basis with your child’s teacher about his/her progress. The students are graded on progress towards meeting grade level expectations.

 Take care of personal needs  Show respect to friends and teachers  Listen while others are talking  Recite name and age  Recognize name in print  Print first name  Recognize some letters and some numerals  Understand one-to-one correspondence  Recognize and name basic shapes and colors  Understand positional words (top, bottom, over, under, etc.)  Follow simple directions  Have experience coloring and cutting  Take turns while playing and sharing with others

Physically  Play a variety of indoor and outdoor games  Design and construct activities (cutting, gluing, pasting)  Draw and write  Learn to put on and take off coats, shoes and socks  Practice opening lunch box, drink container and food packets  Establish routines ~ meal times, story time, bedtime Emotionally  Build self-esteem  Give some chores (feed a pet, make a bed)  Make a few simple rules  Read stories about school and Kindergarten

Socially  Provide opportunities to play with other children  Help them understand the importance of looking after their own belongings  Teach them to share and take turns Intellectually  Share and enjoy books  Sing songs and rhymes  Play word games (I spy, Simon Says)  Do puzzles  Talk about: shapes, colors, positions, quantities, events, questions

The Kissing Hand byAudrey Penn Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! by Nancy Carlson I’ll Always Come Back by Steve Metzger Who Will Go to Kindergarten Today? By K. Ruhmann Will I Have a Friend? by Miriam Cohen The Night Before Kindergarten by Natasha Wing I Need a Lunchbox by Jeannette Caines Morris Goes to School by B. Wiseman Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by J. Slate Kindergarten Kids by Ellen Senisi Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes