1. Kindergarten Orientation
Robinson’s Raccoons
Britney Robinson

2. My Family

4. Topics Communication with home Birthdays Lunch T-shirts Snacks
Parent volunteers
Classroom schedule
Sending money
Leaving Early/Picking up from School/Volunteering
Contacting me
Field Trips
1st Day Expectations
Changing your Child’s Route Home
Picking up your Child
Absences from school

5. Communication with Home
The Messenger:
Every day, your child will bring home a two- pocket portfolio
Please go through The Messenger every day with your child
Take out any papers your child brings home- DAILY

6. Communication with Home
Seesaw
Gives families an immediate and personalized window into their child’s school day
Please sign up
I will send out information soon
Newsletters
Monthly
I usually send some form of update

7. Communication with Home
I Can Read Binder:
Every Friday your child will bring home a three-ring binder
Filled with poems and songs worked on in class
Please read this binder to and with your child throughout the weekend
Return it to school on Monday

8. Communication with Home
Homework:
Monthly homework sheet
It will come home at the beginning of each month and then due back at the end of each month
If you believe your child needs more stimulation than what is provided by me
I encourage you to get your child involved in a sports or music lesson

9. Communication with Home
Read-At-Home Books:
An opportunity for your child to bring home a book on your child’s reading level
Begins in December

10. Lunch Lunch will be after recess 20 minutes in lunchroom
if you have lunch concerns
Lunch Cost: $2.75/student-
Includes milk
Adult Lunch Cost: $4.50
Milk .60

11. Lunch
Hot Lunch:
Please download a monthly lunch calendar from the website
Decide which days your child will buy hot lunch and pay for those lunches once a month
Payments can be made online or by sending a check to school in a labeled envelope
If your child does not bring a lunch, the lunchroom will provide your child with one and you will be charged

12. Cold Lunch If student brings lunch Milk Money: .60 Chocolate and White
Lunch box and not a bag
Milk
Money: .60
Chocolate and White
Send milk money in a Ziplock bag or container in your child’s lunch box
Your child will pay for their milk in the lunchroom

13. Snacks AM and PM snack daily
A snack schedule will be sent out each month
Healthy snack
I cannot serve treats as a snack (i.e. cookies, rice crispy treats, chips, etc.)
I will not be able to pass them out
Fruit, crackers, go-gurt, veggies, cheese, vegetables, fruit leathers, pretzels, goldfish
Hand sanitizer donations are always welcome

14. Classroom Schedule Mon-Fri
8:25AM-8:40 You may drop off your child at school
8:40 Students allowed in classroom
****PARENTS NOT ALLOWED INTO CLASSROOM!****
8:40 School begins (If you are later than 8:40, you must park and check your child in at the office)
9:45 AM Recess
11:10 Lunch Recess
11:25 Lunch
1:20 PM Recess
2:05- 2:35 Specialist
Music – T & F
STEM/ART – Th
PE – M & W
3:05 Kindergarten Dismissed (3:00 for the first week or two)
Fridays they will be dismissed at 1:30 (BUT NOT THIS FRIDAY)

15. Leaving Early/Picking up from School/Volunteering
Parents need to enter the school from the main lobby
Check in there if volunteering and receive your visitor sticker
Picking up early
Go to office and sign your child out
The office will contact me and I will send your child to the office

16. 1st Day Of School Exceptions
We encourage you to allow your child to follow their normal routine on the 1st day
You can follow the bus to LWES on the first day of school
Meet your child as they leave the bus
I will be in the front of LWES with a raccoon flag in the plaza
Please park in the parking lot
Either in the front or down below
This is the time to
Take a picture
Give them one last hug
Tell them you will see them at the end of the day
Send them into the classroom with the teacher

17. Changing your Child’s Route Home
Backpack name tag
Make sure your backpack nametag is correct
Attach it to your child’s backpack on the 1st day of school
I CANNOT CHANGE YOUR CHILD’S REGULAR TRANSPORTATION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM YOU
Any time your child’s normal route changes…
You must send a note or call the office
Say where your child is going
Say who is picking up
Say what time
Use pick-up passes and bus passes provided by the office

18. Walker versus Car Pick-up
Car Curbside (everyday)
Have a LWES pass in your mirror
Follow the signs to the front pick area
Wait in your car and para will bring your child to you
You may need to provide identification
Walker (everyday)
Either walking to LWES or parking down below and walking up
Pick up your child in the plaza
Your child will be in the office if you are late

19. Picking Your Child Up
I will take ALL the students with me at the end of the day
1. Curbside Parent Pick/Day Care (Picking up your child inside a car)
3:05 for Kindergarten
(3:00 1st few weeks)
2. Buses
3. EEP
4. Walkers
Occasional Pick-Up
Send a note or call no later than 2:30
Pick up in the front

20. Absences from School
Please call , press or say 2, then press or say 1
That will automatically put you into the voice mail
At that point
Leave the name of the student(s), the teacher(s) name and the reason for the absence
Contact the office each day that your child is absent
If you are going on vacation, please get a prearranged absence form online at the LW website
I can provide tasks for child to do while on vacation

21. Birthdays
If you would like to celebrate your child’s birthday at school
You may bring in a non-food item to share with the class
Examples: One sticker, one pencil, one eraser, etc.
Please DO NOT send in food treats for the class
Food items will not be passed out to the students
This is a Tahoma School District policy
If your child has a summer birthday
I will coordinate a date with you to celebrate their ½ birthday sometime during the school year

22. T-Shirts We wear these shirts on Raccoon Pride Fridays Field trips
Assemblies
Other important days
I have order forms today
Write a check or cash for $9.00

23. Parent Volunteers
In-class volunteers will begin at the beginning of October
Please send me an if your want to volunteer on a regular basis
No siblings are allowed in the classroom when you are volunteering
Volunteer paperwork must be turned in and you must be approved by the state prior to volunteering in the classroom or attending a field trip
Paperwork is located on the Tahoma website or in the front office

24. Sending Money To School
Any time you send money lunch, field trips, or for any other reason
Please put money in a sealed envelope or ziplock bag
Mark it with your child’s name
What the money is to be used for

25. Contacting Mrs. Robinson
The best way to contact me is via at
I check my throughout the day
You may also call ex. 9580
Leave a message for me
These messages now go to my as well
You may send a note to school with your child
I will teach the students to empty their Messengers every morning
But if they forget, there is always a chance I will not receive the note in a timely manner
Call the office if I HAVE to know the info before school ends

26. Important Dates September 7th 1st Day
September 27th Back to School Night
September 28th Teddy Bear Picnic
October 10th Individual Picture Day
October 16th Pumpkin Patch

27. Other Important Details
Join PTSA
You get updates of things going on
Helping out is optional, but being aware of things going on at school is great
Classroom Donations will also come home through