Summer 2017
Dear Kindergarten Families,
I’d like to welcome you to Happy Hollow and Room 15! My name is Susan Cherwinski and I will be your child’s teacher for the 2017-2018 school year. I am extremely excited to watch your child’s progress and growth alongside you this coming year. Together, we will all be working cooperatively to ensure an exceptional learning experience for your child!
September will be here before we know it! In order to be able to communicate through email at the very start of the school year, please send an email to me at:
susan_cherwinski@wayland.k12.ma.us. Your email should include your name(s) and your child’s name. If you have more than one email address where you would like newsletters and notices sent, be sure to include those email addresses as well. Thank you for your help with this!
Transitions and new beginnings can sometimes be difficult for children. Below are some tips to get your child ready for starting kindergarten:
- Be enthusiastic about the upcoming change and your child
will be excited too!
- Read stories about kindergarten and starting school (see attached list).
- Start daily routines that will add to continuity.
- Arrange a play date with another child so your child will see a familiar face when we begin.
- Always say good-bye to your child. Be sure to discuss the separation ahead of time and acknowledge your child’s feelings. Discuss strategies to help the transition run smoothly.
- Please do not prolong the goodbye. If your child cries or clings while you leave, staying will only make the transition more difficult and lengthy. Reassure your child by explaining the dismissal procedures and when you will return. Please let me know if you need my assistance during these times.
There will be a curriculum night scheduled for sometime in late September. At that time, I will present detailed information to you regarding our daily routines, expectations, and curriculum. If you would like to get a sneak peek of what to expect, please check out our classroom blog at http://playfulteaching.blogspot.com/.
Feel free to email me with any questions, comments, or concerns over the summer. I look forward to meeting you and your child at our Kindergarten screenings. I hope that you enjoy the remainder of the summer!
Sincerely,
Susan Cherwinski
Supply List~ Shop the back to school sales!
- Clorox wipes
- Hand sanitizer (with pump)
- Tissues
- Ziplock bags (gallon size and sandwich size)
- Glue Sticks
- Art smock~ can be an old t-shirt (write your child’s name on it)
- Headphones~ Please put them in a ziplock bag with your child’s name on it. Make sure they fit into an iPad.
- Vinyl/ sturdy folder with 2 pockets~ Please write your child’s name on the outside. This folder will be used for home/ school communication.
- Labeled bag with extra clothing
- One inch three ring binder~ Please write your child’s name on the binder’s edge.
*If you are unable to purchase supplies for any reason, please let me know. I will make sure your child has everything that he/ she needs. *
Suggested books to help your child prepare for kindergarten:
Who Will Go to Kindergarten Today? by Karl Ruhmann
The Night Before Kindergarten by Natasha Wing
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
Tiptoe Into Kindergarten by Jacqueline Rogers
Countdown to Kindergarten by Alison McGhee
Kindergarten Kids by Ellen B. Senisi
Kindergarten Rocks by Katie Davis
Little Bear Goes to Kindergarten by Jutta Langreuter
Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! by Nancy Carlson
Ms. Bitsy Bat’s Kindergarten by Pamela Duncan Edwards
Off to Kindergarten by Tony Johnston
A Place Called Kindergarten by Jessica Harper
Welcome to Kindergarten by Anne Rockwell
Kindergarten ABC by Jacqueline Rogers
My First Day of School by Nancy J. Skarmeas
Will I Have a Friend? by Miriam Cohen
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
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