We are the Kindergarten team at Claxton Elementary! We are so excited to work with you throughout your child's first year here at Claxton. Our priority is to give your child the best kinder experience possible! Please know that we are here to support you in any way we can! Now that you are all officially part of our Claxton family, let us be the first to say, "WELCOME!" It is going to be a BEEutiful year!
Kindergarten Newsletter
Important Dates to Remember:
August 25th-29th - First week of School
August 25th, 2025
First Week Of School
Our kinder first week of school looks different than the rest of the grades at Claxton. Students will not attend school on Monday and Tuesday. Instead we have Family Visits on these days where families can come to your child's class and interact with their teacher in a one-on-one setting. This can help students feel more comfortable with coming in on their first day. On Wednesday and Thursday, we begin a staggered start. We have half of our class come in on Wednesday and the other half stays home and then on Thursday it switches. This works to give students an easier transition where they can get into the routines and space in a smaller setting before the whole class comes together on Friday for our first official day together as a Kinder class.
What We Are Learning:
At the beginning of our year in Kindergarten we are learning our classroom and school basics. We are starting with learning routines and procedures that we will use throughout the school year to help our classroom and learning run as smoothly as possible.
Continued Reminders:
Please contact our office staff in regards to excusing your child's absences/tardies at claxton.office@acsgmail.net
Please remember to email our office staff AND your child's homeroom teacher/IA if your child's original dismissal plan that you have communicated has changed!
If throughout the school day you have a question or need to contact your child's homeroom teacher for information, we encourage you to please add our wonderful IA's to your emails or parent square as we are always moving. If there's a change happening or a question you need a response to immediately, our IA's would probably see it before us and can help.
We appreciate all the patience, grace, and support!
The CLX Kinder Team
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Beginning of the Year Frequently Asked Questions
What Are
"Student/Teacher" Visits
This is an opportunity for us to begin building a relationship with your child & ease any questions or fears they have about starting school. These visits are typically 15 minutes long. They are NOT mandatory.
What does a "Staggered Start" look like?
The first week of school looks different for only Kindergarten. Monday & Tuesday are reserved for student/teacher visits. On Wednesday we will welcome our first half of our class. Thursday the second half will be welcomed. Friday all students will come to class and continue on regularly from then on.
What is the purpose of a "Staggered Start?"
The first day of school can be overwhelming or overstimulating, especially for 5 year olds. This helps us ease the children into our schedule in a small group setting as we go over procedures and rules. The whole class then joins together on Friday and are now familiar with their school day and friends.
Can I walk my child to class on their first day?
Of course! You can walk your child in on their first staggered day of school and on the Friday we welcome ALL the kids. Afterwards, students will be expected to walk into the building by themselves. This makes transitions from parents easier for us as well as promoting independency to the little ones. But no worries, we will be right outside our classrooms waiting to greet the kids!
How to Volunteer
Thank you for considering to volunteer in our classrooms! We love inviting parents to come participate and be familiar with the environment their child is a part of everyday! In order to consider you in volunteer opportunities, please make sure you go through the volunteer training that ACS provides! CLICK HERE for more info! You must be a Volunteer II for field trip chaperones, but for opportunities in the classroom you just need to be a Volunteer I.
As a Kinder grade level, we will most likely not be asking for parent chaperones on our first field trip. We use our first trip as a teachable moment opportunity to model how field trips look and what the expectations are when we are outside of school. Parent volunteers inside the classroom is to every teacher's own discretion. We primarily focus on rules, routines, and expectations the first few months of school. When your child's teacher feels ready to provide opportunities for parents to come in the class, we will communicate that to our families individually.
Helpful Resources
In Kindergarten we do not assign homework to our little ones, but will occasionally share resources with families that they can do at home at their own convenience. This particular document provides many hands-on activities that you and your child can make and practice with at home! This includes recognizing letters and their sounds, recognizing/counting numbers, rhyming practice, and more! We also encourage parents to be reading to/with their child everyday! Click the link on the title!
PREGÚNTELE A CARLA: https://salud.nih.gov/pregunta-a-carla/
Portal de Información de Salud de los NIH Españoles: https://salud.nih.gov
Información de Covid: https://salud.nih.gov/covid-19/
NIH News in Health: https://salud.nih.gov/recursos-de-salud/ediciones-especiales/.
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