Kindergarten Orientation

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Kindergarten Orientation Banks Road Year-Round
Elementary
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• Requirements for Entry
• Birth Certificate
• Must be 5 years old by August 31
• Health Assessment
• Proof of Residence
• Immunizations
• If we are missing a form on your child we will
  provide you with the form during staggered entry

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• Immunizations
• DPT- 5 doses
• OPV- 4 doses
• Hib- 4 doses
• MMR- 2 doses
• Hepatitis B- 3 doses
• Varicella (Chicken Pox)- 1 dose

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• Staggered Entry
• Tracks 1, 2 and 3 staggered entry will be the
  week of July 7.
• Track 4 staggered entry will be the week of July
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• You will be notified at Meet the Teacher or by
  mail as to what day your child will attend
  staggered entry.
• Approximately 3 hours (915-1215 or 1245-345)
• You will be responsible for transportation for
  your child.
• Full day kindergarten begins the following week.

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• Initial Assessment Screenings
• Fine motor (drawing, writing, cutting, etc.)
• Gross motor (throwing, catching, etc.)
• Print Concepts
• Letter recognition
• Basic Math Concepts
• Socialization skills

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• Materials Needed for Kindergarten
• Book bag- no wheels
• Towel
• Art Shirt
• Extra set of clothes
• Crayola 8-pack large crayons
• Crayola 12-pack colored pencils
• 10 glue sticks

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A Typical Day in Kindergarten
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Arrival/Dismissal

• Students enter the building at 845
• Bus riders enter through the front door
• Carpoolers enter through multi-purpose room
• Instruction begins at 905
• Dismissal begins at 345 (Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri)
• Wednesday dismissal begins at 245
• Procedures have been established to ensure
  student safety during arrival and dismissal

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Independent reading/Literacy Exposure
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Calendar/Morning Meeting
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Literacy Centers
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Small Groups
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Whole Group Instruction
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Math
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Specials and Instructional Support
Kindergarten students will receive regular
instruction from Art, Music, PE, and Technology
Teachers. Classroom teachers will collaborate
with the media specialist and technology teacher
to enhance learning and integrate media and
technology into daily instruction. Instructional
support is also available through AG, Literacy,
ESL, and Special Education Teachers.
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Snack
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Developmental Centers
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Level 3/4 Book The Bee By Joy Cowley
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• Skills to Practice
• Practice saying your full name
• Write first name with capital letter first then
  lowercase
• Identify letters of alphabet at random
• Identify 8 basic colors
• Identify four basic shapes
• Count to 30 or more
• Identify numbers to 10 at random
• Concepts of Print (handout in folder)
• Read to your child daily

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