Kindergarten Parent Meeting February 27, 2014

1. WELCOME PARENTS Kindergarten Parent Meeting February 27, 2014

2. Theresa Schoon Director of Primary Education Kim Yelich KindergartenTeacher Kathi Tucker Principal of Homan

3. Theresa Schoon General information about LC kindergarten program Kim Yelich Information on your child’s kindergarten experience Kathi Tucker Information on registering your child for kindergarten Agenda

4. Total Lake Central Enrollment9535 3360 3107 3068

5. Elementary School Enrollment

6. Kindergarten Enrollment Total - 585 Average Class Size: 21 (FDK) 13 (HDK)

7. Eligibility Date August 1, 2014

8. 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

9. 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

10. Kindergarten Costs • 2014/2015 textbook rental and fees will be set later this spring. • Currently they are: $164.00 FDK $154.00 HDK

12. Kindergarten The Introduction to School-based Learning

13. 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?

14. 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?

15. How to prepare your child for kindergarten • Buy their supplies • Good bedtime routines • Ideas to help with separation • Read a book about starting Kindergarten

16. Transportation Kindergarten Bus Orientation August 11, 2014 10:00 AM

17. First Day of School

18. 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

19. KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM Based on the Common Core Standards • 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

20. EXPECTATIONS • Health and hygiene • well-rested • immunizations and physicals complete • good attendance • bathroom needs independently

21. EXPECTATIONS • Cooperate with others • Follow simple instructions • Finish tasks that are started • Work in a variety of settings • Cleanup after themselves

22. 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.

23. Great Websites! • Spider Typer • Kaboose.com • Keyboarding Climber • Key Seeker • pbskids.org • Crayola.com • Spellingcity.com • Starfall.com

24. 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

25. Reading – The Foundation of Learning

26. All kids are gifted; some just open their packages earlier than others.  -Michael Carr

27. Kindergarten Registration

28. The Basics of Registration • Dates, times, places • Length of the process • Volunteer helpers

29. The Role of the Parent

30. WHAT DO I BRING? • Your Child • Birth Certificate • Proof of Residency • Driver License

31. Sign-in table • Boundary check • Age check • Information Packet

32. Sign-in Table, continued • 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

33. Sign-in Table, continued • 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

34. The Child’s Role

35. Station to Station • Waiting Area • Hands-on Activity • Kindergarten Screening

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. Questions?