Welcome to

New Kindergarteners!

2020 2021

Kindergarten Team:Ms. Virginia AgapiMs. Marie DiamondMs. Keri LaydenMs. Ashley Levine

Ms. Elizabeth McLainMs. Juliana PonceMs. Kristin Reed

Ms. Lindsay RycengaMs. Kerry SandersMs. Hayley Segal

Sample Daily Schedule:*Lunch and Specials’ times may change for the 20-21 school year.

• 7:25 Breakfast & Morning Work• 7:45 Announcements• 7:55 Late Bell • 8:00 Attendance & Morning Meeting• 8:15 Reading• 8:45-9:50 Literacy Centers• 9:55-10:35 Specials • 10:35-10:50 Snack & Story• 10:50 Writing/ELA• 11:52-12:17 Lunch • 12:20-12:40 Recess• 12:45 Math• 1:50 Daily Reflection & Pack Up• 2:10 Dismissal

Specials*PE

(Physical Education)

*STEM(Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics)

*Art*Music

*Specials and # of days could change next year)

Sample Specials Rotation:

Food food food food• Breakfast• Snack• Lunch

• FREE breakfast and lunch for all Pinewoods students

• Home lunch is an option• Children should practice opening bags/drinks• Parents should send in a healthy snack daily

Car Rider/Paren

t Pick-Up

Walker (Stoneybro

ok Gate)

Bus Rider Kids Care (after school

program)

Dismissal 2:10Pinewoods students go home the following ways:

Parent Pick-Up

(Car rider)

Walker (Stoneybrook

gate)

Bus Rider(You will be

assigned a bus number and a

bus stop)

Kids Care(After School

Program)

Important: Your child’s teacher must know how your child is going home on a daily basis. Consistency is best! It is the parents’ responsibility to

communicate any changes in transportation.

Attendance*Pinewoods Attendance Policy

• School attendance is required by law• Missing just 2 days of school per month (10% of school) is considered “chronically absent”

• Maximum 15 absences per school year• Call school the morning of every absence to let us know why student is absent• Turn in a parent note or doctor/therapist/dentist/etc. note on student’s return

• Too many unexcused absences/tardies will result in mandatory attendance conference

Why is Attendance So Important?• Attendance significantly impacts academics

• Only 17% of Kindergarten. students who miss 2 or more days of school per month are able to read by the end of 3rd grade.

• By 5th grade, attendance becomes the strongest predictor of high school graduation.

• Identify your child’s username and password• Log into Launchpad.Leeschools.net

• Click ‘Instructional Apps’• Click ‘Compass Learning’

• Compass Learning includes lessons and activities that students can work on at home and in the classroom.

We are so excited to meet our new kindergarteners!

-The Kindergarten Teachers ofPinewoods Elementary