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Unalaska City School District
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Kindergarten Guidelines
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1) Morning Kindergarten begins at 8:30 am and is dismissed
at 1:00 pm.Afternoon Kindergarten starts at 10:00 am and ends at 2:30pm.
Parents will be notified of any time changes. Doors open at 8:00am.
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2) A.M. Students can ride the bus to school in the morning.You will need to make arrangements to have your child picked up at promptly at 1:00 P.M. Students will need transportation to school at 10:00am.Your child can ride the bus home when school gets out at 2:30pm.On Wednesdays school gets out at 2:05pm for grades K-4.Bus service is provided. |
| 3) Kindercamp is available at P.C.R Monday thru Friday 1:00 to 2:30 pm. Morning children can attend and ride the bus home at 2:30pm. |
| 4) The school breakfast program begins at 8:00 am and continues until 8:30am. The lunch programs for both morning and afternoon kindergarten begins at 11:15 am.Breakfast with milk is $1.10 and hot lunch with milk is $2.20. Parents need to set up a meal account per child in advance at the beginning of each month (or twice a month) in the main office. If he/she is having cold lunch,he/she may buy fresh milk for $0.50. |
| 5) Your child's name needs to be printed on everything he/she brings to school (coats,boots,lunch boxes and show & tell,etc) Help your child become familiar with printing and recognition of their first name. |
| 6) Kindergarten students need tennis shoes and medium sized backpacks.For ease of tying if your child has lace tennis shoes,Please get the shoelaces that are flat ,not round. these shoes need to be left at school with their names on them. For safety during gym time,I insist children wear tennis shoes;sandals,boots,clogs & high heels are not acceptable. Backpacks will be used to transport items such as papers,notes , books and artwork back and forth between home and school.School supplies such as pencils,glue and crayons are furnished. |
| 7) Kindergarten students have outside lunch recess when weather permits.Please dress your child accordingly with a warm coat,boots and a warm hat.( remember to put your childs name on all outdoor items) When the weather gets cold,we encourage parents to send an extra hat,mittens and snow pants to leave in your childs locker throughout the winter months. |
| 8) Kindergarten students will participate in the school swim lesson program.Give your child oppurtuntites to swim with an adult and become comfortable in the pool.Encourage him/her to put on and remove their own swimsuit,to shower, dry off and dress independently (in the correct locker room.)According to the aquatic center rules,children five years of age and older must use appropiate locker rooms. |
| 9) Show and Tell will be on every Friday.Limit your child to items which are not too fragile. |
| 10) We expect every child who enters Kindergarten to be able to dress and undress themselves with little or no help from adults and to be toilet trained and able to use the toilet independently. |
| 11) If you have any questions or problems,please feel free to contact Mrs.Adams at the school at 581-3979. |