WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN

Elementary & Middle School

Kindergarten Parent Pack2016-2017

Kindergarten Teachers

Jessica HawthorneJessica. hawthorne@nlcinc.com

Wisam MustafaWisam.mustafa@nlcinc.com

Lisa TijehrinaLisa.Tijerina@nlcinc.com

Policies & Prcedures

ABSENCESIf you know that your child will be missing school or will be tardy, please notify me by telephone or

electronic mail.

ALLERGIESKindly notify me of any allergies or special conditions your child may have.

ARRIVAL AND DISMISSALStudents should arrive to the classroom between 8:45 and 9:00am. School begins promptly at 9:00am and afternoon dismissal begins at 3:45pm. For students arriving before 8:45, please report to the Before Care classroom.

ATTENDANCEA successful school experience is the responsibility of the child, the parent and the school.  Your child’s progress, both academically and socially, is influenced to a great extent by daily participation.  Regular attendance without tardiness is a key.

BIRTHDAY PARTIESIf you wish to bring a snack into the class on your child's birthday, please feel free to do so. This is not mandatory. I do request, however, that you give me at least a 2-day notice to avoid conflicts with scheduled school or curriculum activities. Muffins or individual healthy snack items are preferred over a cake or cupcakes.  If you are bringing in drinks, please make sure to send in individual juice boxes. If you do have invitations for a birthday celebration outside school, may I request that you distribute them outside school to avoid feelings from being hurt should the party not include everyone in the class.

BIRTHDAY GODDIE BAGS

We would like to ask for ONE goodie bag from each household. This way, as we celebrate each child’s special birthday, he/she will get to choose a goodie

bag from the bags prepared by each one of you. Summer birthdays will be recognized on the last few days of school Please limit the goodie bag to something that costs between $3-$5. The Dollar Store is a great place to find little gifts such as: birthday pencils, book-marks,

bubbles, stickers, etc.

Please do not label the goodie bags with names. How to put your goodie bag together:

Choose small, inexpensive, and neutral gifts (non-gender specific) Put the gifts inside a small gift bag Do NOT label the bags with names Return to your classroom teacher by Friday, September 16th

COMPLETE CHANGE OF CLOTHESPlease make sure your child has a complete change of clothes in his/her cubby at all times. The change of clothes does not have to be CBA uniform BUT must be school and weather appropriate.

CHECK BOOKBAGSPlease check your child’s book bag and homework folder for any papers sent home regarding homework, projects, or other current classroom/school information that about which you need to be made aware.

CLASS RULESOur classroom rules are founded on the virtue of Respect –

Raise your hand Ears listening Sit on your bottomPower wordsEyes watchingCare for your roomTake turns

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENTOur classroom is a small community where teamwork and good relationships are expected. We will spend time learning class procedures and practicing them. Each student is expected to act within our standards of behavior. To establish good order and help the children learn self-control, they will be guided to respect themselves and their classmates through character formation, values integration, specific directions, positive reinforcement, and responsible actions.

CONFERENCESParent/Teacher Conferences will be held throughout the school year. You will receive your child’s report card and we will discuss your child’s accomplishments, strengths and overall progress.  Please feel free to schedule additional conferences at any time throughout the year if the need arises.

CORRESPONDENCE

My communication will largely be through electronic mail. I will send out weekly, or whenever needed, emails with reminders or updates. In addition to this, a newsletter will be going home every first week of the month. This will give you an idea of the things we will be engaging in school, important dates to remember, and a sweet note from me. The homework folder will also be utilized as a tool to stay connected. Notes or payments may be sent through the folder. If you have any concerns or questions you wish to discuss, kindly email me or send me a note letting me know you wish to set up an appointment.

EARLY PICK-UPWhile we hope that early release will be an occasional occurrence, you may certainly pick your child up from school before dismissal time. I only ask, if you are able, to notify me in advance that your child will be going home early. This will allow us to pack them up properly and alleviate any unnecessary stress or disturbance on your child’s and other children’s learning.

GYM DAYSDuring Gym days, your child should wear their gym uniform to school and shall remain wearing it for the rest of the day.

HOMEWORK This policy is to help your child gain responsibility, good study habits, independence, and initiative. Below is the policy we have drafted to make sure that expectations of your child are clear.

Homework will be given twice a weeko Tuesday- Literacy o Thursday-Mathematics

The assignments will be placed in your child’s homework folder. All assignments will be graded, not by performance, but for participation and effort. Homework is due the next school day. If there is a reason why a child is not able to finish his/her homework, please send a note on

the day the work is due. Incomplete homework will be noted and will still need to be completed at home that

evening and returned the next day.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your classroom teacher.

LUNCH

Lunch is scheduled from 11:30 to 12:00NN each day. You may pack your child’s lunch or purchase a school hot lunch. Your child also has the option to purchase hot lunch for $5.00. Hot lunches are provided through the Café Lunch Program. I encourage you to discuss the menu with your child so as to avoid uneaten lunch. After all, lunch is your child’s primary source of fuel during the busy school day.

NEWSLETTERSA newsletter will be sent to you on a monthly basis, which will be sent via e-mail as an electronic attachment. The newsletter will provide you with much information about the goings-on in school such as important dates, skills to be covered/introduced, and so much more. The newsletters will be created using MS Word Document. If you have no email address or your computer does not support MS Word, a hard copy will be provided for you. Furthermore, a copy will be posted on the classroom’s website and the Parent Bulletin Board, which is just outside our classroom.

PARENT SIGN-IN AND OUTSo that we may properly monitor your child, the sign-in & out sheet, which can be found by the door, MUST be signed when bringing and taking your child home.

SHOESPlease make sure that the shoes your children are wearing are sturdy, with good traction, and provide the support and protection needed for active play on the playground. For safety purposes, clogs, thongs, and slick soled shoes should not be worn at school.

TOYSPlease have your child keep all toys (including electronic games) and things that might distract from our educational process at home.

UNIFORMStudents are required to wear the Chesterbrook Uniform at all times, unless otherwise informed. Please label all clothing that can be removed and lost such as: sweaters, jackets, hats, etc.

WEBSITE: CLASSROOMOur Class Website is a wonderful resource for Upcoming Events, Forms, Reminders, and Announcements.  The website pages are updated weekly, so you can count on the work you see posted to be accurate! The site is <http://www.chesterbrookacademy.com/elementary/va/sterling/>

2016-2017

Kindergarten Supply List

(1) Backpack – at least 17” in height (preferably NO WHEELS)

(4) Five Star® Advance Stay-Put Folder (Red, Blue, Orange, Purple)

(3) 70-sheet, ONE Subject Wide Ruled 3-hole punched Spiral Notebooks

(24) No.2 Pencils

(2) 2-pk. Pink Beveled Erasers

(1) 48-ct. Crayola® Crayons (including the basic colors)

(1) 12-ct. Crayola® Twistables® Colored Pencils

(1) 8-ct. Crayola® Washable Markers

(1) 4-pk. Expo® Chisel Tip Markers

(1) 4-pk. Expo® Fine Tip Markers

(1) Expo® Dry Erase Eraser

(1) 2pk. Black Sharpie® Permanent Fine-Point Markers

(2) 4pk. Black Sharpie® Permanent Ultra-Fine-Point Markers

(15) Glue Sticks

(1) 5” Fiskar® Scissors (age appropriate)

(1) 12” Wooden Ruler – Standard & Metric

SUPPLEMENTAL LIST

Tub of Clorox Wipes

Ziploc Sandwich bag

Box of Tissues

Complete Change of Clothes: This set must be labeled, weather appropriate, and need not be

CBA uniform. Please place the clothes in a Ziploc bag with your child’s last name clearly

marked.

One Headphone (pleaso, no earphones)

One 8GB USB Flash Drive

Kindergarten Class List

# Ms. Hawthorne Ms. Mustafa Mrs. Tijerina

1 Dhruthi Beeravolu Alec Arole Hiten Chawla

2 Shrihan Chitithoti Mara Balshi Paige Goodykoontz

3 Daisy Davis Taylor Bledsoe Hasit Duggaraju

4 Zachary Finch Tiffany French Nadia Harmon

5 Isaiah Hall Bianca Gargon Ella Haat

6 Evan Ly Soledad Gargon Landon Hilliard

7 Sebastian Miller Mili Guntakalla Emma Neo

8 Shivani Puram Atharv Gupta Jake Roberson

9 Blake Loshelder Ishaan Sharma

10 Ameela Malik Jack Shapiro

11 Sarah Marks Landon Sheppard

12 Isaac McNeil Andrew Basel

13 Oliver Mucci Adriana Soto-Meijas

14 Ashley Parker Bailey Taranto

15 Kolton Perry Mia Tizol

16 Auyush Rentachinthala Aakash Vivek

17 Jayden Scott

18 Thomas Tran

Specials Schedule

Mr. Hawthorne Ms. MustafaM T W Th F M T W Th F

9:30-

10:15

P.E. Music 9:30-10:15

Spanish

Spanish

10:30-

11:00

P.E. Art10:30

-11:15

Music

1:30-

2:15Spanis

hSpanis

h1:30-2:15 P.E. P.E.

2:15-

3:002:15-3:00 Art Technolo

gy3:00-

3:45Technolog

y3:00-3:45

Mrs. TijerinaM T W Th F

9:30-10:15

Technology

10:15-

11:00

Music

1:30- Spanish Spanish P.E.

2:152:15-3:00 P.E. Art3:00-3:45

Parent Volunteers

Being involved in your child’s education strengthens the home-school connection. To make this year successful, I ask that everyone pull together to help in some way. Thank you for taking the time to fill this out and helping to create a wonderful, learning atmosphere.

Parent’s name:

Child’s name:

I am willing to help with :( please check all that apply)

o Classroom Store- To reinforce math and social studies concepts, we have a classroom store.

o Reader’s Chair- we would love to have parent readers (English, Spanish, Sign Language, or any other language).

o Be a guest speaker on (topic)

o Arts and Crafts

o Cooking/ Baking Activities

o Field Trips Chaperone

o Book Fair

o Fall Festival

o Other(s)

Getting to Know Your Child

Please take some time to fill out this questionnaire with your child. This will help me get to know your child better.

Child’s Name: Nickname:

1. List any other children in your family and their ages.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. List anyone else living in your home.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. List family pet/s________________________________________________________________________

4. Does your child have living grandparents?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Do you see them often?________________________________________________________________________

6. What kind of things does s/he like to do alone?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. List your child’s favorite:

TV show ____________________________________________ Storybook: ___________________________________________ Food: _______________________________________________ Animal: _____________________________________________ Movie:______________________________________________

8. What is one thing that is unique about your child?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. At what time of the day does your child seem most alert?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. List 3 adjectives that describe our child.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Is there an area in which your child exceeds that should be given special attention?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. Is there something s/he especially interested in right now?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. Does your child have health conditions or illness that might affect his/her attendance, learning, or restrict his/her activities in the classroom?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

14. What seems to be the best discipline for your child?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________