Welcome to Mrs. Wilcox’s Kindergarten Class/Open House! I am looking forward to an exciting year!!!

The following is for your information:

1. Please fill out the photo release forms before leaving from Open House. Thank you! Return forms to teacher on student’s first day of school if you have not already done so. Thank you! Students can bring their school supplies on their first day of school or at Open House.  Essential supplies include 24 Count Crayons-2 packs, Headphones (inexpensive) for classroom use and computer lab use.-No earbuds please, 1 pack of pencils, 2 pocket folder-any colors, 1 spiral notebook-wide rule, 1 4pack of black Expo dry erase markers, glue sticks, 1 pencil box, 1 pair of child sized scissors, Book bag without wheels   Recommended supplies (along with essentials)- Erasers,  Girls-2 Boxes of Kleenex Tissues, Boys- 1-2 containers of disinfecting wipes,  1 metal book box-(magazine holder), A few cans of playdoh  clean socks for white-board activities (may be old and smaller socks work better), & Dry erase boards with writing lines if possible  1 lanyard   Optional supplies/ Teacher Wish List –Prizes (small toys and wrapped candy- individually wrapped lollipops, skittles, smarties, tootsie rolls, ect..), container of hand soap, Big box of fruit loops, and markers.  2. Arrival and dismissal procedures: School start/end time 7:30-2:15. Tardy after 7:30. Students may enter the building at 7:05. If you are going to pick up your child early from school for an appointment etc. you must sign them out from the office by 1:30 pm. No one will be signed out between 1:30 and 2:15 pm. **How will your child go home?** Please make sure I have this info. - For bus information please see Sara Cardwell or check in the main office. There are no seat belts on the school buses. Talk to your student about bus safety. This includes sitting on your bottom, book bags stay closed, hands to self, feet out of aisle, and talking quietly. - Prime Time information please see Teresa Eckles. - If your student is a bus rider someone must be at their assigned stop or they will not be let off the bus. - Car rider tags need to be picked up in the office. - You may walk to the classroom with your student the first week of school and that is it. - Students wear tags so helpers in hallway can help them get to the correct class. Encourage independence. - If you have a change in transportation we require a signed note from parent or guardian. Please make sure I have your information on what transportation your child will take in case of bad weather/Early Dismissal. Please be sure to put your childs first and last name on the note, date, as well as the teachers name. Thank you! Early Release Days-We have an early release Day once a month. That means we dismiss at 11:00 on those assigned days.

3. Entering/Exiting School:  Enter near Front door by office.  All visitors must check in at the office and get a visitor's pass. This is for all of our safety! 4. Attendance: Send a note each time your child is absent. Without a note, the absence will be unexcused. Children with 10 absences may be retained. 10 tardies and/or dismissals count as 1 absence.

5. Cafeteria-Breakfast/lunch - For Free or Reduce lunch you will need to fill out a form. If you have an approval letter for free/reduced lunch then you do not need to fill out another form. If you have other siblings you can list them all on one form. Until you get an approval letter you will have to pay full price for breakfast and lunch.

Prices--Breakfast Full Price $1.35, Reduced .30 Lunch Full Price $2.30, Reduced .40 *NEW THIS YEAR- Students who receive the Reduced price for lunch are entitled to FREE breakfast. Students are permitted to charge up to $5.00 for lunch. Once a student has reached that limit, he or she will be offered a cheese sandwich and a cup of water. Students who have accumulated a lunch charge are not permitted to purchase any supplemental items until all charges have been paid. Please put lunch money in an envelope with students name, teachers name, and lunch #. Lunch account numbers are the same as the student ID #. Please come and have lunch with your child any day! Lunch time to be announced.

Lunch account numbers will be given out the first week of school. Please come and have lunch with your child any day! All visitors must check in at the office and get a visitor's pass. This is for all of our safety!

6. Snack: We will have a morning snack every day. Parents will be asked to provide snacks for their child daily. If your child has a food allergy please let me know as soon as possible. Examples of acceptable snacks are: individually wrapped items, gold fish, teddy grahams, animal crackers, etc.. Students will be permitted to bring their own personal water bottle.

7. Folders: Please check them everyday and take out any papers. I use the folder to send such items as: Newsletters, notes, completed work, any assignments, permission forms for field trips, & volunteer forms. It is important that you open and view the contents of your child’s folder each day. Please feel free to use this folder to send information to me such as sick notes, lunch money, field trip money, etc…

8. Expectations/PBS Matrix: 3 R's -Respect yourself, Respect your School, Respect Others. Behavior: We want to keep you informed of your child’s daily experiences in the classroom so we came up with a 3 square system. These squares will be used to inform you of your child’s behavior. The first square is Green for great behavior all day, yellow is for several warnings, red will warrant a call or note home to the parents. At the beginning of school we give the students lots of warnings as they learn the rules. By the third week of school we expect the students to comply with all of the rules. We will always give the student a chance to show us that they can go back to green!

Each day I will mark the appropriate square (good or bad) that represents what kind of behavior your child has had that day. Again this is to make you fully aware of your child’s experiences in the classroom. We will continue to go over school rules with the students daily. They include Respect yourself, Respect your school, and Respect for others. Class Promises: We promise to listen to our teachers. We promise to be respectful to others. We promise to work together. We promise to try our best each day.

Key materials, routines, & concepts are introduced the first days of school that are crucial to success. This is the framework used in Daily 5 for Reading.

-Establishing a gathering place for brain & body breaks.

– Developing the concept of “Good fit” books.

-Creating anchor charts with students for referencing behaviors.

-Short repeated independent practice.

-Calm signals & check in procedures.

-Using correct model approach & demonstrating appropriate behaviors.

9. Common Core: On weekly newsletters I will inform you of the Common Core curriculum ELA & Math goals we are working on for that quarter. 10. Nurse forms: Please fill out before you leave Open House. If you have any questions you can stop by and see our school nurse. Please make sure we have a copy of your child's birth certificate. Physical and all shots must be completed 30 days after the first day of school.

11. Library/Enhancements: Media coordinator is Anita McMillan. Children are permitted to check out 1 library book at a time. You will be held responsible to pay for lost books. Enhancement schedule will be sent home in the classroom newsletter. Class schedule and Enhancement rotation schedule will be sent home on the first newsletter.

12. Conferences: 2 face to face per year. Fall/Spring

13. Field Trips: Permission forms will be sent home for you to sign. If you would like to volunteer on the field trip you will need to complete FERPA training and fill out a Volunteer Profile form. The form must be turned in at least 1 week prior to the field trip. More information will be sent home about field trips as they are scheduled. Any money turned in for field trips needs to be put it in an envelope with students name, teachers name, amount of money enclosed and label what the money is for.

14. Birthday celebrations: Due to child nutrition laws and school rules about classroom parties you may only bring in store bought cupcakes or ice cream for birthdays. If your child has a food allergy they may bring in a homemade item. The cupcakes/ice cream can be given out at snack time and that is all.