Welcome to Kindergarten! Story Time Evening at Ingomar Elementary - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Welcome to Kindergarten! Story Time Evening at Ingomar Elementary School

Agenda • Introduction of Team • Student Activities: Transition Evening Plan • PTO Overview: Volunteering Opportunities • Placement Letters • Important Dates & Activities • DIAL 4 Specifics • Ideas for Summer Learning Activities • Questions/Answers

Kindergarten Team • Mrs. Diane Fischer (KA & KC) • Mrs. Kelly Garrow (KB) • Mrs. Smokovich (Librarian)

Student Activities: Story Time in Library • Students Go with Teachers to Gym • Parents Stay in Cafeteria • The beauty of them not being able to read yet, is that we can type here about what we need.  If your child is struggling to separate, please try to send them with the teacher anyhow. Give them a little hug/kiss and tell them it will be fun to go play/listen to the story. If they are still struggling, you can walk them to the hallway and try to send them from there without going into the gym also. Using this strategy at the end of the year wouldn’t work, because they will be reading!! 

PTO Involvement • Volunteering Opportunities – These & More • KG “Centers” • KG Readers • Field Day • Library • Art Show • Clearances Website and Video • Links to Clearances Needed • Links to Policy and Descriptors • PTO eBlast, District eBlast, & Directory

AM/PM Placement • Lottery the Week of March 29 th • 58 Students Total for 2015-2016 • AM & PM Placement Week of April 18 th • Reminders • Mid-Day Pick-Up/Drop-Off (11:45 or 12:45) • KG Directory for Car Pools • Teacher Placement (August) • DIAL 4 Info: Balance Classes & Baseline • Attend AM/PM Session of Camp in Summer

Important Dates • DIAL 4 • April 22 nd (Friday) or April 28 th (Thursday) • Call Mrs. Yatcko if You Need Confirmation • KG Orientation: “Tiny Tiger Camp” • 9:00 & 1:30 (August – TBD Date – Will be eBlasted) • Students Go to Activity with Teachers • Parents Hear about KG Program Generally • Kids Ride the Bus • KG Curriculum Night (August) Parents Only • 1 st Day of School • September 1 st (Thursday) • Abbreviated 1 st Day: 9-10:45 & 1:45-3:30

DIAL 4 • Children “Play Games” • Parents Complete Form • 30 Minute Intervals • Allow for “Error” • Results Sent in April • Skills to Develop Recommended along with Activities Form

Ideas for Summer Prep • Game Format!!  • Letters & Sounds • Identification, Writing, Sounds • Consonants & Vowels (KG Videos) • Numbers • Counting, Identification, Writing • Shapes & Sorting • Fine Motor (Cutting, Writing, Painting) • Concepts (Birthday, Address, Phone, etc.)

Questions/Answers