Arrival/Dismissal

Arrival time will be between 7:20am-8:00am.  Class will begin at 8:00am. Dismissal is at 3:50pm. If there is a change to the way your child is getting home, please notify the office immediately. 

Attendance

It is important for your child to come to school daily to fully participate and succeed academically, socially, and emotionally; however, due to the continued concern in regards to the pandemic, please do not send your child to school if they are sick.  Please refer to the Holland ISD policy for more details.  Thank you for doing your part to keep our littlest Hornets healthy. 

Behavior Expectations

To encourage positive behavior in our classroom we need to teach students the classroom rules, routines, and procedures so they can learn how to self-regulate. Behavior is a skill that must be learned, just like learning how to tie your shoes or recite the alphabet is a skill that you learned when you were a child.  In Pre-K we will be continuously modeling and practicing this skill. Pre-K will use a ticket incentive behavior management system. Tickets can be redeemed in our class store.

Orange Ticket: They had a great & expected day

Purple Ticket: They had an outstanding & role model day

Yellow Ticket: A rule reminder card 

Behavior/ticket color will be noted in the take home folders and/or communicated through Class DoJo.  See behavior expectations for further detail.

Change of Clothes

Please send a change of clothes in a labeled ziplock bag to be kept at school.  This will need to be updated as the seasons change. Include: shirt, shorts, underwear, and socks.

Nap Time

Students are encouraged to nap for one hour a day.  Nap mats are provided. 

Please send a light blanket that will fit in their backpack.  Please wash the 

blanket weekly. 

Water

Please send a labeled water bottle daily.  We have access to refill the bottle as needed.  A covered top is recommended. Please wash this daily.

Class Pets

We have a rescue turtle named Love and a guinea pig named Bob. Please let us know if your child may have an allergy to any animals.

Online Resources

 Epic Books, https://www.getepic.com

Epic Books is available as a website, or app, in which students can read, or be read to.  Your teacher will provide a classroom code for students to log into the classroom account from home.   

StarFall, https://www.starfall.com/h/index-kindergarten.php

Starfall Education Foundation is a publicly supported nonprofit organization, 501(c)(3). They create free and low-cost experiences where children can successfully learn through exploration.

Happy Numbers, www.happynumbers.com

Happy Numbers serves as an independent math center, providing individualized instruction. Your teacher will provide a classroom code for students to log into the account from home. 

CLI Engage, www.cliengage.com

The Children’s Learning Institute (CLI) is a leader in the development of research-based tools to improve early education quality. This platform, CLI Engage, houses free resources for educators and families of children ages 0-6.