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INTRODUCTIONS

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Shelby Dennis

Principal

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Amber Holthus-Pera

Assistant Principal

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Richard Fisher

Dean Of Operations

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Emily Pool

Community Liaison

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AGENDA

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Meet the Team

Events Coming Up

Drop off & Typical Day

Lunch

Communication

Ways to Get Involved

Q&A

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KINDERGARTEN TEAM

+ 4 full time paraprofessionals

Sumeera Aggarwal

(Ms. Aggarwal)

Shannon

Evans

(Ms. Shannon)

Marisol Hernandez

(Ms. Marisol)

Marijke Hoogeveen

(Ms. Marijke)

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K & 1st TEAM LEAD & SUPPORT STAFF

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Bri Cornell

Senior Team Lead & Reading Interventionist

Robin Bresnahan

Gifted and Talented Coordinator

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Megan Tate

Multilingual Education- MLE

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SPECIALS TEACHERS

Ms. Carlson

Mrs. Baker

Mr. Amador

Mr. Shutts

Ms. S

Mr. Miller

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  1. Register [May 5th - 23rd or again after July 30th]
  2. Buy your school supplies through EPI or use the list to purchase at your store of choice.
    • Besides backpacks and lunch boxes, many supplies are shared!
  3. In August, there are 2 new family playdates.

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Over the Summer

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BACK TO SCHOOL EVENTS

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  • Meet the Teacher Night
    • Thursday, August 14th
    • Find out who your teacher is, drop off supplies, sign up for assessment time
  • First Day - Walk to school
    • Monday, August 18th
    • Meet at the park and walk
    • OPTIONAL!
  • First 2 days
    • Half days, no lunch
    • Come back for 20 minute assessment
  • Back to School Night
    • Thursday, August 28th
    • Come and learn more about your child’s classroom and plan for the year!

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GETTING TO SCHOOL & START TIMES

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  • Students can ride the bus, walk or be driven to school. You will need to opt into transportation through DPS to access bus services (done in the parent portal and due by June 30).
  • Bus riders have a different start time. Their bus will get them to school by 7:40. They will have supervised reading time in the library until 7:55. Then they can go to breakfast or the playground. Dismissal time is the same as everyone, 3:10.
  • If your student is a bus rider, we will meet the them getting off the bus and get them to their classrooms and take them to the bus at the end of the day.

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DROP OFF LOCATIONS

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A TYPICAL KINDERGARTEN DAY

8:10 - 3:10

8:30 Morning Meeting

8:50 Reading

10:00 Recess

10:20 Writing

11:45 Lunch/Recess

12:30 Read & Relax

12:45 Math

1:40 Specials

2:25 Recess

2:45 Free Choice

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Swigert students are welcome to bring lunch from home or get free hot lunch from school. Your student will tell their teacher every morning if they’re choosing to have hot lunch.

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Kids eat for 25 minutes and then play for about 30. Kindergarten has 2 additional recesses. This is typically when kids eat snacks.

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It would be a good idea to practice lunch over the summer. Set a timer and practice opening and closing lunchboxes.

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  • Calendar in folder and sync your google calendar with ours
  • Weekly email updates from teachers
  • Friday Folders
  • Tuesday Eagle Post - if email looks blank, it’s not!
  • Facebook and Instagram
  • Website

COMMUNICATION!

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Hang this on your fridge!

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  • Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
    • Events (Color Run, Trunk or Treat, Bingo, Book Fair)
    • See flier in folder
  • Fundraising Events (Dine and Donate, Swigert Gives, Auction)
  • School Accountability Committee (SAC)
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Working Group
  • Room parent (plan holiday parties, Friday folders, etc)

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