Saturday, June 15, 2013

Summer 2013

We thank the students and parents from the kindergarten class of 2012-2013 for a wonderful year, and we look forward to meeting our new kindergartners of 2013-2014!

Kindergarten Orientation is Tuesday, August 20th, from 10:00 to 11:00 (a.m.) and 11:00 to 12:00 (p.m.)

Supplies that we usually ask for include glue sticks, tissues, #2 pencils, white board markers, and baby wipes. Check Back-to-School sales for these items-- we appreciate it!!

School begins on Wednesday, August 21, 2013-- morning session is 8:05 to 11:25 and the afternoon session is 11:30 to 2:50. Child care for both sessions is available at Champions (408) 356-3178 or Holy Cross (408) 356-6828.

You will receive a letter around August 15th or 16th stating whether your child will be in the morning or afternoon session.  Due to fluctuation in enrollment, we cannot let you know before that time.

For kindergarten readiness, we highly recommend that your child comes into kindergarten:
  • recognizing most letters
  • writing his/her name legibly
  • recognizing numbers to 10 & beyond
  • knowing names of basic shapes
  • having good cutting/scissor skills
  • able to sit attentively for the duration of a picture book
We highly recommend LeapFrog's  DVD "The Letter Factory" for a good review of letter recognition and letter sounds.

If you have any other questions about our program, please feel free to e-mail us at: gristn@unionsd.org or sheikhm@unionsd.org

Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you in August!