During the Kindergarten Year, We Recommend That You:
q Talk to your child every day and review assignments together.
q Talk to your child’s teacher every grading period—this can be on the telephone, e-mail or in person.
q Visit your child’s school – volunteer if possible.
q Attend your schools Open House and join PTO
q Meet all the teachers who work with your child.
q Continue reading with your child.
Recommended Books:
¨ Carlos goes to School
¨ The Bernstein Bears Go To School
¨ I Need a Lunch Box
¨ Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!
¨ Calico Cat at School
¨ Will I Have a Friend?
¨ I Started School Today
¨ Sheila Rae, the Brave
¨ When You Go To Kindergarten
¨ I Thought I’d Take My Rat To School: Poems for September to June, Selected by Dorothy M. Kennedy
¨ Song Lee and the Hamster Hunt
¨ Bear Goes To Kindergarten
¨ Who’s going to take Care of Me?
¨ We Share Everything!
¨ Vera’s First Day of School
¨ Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready For Kindergarten
Recommended Websites:
www.janbrett.com
http://scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/
www.magickeys.com/books/
www.frogsonice.com/froggy/
www.littleexplorers.com/
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/arthur/
www.starfall.com
A Checklist for Parents
A plan for Kindergarten Transition
McDougle Elementary
10410 Kansack Lane
Houston, Tx 77086
Sonia V. Villarreal,
Counselor
832-484-7563
Maria Ovalle
Parent Liaison
832-484-7527
By The End of May, We Recommend That You:
q Help your child feel comfortable and confident about the move to kindergarten by discussing the new activities, schedules, and transportation.
q Attend orientations offered to get familiar with the school.
q Encourage your student to ask questions. If you do not know the answer, call the school to get the needed information.
q Convey a positive attitude about the new school.
q Meet with other parents of children who will be attending the new school.
During The Summer Before Your Child Goes To Kindergarten, We Recommend That You:
q Attend the school’s Kindergarten Parent Orientation.
q Get to know staff members who will be with your child on a daily or regular basis.
q Read the recommended books, at the back of this brochure with your child.
q Check out the suggested websites for additional resources.
q Practice daily routines such as putting away things and following directions.
We recommend that your Child:
q Learns how to tie his/her shoes.
q Learns how to button pants and do belts.
q Knows how to tuck in shirt all the way around.
q Practices how to write his/her name.
The First Days of School, We Recommend That You:
q Teach your child their first and last names.
q Make sure your child has a nametag with name, phone number, and mode of transportation.
q Either send a sack lunch or pre-pay the cashier weekly or monthly. Also look into filling out a Free or Reduce lunch application if assistance is needed.
q Look into buying school supply packets or pick up a supply list.
q Make sure your child knows how proud you are of him/ her and exit the classroom so the instructional day may begin.