KindergartenParentPresentationCabotElementary2018-2019SchoolYear

Agenda1.  NextyearKnumbers

2.  Meettheteachers

3.  Kindergartenday/Schedule

4.  Screening

5.  Buses

6.  PTO

7.  Placement

8.  What’sNext

9.  ContactInformaPon

10. QuesPons/Tour

KindergartenNumbers2018-201957students WentthroughKregistraPon/screening3students PendingthatdidnotgothroughscreeningBoys-currently33

Girls-currently24

KindergartenTeachersMarisaATandilian

JulieAnnKelly

LyndaCain

KindergartenDay/ScheduleGroupASchedule-startonday1

StartDay-Tuesday,September4-dismissal12:30NOSCHOOLWEDNESDAY,SEPTEMBER5

GroupBSchedule-startonday2

StartDay-Wednesday,September5-dismissal12:30Approximatelythefirstmonthofschool12:30dismissaleachdayStarPngregularrouPneinlateSeptemberorearlyOctoberSchooldays=2longdaysand3shortdaysGroupA-Monday/Wednesdaylongdaysto3:00PMTuesday,Thursday,Friday12:30dismissalGroupB-Thursday/Fridaylongdaysto3:00PMMonday,Tuesday,Wednesday12:30dismissal

ScreeningProcessBasicinformaPon-providesbasicinformaPonandallowsyourchildtobegincomfortatschool

Motorskills

Language

CounPng

FollowingdirecPons

WewillcommunicateifwehavequesPonsorotheritemstoconsiderpriortothestartoftheschoolyear

BusesSchedule-DeterminedbyTransportaPonoffice

TimingofInformaPon-Youcangoon-linetodaytoseecurrentbusschedule,buttheymaychangenextyear

Safety-seatbeltsareonthebuses

PleasepickupyourchildfromthebusintheaTernoon-drivers

StudentsarebroughtintothecafeteriatomeettheteachereachmorningandteacherswalkstudentstodismissallocaPonintheaTernoon

SchoolPass-  AllowsforclearcommunicaPonacrosstheschool-teacher,office,parents-  Ensurebuslistsareaccurate-  SavesPmeandconfusionwithdismissalrouPne-  Youcandoadendanceaswell-  Onyourphoneorcomputer-  Oneparentstarts,butasecondcanbeadded-  Youwillreceiveane-mailinAugustaTer8/15toregisterandsetdefaults-can’tdothis

unPldistrictreleasesthebusschedule-  GuideisdesignedtohelpanswerquesPons

PTOJoannaJosephsonandNickyChapmanco-presidents

CABOTPTO.COPRESIDENT@GMAIL.COM

CabotParentTeacherOrganizationKindergartenParentOrientaPon2018

WhoandwhatisCabotPTO?

Whatcanyouexpectfromus?

Whatdowehopeyouwilldofor/withus?

UsefulAppsandWebsites

Upcomingevents

WhoandwhatisCabotPTO?Who?You!TheCabotPTOismadeupofparentsandguardiansofcurrentCabotstudentsandallcurrentfacultyandstaff.

What?ThePTOisanallvolunteer,non-profitorganizaPonworkingtogethertosupporttheschool,enrichtheeducaPonexperienceforthestudents,andtostrengthenthecommunity.

WhatcanyouexpectfromCabotPTO?

Community building and Social Events

Supplemental Programs Social Action Initiatives

Whatwehopeyouwilldofor/withus?

…be a part of the community

…be invested

UsefulAppsandWebsites

Upcomingevents• SatApril28th@Carr–SpringFlingandSilentAucPon

• WedMay23rd7:30pm@thesocial-Parentsnightout

• SatJune2nd10am-2pm@Carr–CabotCarr-nival

• SatJune23rd9:30am@Carr–Playgroundmeetup

• WedJuly25th5pm@Carr–Playgroundmeetup

• LastweekofAugust-DayTBD@Carr–Meettheteachersandpopsiclesontheplayground

• ThursSeptember6th5:30-6-30pm-Cabot@CarrPTOfamilymeetandgreet

Placement-  Thiswillbefinalizedoverthesummertoincludestudents

enteringorleavingCabotdistrict-  Placementisbasedonscreening,parentinterviews,yourinput

viae-mail,andbalancedclasses-  Pleasee-mailmeeric_sprung@newton.k12.ma.us(evenifyou

alreadymenPonedit)ifyouhavespecificrequestsofAandBand/orregardingpartnershipsbeingtogetherorseperated-DeadlineMonday,May7

-  YouwillbenoPfiedinJuneaboutAandBandthenlateAugustabouttheteacher

What’snext?-  ContactmewithinformaPonre:placement-byMay7-  YouwillbenoPfiedinJuneaboutGroupAorB-  TransportaPonleder/registraPon-sentinJulyusuallyduebackinmid-

August-  Busstops/schedule-July(transportaPonwebsite)-  PlaydatesatCARRplayground-seePTOhandout(June23andJuly25)-  SchoolPasse-mail–August(youwillneedtoregisterandsetdefault

transportaPon)-  Teachernamesentinaleder-LastweekofAugust-  Schoolvisitforstudentstoseetheclassrooms-weekpriortothestartof

school-  PreparechildforKindergarten-Summer-  InformaPonwillconPnuetobepostedon-lineincludingpowerpointfrom

thedistrictandcurrent-Ongoing

ContactInformationMainNumber 617-944-9400

Principal-EricSprungeric_sprung@newton.k12.ma.us

Admin.Assistant-SydneyBalisebalises@newton.k12.ma.us

AbsenceLine-617-559-9390

Nurse-KarenKerrigankaren_kerrigan@newton.k12.ma.us617-944-9404

Psychologist-JadeClunejade_clune@newton.k12.ma.us

SocialWorker-SusanKasssusan_kass@newton.k12.ma.us

MathCoach-MeranEllis;LiteracyCoach-AmyHarqord;TeamSpecialist-JodieWhidden;ELL-AudreyBellinger;METCO-JulianTurner

Thankyou/Questions