Kindergarten Parent Meeting February 27, 2014
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Kindergarten Parent MeetingFebruary 27, 2014
WELCOME PARENTS
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Theresa SchoonDirector of Primary Education
Kim YelichKindergarten Teacher Kathi TuckerPrincipal of Homan
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Theresa SchoonGeneral information about LC kindergarten program
Kim YelichInformation on your child’s kindergarten experience Kathi TuckerInformation on registering yourchild for kindergarten
Agenda
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Elemen-tary
Middle LCHS29002950300030503100315032003250330033503400 3360
30683107
Total Lake Central Enrollment
9535
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Elementary School Enrollment
Bibich Homan Kolling Peifer Protsman Watson0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
510553
648
477
670
502
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Kindergarten Enrollment
Average Class Size: 21 (FDK)
13 (HDK)
Total - 585
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Eligibility Date August 1, 2014
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KINDERGARTEN INLAKE CENTRAL
• Half-day program – AM session (8:10 - 10:40)– Limited number of sites– District will transport to school only
• Full-day program– 8:10 – 2:40
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Full-Day vs Half-Day Kindergarten
• Both programs teach the Indiana State Standards
• HDK students attend computers and library each week
• FDK students attend art, music, PE, computers and library each week
• FDK students have additional time for enrichment and/or interventions
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Kindergarten Costs• 2014/2015 textbook rental and
fees will be set later this spring.
• Currently they are: $164.00 FDK $154.00 HDK
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Kindergarten
The Introduction to School-based Learning
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Is my child ready for Kindergarten?• Have you read to your child on a regular basis
since she or he was born and talked about these books?
• Have you provided life experiences to your child on a regular basis (trips to the grocery store, rides on a train, a visit to the apple orchard and the library)?
• Have you had discussions with your child about the world around them?
• Have you encouraged your child to ask questions and explore things they may be unsure of or things that they are excited about?
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Is my child ready for Kindergarten?
• Have they had opportunities to socialize with groups of children their age throughout their first years of life?
• Have you allowed them to cut, glue, draw, color and create on a regular basis?
• Have you allowed them to make choices and decisions on their own, but also provided them with boundaries?
• Have you made it clear that they are a very special child, but not the only special child in the world?
• Have you told your child that you loved them and hugged them every day of their life?
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How to prepare your child for kindergarten
• Buy their supplies• Good bedtime routines• Ideas to help with separation• Read a book about starting
Kindergarten
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Kindergarten Bus Orientation August 11, 2014 10:00 AM
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First Day of School
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ORIENTATION MEETING• Held on first day
– Parent and child attend– Approximately one hour in length
• Chance to meet the teacher• Receive information regarding classroom
procedures and expectations• Your home school will send out information
about all these important dates
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KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM
• Report Card – on RDS 4 times a year
• The same core curriculum will be taught in all classrooms.
• Common Core Standards• Reading and Writing
• mCLASS• Specials
Based on the Common Core Standards
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EXPECTATIONS• Health and hygiene
– well-rested– immunizations and physicals
complete– good attendance– bathroom needs independently
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EXPECTATIONS• Cooperate with others• Follow simple instructions• Finish tasks that are started• Work in a variety of settings• Cleanup after themselves
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Get Involved
• All our schools have great PTO’s
• Classroom Volunteers• Room Parents• Volunteers are not paid -- not
because they are worthless, but because they are priceless.
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Great Websites!• Spider Typer• Kaboose.com• Keyboarding Climber• Key Seeker• pbskids.org• Crayola.com• Spellingcity.com• Starfall.com
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Fun Ways to Play and Learn• Bubbles and Counting• Fine Motor-chalk and shaving cream• You Tube-Harry Kindergarten, Dr. Jean,
Count to 100 and Kindergarten songs• Bouncing Ball• Fly Swatter• Cutting• We hope you come to the Hands on
Workshop on April 3
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Reading – The Foundation of Learning
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All kids are gifted; some just open their packages earlier than others.
-Michael Carr
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Kindergarten Registration
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The Basics of Registration• Dates, times, places• Length of the process• Volunteer helpers
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The Role of the Parent
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WHAT DO I BRING?• Your Child
• Birth Certificate
• Proof of Residency
• Driver License
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Sign-in table• Boundary check• Age check• Information Packet
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• Information packet given• Items to take home
– information sheets–physical form– immunization information
• Items to complete–enrollment form– residency form–nurse information–session preference (Half or Full-day)–Home Language Survey
Sign-in Table, continued
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• Information to bring with you• original birth certificate
– the official registration with the county • proof of residency
– current utility bill with name and address
– home agreement or a contract to purchase
– rental agreement or lease• emergency phone numbers• doctor and dentist name and phone
Sign-in Table, continued
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The Child’s Role
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Station to Station• Waiting Area• Hands-on Activity• Kindergarten Screening
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You are finished when...• Child has completed all stations
– usually has dots on name tag for each station
• Parents have completed all paperwork and checked out with school secretary
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Who needs to register?• All children who have reached the
age of 5 on or before August 1• Children enrolled in West Lake pre-
school who meet age requirements
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Keeping the Connection• Hands-on parent workshop in
spring – Thursday, April 3, 6:30 p.m. at Homan School• Information from the school,
district and transportation
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Questions?
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