We Are On Our Way to Kindergarten

Getting Ready for Kindergarten

• Get a good night’s sleep
• Eat a healthy breakfast
• Or stop into the school cafeteria in the morning to have breakfast
• If your child is feeling sick, please keep them home.
• Students need to be fever-free and vomit-free for 24 hours without any help from medicine

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Getting Ready for Kindergarten

• Please work with your child on the following:
• Orally say their first and last name
• Recognize their first and last name
• Use the bathroom independently
• Write their first name/hold a pencil
• Know if they are a packer or buyer for lunch
• Be able to dress themselves and tie shoes (otherwise wear velcro)
• Coloring, cutting and gluing
• Count, recognize, and write numbers to 10
• Recognize ALL letters of the alphabet by sight out of order (uppercase and lowercase)
• Listen and Follow one-to-two step directions

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• Read to your children, write and count every day

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• Do some of the activities I have given in the past months and redo them. (Kids love to stuff over and over)

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• Engage in language-talk through everyday activities

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• Get to bed early so children get 10 hours of sleep

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• Limit screen time

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Fine Motor Skills

Habits are very hard to break so here are a few tips☺

• Have your child practice writing their name with a capital letter in the beginning followed by lowercase letters.
• Use the pincer grip
• Write letters from top to bottom
• Using scissors-Hand shake, with the thumb on top

Skills to Practice this Summer

• Zipping coats and backpacks
• Tying shoes
• Blowing noses
• Opening snacks and food packages
• Practice belts, suspenders, and buttoning pants (by law we are not allowed to assist in snapping pants)
• Bathroom skills
• Using words to express their needs

Soft Start and No Y5/Kindergarten Days- Mark your calendars

If school is back in session based on Governor’s order:

• August 31st is the first day of school and a half day for all students
• Sept 1-3 are half days for kindergarten and Y5s only
• Sept 4th: the district is closed for Labor Day weekend

No School for Kindergarten Students (teachers engage in professional learning)

• Sept 25, 2020

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• Nov 2o, 2020

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• February 5, 2021

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Information from Our District Nurses

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• State of MI requires all Kindergarteners to have immunizations up-to-date. A copy of these immunizations needs to be provided for enrollment. The immunizations required are described here: Vaccinations required for school entry.
• Each child entering Kindergarten needs to have a physical exam. This is the form the physician should complete: Health Appraisal Form.

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Information from Our District Nurses

• If a child requires medication at school, a Medication Authorization Form needs to be signed by the parent and physician.
• Please contact the school nurse with any medical conditions that may impact education or may require emergency medications. (for example: Asthma, Food Allergies, Type One Diabetes, Seizures, etc.) Health Forms can be found @ Medications at School.
• When enrolling, please make sure all contact numbers are correct and the health information section is filled out completely.
• For more information, please visit the School Nurse Website @ School Nurses or contact Student Services at (313) 827-3005.