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We Are On Our Way to Kindergarten

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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

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

  • Engage in language-talk through everyday activities

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

  • 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

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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

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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

  • Nov 2o, 2020

  • February 5, 2021

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Information from Our District Nurses

  • 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.