KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UP - Welcome to Whittier Elementary School Kindergarten class of 2036!

KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UP
  Welcome to Whittier Elementary School
       Kindergarten class of 2036!

6:00   Parents drop Students off in Classrooms

6:10   Welcome & Introductions

6:40   Building Tour

6:50   Grown-ups meet their student in the
       classroom

MEET OUR TEAM
❖   Mrs. Nicole Krick - AM Kindergarten
❖   Mrs. Cindy May - All Day Kindergarten
❖   Miss Logan Cardona- All Day Kindergarten
❖   Mrs. Beth Trapp- All Day Kindergarten

❖   Mrs. Amy Steed - Reading Specialist
❖   Mrs. Ashley Charleston - Math Coach/Interventionist
❖   Ms. April Lopez - Speech Language
❖   Ms. Lauren Reyes-Yu - Speech Language
❖   Ms. Dorothy Hall - School Nurse
❖   Mr. Cole Hochmuth- BASP
❖   Mr. Robert Cerny - Principal
❖   Mrs. Peggy Dzugan- Administration Secretary
❖   Mrs. Cheryl Hochmuth - Attendance Secretary

WHITTIER - A LITTLE ABOUT US

❖ K - 5 Elementary School
❖ Approximately 420 Students
❖ Generally 3 sections at each grade level. This year
   K and 2nd grade have 4 sections
❖ 2022-2023: 3 ADK sections, 1 half-day section
❖ 22 Classroom Teachers
❖ 72 Staff Members

WHITTIER - A LITTLE ABOUT US

❖ School Day hours
  ➢ AM Kdg: 9:15am - 11:45am
  ➢ All Day Kdg: 9:15am - 3:30pm

❖ Arrival & Dismissal Schedule & Info
   ➢ Do not drop students off before 9am
   ➢ Car Pick up line for dismissal in back of school
      (Arbor Ave.)

WHITTIER - A LITTLE ABOUT US

Whittier Happenings……

❖ Current building built in 1925
   ➢ 100 Year Anniversary: 2025
❖ Library Renovation - Summer 2023
❖ New Playground - Summer 2025

THE WHITTIER 3

❖ Be Safe
❖ Be Responsible
❖ Be Respectful

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
 ● If you haven’t turned in your registration paperwork,
             please do so as soon as possible.

           ● Set up your ParentVue account.
     New billing software PushCoin will be coming soon.

   ● Registration documents and information can be
              found on the Whittier website.

   ● Completed registration paperwork needs to be
     turned in and ParentVue accounts set up before
                   registration for ADK.

 ● All Day Kindergarten interest/registration form opens
                  on March 22 at 8:00 AM
  ● Questions? Call the Whittier office, 630-682-2185.

NOTES FROM THE WHITTIER OFFICE
   ● Student absences should be reported to the main
     office by phone or email.
         ○ Attendance phone: 630-682-2186
         ○ Main office phone: 630-682-2185
         ○ Attendance email:
            WhittierSchoolOffice@cusd200.org
     (For ease of reporting absences we use this email!)
    When emailing the office, teachers can be cc’d if you would like them to
                                know too.

       ● ParentVue accounts should be reviewed and
                     updated regularly

     ● Student billing invoices should be paid in a timely
       manner. The District is implementing a new billing
        system called PushCoin. More information will
                              follow.

WHITTIER HEALTH OFFICE

We are looking forward to having your child at Whittier
next year! The next few slides will cover what you should
know about health requirements and information about
the health office.

● We are staffed by one nurse and one health aide
  daily

● We provide services such as chronic illness
  management, medication administration, first aid,
  care for children who become sick during the school
  day, and healthy living instruction.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR KINDERGARTEN

• Physical examination (State of Illinois Certificate of Child
  Health Examination) within one year of the start of school
                   ●  schedule an appointment now.
      ●   Students without physicals can be excluded from school
• Vision examination completed by an optometrist or
  ophthalmologist-due by October 15, 2023.
• Dental examination completed within 18 months of May
  15, 2024 (after November 15, 2022).
• You can find these forms in your Kindergarten registration
  packet or online at:
       •   Health Services / Medical Forms

MEDICATION POLICY & HEALTH CONCERNS
• Medications can be administered by the health office,
  if necessary.
    • Forms available online: Health Services / Medical Forms
• Notify the Health Office with any changes in your
  child’s health status or medications throughout the
  school year.
    • Allergies
    • Asthma
    • Diabetes
    • Vision or hearing concerns
    • Other-If OTC meds are needed, even including
      cough drops, rx would be required and they would
      be given in the health office

KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM:
 ● Reading
  ● Listening Comprehension
  ● Phonemic Awareness
  ● Phonics/Writing
  ● Concepts of Print
 ● Math
  ● Problem-based curriculum
  ● Counting, number ID, +/- within 10
 ● Science
 ● Social Studies
 ● SEL

OUR KINDERGARTEN DAY
•   Greet children every day
•   Class Meetings/SEL lessons
•   Math block- calendar, math talk, counting routines,
    whole group lessons & small group centers
•   Literacy block- phonemic awareness, phonics,
    developmental written communication, listening
    comprehension, read aloud, shared reading
•   PE
•   Library
•   Snack
•   Social Studies or Science lessons

ALL DAY KINDERGARTEN
• Same curriculum as ½ Day Kindergarten
• Added time for review/extension of core
  subjects
• Choice Time/Free Play
• Recess/Lunch (30 minutes each)
• “Specials” classes:
  ● Art
  ● Music

PARENT INVOLVEMENT - WHITTIER PTA
• Room Parent – collaborates with the teacher and
  coordinates Halloween, Winter and Valentine’s Day
  parties
• Parent Volunteers
• In school Field Trips
• PTA Committees
  ● Abigail Magnafici, PTA
     representative

HOW CAN PARENTS HELP AT HOME?
•   Master Daily Routines       •   Encourage Social Skills
    ● Arriving on time              ●   Sharing
    ● Being responsible for         ●   Turn taking (playing games)
      belongings- books,            ●   Talk with each other
      snack and folders             ●   Responsibility (chores)
    ● Putting on/taking off          ●   Respect
      coats, backpacks
                                    ●   Discovery and imagination
      independently
                                •   Math and Reading
•   Fine Motor                      ●   Counting
    ● Write name!                   ●   Singing the
    ● Three finger grip                  alphabet/alphabet
    ● Practice cutting (thumb           puzzles
      up)                           ●   Read together
    ● Practice putting on or        ●   Knowing birthday
      tying shoes

Dates to Remember….
• All Day Kdg Registration Opens *parent completes
  ● Wednesday, March 22, 2023 @ 8am
• Kindergarten Play-date @ Whittier playground
  ● Tentative - Thursday, August 10, 2023 from
    4-5pm on the Playground
• Kindergarten Teacher Meet & Greet and Supply
  Drop-Off (time to be determined later from teacher)
  ● Wednesday, August 16, 2023
• First Day of School for Kindergarten
  ● Thursday, August 17, 2023

EVERYTHING I KNOW
• Share                   • Wash your hands
• Be fair                 • Flush
• Be kind                 • Say you’re sorry when
• Put things back where     you hurt someone
  you found them          • Draw, paint, sing and
• Clean up your own         dance
  mess                    • Play and work
• Hold hands and stick      every day
  together
• Say THANK YOU

                 ...I Learned in Kindergarten

WELCOME TO WHITTIER!