Welcome to Kindergarten

General Information Attendance: Transportation A copy of the Whitlow Elementary Handbook is located on our school website. Attendance: - Do not call the classroom as your message to the office will be forwarded to the teacher’s mailbox. A written excuse is necessary when the student returns to school. You will receive a form to use for excuses. Transportation - A WRITTEN note is required for all changes -must contain: dates, student’s first and last names, teacher’s name, change We strongly recommend that students begin the regular transportation routine the first day of school to avoid confusion/changes later.

General Information School Hours: Volunteers: -8:20am-3:00pm -Drop off begins at 7:50am -Tardy after 8:20 am and must be checked in at the front office Volunteers: -Begin Aug. 19th -Hours: 9am-2pm -Please complete volunteer form -Teachers will schedule as needed -Check in at front desk

General Information Lunchroom: Yellow Folder: -Breakfast: $1.25 -Can bring lunch from home -Menus online -Access account through mylunchmoney.com -Ice cream: $.75 and only on Fridays with a note -Visitors must sit at parent table Yellow Folder: -To and from school everyday -Main source of parent/teacher Communication -Please check your child’s folder every Night -Everything goes in yellow folder (money, notes, etc.)

Kindergarten Supplies You may send these supplies as soon as possible after registration. Some items will be taken up and used at appropriate times Please do not send: pens, mechanical pencils, glitter crayons, pencil sharpeners, or trapper keepers. Book Bag Primary writing tablet 2 boxes of crayons (24 count)‏ 24-# 2 pencils 1 pack of colored pencils 2 large pink erasers 1 pencil box 1 bottle of liquid glue 10 large glue sticks 1 pair of child safety scissors 1 box of washable markers (8 pack)‏ 1 pack of dry erase markers 3-3-prong plastic folders with pockets 1-1 inch 3 ring binder (we prefer white with a clear front pocket) 2 primary ruled composition journals (with space at the top for pictures) 1 pack of pencil top erasers

Teacher Contact -My phone number is 678-965-5090 ext. 370(please see your teachers’ website). -E-mail: please see your teachers’ website -Emergencies please call the front office

Instructional Assistant Are shared between two kindergarten teachers Allows for optimal learning opportunities for all students Supports differentiated instruction and small group teaching throughout the day

-We recommend you have your child come to school and leave from school on Thursday the same way they will everyday. This will help establish a routine. Also, we recommend that you not walk them down to the classroom, to help them make the transition easier. -Please keep an extra pair of clothes in your child’s book bag in case of an accident or spill. -To allow the students time to adjust to their new routines there will be no lunchroom visitors or volunteers until August 19th. Thank you! -Look for weekly newsletters. -We will observe each child’s birthday. Parents of the birthday child may wish to send in a special snack which will be served during lunch. Please see the new county guideline: you may not bring in home-made class snacks, they must be store bought. Summer birthdays will be observed during the last month of school. -We will have a daily snack in the classroom. Please make sure to send snacks that are nutritious and low in sugar. Chocolate is not recommended for snack. Candy is not allowed for snack. -PLEASE DO NOT leave until you have told me how your child is going home on Thursday.

Specials Please see your teacher for your child’s specials schedule.

Behavior School Rules: Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Safe -Steps: Verbal Warning: Student/Teacher Conference Refocus: Student will refocus (see example), sheet will be sent home in daily folder to be signed and returned to school. Parent Notification: Phone call home to discuss behavior. Office Referral -Students will be given the opportunity to change their day if the behavior improves. -Students will be rewarded in the classroom for great behavior.

-Thank you so much for coming -Thank you so much for coming. We look forward to a wonderful year together. -Don’t forget to complete the forms and put them on the back table. -Also, don’t forget to have your child wear the white label with the teacher name inside their folder on Thursday morning. -Have student wear transportation badge to and from school everyday for the next two weeks.