1. First Day of Kindergarten
Everyone has a first day
When they feel sad and all alone.
It can be scary when you are on your own,
And I know that a first day
Can be full of doubts and fears.
But they are full of new beginnings
Take my hankie, dry your tears.
You’ll find lots of things to do,
And you’ll probably make new friends.
I promise we’ll be together
When the school day ends.
Here comes the teacher.
Blow your nose and be brave.
Come on now and wipe your eyes.
This is no way to behave!
Well, Good Morning, Teacher!
We really do beg your pardon.
No, Mommy doesn’t always act this way,
But it’s my first day of Kindergarten!

2. Welcome to Kindergarten
Mrs. Kim Bielecki Ms. Mary Biggs
Ms. Teresa Clementi Mrs. Victoria Edwards
Ms. Valerie Fox Mrs. Kristen Ondeck

3. Transportation There is no blue transportation form this year.
Be sure to complete your online paperwork in ParentVue ASAP.
Tomorrow your child will receive a lanyard with a name tag. Please have your child wear this lanyard during the entire first week of school.
You will also see a green bus tag on your child’s backpack on the first week of school. Please keep it on the backpack all year. This communicates to transportation and school staff how your child rides to and from school.

4. Transportation
If there is a change in transportation, you MUST send a note or call the school immediately.
We cannot place a child on a different bus or send home with anyone else without written notification.
This applies to ALL playdates!

5. Attendance Daily punctual attendance is important for school success.
Avoid the chaos of the car pool line by putting your child on the bus.
Students who are late due to the car pool line are marked tardy.
Children that ride a bus that arrives late are NEVER marked tardy.

6. Attendance
Call the attendance hotline if your child will be out or late.
Attendance Hotline: (703)
Sickness is a great reason to be home.
Extended absences- notify principal for approval.
Please note that a child will be disenrolled from PNB after 15 consecutive absences.

7. We Will Be Learning… * Language Arts *Math *Social Studies and Science
Shared Reading, Guided Reading or Readers’ Workshop,
Read Aloud, Writer's Workshop
*Math
*Counting (Forward to 100, Backward 10-1),
One More and One Less, Ordinal Numbers, Shapes, Coins, Patterns, Measurement, Addition and Subtraction
*Social Studies and Science
*Good Citizenship, Famous Americans, Patriotism,
Needs and Wants, Seasonal Change, Water Properties,
Magnetism, Life Cycles, Shadows

8. Specials Physical Education (P.E.) ~ 3 times per week
Please be sure to have your child wear sneakers on P.E. days.
Music ~ 2 times per week
Art ~ 1 time per week
Library ~ 1 time per week
Computer lab ~ 1 time per week
SEARCH/Guidance ~ Once every other week

9. Lunch
Kindergarten lunches will begin at approximately 10:20 a.m. daily
For students who purchase lunch:
Student ID - attached to account
Student chooses daily
Menu is available online monthly
Payments may be made via check, cash or paid online
Visit for menus and pricing.
Students may also bring a packed lunch from
home

10. Supplies Many supplies will be shared!
Please be sure to drop off your supplies in your child’s class tomorrow morning during Orientation.

11. Backpacks Please check daily. Backpacks cannot have wheels.
Soon there will be:
Take-Home folders
Library books
Homework notebooks
**No toys**
Teachers are not allowed to check backpacks.

12. Take-Home Folders Daily Take-home Folder: Comes home daily.
Return to School/ Keep at Home pockets
Put notes in front. Do NOT count on us reading s during the day. We check them at 7-ish and then after school.
Homework calendars will come home beginning in October. More information to come tomorrow.

13. Dressing for School
Please make sure your children wear appropriate outdoor clothing.
Girls—wear shorts under dresses/skirts.
Please help your children learn to tie their shoes, zipper their jackets, button their jeans.

14. Library Books
Students have library once a week where they can check out 2 books.
Please read and enjoy with your child his/her library books for the entire week.
Return the following week on library day.
Please note that parents must pay to replace any lost or damaged books.

15. Birthdays As a general rule: NO food can be brought
No invitations can be sent home via students unless you are inviting the entire class.
Please be sure to enter your contact information into the class directory .
Alternatives to edible treats:
A book donation to our class library in honor of the birthday child. We will put a special label on the book.
A piece of recess equipment donation (i.e., jump rope, hula hoop, playground ball, etc.)
Non-edible treats (i.e., pencils, erasers)
Say to refer to the class roster for addresses for a mailing list.

16. Medications
NEVER send a child’s medication with the child. It MUST BE BROUGHT IN BY A PARENT AND TAKEN STRAIGHT TO THE HEALTH CLINIC. Even cough drops!
If your child is taking cold or allergy medicine or an antibiotic, please send in a note. There may be a change in the child’s behavior because of the medication.
If your child is/was sick, make sure she is fever free (without Tylenol/Advil) for 24 hours prior to returning to school. Please see Ms. McClellan in the clinic if you have any questions.

17. Parties
The Kindergarten team has three parties during the course of the year:
Fall Harvest (October)
Valentine’s Day (February)
End-of-Kindergarten Celebration (June)

18. Food Allergies
We will be sending home food permission/opt out forms next week.
If your child has an allergy to any of the products, please notify us by noting it on the permission slip and sending in an alternative food item with nutritional ingredients listed.

19. Online Forms
If you haven’t already done so, please be sure to complete all of the beginning of the year paperwork in your child’s ParentVue account.

20. Scholastic News
This year we will be utilizing Scholastic News with Kindergarten students.
Please send in $7 on the first day of school so that we may order the magazines.

21. Volunteers
There are lots of opportunities to volunteer within each classroom.
Please look for the volunteer sign-up sheet in your child’s classroom tomorrow.
Volunteer opportunities:
At home, in class, on fieldtrips

22. Open House Tuesday at 9:15 a.m. (with your K child ) Meet in the gym
Bring supplies
Children will have the opportunity to meet teachers and ride the bus.

23. General Questions?