Mrs. Wakefield 2024-2025

Transitional Kindergarten is a time for students to obtain exposure to some of the Kindergarten Common Core Content Standards before they are expected to show mastery of them. BOUSD TK uses the KICKSTART TO KINDERGARTEN curriculum, as well as SECOND STEP and HEGGERTY. This curriculum follows a developmentally appropriate approach designed to prepare TKers for kindergarten.

For more information on our curriculum, please visit:

lwtears.com- handwriting

secondstep.org/early-learning-curriculum- social-emotional learning

heggerty.org/parents/- phonemic awareness

We are a PBIS school which stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. Our goal in TK is to make “Green Choices” as opposed to “Red Choices” at school.

We discuss the following manners:

Use kind words
Say please and thank you
Take turns
Whole Body Listening
Raise a quiet hand
Cover your cough or sneeze

Rewards:

Verbal praise
SPOT ticket- redeemed for individual prizes from the PBIS Reward Store OR entered in a "Feel Good Friday" prize cart raffle (it's like a little school-wide pep rally every week!)

Consequences:

Conversation with teacher
Parent Contact
Apology
Reflection

Communication between home and school is vital. As you can understand, it is hard to discuss items when children are arriving at school or being released. Student supervision is the priority at this time. Please feel free to message me on Parent Square, email, or call me. I’m happy to set up a time to meet with you on Zoom as well.

(714) 529-2520/ hwakefield@bousd.us

Each student is provided a school folder. Every FRIDAY/ weekend please empty the “keep at home” side that has information about our upcoming week and work from school. “Return to school” will be used for returning any important papers like school picture forms, field trip permission slips, etc. Please make sure to return your child’s folder every MONDAY. They will be sent home the following Friday. TK does not have homework but activities to complete at home will be offered/suggested.

Bathroom: Adults do not assist students in the restroom.

If you are worried your child may have an accident, please keep clothes in a Ziplock bag in their backpack.

Some favorites

Classroom:

Donations for field trips/classroom supplies
Used books and learning toys
Used uniforms/clothes for our "Actor's Alley"- dramatic play center
Hand sanitizer
Amazon Wish List items

Mrs. Wakefield:

Cava
In-N-Out
Olive Pit
Green Tomato Grill

Ms. Laura:

In-N-Out
Jersey Mike's

For a detailed schedule click here or the green classroom schedules button to the left.

Daily attendance at school is an important component of student success. Much of our learning consists of a hands-on, social approach that cannot be duplicated outside of the classroom. If your child will be out, please call the school office to report their absence and message me on Parent Square. If your child is tardy to school or needs to be picked up early, you must go to the school office to sign them in/out of school before coming to the front door of the classroom.

Office: For all attendance, picture day, t-shirt, and fundraiser questions

Mrs. Lori Nicassio lnicassio@bousd.us (714) 529-2520

Attendance- Mrs. Esmeralda Lopez elopez@bousd.us (714) 529-2520

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Conferences will take place September 30, October 1, 2, and 3. Be on the lookout for a sign-up link on Parent Square to schedule your child’s conference.

Volunteering

It is my goal this year to involve families as much as possible. There will be many opportunities to volunteer throughout the school year- class parties, field trips, small group work, prep work, etc. If you are interested in volunteering your time and energy, please fill out this volunteer interest form. This is just an interest form, I will always ask again as events get closer but this gives us a place to start.

PTO (Parent Teacher Organization)

Subscribe to the Laurel PTO Parent Zone newsletter here for updates with information about Laurel PTO, upcoming meetings, and important events. Please direct all PTO-sponsored event questions to Lisa Cristea- PTO president and Roni Murdock- PTO Vice-President. The PTO email is laurelmagnet@gmail.com. Also, follow them on Instagram @laurelparentzone.

Labeling Personal Items

Please label all personal items! This may include jackets, backpacks, lunch boxes, water bottles, etc.

Birthdays

Birthdays are very special days for kids! We celebrate each student with a birthday song and dance. I will also ask you to email me a baby picture and a little blurb about them/the day they were born. You may send in a small food treat or non-food treat to school to share with the class. Only store-bought, individually packaged items such as mini muffins, pirates booty, etc. are accepted for allergy reasons.

Scholastic Book Orders

Scholastic Book Orders will be sent home periodically throughout the school year. This is a great opportunity to purchase age-appropriate books at great prices. You may order books for your child online (class code- PBMY4) or by sending money to school along with the order form.

Field Trips

We will take walking trips and/or bus trips. Chaperones will be needed, as well as, donations. All information will be sent home when the time comes.

Snack/Lunch

This school year ALL students are provided a FREE snack/lunch every day. If you choose to bring food from home, please pack your child a small nutritious snack/lunch to eat during this time in a bag labeled with their first and last name. Here is the link to the district's weekly lunch menu. There are 2 options for students to pick from.

Laurel Career Chats- Click the link to sign up!

As you know, Laurel Elementary Magnet has a very unique career connection built into what we teach, including Makerspace. We would like to include not just our Brea commerce community, but also our Laurel community.

We'd love to hear more about what you do. Why, you ask? Well, we'd like to be able to set up "Career Chats" where students can meet and listen to a professional talk about their career. That person may be you! Let's work as a team. We’d love to help students see a variety of careers from the military to trades, to musicians, etc…

At the end of the survey, you will be given a chance to submit another response. Feel free to forward the form to grandparents, friends, etc.

Follow this link for other ways to get involved at Laurel!

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TK BTSN 24-25

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