Kindergarten Kick-Start

Welcome to Kindergarten in Room 8 with Mrs. Yu!
I am excited to meet all of you today! It will be a wonderful year!

AM Kids
Arrival – 9:00am
Dismissal – 12:20pm
Snacks – Students need to bring a small healthy snack to eat at recess.

PM Kids
Arrival – 10:55am (Tuesdays – 10:35am)
Dismissal – 3:05pm (Tuesdays – 2:30pm)
Lunch – Students will need to bring a lunch. Kindergarten hot lunch begins on Monday if your child chooses to participate. Hot lunch students will be walked to the cafeteria and back to our lunch tables. Lunch envelopes are available in the office and need to be turned in no later than the day you would like your child to have hot lunch. Your child will need to memorize his/her PIN number.

Snacks & Lunches
Please pack a reasonable amount of food for your child to eat during recess or lunch. Students need to be able to open their own snacks and lunches by themselves. Examples are zip-lock bags, granola bars, or containers. They are responsible for cleaning up their own trash too.

Communication
• First Day Packet: Tomorrow you will receive a first day packet with a lot of information from the school. More information will be sent home tomorrow.
• Daily Folder: Your child will be bringing home a folder everyday in his or her backpack (yellow for AM, blue for PM) starting on Friday. This folder will have your child’s daily work along with other important information. Please review and remove all the papers in the folder every night. Make sure your child brings their folder to school everyday! Some days the folder may come home empty. Do not be alarmed, we do a lot of hands-on activities in class, so some days there will not be much paperwork. If you have any information or papers for me, please have your child hold the paper when they arrive at school and place the papers directly in our “Turn In Work” basket.

Personal Belongings
• All bags, backpacks, lunch bags, jackets, etc. must be labeled with your child’s name.
• Your child needs an appropriate sized bag or backpack that can hold their lunch or snack and a 8 ½ x 11 folder). We do not allow rolling backpacks due to space constraints.
• Keep all toys at home.

Supplies
All students are asked to bring the items below. Please make sure to buy the EXACT brand (such as Dixon-Ticonderoga, Magic Rub, Crayola, Sharpie, etc.). Please purchase these items by Friday, August 27th and bring them in a large paper bag with your child’s name labeled on it. Thank you for your donations.
* If your last name begins with A-L please bring:
1 box of gallon size Ziploc freezer bags.
1 box of Kleenex
2 dozen glue sticks (Elmer brand only)
1 box of #2 pencils- Ticonderoga Brand (orange only)
1 container of baby wipes
1 bottle of liquid soap (SoftSoap brand preferred)
* If your last name begins with M-Z bring:
1 box of sandwich size Ziploc freezer bags.
1 box of snack size Ziploc bags
1 paper towel roll
2 dozen glue sticks (Elmer brand only)
1 box of wide-tip Crayola markers
1 container of baby wipes
1 bottle of hand sanitizer

Procedures
• Lining Up: When your child arrives to school, please line up at our designated spot by the Kindergarten yard in the order you arrive (no cutting). Please help to remind your children that it is not a playing or shouting time once they arrive on campus.
o AM Parents: Please do not come to school before 8:45am.
o PM Parents: Please do not come to school before 10:45am (10:25am on Tuesdays).
• Dismissal: I will dismiss children from our classroom (Room 8) through the door facing the lunch tables. Please do not wait in the hallway. If your child is going to be picked up by an after school program or friend, make sure you let me know and make sure your child recognizes that person.
o AM Parents: Please wait outside of the gate in the Suisun bus circle by Room 1. At 12:20pm, you may enter the gate and walk to Room 8 to pick up your child. Please do not let your child run around or play after 12:20pm.
o PM Parents: Please pick up your child at 3:05pm (Tuesdays 2:30pm). Eaton does not allow students to play on the playground structure or blacktop until after 3:45pm, unless a teacher is supervising.
• Cars: You may not park or leave your car unattended in the bus circle. It is only for dropping off and picking up. Don’t forget your child needs a car seat if he/she is under 6 years or 60 pounds.

First Day of School
For a smooth transition on the first day, please give your hugs and good-byes to your children BEFORE the bell rings. Today is the day to see our classroom, but tomorrow I will be closing the doors! =) The principal would like to meet with all the parents in the Multi-purpose room for coffee and discussion at 9:00am. See you tomorrow!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Yu