Welcome to Tuscano Elementary School

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Welcome to Tuscano Elementary School

• Kindergarten Orientation
• 2009

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Meet the Teachers

• Mrs. Holly Estrada

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Meet the Teachers

• Mrs. Andrea Wilson
• (formerly Ms. Varni)

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Meet the Teachers

• Mrs. Summer Durgin
• (formerly Ms. Norris)

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Meet the Teachers

• Ms. Jaime Lishinski

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Meet the People WhoWork at our School

• Mr. Phil Allen
• Principal

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Meet the People WhoWork at our School

• Mr. Lane Blake
• Assistant Principal

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Meet the People WhoWork at our School

• Ms. Mary Bowman
• Secretary

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Meet the People WhoWork at our School

• Ms. Margie Sarasoza
• Receptionist

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Meet the People WhoWork at our School

• Ms. Gisela Wirth
• Nurse

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Meet the People WhoWork at our School

• Mr. Ruben Reyes
• Custodian

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Meet the People WhoWork at our School

• The Cafeteria Staff

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Things to Remember

• Keep in mind that not all children love
  school at all times. School can be scary at
  firstas children begin to establish
  independence.
• Your positive attitude toward school is your
  childs biggest asset.
• Take the time to listen and answer questions.
• Turn everyday activities into a broadening,
  learning experience.
• Every child is different and an individual.
• Children learn different skills at different
• times and mature at different rates.

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Skills That Will Help YourChild Begin
Kindergarten

• Fine Motor Skills
• Puts a 10-12 piece puzzle together
• Holds a pencil, crayon, and scissor correctly
• Ties a knot or fastens shoes
• Zips or buttons clothes
• Draws and colors beyond a simple scribble.
• Uses utensils to spread jelly, butter, etc.

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Skills That Will Help YourChild Begin
Kindergarten

• Social Skills
• Follows simple and multi-step directions
• Attends to his/her own toilet needs
• Expresses feelings and needs using words
• Plays with others, shares and waits his/her turn
• Can be away from you for several hours
  
  
  
• without becoming upset

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Skills That Will Help YourChild Begin
Kindergarten

• Math Skills
• Recognizes shapes
• square, circle, triangle, rectangle, oval, and
  diamond
• Counts from 1-10 (end of year goal 100)
• Arranges or identifies sets of objects to 5
• Recognizes colors

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Skills That Will Help YourChild Begin
Kindergarten

• Language Arts Skills
• Recites the alphabet
• Identifies the letters of the alphabet
• Recognizes his/her name in print
• Can write his/her first name the proper way
  (capital to begin, lowercase letters for the
  rest)

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Skills That Will Help YourChild Begin
Kindergarten

• Personal Information
• Knows first and last name
• Knows age
• Knows birth date
• Knows parents names
• Knows address
• Knows phone number

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CurriculumREADING

• Houghton-Mifflin Reading
• Read with your child for 20 minutes every night,
  sign and return the homework log.
• Create your own home library with their take home
  books
• They will learn their letters/sounds, sight words
  and how to read simple words.
• We teach reading for 90 minutes every day, with
  an additional 30 minutes for small group
  instruction.

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CurriculumREADING

• Meet
• The
• Alphafriends!
• They help us learn the letters and their sounds.

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CurriculumMATH

• Saxon Mathematics (135 Lessons)
• Concepts
• Sorting
• Classifying
• Graphing
• Geometry
• Numbers-counting, recognition, and writing
• Patterns
• Money
• Time
• Measurement
• Calendar

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What does your child need to bring to school?

• Backpack
• To transport notes, newsletters, notices
• A more specific supply list can vary from teacher
  to teacher and you will receive one from your
  childs teacher at Meet the Teacher on July 30.

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UNIFORMS

• Uniforms are required daily and consist of the
  following
• Tops (tucked in)
• With sleeves and collars
• White, light blue, and navy
• Bottoms
• Navy pants, shorts, skirts, jumpers
• EARLY RELEASE
• students may wear red Tuscano Jaguar t-shirts in
  lieu of uniform shirts (available for purchase
  from the school office)
• MONTHLY DOLLAR DRESS DOWN DAYS
• OPTIONAL Students may bring 1.00 and do NOT
  have to wear a uniform to school that day. These
  dress down days are usually the last FRIDAY of
  each month.

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Youre Invited toMove Up DayWednesday May
20130-230 p.m.

• Bring your child to come tour some of our
  kindergarten classrooms.

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Meet Your Teacher Night Thursday, July 30th
from 400-530 p.m.

• In addition to meeting the teacher, you will
  receive
• Parent Handbook
• Student Code of Conduct
• Free/Reduced Lunch Application
• Emergency Card
• Specific information regarding your childs
• classroom (supplies, donations, etc.)

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Kindergarten will be dismissed early the whole
FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL!

• This is for kindergarten students ONLY (not older
  siblings).
• They will be dismissed at 115 every day during
  first week.
• Full day schedule begins the 2nd week of school
  (115 dismissal continues on Thursdays for
  whole school).

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FYI

• ATTENDANCE
• Call the school office if your child is going to
  be absent at [phone]. If you know ahead
  of time that your child will be absent, notifying
  the teacher is helpful too.
• DISMISSAL
• ALWAYS write the teacher a note if your child is
  going home in a different way.
• Kindergarten PICK UPS (this includes WALKERS) are
  dismissed from the designated kindergarten
  classroom(s), NOT from in the front of the school
  for safety reasons.
• BUS RIDERS are numbered escorted to buses by
  teacher(s).
• Tuscano DAYCARE picks up enrolled kindergartners
  from their classroom.
• NOTE All persons picking up students MUST be on
  the
• emergency card and will be asked to
  show identification
  
  
  
  
  
  
• when they pick up a student

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First Day of School Info

• First day of school Monday, August 3, 2009
• School Hours - 810 a.m.-300 p.m.
• Breakfast begins at 745 a.m.
• Playground coverage begins at 745 a.m please do
  not send your child to school before this time
  as they will be unsupervised. After the first
  school day, students go directly to the cafeteria
  (if they need breakfast), or the playground, when
  they arrive in the morning, and are
• picked up by their teacher from the
• playground when the bell rings.

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What do I need to register my child?

• Child must be 5 years old by August 31, 2009.
• Current immunizations
• Birth Certificate
• Release of Records
• Proof of Residency

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Thank you for coming!

• Please pick up a registration packet and we will
  be available to answer any questions you may
  have. Our teachers are each wearing a red
  kindergarten t-shirt, to be easily located.
• Please return your registration packet AS SOON AS
  POSSIBLE, so we can begin developing tentative
  class lists.