Your child will have a wide variety of opportunities to learn and Opportunities grow in kindergarten. They will participate in whole group, small group and individualized lessons. Your support of school activities makes your child feel important Parent and sends the message that you value school! We are always happy Involvement to have your help for special activities in the school or in the classroom. When help is needed for school or classroom activities, information will be sent home in your child’s Bulldog Folder. The PTO serves both the Primary and the Intermediate schools. Our PTO is made up entirely of volunteers. Throughout the year, PTO organizes and promotes several fundraising activities such as the Membership Drive, the Fall Fundraiser, Holiday Shop, and the P.T.O. Spring Flower Sale. The profits generated from these events go directly back into our school. The PTO offers monetary start up Parent-Teacher assistance to our teachers at the beginning of each year along with Organization departmental assistance to the Art, Guidance, Music, PE and Library Programs. Financially, the Woodridge PTO also assists with specialized programs (Safety Town/Field Day), playground equipment, and our new Enrichment Program. This program will be available to our teachers who need additional financial assistance to complete a project/proposal. There are three main parties each year---Fall Fantasy, Christmas Parties & and Valentine’s Day. The room parent organizes these events and Celebrations coordinate volunteers and donations. We will have some other celebrations that I will organize such as Thanksgiving, the 100th Day of School, and our End of the Year Celebration. P.E. The children will attend a 40 minute P.E. class with their P.E. teacher, Mr. Shovestull. The children are asked to wear sneakers (Physical on P.E. day and girls might consider wearing pants or having a pair Education) of shorts under their dresses. Their P.E. class will be held on Day 4 of rotation schedule. Please review these playground rules and safety procedures with your child: Playground 1. Always follow the directions of the adult on duty. Procedures 2. Follow all school rules. 3. Walk to recess in an orderly manner. 4. Do not jump off any playground equipment.
Opportunities Your child will have a wide variety of opportunities to learn and grow in kindergarten. They will participate in whole group, small group and individualized lessons. Parent Involvement Your support of school activities makes your child feel important and sends the message that you value school! We are always happy to have your help for special activities in the school or in the classroom. When help is needed for school or classroom activities, information will be sent home in your child’s Bulldog Folder. P.T.O. Parent-Teacher Organization The PTO serves both the Primary and the Intermediate schools. Our PTO is made up entirely of volunteers. Throughout the year, PTO organizes and promotes several fundraising activities such as the Membership Drive, the Fall Fundraiser, Holiday Shop, and the Spring Flower Sale. The profits generated from these events go directly back into our school. The PTO offers monetary start up assistance to our teachers at the beginning of each year along with departmental assistance to the Art, Guidance, Music, PE and Library Programs. Financially, the Woodridge PTO also assists with specialized programs (Safety Town/Field Day), playground equipment, and our new Enrichment Program. This program will be available to our teachers who need additional financial assistance to complete a project/proposal. Parties & Celebrations There are three main parties each year---Fall Fantasy, Christmas and Valentine’s Day. The room parent organizes these events and coordinate volunteers and donations. We will have some other celebrations that I will organize such as Thanksgiving, the 100th Day of School, and our End of the Year Celebration. P.E. (Physical Education) The children will attend a 40 minute P.E. class with their P.E. teacher, Mr. Shovestull. The children are asked to wear sneakers on P.E. day and girls might consider wearing pants or having a pair of shorts under their dresses. Their P.E. class will be held on Day 4 of rotation schedule. Playground Procedures Please review these playground rules and safety procedures with your child: 1. Always follow the directions of the adult on duty. 2. Follow all school rules. 3. Walk to recess in an orderly manner. 4. Do not jump off any playground equipment.