1. Welcome to Mrs. Egan’s Kindergarten Open House!

2. My name is Jill Egan. This is my 10 th year teaching; my 3 rd in kindergarten. I moved to Florida from Michigan when I was 22 and graduated from USF. I have been married for 7 years and have a daughter, Mia, in pre K. I love going to Disney World, visiting family in Mass. and MI, cooking, coffee, crafts, Pinterest, and being outside. I love my students and although expectations are high, the most important thing to me as a teacher is to make sure my kids love coming to school and love learning. Some of my best friends are former student’s parents and I love being a part of my student’s lives far past the 180 days I spend with them. Please contact me at eganj@pcsb.org if there is anything I can do to make your child’s school experience more enjoyable.

4.  8:35-8:45 Health and Social Studies  8:45-9:05 Science  9:05-9:55 PE (Mon, Wed, Fri)  9:10-9:55 Art (Tues,) Music (Thurs)  9:55-11:39 Reading  11:39-12:09 Lunch  12:09-12:35 Outdoor Play  12:35-1:05 Rest  1:05-1:55 Math  1:55-2:15 Centers/Indoor play  2:15-2:25 Calendars/Clean-up

5. Mrs. Egan’s Classroom Rules/School Rules 1.Keep your hands, feet, and objects to yourself. 2.Follow directions the first time. 3.Stay on task. The following star colors are used to let you know quickly how your child's day was: Green = A great day of listening, following directions and being a good friend! Keep up the good work! Gold/Yellow = Warning. Your child had some trouble with listening, following directions or being a good friend. Let's work harder on this tomorrow. Red = Continued acts of breaking rules. Child will use recess or playtime to participate in a reflection process in order to improve behavior. Please sign your child’s calendar daily

6.  Communication forms are given as a way for teachers to communicate when students are misbehaving. Communication forms need to be signed and returned.  Three communication forms regarding the same problem will result in a disciplinary referral and consequence (lunch detention, etc.).  If a communication form is not returned for PE, your child will sit out the next day.  During PE, your child earns a plus or a minus for each day. If they lose their “plus,” it will be recorded in their calendars. If they lose three “pluses” in a marking period, they receive a communication form. If they receive three communication forms in a marking period, they will sit out of PE for a week.

7.  Your child has “outdoor play” and indoor “center” time each day. If your child is on yellow, they miss five minutes of play time. If they are on red, they miss the entire play time.

8. Homework Your child will have two kinds of scheduled homework. 1.Daily Reading Log (10-20 minutes a day) 2.Homework folder This folder will have a phonics (ABC) sheet to practice handwriting and a weekly activity. It will go home on Monday and will be due on Friday. Please have them trace their letters with a finger and a pencil EACH NIGHT. Accompanying the phonics sheet will be a math or science sheet. Occasionally, a small project will be given. Parents, please help your child with their homework, but do not do it for them!

9. Report Card/Grades Writing and reading expectations Math Expectations Science expectations Examples of pre A – E books

10. Basic Sight Word Check Card am, at, can, go, is, me, my, see, the, to, up, we, and, do, got, has, had, he, his, in, it, like, look, on, are, come, did, for, get, have, here, him, of, play, said, she, will, you, all, down, saw, that, they, this, was, went, what, when, where, with

11.  We would love to help your child celebrate their birthday. However, we can only accept healthy snacks such as crackers or fruit. Please provide plates and napkins or individual packages to share.  Students must wear tennis shoes to school each day. Girls should wear shorts under dresses. Sleeveless shirts and dresses are not permitted. Kindergartners are easily distracted. Please, keep hair styles and jewelry basic. Please, no stuffed animals, toys, watches, or anything from home that would distract children from learning.

12. Volunteering information Volunteers are needed in our classroom. We use volunteers for the following: -Room moms -Helping with crafts (please sign the volunteer sign in to let me know when you are available) -Helping with preparing lessons: paper cutting, hole punching, adding papers to folders, tracing, drawing, photo cutting, letter punching, etc. (1 needed each Friday morning or afternoon!) -Field Trips -At home work (cutting paper for crafts, etc.) Please register in the front office for volunteering and field trips ASAP.

13. Adopt-A-Classroom increases opportunity for student success by empowering teachers with community partners and funds to purchase resources for the classroom. ADOPT A CLASS Adopt-A-Classroom increases opportunity for student success by empowering teachers with community partners and funds to purchase resources for the classroom. Please let me know if you are interested!

14.  Please initial your child’s calendar each day.  Please empty your child’s folder each day with the exception of the reading log and calendar.  To check on upcoming events, please see the calendar tab of our class website.  www.schoolrack.com/teachforyou www.schoolrack.com/teachforyou

15. Can you help? Sign up to purchase the following! August: Bright Giant Washable Color Ink Pads - 5-Color Set – Lake Shore Learning $26.99 August: Walgreens gift card to pay for photo processing ($20) August: $49.99 cash donation for All About Letters Pocket Chart September: Finger paint bottles (red, green, blue, white, black) October: 120 green pipe cleaners, 1,000pc Plastic Round Transparent Pony 6x9mm Orange beads October: 120 white napkins, orange ribbon and 120 tootsie pops November: 20 white cloth or tan placemats December: JoAnn’s gift card for Xmas craft ($25+) February: JoAnn’s gift card for Valentine’s Day crafts ($25+) March: Large bag of soil and Green bean seeds (80) April: Caterpillars from insectlore.com ($28) May: 100 report covers with sliders (at Office Depot) (25+)

16. Last minute notes: Please label all backpacks, lunch boxes, envelopes with money, etc. Feel free to come eat lunch with your child. However, if you want to eat outside at the picnic tables with their friends, they need a note from their parents. If your child has health or vision problems, please let me know. If your child’s religion prevents them from having holiday celebrations, please let me know. Please be sure your child is here on time. Tardiness affects the whole class, MOSTLY your child. You can reach me at school- 727-469-5716 or through email: Eganj@pcsb.org. I will get back to you within 24 hours.