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PLANNING FOR YOUR CHILD’S KINDERGARTEN EXPERIENCE

How will the full-day kindergarten differ from the half-day kindergarten experience?

HALF-DAY KINDERGARTEN FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN STUDENT DAY 8:40 - 12:00 (200 daily minutes) 8:40 - 3:17 (397 daily minutes) ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

105 daily minutes on average

525 minutes per week 105 daily minutes on average 525 minutes per week

MATH MINUTES

80 daily minutes on average 400 minutes per week 80 daily minutes on average 400 minutes per week

• SPECIALS
• SNACK
• SOCIAL- EMOTIONAL

LEARNING (SEL)

• SELF-DIRECTED PLAY

(SDP)

• LUNCH/RECESS/SDP

75 minutes per week of snack, social emotional learning, and self-directed play 300 minutes per week of specials 200 minutes per week of snack, social emotional learning, and self-directed play 60 minutes daily of lunch/recess and self-directed play

How might sample schedules for half-day kindergarten and full-day kindergarten be structured?

SAMPLE HALF-DAY KINDERGARTEN SCHEDULE

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:40 ARRIVAL 8:40-9:00 CALENDAR/NUMBER CORNER (BRIDGES FOR MATHEMATICS) 9:00-10:00 ELA ELA ELA ELA ELA 10:00-10:15 SNACK & SELF-DIRECTED PLAY/RECESS/SEL 10:15-11:00

ELA INFORMATIONAL READING- *SCIENCE ELA INFORMATIONAL READING- *SOCIAL STUDIES ELA INFORMATIONAL READING- *SCIENCE ELA INFORMATIONAL READING- *SOCIAL STUDIES ELA INFORMATIONAL READING- *SCIENCE

11:00-12:00 MATH MATH MATH MATH MATH 12:00 DISMISSAL 12:00-12:30 TEACHER PLAN

SAMPLE FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN SCHEDULE

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:40 ARRIVAL 8:40-9:00 CALENDAR/NUMBER CORNER (BRIDGES FOR MATHEMATICS) 9:00-9:40 ELA ELA (9:30 SNACK) ELA ELA ELA 9:40-10:10 MUSIC ART MUSIC MUSIC 10:10-10:40

SNACK/SDP/RECESS SNACK/SDP/RECESS SNACK/SDP/RECESS SNACK/SDP/RECESS

10:40-11:20

ELA: INFORMATIONAL TEXT-SCIENCE* ELA: INFORMATIONAL TEXT- SOCIAL STUDIES* ELA: INFORMATIONAL TEXT-SCIENCE* ELA: INFORMATIONAL TEXT- SOCIAL STUDIES* ELA: INFORMATIONAL TEXT-SCIENCE*

11:20-12:20

LUNCH/RECESS/ SELF DIRECTED PLAY LUNCH/RECESS/ SELF DIRECTED PLAY LUNCH/RECESS/ SELF DIRECTED PLAY LUNCH/RECESS/ SELF DIRECTED PLAY LUNCH/RECESS/ SELF DIRECTED PLAY

12:20-1:00

INTERVENTION & ENRICHMENT INTERVENTION & ENRICHMENT INTERVENTION & ENRICHMENT INTERVENTION & ENRICHMENT INTERVENTION & ENRICHMENT

1:00-1:30 PE PE PE PE PE 1:30-2:30 MATH MATH MATH MATH MATH 2:30-2:45

SDP/SEL SDP/SEL SDP/SEL SDP/SEL SDP//SEL

2:45-3:04 ELA ELA ELA ELA ELA 3:04-3:17

SDP/DISMISSAL SDP/DISMISSAL SDP/DISMISSAL SDP/DISMISSAL SDP/DISMISSAL

What are “Specials”? How often do full-day kindergartners attend these?

• Art: 60 minutes once

per week

• Music: 30 minutes

three times per week

• PE: 30 minutes five

times per week

WEEKLY SPECIALS IN FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN

What is SEL? I don’t remember this from my kindergarten days!

GETTING READY FOR KINDERGARTEN

Ensure Healthy Habits & Good Nutrition

• Complete medical, dental, & vision exams
• Get plenty of sleep
• Eat a healthy breakfast
• Get fresh air and exercise
• Practice good hygiene
• When sick, stays at home

for 24 hours fever free!

• Knows basic hygiene & practices appropriate toilet habits
• Puts toys away when finished
• Eats independently
• Knows how to tie or fasten shoes
• Works to button or zip jacket
• Appropriately asks for assistance

Guide Your Child’s Personal Care

Foster Positive Self-Esteem and Good Choices

• Foster persistence & resilience
• Encourage creative, independent play
• Play board game and guide following rules &

taking turns

• Read with your child each night
• Discuss making good decisions & offer

limited choices

• Plan ahead to ease transitions from one activity to the next
• Talk about Kindergarten

GREAT BOOKS ABOUT STARTING KINDERGARTEN and FOR SUPPORTING DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Teacher Expectations for Kindergartners

• Say his/her full name & how he/she travels to-and-from school
• Hold & use a pencil, crayons, & scissors
• Sit & listen for about 15 minutes
• Carry out two- or three-step directions
• Finish a task that is started
• Follow simple rules & be willing

to take turns

Kindergarten “Meet and Greets”

• You will be contacted by your child’s school with a

date in May 2018 with a ‘Meet and Greet Date”

• See the school, classroom, and get to know other

families and children

Kindergarten Registration Two-Step Process

• Pre-Registration Packet

○ Deadline is February 1st, 2018

• Complete Registration (online)

○ April through August 2018

What is the process for Pre-Registration?

• Deadline: February 1st
• Documents needed

○ Proof of residency document ○ Original certified birth certificate

• Required Forms

○ 2018-2019 Kindergarten Pre-Registration Form ○ Kindergarten Pre-Registration Preference ○ Home Language Survey

• Requested

○ 5-year-old Physical & Immunization Form, if completed ■ This form will need to be submitted before the beginning of the school year

What is the process for Registration?

• Complete Registration Online (April - August)

○ Families will need to log into the Infinite Campus Parent Portal to complete registration process ○ New families will be emailed login instructions ○ Kiosks will be available at the District Office and schools for parents who do not have access to the Internet ○ Health forms (immunizations, physical, eye/dental) are due August 20th, 2018 (forms can be dropped off at District Office during the summer)

• Registration Fees

○ Beginning June 1st ○ Families will be able to pay registration fees through the

• nline system

• $2500 for full-day (due July)

○ 1st Bill in July 2018 ○ Fee waiver based on National School Lunch Program Eligibility ○ Hardship waiver can be

• btained through the

Business Office or on the website

• No fee for half-day

TUITION

DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM

Las Metas * The Goals

DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM APPLICATION

Available on our Webpage

www.nssd112.org/dual

DUAL LANGUAGE LOTTERY SELECTION

Selection Criteria

• English Learners (ELs)--who speak Spanish as primary home language--are

automatically invited to participate in the dual language program in K-8

• Screened students who are proficient in English & Spanish are also automatically

invited to participate in the program

• Any other District 112 student may apply for the dual language program via lottery

(if accepted, will be assigned to a school with dual language programming)

• English proficient students with siblings in the program receive first priority
• Green Bay Preschool Dual Language students receive second priority

TRANSPORTATION

• District-provided free bus transportation to all K-8

students residing 1.5 miles or more from home schools, or residing less than 1.5 miles from assigned school where walking to school constitutes a serious hazard as determined by the Illinois Department of Transportation

• Students not eligible for free transportation may

be allowed--for a fee--to ride the bus based on available space

• Transportation request must be received no later

than July 1 for a pick-up and/or drop-off location different than the home address

• An annual Kindergarten trial bus run is offered to

all bus riders

• Current Lincoln parents will be informed by the end
• f the current school year whether their child is

eligible for transportation

• The bus route information letter will be sent to

families ten days before the first day of school

• District 112 provides special education

transportation for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) whose needs require special education transportation as a related service

QUESTIONS?