Supplies

You do not need to purchase supplies for the classroom for your child.

The only thing he/she will need is a backpack large enough for a folder, a water bottle and a lunchbox (if bringing lunch from home.)    The students are also encouraged to bring in a water bottle each day.  We will not have access to the water fountain! 

PLEASE be sure to charge your chromebook each night. Chromebooks should be brought to and from school each day. It may be a good idea to get a large ziploc bag to keep the Chromebook in while in your child's backpack.

Wish List supplies:

Hand Sanitizer

Baby Wipes

Empty Clean Folgers Coffee Cans (Red plastic)

Empty Clean Plastic Baby Food Containers With Lids

 Free & Reduced Lunch Reminder

Please  remember to send in lunch (bagged lunch is highly recommended) and or lunch money.  You may add money to your child's lunch account through the portal. If you choose to send in a check, please make sure it is in an envelope with your child's name on it and the amount enclosed.  Lunch is only 30 minutes, so please keep that in mind when packing your child's lunch.  We do not have the means to heat up any items.  All food items should be ready to eat. Practice eating “school lunch” with your kiddo. Make sure they can open everything you send with them. Talk about not eating off of the table in the lunchroom! Set a timer for 15 minutes and talk about how they may not finish eating and that’s ok. (This is HARD for some.) Practice packing everything back up and talk about what is trash and what should come back home in their lunch box. First time Kindergarten lunch is a big adjustment and it will be super helpful if you have prepared them for the experience! 

If your child will be buying lunch, they will receive a card to swipe. This will help speed up the process of paying for their lunch. It is still important to have your child memorize their student ID number. They will need to use it throughout their educational career while they are a student in our district. Their student ID number will be listed on the portal.  

Food Service Department Website

   Dismissal Changes

Parents please be advised, any changes to your child's schedule need to be sent in writing the day of that change. Please do not send multiple days on one note, unless it is a monthly schedule. 

If your child has a schedule that changes on a weekly basis, please send a note at the beginning of the month. Please list all bus dismissal changes in numerical order(Please do not just identify the day of the week.)

For example:  (Child's Name)'s Schedule for the month of September

To go on the Bus                    Report to Childcare

9/6, 9/7                                    9/8           

Remember, if your child has a change in dismissal, make sure that you write a note in the morning.  Please do not send an email mid-day, as I may not see it before dismissal. 

Attendance

If your child is absent from school, please send a note explaining why your child was not in school. 

 Tech Tools

 The District Tech Tool Kit and Student/Parent Tutorials are available to help you with some common tech problems and document questions.

Math

Topic 6- Understanding Addition

Please practice counting and writing numbers with your child.

A great way to practice is to count toys and snacks!

To access the Envision math textbook please see the attached instructions letter.

As the year progresses, please practice fast facts with your child. These are simple addition facts like: 2+1=3.

         

 

 

 

 We are starting a NEW Literacy Program this Year called HMH "Into Reading".  This program will introduce the uppercase letters 1st, and then the lowercase letters. The letters will be introduced as Alphafriends.  During the week, we will work on identifying each letter, the letter sound and printing the letter correctly. We will also work on many other literacy skills, such as rhyming, parts of a book, story elements and sight words. Each week we will send home a parent note to let you know what the focus is for the week and how you can help our child at home.   

 

Module 3

This week our letter will be: o

We will review all the letters learned!

We have learned the lowercase letters:

r, f, p, c, i, n, d, b, s, m, t and a

 

Letters introduced: 

 H, I, L, T, F, E, A,N, M, V, K, W, X, Y, Z, O, Q, C, G, D, B, P, R, U, J, S

 

Heart Words introduced:

a, the, as, to, do, I, is, was, you, of, for

 

The PTN is always looking for volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Kim Nelson or Christine Amato PTN.switlik@gmail.com  Remember to sign up for the Switlik PTN Kindergarten Remind to stay up to date on all the PTN happenings. Kindergarten: https://www.remind.com/join/switlikk