Welcome To Kindergarten!

August 29, 2019

Dear Families,

I am so happy to be your child’s kindergarten teacher for the upcoming

school year. Kindergarten is a milestone year for you and your child. In

previous years, kindergarten teachers were able to meet their students and

families during the first two days of school and do some assessment of their

skills. Our district’s policy changed and kindergarten students begin the year

on either August 23 or August 24. We will have a “Rolling Start” for

kindergarten students. Half of my class will start on August 23 (stay home

on the 24) and the other half will start on August 24 (stay home the 23 of

August). The kindergarten class, as a whole, will begin attending, everyday,

on Monday, August 27.

On the day that your child will start (either the 23 or 24) I would like to

meet with families and their children the first half hour of school. I will give

the families a tour of the classroom, collect school supplies, help families fill

out a transportation tag, and discuss homework.

August 29, from 6-7 pm, we will have an open house at Point Higgins. At

this time I will go over the kindergarten handbook, behavior system, and

answer questions regarding kindergarten.

On the first day of school please bring:

1. School supplies- All students please bring: a two-pocket homework

folder (label with student’s name), Crayola colored pencils, Crayola

crayons (24), Crayola washable markers, Crayola watercolor paint

set, 3 large glue sticks, pencil top erasers, and TICONDEROGA

wooden pencils.

Boys bring: paper plates, sandwich sized zip lock bags, 1 pkg. sponges

Girls bring: gallon sized zip lock bags, 1 container of Clorox wipes, and

1 box of tissues

2. Tennis shoes for P.E. (label with student’s name)

3. Ba`ckpack (label with student’s name)

4. Dishwasher safe water bottle (label with student’s name)

5. Knowledge of your child’s bus number for going home from school as

we will be filling out a transportation tag to put on your child’s

backpack.

Please contact the bus company so that they know they are to pick and

drop off your child. They do not drop them off at your home as they

may have done in preschool. There are designated bus stops and the bus

company needs to know where your child will be getting on and off. The

bus company’s number is 225-3806.

The school day begins at 8:45 and ends at 3:15.

The students who will be attending school on August 29 are: Students with

last names beginning with A-M.

The students who will be attending school on August 30 are: Students with

last names beginning with N-Z.

If that day does not work for you please call our school secretary and

reschedule for the other day. Our secretary is Laurie Northrup and she will

have a master list. Our school phone number is 247-1500.

Thank you and welcome to kindergarten!

Patricia Burnett