FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM PARENT ORIENTATION MEETING

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FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM PARENT
ORIENTATION MEETING

• May 18, 2011

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FULL-DAY LEARNING

• On January 12, 2010, Premier Dalton McGuinty
  announced the phasing in of full-day learning for
  four and five-year-olds beginning in September
  2010

• Zone Township Central School was selected as one
  of the eight schools in the Lambton Kent District
  School Board to offer full-day learning

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NEXT PHASE

• On March 2, 2011 Premier McGuinty announced that
  in September 2012 900 more schools across Ontario
  will implement the Full-Day Kindergarten Early
  Learning Program

• Locally The Lambton Kent District School Board
  will offer the program at three additional
  schools beginning September 2011

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CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR

• One combined class of 24 students
• 15 Junior Kindergarten students
• 9 Senior Kindergarten students

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REGISTERED FOR THE 2011-12 SCHOOL YEAR

• One combined class of 28 students
• 13 Junior Kindergarten students
• 15 Senior Kindergarten students

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WHAT DOES IT INCLUDE?

• Full-day learning during the regular school day
  for four and five year old children.
• Teachers and registered Early Childhood Educators
  work together in the classroom to create a
  welcoming environment where children learn, play
  and grow.

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BENEFITS
STRONGER START IN SCHOOL (Reading, Writing Math Skills provide a strong foundation) (Transition to Grade 1 easier) MORE TIME WITH CLASSMATES (Opportunity to socialize with other children)
SIMPLER, LESS HECTIC DAY (Familiar surroundings with staff and friends) (No moving between different programs and locations) SIMPLER, LESS HECTIC DAY (Familiar surroundings with staff and friends) (No moving between different programs and locations)
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BEFORE AFTER SCHOOL

• Surveys were completed at registration and sent
  in.
• If sufficient interest from parents, extended day
  programs, before and after regular school hours
  would be offered by Early Childhood Educators

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HOURS / COST OF PROGRAM

• Hours 700 900 a.m.
• 330 600 p.m.
• Cost and timing would be outlined if enough
  interest
• Subsidies will continue to be accessible for
  those who qualify

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FEBRUARY REGISTRATION

• Elementary Registration Form
• School Entry Parent Questionnaire
• Birth Verification Documentation
• Immunization questionnaires for Community Health
  Services Dept.
• (Parent to complete and return to Health Unit)

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INDEPENDENCE

• DRESSING
• practice putting on shoes (Velcro), doing
• up zippers, putting on snow pants etc. Your
  child needs 1 pair of shoes and a complete
  change of clothing to be left at the school.
• FOOD
• encourage healthy sugar-free food
• send containers that are easy to open
• Please dont forget the cutlery

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SNACK PROGRAM

• School Nutrition Snack Program
• A School Snack program was implemented with the
  assistance of the Chatham-Kent Student Nutrition
  Program in November/2008.
• Bins are packed and delivered to each classroom
  daily with nutritious snacks for any student who
  requires them.

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SAFE ARRIVAL

• Parents Responsibility to inform the school if
  their child is going to be absent or late.
• Daily Attendance is collected in all classrooms.
• (If arriving late or leaving prior to dismissal,
  please inform office)
• Follow-up phone calls for students with
  unexplained absence are made immediately after
  915 a.m.

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IF ABSENT OR LATE

• Telephone Answering Machine
• (695-2739)
• E-Mail littlech_at_lkdsb.net
• Written Notes send prior to absence

Telephone and e-mail messages are checked
before calls to home are made.
A sibling cannot inform the school of a
students absence.
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SCHOOL START TIME

• School begins 915 a.m.
• Promptness (delivering child)
• - front doors (JK SK students only)
• Arrival after 915 a.m.
• child MUST obtain late slip from office before
  entering class

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SCHOOL DISMISSAL TIME

• School Dismissal is 335 p.m.
• A note or telephone call is required if your
  child is being picked up by someone not on your
  contact list

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FIRST DAY VISITPARENT/CHILD INTERVIEW(15
MINUTES)

• parent and child arrive at classroom
• meet the teacher
• see the classroom
• teacher discusses Parent Questionnaire previously
  completed at Registration

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LETTERS

• Parents/Guardians will receive a letter in the
  summer from the school indicating time of
  interview in September
• Letters will be mailed to bus students in the
  summer (re pick-up and drop-off times) directly
  from the Transportation Department

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CHECK OUT THE SCHOOL WEBSITE!

• Updated regularly
• Newsletters, Bus Information
• Skating Schedule, Classroom News
• Daily Schedule, Student Supplies etc.

http//zone.lkdsb.net