Kulmann's Kindergarten Korner

Dear Parents, I welcome your child to kindergarten! I am excited about the upcoming year and the new challenges and experiences that lie ahead. It is very important that your child wears the name/bus tag provided for them. Please have your child wear it daily for the first two weeks of school. It is a large school with many buses and your child’s safety is very important to us. Here is some information that will be useful to you throughout the year: ☺Please check and empty your child's yellow folder daily. Important notices will be sent home in this folder. Anything that needs to be sent to the teacher/office (i.e. transportation changes, absence excuses) can be brought back to school in the yellow folder. ☺Homework is given once a week (usually on Friday). It will be located in your child's Homework Folder. Please have your child complete the work and return it to school by the due date located inside the folder. ☺Please send in an old shirt to keep at school to be used as an art smock. ☺If your child’s birthday occurs during the school year, I welcome a celebration at school. Please notify me if you are sending in a treat. Summer birthdays will be celebrated toward the end of the school year. ☺If there are any changes in transportation I must have a note (i.e. If your child is going home with someone else or if someone different is picking them up).

Specials Schedule

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Monday:       P.E. (wear sneakers)               P.E. (wear sneakers) Tuesday:      Computers                            Art (bring in a smock) Wednesday:  Art (bring in a smock)               Computers Thursday:     Library (return book)                Library (return book) Friday:         Music                                   Music

    

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.  You can write me a note, email me at kulmannbe@watertownps.org, or call the school at (860)945-2776 and leave a message with the secretary. Please do not send any transportation changes via email. Thank you!

Kindle excitement about kindergarten.          Invite new school friends home to play and help your child build strong friendships.   Never forget safety.  Teach your child safety rules, whether walking or taking the bus.   Discuss what your child will be learning in school.   Explore your neighborhood together.  Talk about the world around you.    Review the good behavior expected of your child, such as following rules and taking turns.    Get involved at school.  Join the PTO.    Answer your child's questions about school.  Reassure your child that school is fun.   Read to your child daily.  Visit the public library together.    Turn every day into a learning experience.  Let your child help with everyday chores.   Encourage your child to eat well and get enough sleep.    Notice the new things your child is learning to do.  Reinforce your child's progress with praise.