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Welcome to Beverly

2018 Kindergarten Round Up

Welcome & Introductions

• Our Current Principal: Dr. Jamii Hitchcock
• Kindergarten Teachers: Lauren Cash, Jennifer Stoller,

& Janet Siegel

• Main Office Staff: Linda Johnson
• Community School Organizer: Janice Hausman
• PTA President: Jen Moore
• PTA President Elect: Sydney Brown

Our New Principal

Kim Vigneron, Ed.S.

Education

• B.A. in Education - Major: Early

Childhood Education

• M.A. in Educational Leadership &

Principalship

• Ed.S. in Administration & Supervision

Background

• Elementary Principal
• PreK-8 Literacy Coach
• Learning Specialist
• K & 3rd grade Classroom Teacher

She’ll join the Beverly family on March 1st!

Kindergarten Birth Dates

2018-2019 Kindergarten Waiver Information Michigan law amended the Revised School Code (MCL 380.1147), changing the date deadline for the minimum age requirement for a child enrolling in kindergarten. A student must be five (5) years old by September 1 to be eligible for enrollment. For the 2018-2019 school year, if a child is not automatically eligible for enrollment because s/he was born after September 1, but on/before December 1, the child’s parent

• r legal guardian can submit a waiver to enroll the child in

kindergarten.

Registration/Enrollment

• February 1– Enrollment forms accepted – encouraged to

send in as soon as possible.

• March 15 – Open Enrollment Requests are due at home

school.

• March 16 – Beverly Lottery for Open Enrollment Requests
• April 16 - notification of open enrollment decisions
• Health Forms/Immunization and Vision Records are due

before school starts.

• Non medical Immunization Waivers have to be signed and

then certified at the Health Department.

Meet our Staff

• Ms. Susan Arslanian, Media Specialist

Meet our Staff

• Mrs. Terrie Cudnohufsky, Music Teacher

Meet our Staff

• Mr. Tony Fink, Art Teacher

Meet our Staff

• Mr. Joshua Noyes, P.E. Teacher

Counselor

• Mr. Gregorio Cognetto,

Counselor

• Supports Social Emotional

Learning (SEL) Standards

• Supports Health lessons
• Supports Character Education

initiatives

• Social Groups

Instructional Specialist

• Mr. Anthony Stamm
• In class and small group support for

math grades K-5

• After school enrichment
• pportunities K-5
• Professional resource for teachers

and parents

• Supports the development of

building and district wide goals

Reading Specialists

• Mrs. Cathy Reef & Tresa Johnson
• Supplemental small group literacy

instruction for 1st-3rd grade students

• Reading Recovery for first graders
• Informal, flexible support for K-5

students

• Professional collaboration and

resource for teachers

• Resource for parents

Kindergarten Parapro/Aide

• Mrs. Karen Tzortzinis “Mrs. T.”,

Paraprofessional

• Certified Teacher
• Supplemental one on one and/or

small group interventions

• Assists students in the classroom
• Monitors students with severe

allergic reaction during lunch

Special Education

Learning Resource Center (LRC) supports students with disabilities. Some of the services that are provided for students with disabilities are as follows:

• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• School Psychologist
• School Social Worker
• Speech Pathologist
• Mrs. Julie Palileo,

LRC Teacher

Kindergarten Program

The Kindergarten Program consists of these components: 8:44 a.m. - 3:50 p.m. 8:49 a.m.–3:50 p.m. All doors are locked. Language Arts (120 minutes daily, including reading, Word Work, writing and handwriting) Math (60 minutes) Science, Purposeful Play & Social Studies (90 minutes) Unified Arts (45 minutes) - Art, Music, P.E. & Media Morning Meeting Morning Recess Lunch/Recess (40 minutes) Quiet Time (20 minutes) - nap, book, relaxing, etc.

Social/Emotional Development

Character Education Skill Building Personal Responsibility Peer Interaction Self Confidence Making Choices Transitions Student Engagement

Ruler Approach

“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”

• Aristotle

Recognizing emotions to obtain valuable

information about themselves and their environment

Understanding the causes and consequences

• f emotions to predict behavior

Labeling emotions to describe feelings

precisely

Expressing emotions to communicate effectively

and in socially appropriate ways

Regulating emotions to promote learning and personal

growth, including healthy relationships

Resilience

• Make Connections – encourage your child to be a good friend in order to get friends,

including building the skill of empathy.

• Routine – commit to a routine, children thrive on structure
• Break – build unstructured time into your child’s life – allow them to be bored – it

fosters creativity

• Self-care – emphasize & model healthy eating, exercise, sleep habits – do not
• verschedule – children need “down time”
• Goal setting – teach your child to set reasonable goals & praise them for what they

accomplish instead of what they do not

• Positive self-view – help your child with ways to handle hardships in the past and

then understand these past challenges help him build the strength to handle future challenges – let them experience disappointment – say “no” sometimes

• Hopeful outlook – tough times are when children often learn the most; help your

child see that change is a part of life

Retrieved from: http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/resilience.aspx (2018)

Confidence

• Be positive and optimistic
• Make sure they know that you

have confidence in them

• Give them a chore/responsibility

at home so they can experience success

• Tell them how successful they

will be

• Comfort and support them
• Confidence of parents is one of

the MOST critical factors in a child’s success

Independence

• Toileting ( Wiping, Aiming, Buttoning/Zipping, Flushing,

& Proper Hand washing)

• Follow multi-step directions (at least 2-step directions)
• Walking into school independently
• Child-friendly personal items – smaller backpacks, boot

bags, snow pants, extra clothes that they can put on independently

• Social graces (nose picking, using tissue, pulling up

pants, etc.)

Purposeful Play

• High Level Thinking

Skills

• Problem-solving
• Creative expression
• Peer

interaction/relationships

• Discuss/Description of

play

• Independence

Technology

• Computer Lab
• Keyboarding Skills
• Paint/Draw/Graphics
• Multi-media
• IPad Carts
• Clever touch Boards

Outdoor Classroom

Field Trips

Enrichment

• Beverly After School Extras

(BASE)

• Math Pentathlon

Kids Club

• AM: 7:00 – start of school
• PM: dismissal – 6:00 pm
• Delayed Start mornings
• Half Days

Kids Club registration and scheduling instructions will be posted on

• ur website in early August.

Kindergarten Video Snapshot

From now until September

Read together daily Both fiction and non-fiction books Concept Books (ABC, 123, shapes, colors, etc.) Enrich Vocabulary Spend time talking with your child Introduce new words Early Math Concepts Count and Sort Find and make different patterns Play board games Build Fine Motor Skills String beads Manipulate Play Dough Puzzles Color & Draw Pictures Practice the use of scissors Enrich Pre-literacy Skills Look for letters everywhere Write stories together Play rhyming games Find print (store logos, signs, product packaging, street signs) Letter identification Sound identification Encourage independence and self-help skills Practice zipping, buttoning, etc. Dressing & self-care Encourage them to “do it themselves” Cook Together Follow the directions on recipes Measure ingredients

Communication

BPS WEBSITE: www.birmingham.k12.mi.us Click on Beverly Elementary Follow @Beverly_Bobcats on Twitter. Sign up in the fall for Remind101 Text/Email Messages – used for urgent and emergency information only (i.e., bus delays, school closings, etc.) – Text @bevprinc to 81010 Like the Beverly Elementary PTA Facebook page!

Class of 2031 Remind

Sign up for c/o 2031 Remind Text/Email Messages – for c/o 2031 Kindergarten updates & information only Text @k348ad to 81010

Important Upcoming Dates

• May 17 – Kindergarten Visit Day
• September 4, 5, 6, and 7 – Kindergarten Assessment Days

– Kindergarten students attend in the AM only/Child Care available in the PM

• August 14 – Kindergarten teacher assignments distributed
• Mid/late-August – Kindergarten PTA Play Date