3. Dual Language Immersion (DLI)?
Why Choose
Dual Language Immersion (DLI)?

4. Research shows….. Increased proficiency in English
Bilingual and bilateral students
Enhanced academic achievement
Often higher benchmark test scores
Intercultural competence
Enhanced cognitive skills
Better prepared to be global citizens

5. Señora Kordel
Mrs. Courson

6. School day begins at 7:50 a.m.
Students arriving after this time MUST have a tardy pass and will be counted as tardy if they enter the classroom after the morning bell.
Students started to walk independently to class, this is a school wide policy that started on Wednesday, August 2nd.
Dismissal at 2:15 p.m. *Car riders must be picked up by 2:30.

7. Transportation Changes
No check-outs or transportation changes are accepted after 1:30 p.m.
Please make sure that any transportation changes are in writing.
Please fill out your child’s transportation daily in your child’s folder.
**Do NOT teachers transportation changes. **

8. **ASP fees will be applied as well. Thank you for your cooperation! 
If this is not filled out, please note that for the safety of your child
they will be sent to ASP.
**ASP fees will be applied as well. Thank you for your cooperation! 

10. Science Lab, P.E., Art, Computer Lab, Music
Lunch
10:27 – 10:57
**We are requesting to wait a little bit to eat with your child, as we are working on routines and expectations. Thank you for your support! 
12:20 – 1:05
Science Lab, P.E., Art, Computer Lab, Music
1:05-1:35
Specials
Recess

11. Kindergarten students are to report to their classrooms first!
Breakfast cost: $1.25
Kindergarten students are to report to their classrooms first!
Time: 7:20 – 7:40 a.m.
Only late bus riders receive breakfast after 7:40 a.m.

12. Lunch cost: $2.25
No fast food, please!!
Monday is extras day for Kindergarten.
If coming to eat with your child, you will be able to eat on the stage or the outside blue picnic tables. You are only allowed to take your own child.

13. Money Envelopes

14. Thank you for your cooperation! 
Please send in one healthy snack with your child daily. Please do not pack juice.
Thank you for your cooperation! 
Extra snacks are also welcomed!

15. Medication
All medication must be brought by a parent to the school nurse. (Nurse Tiffany)
Students can not have any medication in their backpacks. This includes cough drops.
Please let your homeroom teacher know if you child has any medication in the clinic.

16. Visitors and Volunteers
We need your help to make this a great year for your child! We plan to use Parent volunteers to help in the classroom in many different ways: helping with special activities, making materials, and chaperoning field trips. When you visit the school, always remember to sign in and out in the front office.
There, you will be given a “Visitor” badge. If you are in the building
without a visitor’s badge, you will be asked to return to the office to get one. Please understand this is for the children’s safety. While we love to have volunteers, we discourage parents from just dropping in for a visit, as this is very disruptive to instruction.

17. If coming to school for lunch or an event, please only take pictures of your own children.

18. Only 1 party per year
Winter Holiday Celebration
Seasonal Learning Centers will take place in October, December, February, April and May. More information to come soon….

19. Birthday Celebrations
Please contact homeroom teacher a few days in advance of your child’s birthday to make arrangements to send in a special snack. Please do not send in a cake. We would prefer the snack to be cupcakes, cookies, brownies, etc.—easy to serve foods! Also, please make sure that all of the snacks are the same flavor with the same decorations (these are really big deals in Kindergarten!) Students will only celebrate with their homeroom classroom. Birthdays can be celebrated during lunch time or from 10:27-10:57.

20. Mystery Reader Will take place every other Friday from 8:15 – 8:30
Bring in one book to read to both classes.
Keep it a secret! 
Sign up information will be sent via soon……

22. We are limited to two field trips per year.
One in house field trip and one off campus.
Parent chaperones are welcomed during our off campus field trip!
Be sure to check your child’s folder and class blog in the coming months for more information.

23. Red Communication Folders
Please indicate how your child will go home daily on the transportation sheet and send back to school daily.

24. Behavior Plan
Every student starts on green and they will be responsible to mark their color for both classes. Please note that no news is good news!
Verbal warning. (orange)
Stronger verbal warning. (yellow)
Teacher/student conference and a note sent home. (red)

25. B3
Be A Better Brave
Students learn appropriate behavior of a respectful, responsible, role-model through instruction, practice, feedback, and positive reinforcement.

26. Classroom Blogs Updated frequently ** General information
Parent Resources
Student Resources
Specials Calendars AND more!
Check with your child’s teacher for their blog link

29. Level 3= Meets standards consistently and independently
Level 2 = Progressing- The student is making progress toward meeting the standard.
Level 1 = Limited progress or does not meet standards.
*Report cards will be sent home at the end of every 9 weeks.
*Progress reports will only be sent home (at 4 1/2 weeks) for all students.

30. Informal Grading
Students will complete many assignments that are not assessed for a formal grade.
These assignments are done for practice in preparation for the formal grading.
A check plus on an assignment means that the student was able to complete the assignment independently and with few mistakes.
A check mark means that the student needs to review the work at home.
A check minus means the student needs additional assistance to master the standard.

31. Online Parent Resources

32. Guide to Learning and Assessing

33. GKIDS (Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills) Information

34. Username: Student ID number Password: read
School: Nickajack
Username:  Student ID number
Password: read
*Log in information will be sent home soon.
**Please practice student numbers at home.
Allows you to log in from home and enjoy thousands of books.
Access books that are of interest to students and check out book sets that have been created that go with our curriculum!!

36. Measuring and Analyzing Data Investigating Addition and Subtraction
Hands on learning is
going on daily!
Counting with Friends
Shapes
Comparing Numbers
Measuring and Analyzing Data
Investigating Addition and Subtraction

37. W G R N I I T
Narrative
Informational
Opinion

38. Monthly Challenge
Students will have an optional monthly challenge packet that reinforces classroom learning activities. Packets will be sent home the first day of every month and the last school day of the month.
We encourage every Kindergarten student to read at least 20 minutes each night. 10 of those minutes you can read to your child. This is our school wide initiative.
Lunch Bunch will be given to those students that turn in their monthly challenge.

39. Assessments
MI (Math Inventory)
RI (Reading Inventory)
GKIDS (Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills)
DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment)
** All students will be tested in English and is mostly through verbal communication.**

40. Rollercoaster Schedule
We use the Rollercoaster Schedule to balance the learning
throughout the school year.
Green Class
(Kordel)
Blue Class
(Courson)

41. Upcoming Events
Solar Eclipse Late Dismissal on Monday, August 21st —45 minutes later
NES Foundation the Great Skate will be on Sunday, September 17th
NES Foundation (We will applying for some different grants this year to support the DLI program
Conference Week begins the week of Oct. 16th

44. Gifted Eligibility Meeting - Friday, August 11 at 9AM in the Learning Commons.
Purpose: to share with the public the eligibility process in Cobb County.
All are welcome to attend.

45. Write your question(s) down on a sticky note and place
it on the Parking Lot Poster. We will compile a Q & A
and place it on the blog!