1. Thank you for joining us tonight!
Please feel free to sit wherever you feel comfortable! We will be covering important information and have the opportunity to ask and answer any questions you may have!
 Mrs. Wells and Ms. Quintero

2. Get Involved!
There are many ways to be involved at Mt. Bethel and inside our classroom. There will be opportunities both at school and at home for you to help in our class. Please be on the look out for more information coming from our Room Mom on how to assist in the classroom!

3. https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/training/school- volunteers-and-ferpa
Cobb County Schools is requiring every parent volunteer to watch a brief video on FERPA and to sign off that they understand and will uphold the responsibilities outlined in FERPA.
volunteers-and-ferpa

4. Please support our Foundation during the Patron Drive
Please support our Foundation during the Patron Drive! Your donation impacts every student every day!

5. What to bring: - All required Kindergarten school supplies
- Zip pouch for communication folder (3 hole)
- Extra pair of clothes for accidents
(Please place in labeled Ziploc bag)
-Headphones
- Healthy snack
- Reusable water bottle, if desired (water only)
- Book bag

6. - It is very important that your child is at school on time every day.
Getting to School
- For the first 3 days of school, please place the name tag given out tonight on your child before school.
- Children may come to the classroom after 7:15. Please encourage your child to walk to the classroom independently. There are helpers throughout the hallways to assist.
- Your child will be marked as tardy after 7:45, and they must be signed in the office. The BUS is the BEST.
- It is very important that your child is at school on time every day.
*IMPORTANT: make sure your child knows how they go home each day! Reminders in the morning help!

7. Dismissal - Dismissal begins at 2:05
It is very important that you send us a note when there is a change in your child's regular transportation. Do not send transportation changes in the form of .
If your child is riding the bus home with a friend, he/she MUST have the "Mt. Bethel Transportation Change and Student Bus Pass".
- We will provide a end of day transportation slip based on the form of dismissal you provided us with for the first 3 days. Beginning on Monday, Aug. 6th, we will use the permanent transportation information.

8. Daily Folders
Your child will have a communication folder that travel between home and school.
Please do not remove pages in the sheet protectors
- Daily Folder includes completed class work, calendars (lunch, specials and behavior), play-based homework, and notes. Use this folder to send notes and money to school.
- Place the notes in the zip pouch!

9. - Change of transportation (cannot accept via email).
Notes
If your child is absent/tardy, please make sure that you send in the "Mt. Bethel Elementary Absence/Tardy Excuse" form.
- Change of transportation (cannot accept via ).
- It is helpful if we are notified of early pick-ups so we can have your child packed and ready to go

10. Homework
Your child will have access to both math and reading online resources provided by The Mt. Bethel Foundation. This will be a great way for your child to practice skills taught at school. Your child's passwords will come home in the first few months of school.
15 minutes of reading
-Sometimes children need a little more practice and reinforcement of concepts at home. At times, I may send home assignments specifically for your child.

11. Behavior Management
We will use a clip system to motivate students in the classroom. There will be a focus on positive behavior. Students will be able to clip up and receive rewards for good behavior. We will begin with daily rewards and transition to end of the day choice time for any students that are on a green or above.
If there is a major or a reoccurring issue, I will let you know.
Remember, students are in Kindergarten to learn. They are not expected to come to school with all of the skills needed for the grade level. This includes behavioral skills. A "P" on the report card is ok.

12. -We will have snack every day in the morning.
- Please send a labeled healthy snack with your child each day. No Peanuts!
- It is very helpful to have snack and lunch packed separately. Some parents may choose to use a reusable snack bag that is labeled.
- You may send in a labeled reusable water bottle for your child. Water only, please!

13. Lunch
- You may add money to your child's lunch account online or you may send in a check or cash in their red folder. (please place money in a white school envelope marked "lunch money").
- In October, Kindergarten students may begin buying ice cream on Fridays. If you would not like your child to use their account for ice cream, please send in a note.
You may join your child for lunch after the first 2 weeks of school.
- Please sign-in and meet us at the cafeteria doors.
Sodas and fast food are not allowed in the lunch room.
You may sit with your child on the stage. Please do not bring your child’s friends to dine with.
- There is a designated table in the lunchroom for students with severe allergies. These students may pick a friend to sit with them.

14. Happy Birthday!
- You may send a birthday treat with your child on or near his/her birthday that we can distribute during our classroom snack or lunch time.
- If you send it during snack time please cut your treat beforehand. We do not have access to knives (cookies, donuts, and cupcakes are great!).
- If you choose to celebrate at lunch, we ask that you are responsible for bringing the treat, distributing it and taking care of any leftovers/supplies.
- Please only send birthday invitations for distribution if every child will receive one.
- Summer birthday babies can celebrate either a half-birthday or end of the year.

15. Specials & Weekly Activities
Students will go to one of the following specials for 45 minutes a day: PE, Art, Music, or STEM Lab. Our specials time is from 11:30-12:15 each day.
- Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes and appropriate play clothes on PE days.
- Check your DAILY folder for the specials calendar.
- In addition, our class will receive counseling every other week, and we will visit the Learning Commons once a week.

17. - End of the Year Celebration
Special Events
- Fall Festival
- 100th Day of School
- Book Character Day
- STEM Days
- Poetry Parade
- Field Day
- End of the Year Celebration

18. Reader’s, Writer’s, and Math Workshop
Mini Lesson: Teacher will Introduce skill or practice past skills/strategies that students will use during their work time.
Work Time/Conferences:
Teacher works with students based on their needs while students practice skills for that lesson. Activities are differentiated based on the student’s needs.
Share: Students are able to share how they were able to use that skill for that lesson.

19. Report Cards - Every 9 weeks, your child will receive a report card.
The Kindergarten report card is a skills/standards based report card.
-Instead of letter grades, we mark the students by the following criteria: (3) Meets Standards, (2) Progressing toward meeting standards, (1) Limited Progress or does not meet standard.
- There are certain standards in which a child can achieve (3+) Exceeds Standards.

20. Please sign up if you have not done so already 
Mrs. Wells Class Remind
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21. The First Day
-Wear the sticker (with my name on it so volunteers can help us get to class
-Your child will receive a lanyard at the end of the day with their dismissal information. The children will wear them this week every day. I will collect them on Monday morning
-Feel free to walk your child to class on the First Day and yes we will take a picture . After the first day please permit your child to walk to class by themselves
My promise to you…

22. Thank you for being here
Thank you for being here! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me!