1. Welcome to the Interstate 35 Kindergarten Roundup Parent Meeting

2. Tonight’s Agenda Welcome & Introductions- Mr. Christensen
Health Information- Mrs. Abbott
Registration- Tina Burkhead
Roundup Day
Reading- Mrs. McKinney
Readiness- Mrs. Bertrand
A Day in Roundup- Mrs. Eivins
Questions

3. “If a child lives with praise, he learns to appreciate.”
“One mother teaches more than a hundred teachers.”
“A teacher affects eternity: they can never tell where their influence stops.”
“It is good to have an end to journey towards-but it is the journey that matters in the end.”

4. Health Office Information- Mrs. Abbott
Health information required for kindergarten:
Complete and current Immunization record
Dental Screening Certificate (valid from 3 years of age)
Blood Lead level (valid by age 2 and under age of 6 years)

5. Health Continued Health information recommended for kindergarten:
Complete physical
Vision screen
In addition, please complete the Annual Health Update (putty-colored form) and Health Screening Release forms
The items listed above should be turned into the Health Office on or before the first day of school in August 2011
Please send a change of clothes

6. Health Continued My
Or you can reach me by phone:
Forms may be faxed to
I am at school from 8:00am until 3:00pm Monday through Friday during the school year

7. Registration Information Tina Burkhead
Registered for fall
Will need to pay fees in August, as well as, turn in the rest of the forms
Lunch accounts are set up using the registration forms
Cost of lunch is $1.65
Cost of snack milk is $0.35
Cost of breakfast is $1.15
Transportation Request Form
How to properly write a bus/town note

8. Read Well Program
Large Group 5 Day units Letter names & sounds Literature rich Once a week homework Small Group Leveled groups Blend sounds to begin reading Sight words Reading passages for homework Additional support IDM- All staff involved in reading SPED, Title, TAG, associates Small groups

9. Kindergarten Readiness Skills
Fine Motor Skills- Holding pencil, scissors, coloring, zipping, snapping, tying shoe laces
Gross Motor Skills- running, hopping, balancing
Independence- able to separate from home without tears/clingy
Reading Readiness- able to hold a book correctly, look through it independently, listen to a story with and without pictures
Task Completion- able to finish a given task doing his/her best effort
Taking Care of Own Personal Needs- coat, shoes, restroom
Attention Span- able to sit and listen for at least 15 minutes or longer

10. Kindergarten Readiness Skills
Listening- without talking or interrupting for at least 5 minutes or longer, follow simple one step directions
Body Basics- *Face person, *Make eye contact, *Use a serious/pleasant calm voice tone, *Keep a straight/relaxed body posture, *Have a serious /pleasant facial expression
Line Basics- *Face front, *Hands to side, *Arms a length apart, *No talking, *Walk
Share- classroom materials, teacher’s attention, and friends
Self-Control- able to control my body and my emotions
Letter and Number Recognition- able to identify some of each out of sequence

12. A Typical Day of Roundup Ms. Eivins
A . What should I bring to school on April 11th?
Outside clothing necessary for the weather of the day
Name tag – we have prepared one for your child to wear!
If not eating the school lunch, a “cold” lunch

13. A Typical Day of Roundup
B . What activities will your child participate in during the day?
Singing, Dancing
Coloring, Cutting, Gluing
Listening to stories
Playing outside during recesses
Eating lunch and enjoying an afternoon snack break
Rest time
Going to a “Special” class – Art, Music, or P.E.
Playing in the classroom

14. A Typical Day of Roundup
C . Where will your child need to go at the end of the day?
Please share your destination wishes with us – especially if they are different than they usually are.
D . Where are my child’s projects and work samples that they will create that day?
There will be envelopes sent to you later that will have your child’s work and some additional general kindergarten information in it.
E . Conferences
There is a sheet for those who are questioning their child’s readiness for kindergarten to sign their name who would like to have a conference with us on April 18th. We will call and arrange a conference time.

15. Questions

16. Thank You for Coming!