Kinder Info

Welcome to Kindergarten!!!!

I am looking forward to a great school year and that

includes great communication between us. If you ever

need to reach me, please call:

Salem—639-1946 ext. 238
Website — salemorange.com or lellwein.wordpress.com
E-mail—lellwein@salemorange.com

Attendance
Attendance and tardies will be recorded each day.

AM Kindergarten is from 8:30-11:30 a.m., but the door

will open at 8:10 a.m., and centers will begin at that time.

After 8:30 a.m.your child will be marked tardy. AMK

children will be dropped off and picked up at the classroom

door.  Full-Day kindergarten will end at 3:00 p.m., and kindergartners

will be picked up at small circle pick-up.

Book Orders
Book orders will be sent home monthly. You can

purchase great books at great prices. Please pay

cash or check payable to the book club.

Snacks
You will be asked to bring snack one to two weeks out of the

school year. Please provide a healthy, low-sugar snack

for the class (we have 26 students in class). You do not need

to bring juice, cups or napkins, just the food item.

Some suggestions: crackers, cheese, fruit, veggies and dip,

little sandwiches, fig newtons, pretzels, Jell-O, trail mix, etc.

For your child’s birthday you may bring a special snack: brownies,

cookies, popsicles, doughnuts, cupcakes, etc. NO CAKES!!!

Homework
A packet of 6-8 pages of homework will go home

with your child every Monday. This packet will include

a variety of math, phonics and/or writing

pages. Your child is responsible for turning in his/her

homework to the homework tray by Friday.

Memory
There will be a memory verse each week that goes along

with our Bible story. Your child needs to memorize it by Friday.

The verse will be on the homework packet for the week.  The verse

will also be listed on my classroom blog.

Chapel/offerings
We will attend chapel weekly on Wednesdays or Thursdays.

Your child may bring an offering. Envelopes for offering will be

attached to the homework packets. Offerings are designated for special mission

projects. I encourage the children to bring

their own money, no matter how little, because it

teaches them about giving of their own.

Report Cards
Report cards come home at the end of each quarter, and

parent-teacher conferences are in October. Please do not

limit yourself to these “checkpoints”. I am happy to meet

with you whenever it is needed.

Parties
Birthday parties are a BIG issue in Kindergarten! My goal

is to keep feelings from being hurt and to teach good manners.

I understand (and advise) that parties at this age ought to be

limited in size. My wish is that parties not be discussed at

school and invitations not be handed out at school unless everyone

(or all the girls/all the boys) has been invited.

Field Trips
We take field trips throughout the year to various places.

You will be invited to drive. Younger siblings can look forward

to Kindergarten field trips when they are old enough for

Kindergarten. I also ask that you do not take Kindergarten

children out of school to join another class field trip.

Again, they will enjoy that field trip when they are in that class.

All children who are not 6 or 60 lbs. must bring a booster

seat on the day of the trip.

Discipline
I stress that children are responsible for their own behavior.

There are rules and consequences. The system I use

includes positive reinforcement, the marble jar, discipline clips,

time-outs and parent conferences if necessary.

Share

The first full week of a new month is “Share Week”. Students may bring one share

item from home on any day they choose during that week.