WELCOME

PARENTS

Kindergarten Parent Meeting

February 27, 2014
Theresa Schoon
Director of Primary Education

Kim Yelich
Kindergarten Teacher

Kathi Tucker
Principal of Homan
 Agenda
Theresa Schoon
General information about LC kindergarten program

Kim Yelich
Information on your child’s kindergarten experience

Kathi Tucker
Information on registering your
child for kindergarten
 Total Lake Central Enrollment
9535
3400 3360
3350
3300
3250
3200
3150 3107
3100 3068

3050
3000
2950
2900
Elementary Middle LCHS
 Elementary School Enrollment
648 670
700
553
600 502
510 477

500

400

300

200

100

0
Bibich Homan Kolling Peifer Protsman Watson
 Kindergarten Enrollment
Total - 585

Average Class
Size: 21
(FDK)

13 (HDK)
Eligibility Date
August 1, 2014
 KINDERGARTEN IN
LAKE CENTRAL
• Half-day program
– AM session (8:10 - 10:40)
– Limited number of sites
– District will transport to school only

• Full-day program
– 8:10 – 2:40
 Full-Day vs Half-Day
Kindergarten
• Both programs teach the Indiana State Standards
• HDK students attend computers and library each
week
• FDK students attend art, music, PE, computers
and library each week
• FDK students have additional time for enrichment
and/or interventions
 Kindergarten Costs
• 2014/2015 textbook rental and fees will
be set later this spring.

• Currently they are:

$164.00 FDK
$154.00 HDK
 Kindergarten

The Introduction to School-based Learning

 Is my child ready for Kindergarten?
• Have you read to your child on a regular basis since she or he
was born and talked about these books?
• Have you provided life experiences to your child on a regular
basis (trips to the grocery store, rides on a train, a visit to the
apple orchard and the library)?
• Have you had discussions with your child about the world
around them?
• Have you encouraged your child to ask questions and explore
things they may be unsure of or things that they are excited
about?
 Is my child ready for Kindergarten?
• Have they had opportunities to socialize with groups of
children their age throughout their first years of life?
• Have you allowed them to cut, glue, draw, color and create
on a regular basis?
• Have you allowed them to make choices and decisions on
their own, but also provided them with boundaries?
• Have you made it clear that they are a very special child, but
not the only special child in the world?
• Have you told your child that you loved them and hugged
them every day of their life?
 How to prepare your child for
kindergarten
• Buy their supplies
• Good bedtime routines
• Ideas to help with separation
• Read a book about starting Kindergarten
Kindergarten Bus Orientation
August 11, 2014 10:00 AM
First
Day of
School
 ORIENTATION MEETING
• Held on first day
– Parent and child attend
– Approximately one hour in length
• Chance to meet the teacher
• Receive information regarding classroom procedures and
expectations
• Your home school will send out information about all these
important dates
KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM

Based on the Common Core Standards

• Report Card – on RDS 4 times a year

• The same core curriculum will be

taught in all classrooms.

• Common Core Standards

• Reading and Writing

• mCLASS
• Specials
EXPECTATIONS
• Health and hygiene
– well-rested
– immunizations and physicals complete
– good attendance
– bathroom needs independently
EXPECTATIONS
• Cooperate with others
• Follow simple instructions
• Finish tasks that are started
• Work in a variety of settings
• Cleanup after themselves
 Get Involved

• All our schools have great PTO’s

• Classroom Volunteers
• Room Parents
• Volunteers are not paid -- not because
they are worthless, but because they
are priceless.
 Great Websites!
• Spider Typer
• Kaboose.com
• Keyboarding Climber
• Key Seeker
• pbskids.org
• Crayola.com
• Spellingcity.com
• Starfall.com
 Fun Ways to Play and Learn
• Bubbles and Counting
• Fine Motor-chalk and shaving cream
• You Tube-Harry Kindergarten, Dr. Jean, Count to
100 and Kindergarten songs
• Bouncing Ball
• Fly Swatter
• Cutting
• We hope you come to the Hands on Workshop on
April 3
Reading – The Foundation of
Learning
 All kids are gifted; some just open their
packages earlier than others. 
-Michael Carr
Kindergarten Registration
 The Basics of Registration
• Dates, times, places
• Length of the process
• Volunteer helpers
The Role of
the Parent
 WHAT DO I BRING?
• Your Child

• Birth Certificate

• Proof of Residency

• Driver License
 Sign-in table
• Boundary check
• Age check
• Information Packet
 Sign-in Table, continued
• Information packet given
• Items to take home
– information sheets
– physical form
– immunization information
• Items to complete
– enrollment form
– residency form
– nurse information
– session preference (Half or Full-day)
– Home Language Survey
 Sign-in Table, continued
• Information to bring with you
• original birth certificate
– the official registration with the county
• proof of residency
– current utility bill with name and address
– home agreement or a contract to purchase
– rental agreement or lease
• emergency phone numbers
• doctor and dentist name and phone
The Child’s Role
 Station to Station
• Waiting Area
• Hands-on Activity
• Kindergarten Screening
 You are finished when...
• Child has completed all stations
– usually has dots on name tag for each station
• Parents have completed all paperwork and
checked out with school secretary
 Who needs to register?
• All children who have reached the age of 5
on or before August 1
• Children enrolled in West Lake pre-school
who meet age requirements
 Keeping the Connection
• Hands-on parent workshop in spring
– Thursday, April 3, 6:30 p.m. at
Homan School
• Information from the school, district and
transportation
Questions?