1. Welcome to Kindergarten@ Ray Lawson PS! You’re going to love it here!

2. Year-round learning, all day long, Monday to Friday Focus on early learning and independence FDEL builds early literacy and math skills, and social skills providing a smoother transition to grade 1. Balanced Calendar

3.  Community School, K-6  A teacher and DECE in every classroom  Each class is half Year One and half Year Two students with about 26 in total

4.  Community School, K-6  A teacher and DECE in every classroom  Each class is half Year One and half Year Two students with about 26 in total

5. Week of August 2nd  Tuesday, August 2nd...Year Two students only  Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, staggered entry of Year One students  Friday, the whole class attends! Look for a letter in the mail!

6. 8:25-2:50 a.m. daily 2 supervised E-Breaks - healthy, litter less snacks, drinks and lunch (re useable containers) a Backpack Full Day Early Learning

7. Play – based program… Early reading, mathematics and learning through inquiry… Lots of new learning and friendships! It’s a FULL, RICH Day!

8. #1 TO DO! The best thing you can do for your child to prepare for school is: BUILD LANGUAGE! Talking together Modelling language Give lots of experiences to talk about Read to your child, talk about the characters, the story, thoughts…

9. BE INVOLVED! Make sure all your contact and health information is correct! Look in the Communication Bag every day! Come visit the classroom and your children on Family Fridays and other special days! Become a school volunteer!  ***Read and talk with your child every day! Students Are #1; Families Are #2!

10. Family Day’s Childcare Services provides children with high quality before and after school programming. If parents choose to enrol their child in before and/or after school programs, they will pay a fee. Before and After School Programs

11. The Learning Partnership Gift Bag

12. Activity Stations You are about to go exploring together! We are hoping to help you get ready for KINDERGARTEN! Be sure to get involved and have fun! Thank YOU to The Learning Partnership! ~WTK Activity Gift Bag~