Welcome to Kindergarten IMPORTANT DATES Dear Parents Welcome

Welcome to Kindergarten! IMPORTANT DATES Dear Parents, Welcome to Kindergarten, and to White Oak Elementary. We are so excited to embark on this journey with you and your child. Kindergarten students start the year by attending one day the first week of school. This allows students to get acquainted with school and classroom procedures. It also provides teachers the opportunity to spend some one-onone time learning more about each student’s strengths and abilities. This will be a normal, full day of Kindergarten. Our school hours are 9: 15 am -3: 45 pm. CRAFT AND MEET RL. K. 5 - Recognize common types of THE texts. STRUCTURE *Staggered Entry – Staggered entry letters will be mailed soon! FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS *Meet the Teacher - Friday, Sept 2 nd, 11: 00 -1: 00 pm RF. K. 1 a-Follow words from left to right, On Friday, Sept. 2 nd we will host a Kindergarten Meet the Teacher. Parents and students are invited to come top meet to bottom, and from page to page. *Labor Day/No School-words their teacher between 11 am – 1: 00 pm. This will not be an RL. K. 6 - With prompting and support, RF. K. 1 b-Recognize that spoken instructional day. and illustrator of a story Monday, September 5 th by name the author are represented in written language and define the role of each in telling a specific sequences of letters. On your staggered entry day please send your child to story. RF. K. 1 d-Recognize and name all upper school with the following items: Housein-the Thursday, RI. K. 5 - Identify the front cover, back and lower *Open case letters alphabet. th September 8 at 6: 00 pm cover and title page of a book. RF. K. 2 a-Recognize and produce *small snack rhyming words. *lunchbox or lunch money TEACHER S! *towel for rest time *school supplies (see school website for list) INTEGRATION OF RANGE OF In regards Actively to lunch, engage setting up lunch account can RL. K. 7 be done at school or online at support, RL. K. 10 in agroup With prompting and READING/TEXT KNOWLEDGE & www. mylunchmoney. com. Your child a lunchthe number (this is also their student reading activities with purpose and will be assigned describe relationship between ID number). He/She can access their lunch accountillustrations by using a card beinkept at school understanding. and that the will story which they COMPLETIXITY IDEAS for their use whenever needed. RI. K. 10 -Actively engage IMPORTANT in group reading appear (e. g. , what moment in a story an If you are packing your child’s lunch, please pack a snack in a separate bag to avoid confusion. activities with purpose and understanding. illustration depicts) DATES & INFORMATION We look forward to meeting you and your child soon! The White Oak Elementary Kindergarten Team