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Off to Kindergarten!
Welcome to
Hollifield Station
Elementary School
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Welcome!
Introductions - Lisa Booth, Principal• Tracey Albright, Assistant Principal • Susan Castelbaum, School Counselor • Nancy Hammer, School Psychologist
Classroom visit for students - Barbara Rumsey, Kindergarten Instructional Team Leader
PTA President Welcome - Cherrie Webb, PTA President
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The Kindergarten Team
2015-16 Teachers: Laurie Boyle, Instructional Team Leader
Barbara Rumsey, Robin Woodlon, Nicole Himes, Misty Shappell
Paraeducators: Jennifer O’Toole, Lisa Dahle .5
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A Big Step in Your Child’s Life!
What are you excited about?
What are you anxious about?
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“Ready for School”
R (range of skills/strengths and needs)
E (emotional/social skills)
A (age)
D (development)
Y (young)
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A Day in Kindergarten
Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Health
Related Arts
Quiet Time/ DEAR
Take Ten
Lunch/Recess
Student Selected Activities
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Meeting Each Child’s Needs
Full day of school 8:30 am – 3:10 pm
Opportunities for child to work with whole class, in small groups, and independently throughout the day
Ongoing informal assessment to meet instructional needs
Differentiated instruction- each child’s needs are met
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Curriculum
Our curriculum can be found at the hcpss.org website. More detail will be shared in August!
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Schoolwide Behavior Supports
Positive Behavioral Support & Intervention – we are a PBIS School!
Class Dojo, Station Call Assemblies, Golden Ticket
Schoolwide Celebrations
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Home School Communication
School Messenger
Staff email addresses [email protected]
Volunteers welcome!
Have lunch with your childPTA family events – Back to School Social, Bingo Night, and many others!
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Upcoming Events/Important Dates
Kindergarten Parent Orientation: Thursday, August 20th at 7:00 PM (Children do not attend)
Kindergarten Student Orientation: Friday, August 21st at 11:00 AM (Children and parents attend)
Open House on Friday, August 21st 2:00 - 3:00 pm for Grades 1-5 (optional for K)
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You Bet, I’m Ready for K!
Can your child….• Put on and take off coat, tie shoes,
wash hands, snap/button/zip/buckle?
• Listen and follow directions, cooperate with others, sit for short periods of time, follow 2-step directions?
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You Bet, I’m Ready for K!
Can your child….• Sit and listen to a story, hold a book
correctly, say first/last name clearly, tell and retell familiar stories, know colors, shapes, and sizes, count 1-10?
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You Bet, I’m Ready for K!
Can your child….• Say the ABCs, hold scissors & pencils
properly, recognize and write first name (Jordan), recognize letters in his/her name?
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How to Start the Year “Jitter-Free”!
Smooth the transition for your child (and you!) by doing these things together:– Visit the school playground.
– Talk about “what to expect” in school.
– Work on the activities in the Countdown to Kindergarten packet. Select books from the Road to Kindergarten Booklist. This can be found on the Howard County Public School System website under Kindergarten Registration.
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How to Start the Year “Jitter-Free”!
Smooth the transition for your child (and you!) by doing these things together:– Shop for school supplies
– Attend a “Kindergarten Here We Come” class at your local library in August. Dates are provided on the Howard
County Public School System
website.
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Important Information
Please visit the Howard County Public School website for the following:– Bus locator– School system calendar– Immunization requirements– Kindergarten Readiness activities
and booklist
– The Howard County website is www.hcpss.org(Click on Kindergarten Registration.)
Follow HCPSS on Facebook & Twitter
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We are looking forward to working with you
and your child!laurene [email protected]
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