What are the start and end times for Kindergarten?
REGULAR DAY:
8:55am - 3:35pm
ACT 80 DAY / HALF DAY:
8:55am - 12:15pm
2 HOUR DELAY:
10:55am - 3:35pm
What are your classroom rules?
I will...
-Keep my hands, feet, and objects to myself.
-Use my listening ears.
-Raise my hand
-Use my walking feet.
-Use my inside voice.
-Be a nice friend (using our manners, saying nice words, taking turns)
Do you have snack in Kindergarten?
We have a daily snack time in Kindergarten. Please pack one snack everyday for your child to eat during this time. This will help keep your child's brain and body working at their best! Our snack time should take no more than 15 minutes and will be eaten in the classroom, so please keep that in mind when planning your snacks. Also, foods requiring minimal clean up are best!
Students will use their water bottle at snack time. Please make sure it's filled with only water (juice, Gatorade, or sugary-drinks are very sticky when spilled). Please keep snack separate from your child's lunch.
Some snack ideas that students seem to enjoy include: crackers, pretzels, dried cereal, string cheese, raisins, fruit. It is appreciated if you would avoid sending in candy, cakes, pudding, fruit cups in juice, soda.
What is your birthday policy?
Please do not send birthday cakes/food treats as per the Student Parent Handbook. You may send non-edible treats to be shared with the class (ex: pencils, stickers, small goody bag). We will recognize your child's birthday at school no matter what.
Can I come into school to read or help out?
I welcome parent/caregiver volunteers! Information on ways to help will be shared as the year progresses.
*Volunteers must have their clearances on file with the WPC office. Please click here for more information.
Can I get in touch with other parents to have a play date outside of school?
You can send a note with your child to give to another child to take home.
Does my child get a report card? What do you use to assess his/her progress?
Each child is formally assessed quarterly. Skills include social/emotional development, reading and language, writing, and mathematical skills. Your child's Standards-Based Report Card will be published on the Parent Portal of CSIU for parents/caregivers to view. Conferences are set up in November and February to discuss individual results and to monitor progress.
What are the DIBELS?
Three times during the school year, each child in the school will be tested by our Reading Specialists with the DIBELS tests. These help us to best serve the needs of every child and to offer appropriate assistance or challenges. Students are assessed on beginning reading skills, such as letter naming, phoneme segmentation (taking a word and breaking it into individual sounds), and nonsense word fluency (providing letter sounds to make a new word). If we feel your child requires additional reading support, you will be contacted and additional support will be set up with the Reading Specialist and classroom teacher.