Kindergarten Handbook for Coghlan .pdf file

May 15, 2006

REVISION – Please note the new dates as they were incorrect on previous notice

Dear Parents/Guardians:

With the opening of school in September, your child will be entering kindergarten, the beginning of formalized learning. We all share the same desire that this first year and subsequent years of school will be a happy and successful time.

The following will provide you with the answers to some of the things you might be wondering about and needing to know to help to make the first week easier.

• TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th:

Meeting only for parents/guardians are from 9:30 - 10:15 am in one of the kindergarten classrooms (Signs will be posted). We appreciate if you can arrange your own baby sitting, as we are unable to provide babysitting for 30 kindergarten children, plus any pre-school siblings. We will however have limited babysitting available in our Music Portable (far north) with a volunteer parent. Should you require this service, please contact Darlene Gifford, our school secretary, as soon as possible, to arrange for one of the 15 babysitting spots. A convenient time for a student/teacher interview, to be held on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, will be arranged on Tuesday, September 5.

• WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY& FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th-8th - STUDENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS

Kindergarten children are not at school these days, except for their interview. On these days our kindergarten teachers, Mrs. Leach and Mrs. Pilgrim will hold student interviews in the kindergarten classrooms. This is intended to acquaint your child and family with your kindergarten teacher and acquaint you with our school. It is also intended to help identify your child's areas of strength and those areas that may require support.

The interviews will be conducted in a relaxed, friendly manner. Your cooperation in arranging to be at the classroom at the agreed time with your child is appreciated. Parents/guardians are asked to remain in the room to answer a parent questionnaire.

• MONDAY and TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th and 12th

To ensure your child a comfortable and happy move from home to school, Langley School District uses a system referred to as a "staggered entry". For these two days children will attend one mini–session with a smaller group of kindergarten students than will normally be in the classroom. Please see your child’s scheduled time on page 2 of this notice.

• WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH

ALL children will be attending kindergarten on a daily basis. 8:55 am to 11:25 a.m. for the morning class and 12:10 pm to 2:45 pm for the afternoon class. Please refer to page 2 of this letter.

• School Supplies

A supply list is enclosed so that you may purchase the necessary supplies for kindergarten, if you did not purchase pre-ordered supplies this spring through Edu-Pac. Please do not label your child’s school supplies as crayons, glue, etc. are used communally in class. The teachers will label scrapbooks and journals. Supplies must be brought with you to your interview on September 6, 7, or 8.

• School Fees

A small fee will be collected in September for cooking and arts and craft projects.

• To Be Supplied by ALL families:
  
  1. Rubber soled, slip-on runners (no black rubber soles please) to keep at school for gym and wearing inside. Please label with your child's name.
     
  2. A large backpack for carrying books/papers that can hold a home reading folder, which is 9” by 12”. Please put an identifying tag/mark on your child’s backpack, so they can recognize it easily. For safety reasons, please put his/her name under the flap on the inside of the backpack.

Sincerely
Ms. V. Bradbury, Principal

Kindergarten Staggered Entry Schedule

Mrs. Pilgrim’s Division 8 Class - Room 24

Due to confidentiality names cannot be posted on the website. Please refer to mail/hand out in mid May for your child’s name and attendance dates and times.

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Mrs. Leach’s Division 7 Class – Room 22

Due to confidentiality names cannot be posted on the website. Please refer to mail/hand out in mid May for your child’s name and attendance dates and times.