Pleasant Grove Elementary

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Rising Kindergarten Parent Information Night

Welcome Pleasant Grove Families!

Meeting Plan

• Introductions All

• Bell Schedule Mr. Batten

• Health Information Nurse

• Daily Routines Mr. Batten

• Transportation Mr. Batten

• Before/After School Parks & Rec

• Parent Involvement PTA Board

• Things We Do Mr. Batten

• Questions All

Meet some Pleasant

Grove staff members!

Bell Schedule

School

Hours are

9:15 AM –

3:45 PM

Except on Early

Release Days

Construction Progress

Trees and landscaping being planted.

Construction

Entrance to the

Media Center.

Construction

View of the two-story

atrium connecting

academic hallways

with main corridor.

Hanging ceiling tiles on 2nd floor

Construction

Installing Freezer and

Hood Vents in Kitchen

Construction

4th Grade Classroom

Construction

Paved carpool loop

Health Information

• Immunizations

• Kindergarten Health

Assessment

• Medications

• Allergies

• Chronic health conditions

• Other special needs

Daily Routines…

• Before/After School

• Arrival

• Dismissal

• Time to eat

• Things we do

• Parent Involvement

Arrival

• Before 8:45 AM ….Parks & Rec!

• Carpool drop-off begins 8:45. Go straight

to cafeteria or your classroom.

• Buses start unloading at 8:45.

• Always check in with your teacher before

going anywhere except the cafeteria.

• 9:10 AM Start on Time Bell

• 9:15 AM Tardy Bell

Dismissal

• Carpool will go to gym at 3:40 PM.

• Bus dismissal begins at 3:45 PM.

• Late bus notifications/updates sign up

• Always go home the same way unless we have a note from your parents.

• Notify school of transportation changes before 2:30 PM.

• Buses cannot accommodate sending friends home with a child

• No student check out after 3:15 PM.

Time to eat…

• Lunch numbers

• Breakfast

• Lunch

• Snacks

• Water

• Applications for free or

reduced lunch

• www.MySchoolBucks.com

Before/After School Program

• Coordinated by Raleigh Parks and Recreation

• Registration is now open

Get Involved!

• Join the PTA!

• Be a room parent!

• Volunteer Registration

begins in August

Will we have . . . .

• Recess?– Yes!

• A playground?– Yes!

• Safety Patrol?– Yes!

• Student Council?– Yes!

• Clubs? – Yes!

• Specials?– Yes!

Technology?- Yes!

Supply Lists?- Yes!

Great teachers?- Yes!

Interesting work?- Yes!

Information for Kindergarteners

Prepare for the first day….

• Be positive – your attitude determines your

child’s attitude!

• Communicate – send back important papers

• Get plenty of rest, and expect tired children in

the afternoon!

• Give your child a chance to relax before asking

specific questions about his or her day

What to bring…

• Bookbag

• Healthy snack

• Lunch or lunch money

• Change of clothes

• Rest towel

LABEL EVERYTHING

(other than common classroom supplies)

Staggered Entry…

• Monday – Thursday, August 29-Sept. 1

• Staggered Entry is a full day.

• Your child only attends school 1 day this week.

• Meet the Teacher, Sept. 2, 2 PM – 2:30 PM

Class lists for Kindergarten will be

posted outside of the classrooms at

2 PM on Meet the Teacher Day

First day with your whole class

• Tuesday, September 6

A Typical Kindergarten Day…

• Morning meeting/calendar

• Literacy

• Lunch

• Read aloud and writing

• Recess

• Specials

• Quiet Time/snack

• Math

• Science/Social Studies

Due care…

• Your child’s safety is a top priority. Especially with arrival and dismissal.

• Teachers will attach transportation tags on your child’s backpack

• Please leave these tags on during the first weeks of school.

Kindergarten Entry Assessment (KEA)

• District-wide assessment

• Administered during the first three weeks of

school

• Individual assessment of literacy, language,

math, fine/gross motor, and social/personal skills

Results will be shared at first conference

Sydney Center for

Innovation in Learning

MCA Architects

Steelcase

for Flexible

Learning

Environments

Flexible

Furniture

Academics Social

Recognize letters in their name Communicate needs

Be familiar with a book Use restroom independently

Write name with first letter capital

and the rest lowercase Put jackets on/off

Count to 10 Self-regulation of behavior

Practice singing the alphabet Practice opening own lunch

containers and eat a meal within 25

minutes

Be able to sit and listen to an entire

story being read

Routines, responsibility,

accountability

Preparing your child for Kindergarten

Will we learn?

• Can I walk my child to class?

First day yes, but then….

• Can I pick my child up in the classroom in the afternoon?

Dismissal procedures

• Can my neighbor bring my child home?

Dismissal procedures

• What if my child forgets her lunch money?

Fruits and veggies…

Contact/Communication

Burt Batten, bbatten@wcpss.net

Phone: 919-694-8770

www.wcpss.net/pleasantgrovees

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