1. Parent Orientation Kelsey Kumsher Southeast Elementary Essential Skills Teacher Email: kumsherk@parkhill.k12.mo.uskumsherk@parkhill.k12.mo.us Phone: (816) 359 – 6941 2015 - 2016

2. Meet the Team: Kelsey Kumsher Essential Skills Teacher Julie Thompson Classroom Nurse/Teacher Assistance Sylvia Wylie Teacher Assistance Victoria Lynch Teacher Assistance

3. Meet the Therapist: Sara Spisak Speech Pathologist Heather Wong Physical Therapist Denise Smith Vision Specialist Dawn Brandom Occupational Therapist

4. Daily Classroom Schedule: Time:Activity: 8:40 – 9:00 Arrival Time (C) 9:00 – 9:30 Morning Group 9:30 – 10:30 Work Time 10:30 – 11:20 Specials 11:30 – 12:00 Lunch (C) 12:00 – 12:10 Cool Down Time 12:10 – 12:30 Work Time 12:30 – 12:50 Open PE 12:50 – 1:25 Recycling Time (C) 1:25 – 2:05 Recess 2:05 – 2:20 Snack (C) 2:20 – 2:50 Group Time 2:50 – 3:20 Cool Down Time (C)

5. The ABCs of Our Program A Absent: If your child is absent, please contact the office, (816) 359-4360 to inform that they will not be attending. Art: Our class goes to art class on every “B” days. Our art teacher is Ms. Langley (langleyk@parkhill.k12.mo.us)langleyk@parkhill.k12.mo.us Arrival: Our day begins at 8:40. B Birthdays: If you would like to send a treat with your child, please let me know before hand!

6. C Communication: This is important! Please contact me at any time. You can do so by my email, kumsherk@parkhil.k12.mo.us, or by phone, (816) 359 – 6914.kumsherk@parkhil.k12.mo.us Conferences: Parent – Teacher Conferences are on October 28 th from 5:00 – 8:00 and October 29 th from 12:00 – 8:00. Counselor: The counselor will come every other “C” day to replace library. Our counselor is Amanda Frayer, frayera@parkhill.k12.mo.us D Daily Folders: I have started daily take home folders for the students. This is where you will find a communication log and notes from me on what your student did that day. Feel free to write back on the notes so we can communicate back and forth! Dismal: We dismiss at 3:25. We will leave our classroom at 3:20.

7. E Early Release Dates: School will release early on 12-18 and 5-25. On these days, there will be NO LUNCH served and school will dismiss at 11:45. School will release early at 1:30 on 10-8, 11-10, 1-14, 2-11, 3-10, 4-14, and 5-12, lunch will be served on these dates. Email: My school email is kumsherk@parkhill.k12.mo.us.kumsherk@parkhill.k12.mo.us Emergency Information: If your emergency contact information has change, please inform me and the office. F Field Trips: We will have a field trip this year. Information on that will be sent out a couple of months before we attend.

8. G Guest: You are welcome to visit our classroom. Please contact me if you would like to visit. H Homework: We will have a few special homework assignments throughout the year. I Independence: This is a goal for all students. We encourage them to do as much as they can while they are at school. IEP Goals: We work on these goals day by day to help the student succeed at their goals.

9. J Jobs: Each student will have assigned jobs. Some of these jobs will rotate everyday. K Kinesthetic: Throughout the day, we will have meaningful “hands on” learning experiences. L Learning: We focus on academics, behavior, social skills and daily living skills throughout the day. Library: We will have library every other “C” day. Lunch: Our lunch time is 11:30. If you would like to have lunch with us, please contact me!

10. M Music: We will have music every “A” day. Our music teacher is Lori Lopez, lopezl@parkhill.k12.mo.us.lopezl@parkhill.k12.mo.us N No School: There will be no school on the following days: 9-7, 9-8, 10-16, 10-29, 10-30, 11-25 through 11-27, 12-18 half day through 1-4, 1-18, 2-15, 3-18 through 3-27. O Office: Our office can assist you in many different ways! (816) 359 - 4360

11. P PE: We will have PE days on “D” days. Our PE teacher is Dan Schisler, schislerd@parkhill.k12.mo.us. schislerd@parkhill.k12.mo.us Principals: Our principals are superstars! Our Principal is Diane Simpson, simpsond@parkhill.k12.mo.us. Our Assistant Principal is Brooke Renton, rentonb@parkhill.k12.mo.us. simpsond@parkhill.k12.mo.us rentonb@parkhill.k12.mo.us Progress Reports: Our progress reports go out quarterly throughout the school year. Q Questions: If you have any questions, please contact me! R Report Cards: These will go out quarterly along with the progress of the student.

12. S Social Skills: We will work on social skills throughout the day in order to help the students. T Transportation Changes: If your child is changing their transportation to and from school, please let the office know as well as myself. U Understand: It is my goal to understand how your child learns!

13. V Vacations: If the student is going on vacation, please inform me. Volunteers: There will be multiply opportunities throughout the school year for parents to volunteer. If you are a volunteer, please sign in at the office. W Weather: School may be released early due to inclement weather. Visit the Park Hill website to sign up for text and/or email alerts! www.parkhill.k12.mo.us.www.parkhill.k12.mo.us X EXIT: Please enter and exit through the office doors!

14. Y YOU: You are a very important factor to your child’s success! I will always want to communicate with you in order to build our relationship! Z ZZZ: Make sure your child gets plenty of sleep for school. If the child could not sleep during the night, please let me know in the Daily Folder!

15. Thank you!