KINDERGARTEN…WE THOUGHT YOU’D LIKE TO KNOW!

KINDERGARTEN FAMILY INFORMATION

• During the first weeks of school, teachers and staff will help your child get off the bus and walk to their kindergarten classroom.
• AM Kindergarten is from 9:10 AM until 11:45 AM.
• PM Kindergarten is from 1:05 PM until 3:40 PM.
• On early dismissal days, AM and PM classes have an alternating schedule where one will attend the half day and the next time early dismissal day the other class will attend. Please note in the district calendar which class attends. At dismissal all K bus riders will ride home with the rest of the bus riders, there is no separate bus for Kindergartners. 
• Please mark all personal items with your child’s name, their kindergarten session, and the first initial of the teacher’s last name for identification.  
• Send your child to school with a nut-free snack and a drink each day (refillable water bottle suggested). Your child’s kindergarten teacher will provide you with more detailed information about acceptable snacks.
• In some cases, due to the office distribution schedule, the AM kindergarten may bring home school bulletins the day after the general student population.
• Your teacher will provide a classroom schedule and weekly email to keep you informed about curriculum and activities.
• There are many volunteer opportunities in the kindergarten setting. Parents are needed for occasional workshops, Kid Writing Sessions, birthday reader opportunities, and other events. Your child’s teacher will circulate a form for the first volunteer opportunity, “Johnny Appleseed Day”, during Kindergarten Orientation/Back to School Night. Sign-up Genius will be sent for all the other opportunities. Volunteer Clearances (see page 9) are needed for each opportunity, except for coming in as a birthday reader. 
• Upon returning home on a school bus, an adult must receive your child at the bus stop.