Parent Orientation Kelsey Kumsher Southeast Elementary Essential Skills

Parent Orientation Kelsey Kumsher Southeast Elementary Essential Skills Teacher Email: kumsherk@parkhill. k 12. mo. us Phone: (816) 359 – 6941 2015 - 2016

Meet the Team: Kelsey Kumsher Essential Skills Teacher Julie Thompson Classroom Nurse/Teacher Assistance Sylvia Wylie Teacher Assistance Victoria Lynch Teacher Assistance

Meet the Therapist: Heather Wong Physical Therapist Sara Spisak Speech Pathologist Denise Smith Vision Specialist Dawn Brandom Occupational Therapist

Daily Classroom Schedule: Time: Activity: 8: 40 – 9: 00 Arrival Time (C) 9: 00 – 9: 30 – 10: 30 – 11: 20 11: 30 – 12: 00 – 12: 10 – 12: 30 – 12: 50 – 1: 25 – 2: 05 – 2: 20 – 2: 50 – 3: 20 Morning Group Work Time Specials Lunch (C) Cool Down Time Work Time Open PE Recycling Time (C) Recess Snack (C) Group Time Cool Down Time (C)

The ABCs of Our Program A • Absent: If your child is absent, please contact the office, (816) 359 -4360 to inform that they will not be attending. • Art: Our class goes to art class on every “B” days. Our art teacher is Ms. Langley (langleyk@parkhill. k 12. mo. us) • Arrival: Our day begins at 8: 40. B • Birthdays: If you would like to send a treat with your child, please let me know before hand!

C • Communication: This is important! Please contact me at any time. You can do so by my email, kumsherk@parkhil. k 12. mo. us, or by phone, (816) 359 – 6914. • Conferences: Parent – Teacher Conferences are on October 28 th from 5: 00 – 8: 00 and October 29 th from 12: 00 – 8: 00. • Counselor: The counselor will come every other “C” day to replace library. Our counselor is Amanda Frayer, frayera@parkhill. k 12. mo. us D • Daily Folders: I have started daily take home folders for the students. This is where you will find a communication log and notes from me on what your student did that day. Feel free to write back on the notes so we can communicate back and forth! • Dismal: We dismiss at 3: 25. We will leave our classroom at 3: 20.

E • Early Release Dates: School will release early on 12 -18 and 5 -25. On these days, there will be NO LUNCH served and school will dismiss at 11: 45. School will release early at 1: 30 on 10 -8, 1110, 1 -14, 2 -11, 3 -10, 4 -14, and 5 -12, lunch will be served on these dates. • Email: My school email is kumsherk@parkhill. k 12. mo. us. • Emergency Information: If your emergency contact information has change, please inform me and the office. F • Field Trips: We will have a field trip this year. Information on that will be sent out a couple of months before we attend.

G • Guest: You are welcome to visit our classroom. Please contact me if you would like to visit. H • Homework: We will have a few special homework assignments throughout the year. I • Independence: This is a goal for all students. We encourage them to do as much as they can while they are at school. • IEP Goals: We work on these goals day by day to help the student succeed at their goals.

J • Jobs: Each student will have assigned jobs. Some of these jobs will rotate everyday. K • Kinesthetic: Throughout the day, we will have meaningful “hands on” learning experiences. L • Learning: We focus on academics, behavior, social skills and daily living skills throughout the day. • Library: We will have library every other “C” day. • Lunch: Our lunch time is 11: 30. If you would like to have lunch with us, please contact me!

M • Music: We will have music every “A” day. Our music teacher is Lori Lopez, lopezl@parkhill. k 12. mo. us. N • No School: There will be no school on the following days: 9 -7, 9 -8, 10 -16, 10 -29, 10 -30, 11 -25 through 11 -27, 12 -18 half day through 1 -4, 1 -18, 2 -15, 3 -18 through 3 -27. O • Office: Our office can assist you in many different ways! (816) 359 - 4360

P • PE: We will have PE days on “D” days. Our PE teacher is Dan Schisler, schislerd@parkhill. k 12. mo. us. • Principals: Our principals are superstars! Our Principal is Diane Simpson, simpsond@parkhill. k 12. mo. us. Our Assistant Principal is Brooke Renton, rentonb@parkhill. k 12. mo. us. • Progress Reports: Our progress reports go out quarterly throughout the school year. Q • Questions: If you have any questions, please contact me! R • Report Cards: These will go out quarterly along with the progress of the student.

S • Social Skills: We will work on social skills throughout the day in order to help the students. T • Transportation Changes: If your child is changing their transportation to and from school, please let the office know as well as myself. U • Understand: It is my goal to understand how your child learns!

V • Vacations: If the student is going on vacation, please inform me. • Volunteers: There will be multiply opportunities throughout the school year for parents to volunteer. If you are a volunteer, please sign in at the office. W • Weather: School may be released early due to inclement weather. Visit the Park Hill website to sign up for text and/or email alerts! www. parkhill. k 12. mo. us. X EXIT: Please enter and exit through the office doors!

Y • YOU: You are a very important factor to your child’s success! I will always want to communicate with you in order to build our relationship! Z • ZZZ: Make sure your child gets plenty of sleep for school. If the child could not sleep during the night, please let me know in the Daily Folder!

Thank you!