Once your child can read 100 sight words they will begin the Accelerated Reader (AR) program. In kindergarten this program is used to get your child reading. Your child will bring home a library book to read. Please let your child read the book to you several times. When your child is ready to take a test on the book please send it back to school with a note in the agenda stating that your child is ready to test. Your child will have to read most of the test. Ms. Lynn will sit with them while they take the test and can help with unfamiliar words but she cannot read the entire test to your child. Your child needs to take at least 1-2 AR tests per week to meet their goal.

Our day begins at 8:10. You should have your child at school by 8:00 if he or she is going to be eating breakfast.

At the beginning of the school year, you will need to pay a $35 supply fee.  This covers all the classroom supplies your child will need such as pencils, erasers, glue and crayons.  Your child will also get a class shirt to wear for field trips.  From time to time, I may send home a note about some other classroom need such as Clorox wipes and facial tissue.  We go through a lot of these and they are always a welcomed donation.  

Breakfast and lunch are porvided this year free of charge to all students. 

Kindergarteners are expected to know at least the first 100 Fry Words to be promoted to first grade. It is also an expectation that kindergarten students fluently add/subtract within 5 and know a minimum of 25 math facts. Students are required to show mastery of 90% of both the English Language Arts and Math standards on the Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills assessment. We also give the MAP reading and math assessments and students should be at least at the 20th percentile level to be ready to move forward to first grade. 

Yes.  Inside your child's red homework folder , there is a right back to school pocket where homework should be kept.  Your child will receive homework on Monday.  The homework will be due Friday. Your child should review sight words each day this is a nightly expectation.  Also, there will be 1-2 pages of reading and math homework.  The homework is quick and can be done all at once or a little each night. Homework is an independent review of classroom skills and should be able to be completed independently by your child. As long as the completed homework is turned in Friday, your child is meeting expectations.

PBIS is our countywide behavior system.  It stands for Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports and is a proactive approach to establishing the behavioral supports and social culture all students need in order to achieve social, emotional and academic success.  Through this system, students are encouraged to display positive behavior by being rewarded for making good decisions throughout the school day.  Students may earn Canes Cash when they are displaying positive behavior.  Canes Cash can then be used to purchase items in the Canes Store.

Canes Cash can be earned by students when they display positive behavior throughout the day.  Students may save the Canes Cash they earn and then spend them at the Canes Store where they will be able to purchase various items.  Your child will keep his/her Canes Cash in a pocket chart located in the classroom. Your child is also responsible for keeping up with his/her own Canes Cash.  Canes Cash cannot be shared with anyone else.

ALWAYS send me a note with any change of transportation.  If your child is normally a bus rider and will be a car rider, simply say he or she will be a car rider.  Be sure the person who is picking up your child has a JCPS car tag displayed clearly.  If you do not have a car tag, you can get one inside the office, but please do this prior to the day you need it.  For bus changes, please give the address where your child will get off the bus.  Always include a phone number where you can be reached should someone need to contact you.  Also, please include the date or dates the transportation change will be in effect.  

2:45 on regular school days, 12:00 on early release days.

Ice cream costs $1.00 and can be bought daily as long as they have good behavior and their supply fee has been paid.  If your child brings ice cream money and then misbehaves, the money can be used the following school day.