Welcome to Kindergarten

The Denver Green School

Ms. Lishinski and Ms. Dani
~Ms. Lishinski~
I love to read!
I have a little dog named Lola.
My favorite foods are carrots and
chicken. I also love starbucks coffee!
My favorite kindergarten memory is
singing songs with my friends.
~Ms. Schleifer~
I love traveling to new places.
I have 2 puppies named Ellie Mae
and Bo Duke.
My favorite food is guacamole.
My favorite kindergarten memory is
learning all about animals and
insects!
Mrs. Wagner and Ms. Chavez

~Mrs. Wagner~
I love to bike!
I have a new baby girl name Harper.
My favorite food is chocolate.
My favorite kindergarten memory is 5th
grade buddies.

~Ms. Childs~
I love to go hiking in the mountains!
I have two awesome large dogs- Woody
and Nikki.
My favorite food is sushi.
My favorite kindergarten memory is playing
with my friends during choice time.
Family Handbook
Arrival:
Breakfast is at 7:30
Playground supervision
starts at 7:45. NO students
on playground before 7:45.
No students in the hall
before school.
It is very important to have
your student here on time
every day for our morning
meeting.

***Dismissal***
Pick ups will be dismissed
out the classroom door to
designated party at 3:45!
Bus riders will ALWAYS be
sent home on the bus.
Any changes to your child's
after school plans MUST be
made through the office
by 3:30.
Bad weather drop off will be
in the cafeteria. Pick up will
be at classrooms.
Once the classrooms doors are closed
they will not be opened!

This is for the safety of children and staff.
Bus Transportation
If you would like your child to ride the bus please call and put
them on the list:

Transportation
720-424-4609

Routing
720-423-4624

Kindergarten Expectations
Dress Code:
No hats
Dresses/skirts past
fingers with shorts
underneath.
No spaghetti strap shirts.
Closed toed shoes at all
times.
You will be contacted by
the office for dress code
violations.
Parent Volunteers:
In class opportunities will
begin after routines are
established. (After 6
weeks)
Can help at home, field
trips, EfS projects, in the
classroom, etc... and
notifications will go home
in newsletters.
How are we doing snack?
In addition to the non-
perishable snacks on the
kindergarten supply list, we
would like to give students a
healthy fresh snack each
day.

We will schedule families for
no more than one day each
month. The calendar will be
sent home in the newsletter.
Example Snacks:
Bananas, apples, carrot sticks,
oranges, yogurt, celery, melon,
etc...

First Few Weeks...

Children learn through
play.
Dramatic play will have a
huge emphasis during the
first weeks of school
through reading and
retelling of fairy tales and
explorations.
Math and writing workshop
will begin immediately.
Folders will be sent home
daily with class information.
Education for Sustainability Units:
Healthy Commons
Senses
Metamorphosis
Others TBD
Field Studies & Activity Fee
In an effort to promote more learning opportunities outside
of the classroom, DGS has launched the Field Studies
Program to some really cool places throughout the state.
Mr. Truitt has been hired to help plan and facilitate 78
excursions outside of the classroom.
Kindergarten is planning on going on 4 or 5.
It is vital that DGS collect student activity fees this year
($35 for kindergarten) to help pay for buses and entrance
fees.
If you need to set up an alternative payment plan, talk to
Mr. Truitt, Mr. Jaquette or Ms. Mundt
PTA
Please join!

Meets once a month--
lots of opportunities to
engage.

You will also be getting
occasional e-mails and
notifications from our
Room Parent.

DGS Room Parent/Guardian
The role of the Room Parent (formerly POC-point of
contact) is to help us build community in our
classroom.
This role can look however we want it to, but needs to
focus on a few things:
o Inform the parent community about class
happenings, school happenings
o Recruit volunteers for our classroom from
everything to helping with centers to field trips and
special events.
We need a Room Parent Is this you?


Friday Enrichment
DGS has early dismissal every Friday.

Families can choose to join our Friday Enrichment
Program, which provides a choice of interesting activities
from 12:45-3:45. There are packets available that explain
the program in detail.

Enrichment begins on Friday, August 29th. Remember
buses leave DGS every Friday at 12:45. There are NO
busses at 3:45 on Fridays.




Home Visits
Families new to DGS will be offered home visits to discuss
hopes and dreams for your child. Typically your childs
kindergarten teacher and student teacher will be in
attendance. These visits will be limited to 20 minutes.

You will be contacted soon to schedule our visit.


Or sign up tonight!



First Day of School
Line up by your classrooms outside door. Kindergarten
teachers will wait until the 7:55 bell to escort students into
class.
Students will wave "see you later!" to parents and head into
the classroom to start our first day of kindergarten!!
In order to establish kindergarten routines
and procedures right away, parents are asked
not to enter the classroom.
REMEMBER: Quick goodbyes leave
drier eyes!


Staggered Start Days
To ease the transition into kindergarten we are beginning
our school year with a half day. Half of the kindergarten
students will attend school on Thursday while the other half
will attend Friday. Please note, your student will only
attend ONE of these days. The schedule is posted in the
classroom

During this time we will explore the school and learn the
rules and routines for recess, lunch, and classroom.
All kindergarten students will attend on Monday to begin
the year as a whole class.