Off to Kindergarten Welcome to Hollifield Station Elementary

Off to Kindergarten! Welcome to Hollifield Station Elementary School

Welcome! Introductions - Lisa Booth, Principal • Tracey Albright, Assistant Principal • Susan Castelbaum, School Counselor • Nancy Hammer, School Psychologist Classroom visit for students - Barbara Rumsey, Kindergarten Instructional Team Leader PTA President Welcome - Cherrie Webb, PTA President

The Kindergarten Team 2015 -16 Teachers: Laurie Boyle, Instructional Team Leader Barbara Rumsey, Robin Woodlon, Nicole Himes, Misty Shappell Paraeducators: Jennifer O’Toole, Lisa Dahle. 5

A Big Step in Your Child’s Life! What are you excited about? What are you anxious about?

“Ready for School” R E A D Y (range of skills/strengths and needs) (emotional/social skills) (age) (development) (young)

A Day in Kindergarten Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies Health Related Arts Quiet Time/ DEAR Take Ten Lunch/Recess Student Selected Activities

Meeting Each Child’s Needs Full day of school 8: 30 am – 3: 10 pm Opportunities for child to work with whole class, in small groups, and independently throughout the day Ongoing informal assessment to meet instructional needs Differentiated instruction- each child’s needs are met

Curriculum Our curriculum can be found at the hcpss. org website. More detail will be shared in August!

Schoolwide Behavior Supports Positive Behavioral Support & Intervention – we are a PBIS School! Class Dojo, Station Call Assemblies, Golden Ticket Schoolwide Celebrations

Home School Communication School Messenger Staff email addresses first_last@hcpss. org Volunteers welcome! Have lunch with your child PTA family events – Back to School Social, Bingo Night, and many others!

Upcoming Events/ Important Dates Kindergarten Parent Orientation: Thursday, August 20 th at 7: 00 PM (Children do not attend) Kindergarten Student Orientation: Friday, August 21 st at 11: 00 AM (Children and parents attend) Open House on Friday, August 21 st 2: 00 - 3: 00 pm for Grades 1 -5 (optional for K)

You Bet, I’m Ready for K! Can your child…. Put on and take off coat, tie shoes, wash hands, snap/button/zip/buckle? Listen and follow directions, cooperate with others, sit for short periods of time, follow 2 -step directions?

You Bet, I’m Ready for K! Can your child…. Sit and listen to a story, hold a book correctly, say first/last name clearly, tell and retell familiar stories, know colors, shapes, and sizes, count 1 -10?

You Bet, I’m Ready for K! Can your child…. Say the ABCs, hold scissors & pencils properly, recognize and write first name (Jordan), recognize letters in his/her name?

How to Start the Year “Jitter-Free”! Smooth the transition for your child (and you!) by doing these things together: – Visit the school playground. – Talk about “what to expect” in school. – Work on the activities in the Countdown to Kindergarten packet. Select books from the Road to Kindergarten Booklist. This can be found on the Howard County Public School System website under Kindergarten Registration.

How to Start the Year “Jitter-Free”! Smooth the transition for your child (and you!) by doing these things together: – Shop for school supplies – Attend a “Kindergarten Here We Come” class at your local library in August. Dates are provided on the Howard County Public School System website.

Important Information Please visit the Howard County Public School website for the following: – Bus locator – School system calendar – Immunization requirements – Kindergarten Readiness activities and booklist – The Howard County website is www. hcpss. org (Click on Kindergarten Registration. ) Follow HCPSS on Facebook & Twitter

We are looking forward to working with you and your child! laurene _boyle@hcpss. org lisa_booth@hcpss. org susan_castelbaum@hcpss. org tracey_albright@hcpss. org nancy_hammer@hcpss. org