1. WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN TOP TIPS FOR KINDERGARTEN PARENTS: HOW TO DEVELOP A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DWE COMMUNITY – SCHOOL HAS CHANGED!

2. SEPARATION ANXIETY VIDEO

3. FRAMEWORK FOR TODAY’S SESSION 9:00-9:30- Tour of the school with Leadership Students 9:30-10:00- New K students go to Kindergarten classrooms. Parents go to library for information session 10:00-10:30- New students and their parents visit Mme Nadeau and Mme Dean-Veerman’s classrooms(15mins in each room)

4. FRAMEWORK FOR TODAY’S SESSION 12:30-1:00- Tour of the school with Leadership Students 1:00-1:30- New K students go with Mrs. Gaertner. Parents go to library for information session 1:30-2:00- New students and their parents visit Mrs. Gaertner’s classroom.

5. POSITIVE AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS We desire to develop healthy relationships with our parents, students and staff and we want you to be comfortable in our school. Our school inquiry question is: “How do we interweave emotional intelligence and self-regulated learning while teaching curricular competencies to improve social and emotional well-being and enjoy the journey of learning? When you have a question or concern, please direct it to the person directly involved. If you are not satisfied with the response, seek help from the next most directly involved person. The principal is the overseer of the entire school community. Our Area Superintendent is Rhonda Ovelson.

6. GET CONNECTED Meet other families and make a plan to meet Get involved with our PAC(Parent Advisory Council) and CPF (Canadian Parents for French) Read the school newsletters posted on the website Volunteer for chaperoning fieldtrips Come into the school on a regular basis

7. USE THE DWE SCHOOL WEBSITE Mark the school website as a favourite. Visit it regularly. You have access to so much information so easily and it’s FREE. Read the Code of Conduct Please pay on line for fees and fieldtrips You can access newsletters, school schedule, upcoming events, etc.

8. SEND A LIGHT WEIGHT PACK AND HEALTHY FOOD To avoid chronic back and neck pain, send your child to school with a properly fitting light weight pack. Your child needs proper fuel for their brain to do the job of learning. We expect healthy food and water bottles. You are what you eat.

9. LABEL EVERYTHING YOU WISH TO KEEP Most of you are not used to sharing a space with about 500 others. Sometimes, children leave their clothing in different and interesting locations. When your child’s belongings are labeled, they could possibly be returned. We donate large volumes for beautiful clothing and “stuff” to charities as it is unclaimed and unmarked. We consider unlabeled objects as generous parent donations to the less fortunate.

10. CALL THE SCHOOL WHEN YOUR CHILD IS ABSENT Attach the school magnet to your fridge and remember to call in This makes sure your child is safe Our office staff appreciate your cooperation as it saves them so much time and effort

11. PAY ON LINE FOR FEES AND FIELDTRIPS This is a new way for the school district to efficiently deal with the large volume of money coming into schools You can access this system for the DWE website We ask that you pay ALL fees on line to save time and be more efficient

12. PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL PAC activities involve fundraising to support the school in creating a better learning environment for our children Hot Lunch Program—optional program for parents to order lunch for their children on Wednesdays, one of the main fundraisers for PAC Please bookmark our website at www.dwepachotlunches.net (link on DWE homepage). More members are always welcome!

13. PARKING Please walk or bike to school as much as possible Please do not park in our parking lot as we only have room for staff Please do not interfere with the bus zone in front of the school

14. LEAVE TOYS AT HOME We supply almost everything necessary for your child to go about all tasks Toys and other special objects at school cause conflict, please leave them at home Theft or vandalism to your toys/special objects are your responsibility as we are requesting that they DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL

15. SCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday Sept 5 Labour Day- No School Sept 6 First Day of School No Kindergarten Sept 7 Family Interviews Sept 8 Family Interviews Sept 9 8:30-10:00 Or 1:00-2:30 Sept 12 Reverse Time from Sept 9 Sept 13 Full Day Sept 14 Full Day Sept 15 Full Day Sept 16 Full Day

16. INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO FRENCH IMMERSION Learning is on a continuum- not everyone reaches the same milestones at the same time Support your child in English at home - they will transfer their learning to French (It will not confuse them. That is a myth!). If your child struggles in French it does not mean that they need to transfer to English. Please think about this! Our district is on a French Immersion journey. Stay tuned!