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Welcome to Kindergarten Orientation!

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Kindergarten Team

Teachers:

Dianna Faircloth

Misty Hughes

Samantha Rizza

Angela Tremayne

Lorena West

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Kindergarten Team

Instructional Assistants:

Yolanda Bailey

Angie Sovany

Gaylynn Mahaley

Missi Cannata

Stephanie Youngblood

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Office Staff

Principal - Dr. Sarah Simmons

Assistant Principal - Kristi Soltiz

Data manager - Tammy Rodger

Receptionist - Jamie Barwick

Secretary - Terri Adams

School Counselors - Caroline Bell & Laura Clark

Nurse - Deidre Flinchum

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What to expect during Staggered Entry/ Assessment Day?

  • Your child will attend only one full day of school during the first week (7/28-7/30). You will receive a postcard in the mail with your child’s specific date and time.
  • During this time, teachers and assistants will get to know your child and complete initial assessments.
  • Please send in a snack and let us know if they will buy lunch in the cafeteria (child will need money for this) or if they are bringing lunch.
  • Your child will need a change of clothes labeled with their name. Please DO NOT send school supplies.

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Attendance and Tardiness

School Hours:

Arrival is 8:45-9:15 a.m.

Dismissal begins at 3:45 p.m.

Regular attendance is

essential for success!

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Your child will be counted tardy if they arrive after 9:15 a.m. Please plan to come in and sign them into school.

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Afternoon Carpool: If you

pick your child up in the afternoon you will need a

carpool tag. Your child will get an individualized

carpool number. Please have your Dismissal

Tag visible from the rear view mirror.

Transportation

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When you registered your child and requested a bus, Ms. Rodger placed the request. If you did not ask for a bus at registration and would like one, please email Ms. Rodger. Your child will be given a bus tag that must remain on their book bag. You will receive an email from transportation about a week before school starts with the route number, stop location, and stop times. Kindergarteners MUST have an adult at the bus stop in the afternoon (unless they have an older sibling) or they will be brought back to school. (must ride once every 10 days) Here Comes The Bus # 67500

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Transportation

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Lunch

  • You can set up a lunch account online. You will need your child’s ID number to create a lunch account (email Ms. Rodger for this.)

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  • This will allow you to add money to their account as needed.

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Lunch

CURRENT Meal prices are : Breakfast: $ 1.75 Lunch: $ 3.50

In order to receive free or reduced-price meals for the school year, families need to submit a meal benefits application for the 2025-2026 school year. It takes 10 business days for processing.

My School Bucks

Helpful Lunch Tips:

  • Send easy to open containers
  • Water bottles with attached straws or flip tops
  • Send lunch money in a labeled envelope or zip top bag.
  • Start practicing now!

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Lunch

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If you have not completed a free or reduced-price meal application and think your child may be eligible, please pick up an application here at school or apply online

https://www.myschoolapps.com/

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School Counselors

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  • Here to support the academic, social, emotional, and behavioral needs of students
  • Small groups
  • Classroom lessons

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PBiS

Every day we will work to give our BANKS BEST!

B Be respectful

A Accept others

N Never give up

K Kindness matters

S Safety first

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What does a Kindergarten day look like?

  • Morning Meeting
  • Literacy
  • Trailblazer Time
  • Snack
  • Literacy
  • Specials (Art, Music, P.E., Media, Technology)
  • Lunch
  • Math
  • Science / Social Studies
  • Recess
  • Dismissal

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Kindergarten Information

  • Popsicle Party will be July 23rd from 4:30-5:30. Bring your child and meet the other families and staff!

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  • Staggered Entry will be July 28-30. Your child will only go one day during this week. (Check your postcard for the date!)

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  • Meet the Teacher will be Friday,August 1st from 1 - 3 pm. Please bring school supplies at this time!
  • First full day of Kindergarten will be Monday, August 4th - please join us in the Media Center for the “boo hoo breakfast” after dropping your child off!

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PTA -

Parent Teacher Association

President ~ Valerie Davis

Vice President ~ Caroline Marlow

Secretary ~ Emily Johnson

Treasurer ~ Sara Yontz

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Volunteering

All volunteers, field trip chaperones, and other school activities must complete a background check.

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The registration can be completed online and will be available beginning July 1st. (Mark your calendar!)

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STAY CONNECTED!

Banks Road Elementary Facebook page

Banks Road Elementary PTA Facebook page

School Messenger- texts, emails, phone calls

Trailblazer Times weekly email sent

Sunday @ 8:00 AM

Talking Points

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We follow the Track 4A calendar. Scan QR code for the calendar →

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STAY CONNECTED!

Text Message

To opt-in to receive text messages, simply text YES to the number 67587.

Phone calls

Make sure we have your current cell phone and home phone numbers in our database.

Email

Make sure we have your current email address and you will be automatically set-up to receive messages by email

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Check out Marbles Museum for some fun Kindergarten Readiness activities.

June 26 3:00-7:00

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Questions?

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We’re so excited to meet our newest Trailblazers!