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Kindergarten Orientation

Westbrook School Department

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Welcome to Kindergarten in Westbrook!

School Health and Health Services

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Kindergarten Vaccines

The vaccines required for Kindergarten:

• Dtap- 5 doses
• Polio- 4 doses
• MMR- 2 doses
• Varicella- 2 doses

Usually, the last dose of each vaccine is administered on/after your child’s 5th birthday.

If you have no immunization records, or incomplete immunization records please communicate with your school nurse. Students with incomplete immunization records will not be permitted to attend school.

Doctor’s Contact Information

On the online application, please write in your child’s doctor’s name and office contact information.

A primary care provider (PCP) must be indicated.

If your child has other specialists, please notify your school.

If your child has health records that the school nurse may need access to, please contact your school to fill out a Release of Information form.

Medications at School- OTC

Every school has a full time nurse. The nurse has over-the-counter medications in the clinic that are available when students need them.

• Tylenol (acetaminophen)
• Advil (ibuprofen)
• Claritin (loratadine)
• TUMS (calcium carbonate)
• Pepto-Bismol (bismuth)

Parents must indicate Yes/No on the online application for these medications to be administered.

Medications at School- Rx

If your child has a prescription medication that needs to be administered during school hours, we will need the following information:

• Signed orders from the doctor with medication name, dose, and time.
• Medication Administration Form signed by the parent and doctor.
• The medication in the original container, not expired.

Examples of medication prescribed for students include asthma inhalers, EPI pens, ADHD medications, etc.

Please reach out to your school for more information.

Bringing Medications to School

Any medication brought to the school must be dropped off by an adult.

Please bring the medication to the front office and the nurse will collect the medication.

If another person, other than the parent, is dropping off the medication, please let the front office or nurse know ahead of time.

Do not send medication in your child’s backpack.

Do not hand the medication to the bus driver.

Health Plans

There are some conditions that will require a signed health plan from your doctor. These include:

• Asthma
• Seizures
• Food Allergies
• Severe Allergies
• Diabetes

These conditions may require emergency medication to be administered, such as an albuterol inhaler, diazepam gel, or an epinephrine injection.

Please reach out to your school for more information.

Food Allergies

If your child has a food allergy, please notify:

• School Nurse
• Teacher
• Nutrition Department

Depending on the severity of the food allergy, your child’s classroom may restrict that allergen from the room. A confidential letter may be sent to the other parents in the class asking that food item not be sent to school.

Emergency Contacts

In case of an emergency, you will be contacted first. If we are unable to reach you, we will reach out to the emergency contacts you list.

• Please be sure that your phone number and email address are up to date.
• Please be sure that all emergency contact information is up to date.

Please provide at least 1 emergency contact when completing your child’s registration.

If any contact information changes, please notify your school immediately.

Health-related Updates

Please notify your school of anything you think is pertinent to your child’s health.

Examples:

• Broken arm over the summer
• Loss of a pet- student is upset/stomach ache

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Communication is key!

Contact Information For School Nurses:

Please contact your school’s nurse if you have any further questions.

• Congin Elementary School/District Nurse:
• Melody Heath
• Phone: (207) 854-0844 ext. 7031
• Email: heathme@westbrookschools.org
• Canal Elementary School
• Cristal Agreste
• Phone: (207) 854-0840 ext. 5022
• Email: agrestec@westbrookschools.org
• Saccarappa Elementary School
• Maria Reinhard
• Phone: (207) 854-0847 ext. 6111
• Email: reinhardm@westbrookschools.org�

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Special Services

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Special Services

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• Our schools provide services in:
• Special Education
• Speech and Language
• Occupational and Physical Therapy
• Social Work and Guidance
• English Language
• Alternative Learning
• Title I
• Gifted and Talented (grade 3 and above)
• McKinney Vento - Homeless

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Special Education

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• Students that currently have Individualized Education Plans and receive services through Child Development Services have transfer IEP meetings scheduled in April and May have been contacted.

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• If you have speech and language or developmental concerns please on call 207-854-0850 ext 1323

MultiLingual Services

• Students who speak languages other than English may qualify for English language development services in our schools
• At the time of registration, families will be asked about the languages spoken by the child and within the household which will help to determine eligibility for additional screening
• Interpretation services are available to all families. Please contact the school if you would like to request interpretation services
• For additional information/questions related to Multilingual Services, please contact our ML Director, Regina Clement, at 207-591-6207

School Nutrition

• Our School Nutrition Program serves over 300,000 meals every year!

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• Breakfast, lunch, and healthy snack are available every day for all students.

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• Every student has an account - for things like purchasing an extra milk.

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• Breakfast and Lunch are free for all students

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• Please complete the form regarding Free and Reduced Meals when you receive a link this summer.

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• Eligibility is a source of school district funding.

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• Questions? Contact Mary Emerson emersonm@westbrookschoos.org.

Transportation

• Westbrook policy says that K-12 students can be dropped off without an adult but the transportation department will not drop a K student off without seeing that adult. The adult must be visible to the driver (not in the house or waiting in a car, etc).

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• Bus stop locations and pick-up/drop-off times will be available to parents through an online system in early August. Pick-up and drop-off is done by home address.

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• There are no car seats or seat belts on our school buses for our general education students. All students have assigned seats. Siblings can sit together and families should talk to the driver.

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• Questions? Contact Melissa Foye foyem@westbrookschools.org

The Importance Of A Good Start And Good Habits...

Attending school regularly is an important factor in ensuring students feel good about school and themselves as learners.

School attendance greatly impacts a child’s academic performance, even in kindergarten.

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The Importance Of A Good Start And Good Habits...

It is important to establish a habit of consistent school attendance so that students know that going to school on time, every day is important.

You can support school attendance by having a consistent evening and morning routine. This may include having a consistent bedtime, laying out the child’s clothes the night before, and waking up at the same time each day.

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Absences Happen!

Communication is so important! If your child is going to be absent for ANY reason, please call and let us know by 10:00 A.M.

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Illness

Appointment

Religious Holiday Observance

Family Emergency

Pre-Approved Personal or Educational Absence

Dismissal

• Dismissal Plan -

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• If you need to dismiss your child before the normal close of school for an appointment please call the school BEFORE 12:00. This is for the safety of all children!

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Kindergarten Screening

March 28th and 29th

What IS Kindergarten Screening?

Students

Meet with teacher

ESI (Early Screening Inventory)

Letter and Number Recognition

Occupational Therapist Screening

Sometimes Speech Screening

Parents

Meet with secretary on paperwork materials

May meet with nurse, social worker and/or school counselor

Plan on 30-40 minutes

Kindergarten Screening IS NOT

An IQ test or an entrance exam

Everybody comes

Something that can’t be studied for

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Safety and Communication

Safety at School

• Yearly Drills
• Evacuation, Lockout, and Lockdown
• Locked Facilities
• Scheduling Meetings
• Regular Communication
• Accurate Contact Information
• Phone and email

Online Registration

How to Register for Kindergarten

Registration is open NOW!

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Go to www.westbrookschools.org to find the registration link

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Once registration is complete, you may call your child’s school to set up a kindergarten screening appointment

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5 Important Documents to Have Ready

Proof of Residency (2) - This must include a mortgage statement or lease agreement and one other item such as a cable or electric bill with your name and address on it

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Birth Certificate or Passport - We do not save these records. They are a one time verification and are destroyed in the system once seen and verified

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All Immunization Records

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Any legal documents pertaining to your kindergartener, such as custody agreements

You may take photos of these documents or scan them as PDF files to upload to Infinite Campus when you register online

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What School Will Your Child Attend?

Click on Transportation

Search for Your Street to Find Your School

Return to the Home Page on www.westbrookschools.org

Start Here

Choose the 23-24 School Year

Fill in the fields on this form, making sure the email you use is up to date and accessible

Go to Your Email for Link to Complete Registration

Click on the Link at the Bottom of Email to Begin Registration

Be Sure to Write Down Application Number

Important to Remember

Making note of the application number at beginning of online registration will allow you to return to your application process if needed

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Translation Needs

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• Please bring all documents with you to kindergarten screening at the end of March and we will help upload them if needed

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• We will have interpreters present at each kindergarten screening at Canal, Congin, and Saccarappa

Welcome!

Questions? - Contact Building Administrative Assistants

Canal - Pam Bernardo at 854-0840

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Congin - Sandy Bowie at 854-0844

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Saccarappa - Dani Fortin & Delaney Fessler 854-0847

A Kindergarten Day

What a Kindergarten Day Looks like

• Breakfast is available for those who want it
• Choice time
• Morning Meeting (sharing, greetings, calendar activities, read alouds, songs)
• Snack, bathroom breaks
• Literacy block
• Math block
• Lunch and recess
• Unified Arts- art, physical education, STEAM, music or library
• Movement breaks
• Classroom art projects
• Guidance lessons on a rotating schedule

Academics

Reading

Writing

Phonics

Math

Art, Music, PE, STEAM, and Library

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Getting Ready for Next Year

Routines

• Regular Bed-Time (9 to 12 hours each night)

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• Regular Morning Routine

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• Regular Meal Times

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Self Care

• Dressing
• Buttons, Snaps, Zippers, Shoes etc.

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• Using the Bathroom

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• Eating

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Family Meet and Greets

Congin - Wednesday, March 15th at 2:45 or Wednesday, March 22nd at 2:45

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Canal - Wednesday, March 22nd at 7:40 or 2:45

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Saccarappa - Wednesday, March 22nd at 7:40 or 2:45

Screening

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Once you have completed the online registration, please call to schedule your child’s screening appointment. Appointments will be held on Thursday, March 28th and Friday, March 29th.

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Students will go home from screening with a bag full of materials to begin engaging with fun, learning activities.