Welcome to Coosada Elementary School

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Welcome to Coosada Elementary School
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Introductions

• Principal Susanne Goodin
• Music Teacher Melissa Galanopoulos
• Kindergarten Teacher Miss Holder
• Kindergarten Teacher Tanya Boone
• Assistant Principal Calandra Crenshaw

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Kindergarten Readiness Can your child?

• Tie their shoes
• Tell us verbally their name
• Write their name
• Letter Names/Sounds
• Read words in their environment

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What will my child learn in Kindergarten?
All letter names and letter sounds High Frequency
words Shapes Colors and color words Counting to
100 by 1s, 5s, and 10s Counting objects up to
20 Comparing numbers and sorting object Recognize
numbers and write numbers to 20 Blending words
for beginning reading Write sentences correctly
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Our Day

• Children may enter the building at 720 AM
• Tardy bell rings at 740 AM
• Reading will be a 90 minute block daily
• Math will be a 60 minute block daily
• Children will have PE for 35 minutes and a 15
  minute recess daily
• Lunch will be 25 minutes and a 15 minute snack
  daily
• Children will be released for car riders and
  buses at 240 PM
• Children may not be left on the campus after 305
  PM or before 715 AM. We do not have staff to
  supervise children during these times.

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Example Kindergarten Daily Schedule

• 800-830 Math Calendar
• 830-910 PE
• 910-920 Bathroom Break
• 920-950 Whole group Reading lesson (Social
  Science topics incorporated into Reading lessons
  daily)
• 950-1050 Small group Reading lesson
• 1051-1116 Lunch
• 1116-1130 Bathroom Break
• 1130-1215 Math lesson and skill
• 1215-1230 Recess Break
• 1230-130 Writing/Social Centers
• 130-200 Rest Time
• 200-220 Snack
• 220-230 Prepare to release

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How will my child be assessed?
Progress Reports are sent home every four
weeks Report cards are sent home every nine
weeks DIBELS testing three times per year
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What are the school rules?
Respect Yourself Respect Others Respect Property
When students follow the school rules they earn
GOTCHAS and get to attend the Gotcha Party!
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Minor Behavior Incidents
Students receive minor behaviors when they do not
follow the school rules. If a child receives a
minor behavior it takes away one gotcha.
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Lunch and Snack
Students may bring lunch from home or purchase
lunch in the cafeteria. It is against federal
guidelines to bring carbonated drinks or fast
food into a school cafeteria. Please only allow
your child to bring food from home. Lunch checks
for the week should only be sent on Mondays and
Tuesdays. Please help your child learn his or
her lunch number. We offer breakfast every
morning from 715-735 AM. Students may bring
snack from home or purchase it from the school.
Snack is .50 and juice is .50. Please only
send money for snack DAILY, and separate from
lunch money. If your child must follow a special
diet for medical reasons, please contact the
office.
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Classroom Supplies
Please label only scissors and paint. Other
consumable supplies are used as needed, community
style in many classrooms. Individual teachers may
request additional supplies OR not need some
items from this standardized list, based on
classroom projects/needs. As well, children need
a labeled nap towel, a labeled bookbag (no
wheels), a pack of 3 or more Youth Large T-shirts
for holiday shirt painting (please do get large
these shrink in the dye process). Thank you for
your generosity in making K an unforgettable year
for your child! -) Steno book 3, spiral-bound
at the top and flip-style 2 pre-sharpened
pencils 24 natural and no paint Set of washable
Crayola markers Wide tip 1 8ct small Crayola
crayons 1 pack 24 ct Crayola crayons 4
packs 4 oz. Elmers school glue 2 9 X 12 50 CT.
Asst. Construction Paper 1 Xerographic white
paper ream 2 Ream of colored paper- 1 Colored
plastic pocket brad folders 2--one red, one
blue Blunt 5 Fiskar scissors 1 4 ct. color
Expo fine tip dry erase markers 2 Glue sticks-
8 large and 8 small Crayola watercolor
paints Supply box Germ X sanitizer- 2
bottles Paper towels- 4 rolls Lysol wipes-1 or
2 Kleenex tissues- 2 Baby wipes- 1
container Band-aids- 1 box
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Staggered Beginning for Kindergarten
August 4- 1/3 of the class will begin August 5th
a different 1/3 will begin August 6th- a
different 1/3 will begin August 7th all
children attend school All students will report
to class on August 7th. The teacher will contact
you before the start of school to let you know
when your childs first day will be.
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Student Attendance/School Funding
Schools are funded based on the number of
students that attend the first 40days of school.
It is very important that the students attend
school. Alabama Law places the responsibility
for regular attendance upon the parent/guardian.
If a student is absent a written note must be
sent within three days after the student returns
to school. The complete attendance law including
excused and unexcused absences is located in our
Elmore County Code of Conduct (pages 7-8). A
copy of this book is distributed to every parent
the first week of school.
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Please follow these instructions very carefully.
These procedures are maintained to ensure the
safety of our children. Car riders should be
dropped off between 715 AM and 740 AM. Car
riders are released in the afternoon at 240 PM.
Bus riders are loaded at 230 PM, therefore we
can not accept changes to transportation or check
outs past 200 PM. If you MUST change the way
your child gets home, then please send a written
note to the classroom teacher. If a change
occurs during the day please fax the note to
285-9231. Phone calls will not be accepted to
change transportation. All students should be
picked up from the campus by 300 PM. All bus
and car procedures will be listed in our Coosada
Elementary School handbook that is distributed at
the beginning of the school year.
Car Rider/Bus Rider Procedures
Please follow these instructions very carefully.
These procedures are maintained to ensure the
safety of our children. Car riders should be
dropped off between 720 AM and 740 AM. Car
riders are released in the afternoon at 240 PM.
Bus riders are loaded at 230 PM, therefore we
can not accept changes to transportation or check
outs past 200 PM. If you MUST change the way
your child gets home, then please send a written
note to the classroom teacher. If a change
occurs during the day please fax the note to
285-9231. Phone calls will not be accepted to
change transportation. All students should be
picked up from the campus by 300 PM. All bus
and car procedures will be listed in our Coosada
Elementary School handbook that is distributed at
the beginning of the school year.
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Open House July 31st 100-600 Your childs
teacher will contact you by July 28th