Welcome to kindergarten

Welcome to Kindergarten

Woodlawn Community School Room 125 Mrs. Joyner

You are your child's first teacher.

In kindergarten, the children are given opportunities to explore and grow physically, socially, emotionally, and mentally. Class Room Goals

develop a good self-concept

develop good work and study habits

develop the ability to think logically, critically and constructively

develop the ability to express ideas clearly and creatively

develop a positive frame of mind emphasizing "yes I can!"

know the importance of the "Ma'at PRINCIPLES"

develop a genuine concern for others with verbal and physical acts of courtesy

develop an appreciation and respect for diverse cultures and cultural experiences

exemplify good behavior in school, at home and throughout communities

.increase standardized test scores in Reading, Mathematics, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies

How Do You Like Your Fish? An interactive web lesson for children ( parents too! )

Homework & Homework folder	Emergencies
Birthday Celebrations	Weekly Progress Reports
Snacks	Student of the Month
Supplies	Illnesses
Student drop off and pick up	*Class Rules Class Creed * Ma'at Principles**

Ms. Joyner's favorite web sites

Last update July 19,2000

Homework & Homework Folders

Per the Chicago Public School homework guidelines for Kindergarten, students are required to complete at least 15 min. of homework daily. Students will be assigned homework Monday through Thursday. There will be various weekend projects throughout the year. ALL HOMEWORK MUST BE SIGNED BY A PARENT/GUARDIAN and returned to school in the homework folder by the following school day or when the assignment is due.

Each child will be given a homework folder. They should bring the homework folder to school with them each day.

Parents, make sure you look into the homework folder each and every day!

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Birthday Celebrations

The 3rd. Friday of each month will be designated as "Birthday Celebration Day".
All the birthdays for that month will be celebrated on that Friday. We choose to celebrate the children's birthdays this way due to too many parties (sometimes two and three a week) and cake and ice cream overdose!

If you would like your child to celebrate his/her birthday at school, you are responsible for all the fixings (decorations, treats, set up, clean up etc.) These items need to be at the school by 12:30 p.m. (before we go to lunch) Check with Ms. Joyner to see who else has a birthday for that month. You can get together with other parents and maybe split the cost of paper supplies, treats, and food. Make sure you have enough treats for the entire class. (Teachers like treats too!!!)

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Snacks
We eat lunch at 12:30 p.m. many of the students are hungry before this time. We have established a snack time from 10:45 - 11a.m. (15 Min.) to cure the hungries!
We need your assistance in donating snacks. (see list) Make sure you send enough snacks for all the children in the class. There will be a snack sign up sheet that will begin after Labor Day.
If your child is allergic to any food, we need to KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Suggested Snacks...
crackers
fruit
muffins
juice
cheese cubes
yogurt
oatmeal cookies (no chocolate)
dried fruit
nuts

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Supplies

For Ms. Joyner's class the children need to have/bring the following supplies...
A book bag large enough to hold 8 1/2 X 11 size paper 2 glue sticks 2 fat pencils (pre-school) 2 boxes of kleenex (facial tissue) 2 rolls of soft toilet tissue 2 rolls of paper towels 1 bottle of waterless hand soap 1 box of regular size crayons (only basic colors, 8 crayons) $5 for "Scholastic News" - includes student monthly newspaper, parent magazine & class resources

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Student drop off and pick up
School begins at 8:50 a.m.; children should not be left in the building before this time unless they are going for breakfast. School is dismissed at 2:30 p.m. (unless otherwise stated). Kindergarten children are dismissed from inside the building (they line up outside the classroom along the west wall).
If your child rides a school bus, goes to an after school program or has other after school transportation, please tell Ms. Joyner. We want to make sure our children are picked up in a timely manner and delivered to pre parent approved locations.

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EMERGENCIES!!!

Each parent MUST have an emergency form on file. If you are using a pager number, please annotate that it is a pager on the form. Remember the prefix "535". This is the prefix to most of the Chicago Board of Education telephones.

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Illness
PLEASE DO NOT SENT SICK CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. They are irritable and can pass germs to others in the school. Sorry, teachers are not allowed to administer any medications.
If your child becomes ill during the school day, the parent will be notified immediately and expected to pick up the child within the hour. (if due to distance you will not be able to pick up your child in the hour, someone else whom you notify the school of can come to the school and pick up your child)
Some reasons for calling parents are...
diarrhea
vomiting
elevated temperature
earache
toothache
eye irritation / infections
skin eruptions
chickenpox
severe stomach ache...

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Our Classroom Rules Be Nice Be Kind No fighting, kicking , or hitting or biting LISTEN TO EACH OTHER Raise your hand for help and to respond We Can WALK in School We can clean up the materials we used If a student chooses to disobey the classroom rules / school rules / board of Education rules, the following will occur:

1st. occurrence, receive three verbal warnings in the classroom (this will be noted on the weekly progress report)

2nd. occurrence, child will be placed in "TIME OUT" (seated away from the other children in class)

3rd. occurrence, parent notification by phone (parent /teacher conference is needed)

4th. occurrence, referral to principal

PLEASE DISCUSS THE CLASS / SCHOOL rules with your child as much as possible!

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Room 125 Kindergarten Creed I will listen to my parents I will listen to my teacher I will obey I will understand I will do good I like school, I like learning I make good decisions I am good, you are good, we are all good!
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Virtues of Ma'at Leader: The virtue of TRUTH Students: We believe in TRUTH, I will always seek to know what is correct , and I will not lie or speak falsely of my family or my race. Leader: The virtue of JUSTICE Students: We believe in JUSTICE. I will always be fair in what I do and I will not cheat myself, my family or my race. Leader: The virtue of RIGHTEOUSNESS Student: We believe in RIGHTEOUSNESS. I will always be correct in what I do, and I will not allow others to influence me to do wrong to myself, my family, or my race. Leader: The virtue of ORDER Student: We believe in ORDER. I will respect the natural order of the universe and I will not separate myself from that which gives order to myself, my family or my race. Leader: The virtue of BALANCE Student: We believe in BALANCE. I will strive to understand and respect the need to be complimentary and I will not be in conflict with myself, my family or my race. Leader: The virtue HARMONY Students: We believe in HARMONY. I will always be in rhythm with what is good and never be in opposition to what is good for me, my family or my race. Leader: The virtue of RECIPROCITY Students: We believe in RECIPROCITY. I will always strive to do the proper thing at the right time and I will not bring shame to myself, my family or my race.
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Name:___________________________________________________________________________

WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORT WEEK:____________________________ wORK HABITS
___comes prepared to work
__completes   work
__COMPLETED HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK
        ( mISSING ASSIGNMENTS FOR THIS WEEK )

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__follows directions
__takes care of THEIR materials
__needs a great deal of assistance
__is easily distracted

Behavior
__DEMONSTRATES self control
__does not demonstrate self control
__accepts teacher guidance
__obeys school & class rules
__ show respect for others & THEIR PROPERTY
__does not SHOW RESPECT FOR OTHERS & THEIR PROPERTY

tHIS WEEK WAS...

__excellent (DEMONSTRATED "GOOD" BEHAVIOR, DID & COMPLETED ALL WORK, FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS WITH NO REMINDERS) __good (DEMONSTRATED "GOOD" BEHAVIOR, DID & COMPETED MOST OF THE WORK, FOLOWED DIRECTIONS WITH LITTLE REMINDERS) __neeeds improvements (DID NOT DEMONSTRATE "GOOD" BEHAVIOR, DID NOT COMPLETE WORK, DID NOT FOLLOW DIRECTIONS, TEACHER GAVE MANY REMINDERS ) _________________________________________________________________________________________
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Parents must sign & return

Many times parents are shocked on report card pick-ups at what their child did or did not do.
This weekly report will help inform parents of what their child is doing.

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Student of the Month A student of the month is chosen each month. This is a student who...

exhibits good behavior in and out of the class
shows courtesy & respect for peers, staff and administration
follows school and classroom rules
wears their uniform on a daily bases
shows great improvement
has good attendance
completes work in class
turns in all homework on time

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