First Day of Kindergarten
- Parents are invited to stay for the first hour of kindergarten, 8:00-9:00am.
- We will follow typical dismissal procedures at 2:55pm, which means you will pick your child up outside the kindergarten doors.
- I will provide your child with a healthy snack on the first day of school.
Schedule
- Opening bell rings at 7:55am. The kindergarten teachers will pick up their classes promptly at the second bell, 8:00am. Please stay with your child until the second bell rings in the morning.
- Lunch recess begins at 11:15am and students will eat lunch in the cafeteria at 11:45am. We will return to our classroom at 11:45pm.
- The dismissal bell rings at 2:55pm. Wednesday is early dismissal day. Students dismiss at 1:55pm. Please arrive promptly for dismissal.
- If your child arrives after 8:00am, please accompany your child to the office for a tardy slip.
- If you child will be absent from school, please call the office at (708) 524-3090 as well as email me at jgrogan@op97.org
Communication
- The best way to contact me is by email--jgrogan@op97.org
- I can also be reached via classroom phone at (708) 524-3090. Please note that I will be available to have phone conversations before school, after school, and during planning periods.
- Please check our classroom blog for weekly updates, important classroom and school events, and pictures of our kindergarten adventures.
- Please check your child's backpack every evening to take a peek at their Take Home folder. Inside the Take Home folder you will find forms, flyers, student work, and our daily behavior calendar.
Health and Wellness
- We will eat snack in our classroom every morning. Please send your child with a healthy snack each school day. It is a good idea to label your child's snack so there is no confusion. We have students with allergies in our classroom. Please have a conversation with your child about not sharing snacks.
- If you are interested in contributing bulk snacks for our kindergartners, please let me know.
- Please have a conversation with your child each morning about what s/he will have for lunch that day.
- Lunch choices are home lunch or hot lunch. If your child is having hot lunch they will be given three choices: hot lunch, sandwich, or salad. Milk is included for children who order hot lunch. If your child brings a home lunch, they will have the option to order a milk. Please remind your child if they need to order a milk or hot lunch every morning.
- We have allergies in our classroom, but it is fine to have nuts in home lunches in the cafeteria.
- Please no edible birthday treats. We will discuss birthday celebrations during Open House/Curriculum Night.
- I cannot give our students medicine. Our school nurse, Ms. Jamie Peterson, will help you navigate medical forms and medicines. You can contact her at jpeterson@op97.org
Other Information
- Weekly homework will begin in the next few weeks. It will go home on Friday and should be completed and returned the following Friday.
Upcoming Dates
- Back to School Party-- September 9th beginning at 5:00pm
- Irving Open House/Curriculum Night--September 22nd from 6:30-8:30pm
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