Welcome to Kindergarten!

Nuts and Bolts To BeginPlease pass around the clip board and sign inPlease grab one pack of papers per family!Before you leave, please sign your student up for their *STAR STUDENT* week! It is on the Writing Center Table (more information to come!)

My 2nd year teaching at Creekside! WSU.GO COUGS!BA in Elementary EducationGrew up in Port Orchard, WA2 sweet nieces that I adore! I love to read, hike, and be with my family.About Me

Information for you and me!Parent Homework Home/School Transportation

Getting to Know Your ChildClass Directory

Volunteering How can I help my child succeed?

Important DatesKindergarten with Miss Hubner

Any other important information about your child that I did not ask about, please email me! The more I know, the more helpful I can be to them

Kate HubnerRm. 166 Classroom phone425-837-5219Class Websiteplease visit weeklyEmailhubnerk@issaquah.wednet.edu*BEST FORM OF CONTACT*

Daily Take Home FoldersTransport classroom work, homework, notes and reminders from me, book orders, field trip permission slips, school notices and community sports opportunity handouts, etc. Please check daily!There will be two sides to these folders which will work as follows:

To be LEFT at home: these papers will be yours to keep!Bring RIGHT back: these papers will be something that needs your attention, and are to be sent back to me!

Arrival for AM KindergartenDriving your child to school & walking to school front entranceWalk down the sidewalk at the left end of the school. If they arrive prior to 9:05 wait in covered basketball area.9:05am (first bell) they will move to the area outside of our classroom windows and line up with their classmates until 9:10amAt 9:10am teacher comes to pick up class

Student drop-off

Parents exitStudents climb out of the car independentlyPull all the way forward

9:10 arrivalstudent line up area

Goodmorning !

LET # 8 DO HIS THING AND THEN CLICK OTHERWISE IT GOES ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE.9Dismissal of AM KindergartenEA (Educational Assistant) will pick up the kids and walk them to their bus.Pick up meet your child at the front entrance of the school (near the office).

Arrival for PM KindergartenBus the kids will get off the bus and an EA (Educational Assistant) will walk them in a line to the classroom.Walk to school or ride to school you will park and walk your child down to the bus area to meet the EA who will escort everyone in together.

Dismissal for PM KindergartenFew minutes before the bellBus teacher will walk kids to bus area and help them find their bus.They will have a color coded bus card please keep in their backpack!EA will walk the kids to the front of the school who are picked upWalkers walk through the bus area to exit the school

If there is a change in your childs going home routineNeed the arrangements in writing (note and/or email).Emergencies over the phone (call front office)Bus passes fill out form online and place in Daily Folder to turn in to me at school.

Library We have library once per week.Kids will be allowed to check out 1 book every week (check out wont start for the next month or so).Kids may return their book anytime during the week and must return it in order to check out a new book.

School SuppliesWe share all consumable supplies.

Bring to school daily:Daily FolderBackpack Coat, jacket, or sweater

Blake

BlakeLabel yourJacket and backpackAppropriate ClothingDress comfortably.PE days pants, shorts, or tights.Non-skid, closed toe shoes for the gym.No hats in the classroom please.A coat for our unpredictable weather.

AM Specialist Schedule

Monday PETuesday MusicFriday Library

all are at 9:30am

PM Specialist Schedule

Tuesday Libraryfrom 3:10-3:40Thursday PEfrom 2:40-3:10Friday Libraryfrom 3:10-3:40

BathroomsWe will take a break to empty our tanks each day before or after recess.Encouraged to go during working time, not learning time.Emergencies always allowed to go!

Birthday CelebrationsIn keeping with our district nutrition policy, we will not be having birthday treats in the classroom. We will celebrate in other non-food ways in the classroom.Summer birthdays can be celebrated at anytime during the year, please talk with me to set this up.Please do not pass out party invitations in class, as this can cause hurt feelings to those children not invited.

SnackPlease send in a snack each day There are nut allergies present school wide please be mindful of this when packing appropriate snacksThis will happen during snack and story time, at the carpet, so please choose easy clean up snacks.For healthy, nut-free ideas, visithttp://snacksafely.com/snacklist.pdf

WE FILL BUCKETS!!Part of our CREEKSIDE culture is Bucket Filling.When you are kind and helpful you fill someones internal bucket. When you do something unkind, you empty their bucket (as well as your own).Many growth and learning opportunities in terms of behavior.We will fill our classroom bucket with warm and fuzzy feelings!

We are also a Leader in Me school. We practice the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Leadership Skills.You can find more information about this Creekside Philosophy on our school website!

VolunteeringParent volunteers working with students will begin after the first few weeks of school, as I want to foster independence and an I Can Do It attitude first.Parent volunteers may work in the work room during these first weeks on prep work.More job specific information/sign up opportunities can be found in your paperwork today, and more opportunities will be presented on a need basis.

No regular homework is given.

Ask that you read (or child reads) 15 minutes a night and practice sight words (will information will be provided at curriculum night).

Please set aside a book box/tub for our small readers!

There are occasionally special projects that will be sent home that usually require adult assistance.

Curriculum Night September 17thThis is when we will go into depth about our Kindergarten Curriculum:Please set aside box/ tub for little reading books.Phonics based reading program (Fountas & Pinnell)Everyday MathLucy Caulkins Writing (full adoption this year)Social studies (My World), Health (My Body, Communities), and Science (plants, solids and liquids, 5 senses, and rocks)

STAR STUDENT

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridayShare All About Me PosterTune Tuesday!Share their favorite song (school appropriate, please!)Nothing extraPick Snack and Story book (May bring a book from home or choose from our classroom library)Show and TellCalendar with available dates on Writing Center Table. Please sign up today if you can! Students who arent signed up will be assigned a free week and I will contact families to let them know. Their All About Me poster will go home with them the Friday before their week!EventParticipantsDateTimeKindergarten First Day of SchoolFull Day KindergartenThursday, September 4th 9:15 3:40AM KindergartenThursday, September 4th 9:15-11:45PM KindergartenThursday, September 4th 12:25 3:40

Thanks for Coming!