Kindergarten &

Young Fives Round U

p

Abbot E

lementary S

chool6:30 pm

Introductions•

Office S

taff - Shannon B

ukis, Jenni Hebert

•K

indergarten Teachers - Carol D

eKeyzer, G

ina Maksim

chuk•

Young Fives Kindergarten Teacher – M

ariah Baum

an•

Abbot N

urse – Laurie Galia

•A

rt Teacher - Kristina R

uthven•

Special E

ducation Teacher - Tracie Frailey•

Special E

ducation K Teacher - D

awn S

now•

Title I Teacher - Colleen M

cAlinden

•S

peech and Language - Kathy P

antolin•

Rochelle C

hezick - Student Intern

Young FivesK

indergarten

★H

alf day or full day option★

AA

PS

Young Fives Curriculum

– greater em

phasis on social growth

and interaction★

Students can return to their hom

e school to attend K

indergarten the follow

ing year or apply to stay at A

bbot as an In-District Transfer

student★

Students qualify if they w

ill turn 5 years old betw

een May 1 and

Decem

ber 1

★A

AP

S K

indergarten Curriculum

★M

eets Monday-Friday all day

★S

tudents are screened in the spring for K

indergarten readiness

Abbot K

indergarten Options

More about Young Fives

Young Fives

Curriculum

•B

alanced Literacy P

rogram–

Reading, W

riting, S

peaking, Listening

•E

veryday Math

–P

atterns, Relationships

and Functions–

Geom

etry, Measurem

ent–

Data A

nalysis–

Num

ber Sense and

Num

eration–

Operations and Their

Properties

Curriculum

•S

cience–

Construction, U

sing, and R

eflecting on Scientific

Know

ledge–

PLTW

– Structure &

Function: E

xploring Design; P

ushes &

Pulls

•S

ocial Studies

–M

e and My W

orld

Curriculum

•A

ll students participate in the following special area classes:

–Vocal M

usic–

Art

–P

hysical Education

–M

edia

Kindergarten C

lassroom

Positive C

ulture•

Abbot has a positive school culture and w

e teach respect, responsibility, and safety at school

•E

xpectations are consistent throughout the building

•E

xpectations are taught, modeled, and

reviewed

•W

e focus on positive behaviors instead of negative behaviors

Therapy Dog P

rogram•

Abbot is the first school

in Ann A

rbor with a

full-time therapy dog

•Therapy dogs help reduce student stress and anxiety

•M

ore children are starting school depressed and anxious than ever before

•Therapy dogs can teach em

pathy and help develop social skills

●Vaccines protect everyone.

●P

rovide imm

unization records to the school office B

EFO

RE

the first day of school.

●C

enters for Disease C

ontrol imm

unization schedule requires som

e doses between ages 4

- 6. These must be com

pleted for school entry.

●B

y state law, im

munization w

aivers are only available from

the Washtenaw

County H

ealth D

epartment.

Maintaining a H

ealthy School Com

munity for A

ll

For more inform

ation, visit a2schools.org/im

munizations or

iVaccinate.org.

The school nurse is also an excellent resource!

Childcare

•H

ours of Operation

–7:15 a.m

. until school begins at 8:56–

After school, closing at 6:00

–S

nack provided after school–

Contact R

ec. & E

d. to enroll (994-2298)

Transitions•

Families are invited to upcom

ing spring events - please check the A

bbot calendar on our website

•Teaching assistants are provided to help out in the classroom

s for the first weeks of school

•P

arents are provided with m

any opportunities to get involved, either by volunteering in the classroom

or through many P

TO sponsored

activities – Runathon, B

ook Fair, Ice Cream

S

ocial

Kindergarten Transportation

Fall 2021•

AA

PS

is pleased to offer bus transportation to eligible students. Students are eligible

for transportation if they live outside the 1.5 mile w

alk zone for their school. You can check eligibility at the A

ttendance by Street D

irectory Please just input your street

name, no address or extensions such as S

t., Dr., C

t. are needed.

•A

ll Kindergarten students are required to have an adult at the bus stop at the end of

the day for student pick-up.

•N

ext year AA

PS

will continue registering students w

ho are eligible for bus service. E

ligible families w

ill receive an email link for each of their students later in the

summ

er to select transportation.

•A

AP

S does not provide bus service for In-D

istrict Transfer or School of C

hoice students.

•If you have specific transportation questions you can call: 734-994-2330

How

to Register for Young Fives

•You m

ust submit an application on the w

ebsite through the In-D

istrict Space Available Transfer

system http://a2schools.org/enroll

•First window

to apply closes April 5th @

5:00 P.M

.•You w

ill be notified by our Child A

ccounting D

ept. upon approval usually 2-3 weeks later

Directions for enrolling can be found at the link

listed above.

How

to Enroll in K

indergarten•

To enroll in your neighborhood school, com

plete the Pre-E

nrollment O

nline A

pplication found at the following w

ebsite: •

http://a2schools.org/enroll

•O

nce you submit the pre-enrollm

ent form, you w

ill receive an email. A

t that tim

e, you will need to click on the link and com

plete your enrollment. This

process takes approximately 20-30 m

inutes

Docum

ents Needed

•P

lease complete the google form

tonight: https://form

s.gle/gg2viHhnY

jRN

yw1cA

•B

irth Certificate and 3 proofs of residency –

please see list of district approved proofs of residency, &

copy of parent/guardian driver’s license

•H

ealth Appraisal Form

to be completed by a

physician, and up-to-date imm

unizations

Abbot Inform

ation•

Twitter @

A2A

bbot•

https://ww

w.a2schools.org/abbot

•https://w

ww

.facebook.com/abbot.elem

entary.pto•

abbotpto@gm

ail.com

A complete list of enrollm

ent instructions can be found on A

bbot’s website.

Enrollm

ent Questions - P

lease email S

hannon Bukis at

bukiss@aaps.k12.m

i.us

Kindergarten Fun!