1. Welcome Kindergarten Knights
Welcome Kindergarten Knights! Please fill out a lime green card and place it on the table next to your child’s teacher’s name.

2. Arrival Procedures
School begins at 7:55 a.m. every morning. Your child needs to be in the classroom at this time or they will be counted tardy.
Students may arrive as early as 7:30, but must report to the cafeteria. A teacher will escort all kindergartners from the cafeteria to the kindergarten hallway at 7:45.
A teacher will be on duty in the cafeteria to supervise those arriving early.
Students arriving after 7:45 may come directly to their classrooms.
***Parents will not be permitted to walk their children to the classroom after Wednesday of the first week of school!

3. Dismissal CARPOOL: WALKERS: (People walking up to get children)
You will be provided a green card with your child’s name to be used for dismissal. You will receive this card on Thursday evening in your child’s Norton Folders.
Please place this card in the bottom right corner of the front windshield.
Please stay in your car and someone will assist your child into the car. Children will only be loaded on the passenger side of the car.
The carpool lane is located in the back of the building off of Seaport Drive.
WALKERS: (People walking up to get children)
You will be able to park and walk up to pick up your child.
We will dismiss from the side office door (closest to kindergarten rooms) via Newport Dr. To ensure the safety of your child, please carry the printed green dismissal card to help us identify faces. You will get this card on Thursday evening in your child’s Norton Folders.
KIDS CLUB:
Students will be escorted to the gym by Kids Club staff.
BUS RIDERS/DAYCARE:
Students will be supervised by staff members in the cafeteria while waiting to load the bus.
***PLEASE LET US KNOW IN WRITING IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES IN DISMISSAL!***

4. Our Kindergarten Day (sample schedule)
7:45-8:00 Arrive and unpack
8:00-8:15 Announcements/Morning Work
8:15-8:45 Morning Meeting
8:45-9:45 Reading Workshop
9:45-10: Writing Workshop
10:55-11:25 Lunch (Savitch and Murphy)
11:00-11:30 Lunch (Esposito and Cole)
11:30-12:30 Math
12:35-1:20 Specials
1:25-1:55 CASTLE
1:55-2:15 Snack/Pack
2:15-2:25 Daily Reflection
2:25-2:45 Recess
2:50 Dismissal

5. Lunch
Your child’s school identification number is also now their lunch code. This can be found when you complete your back to school forms on Family Access. *Please contact the cafeteria manager on Thursday evening or through at
Your child must memorize their code before making their initial lunch purchase.
Lunches must be prepaid into the students’ lunch account (no cash accepted during lunch).
If you come to eat lunch with your child, please note that you will be sitting on the stage.
**We strongly encourage parents NOT to come and eat with their child for the first few weeks of school. This helps the children establish our cafeteria routines and procedures.

6. Snacks
We will have a 10 minute designated snack time each day in the afternoon.
Please send a SIMPLE, NON-PERISHABLE snack with your child each day, in addition to your child’s lunch. Please pack separately from lunch.
Please make sure the snack is labeled with your child’s name and does not require utensils or refrigeration.
We encourage each child to bring a water bottle labeled with their name. This is for classroom use and should not be their drink for lunch. Water fountains are available in each classroom.

7. Specials Schedule Cole Esposito Savitch Murphy
Monday: Music Monday: Art Monday: PE Monday: PE
Tuesday: PE Tuesday: PE Tuesday: Art Tuesday: Music
Wednesday: Art Wednesday: Music Wednesday: PE Wednesday: PE
Thursday: PE Thursday: PE Thursday: Music Thursday: Art
TENNIS SHOES ARE REQUIRED TO BE WORN TO SCHOOL ON PE DAYS.
PLEASE NOTE ALL CLASSES WILL ATTEND FITNESS FRIDAY AND MUST WEAR TENNIS SHOES ON FRIDAY AS WELL.

8. Dress
We recommend choosing comfortable clothing that is appropriate for physical activities, art and the weather.
It is recommended that girls wearing dresses or skirts wear a pair of shorts underneath.
Spaghetti strap shirts are not allowed.
Please NO Crocs, flip flops, boots or sandals on PE days.
Please place a complete change of clothes (including socks and underwear) in a Ziploc baggie to be left in your child’s backpack in case of an accident or spill.
Fridays are school spirit days at Norton. Students and teachers are encouraged to wear Norton Knights/ Allen Eagles Spirit shirts.
We suggest you keep a light jacket in your child’s backpack on a daily basis.

9. Norton Rules Keeps hands, feet and objects to him/herself.
Kindergarten Knights must follow the Norton Code of Honor.
Keeps hands, feet and objects to him/herself.
Never hurts others.
Is on time and prepared for class.
Gladly cooperates with teachers and fellow students.
Hears and follows directions.
Treats all others with respect.

10. Behavior Management
PURPLE- Outstanding (box colored purple/ 3 stickers in folder)
BLUE- Good Day (box colored blue/ 2 stickers in folder)
GREEN – Ready to Learn (box colored green/ 1 sticker in folder)
YELLOW – Warning (box colored yellow/ no sticker)
*ORANGE- Consequences (box colored orange and teacher will note behavior number code)
*RED – Unacceptable (box colored red/ no sticker)
If child is on orange or red their will ALWAYS be a number written in correlation to our Code of Conduct
After your child has earned 10 stickers they will receive a reward!

11. Positive Student Recognitions
Knight of the Week-This is a school wide honor recognizing one student per week from each classroom. This recognition is based on a Character Trait that we are learning about and focusing on children exhibiting those behaviors. These children will be recognized on Friday on the announcements and will have their pictures taken for our website and school newsletter.
King/ Queen of the Week-Each kindergarten teacher will pick a student to celebrate each week. The appointed child will come home with a letter announcing their upcoming week. Some of the special activities your child will participate in for the week include: bringing an All About Me poster, taking home the class mascot for the weekend, being line leader, calendar helper, office messenger, etc.

12. Folders
Each child will be issued a Norton Knight EVERYDAY FOLDER. This will contain conduct reports, daily work and communication between parent and teacher.
Please check it everyday by cleaning out the contents, signing your initials on the conduct sheet and responding to notes if needed. PLEASE RETURN EACH DAY!
A white homework folder will also come home with your child daily (beginning in October). Please check this for any homework that your child needs to complete. The white folder needs to be at school EVERYDAY!!
A special Wednesday folder will be sent home weekly. It will contain Norton updates and PTA correspondence. Please sign the front of the folder and place any required information and paperwork back in the DAILY NORTON folder to be returned on Thursday. We don’t look in Wednesday folders upon return.

13. School Supplies
If you ordered school supplies through the school, then your child’s supplies have been delivered to the classroom. The packs will be labeled with your child’s name.
If you did not preorder supplies, please plan to bring them on Back to the Castle Night (Thursday). PLEASE do not write your child’s name on these supplies as they are shared among the class.

14. Health Concerns
Please notify the school nurse at Back To The Castle night (Thursday) if you have any special health concerns (food allergies, asthma, seizures, etc.) or dietary restrictions.
AISD policy states that children must be fever free and diarrhea free for 24 hours (without medication) prior to returning to school.
It is helpful to notify the school by phone or if your child will be absent. The school is required to call and verify each absence if notice has not been received. Each absence requires a signed note from parent/ guardian, doctor upon return. If the absence is excused, a signed parent note or docor note must be returned to school within 3 days.

15. Criminal Background Checks
If you plan on participating in classroom parties, going on field trips, or volunteering at Norton….
YOU MUST COMPLETE A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK ON-LINE at on the home page!
This must be completed yearly and can take up to two weeks for clearance.

16. Contact Information
Front Office Phone Number: Teacher Contact Number: Nicole Cole: ext Maggie Esposito: ext Shelley Murphy: ext Tracy Savitch: ext

17. Kindergarten
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