Welcome to Kindergarten

Welcome to kindergarten! Visit our classrooms and look at this overview which has been designed to give you more specific information about kindergarten, and answer any questions you and your child may have about what to expect in the upcoming year. Please refer to the Handbook Section for a general overview of Chatsworth programs, policies and guidelines.

All kindergarten children attend school five mornings and three afternoons a week. During the first three weeks of school, all kindergarten children attend school in the morning only. These afternoons have been reserved for in-take conferences with parents. (See Conferences for more detail.) When full days begin, your child will be assigned to a Monday and Tuesday afternoon group, or to a Thursday and Friday afternoon group. Students in both groups attend school on Wednesday afternoons until dismissal at 2:25 p.m.

Dismissal for kindergarten children is 5 minutes before the rest of the school. The teacher or teacher aide waits with the children outside of the building until a parent or caregiver picks up each child. It is important that whoever is picking up your child be on time. If no one picks up the child, the child is taken to the office where a parent will be notified.

SPECIALS

Each kindergarten class attends the following "specials" every week. Children leave their classroom and attend the special in its own instructional space (i.e. gym, etc.)

• Art - 30 minutes a week. Children need a smock with their name on it.
• Physical Education - 30 minutes a week. Children need to wear or bring sneakers. Children should not wear tevas, sandals or hiking boots for safety reasons.
• Music - 30 minutes a week.
• Library - 30 minutes a week. Kindergarten children can check out 1 book a week. It is the child's responsibility to bring the book back every week. If the child forgets to bring back his/her library book, he/she is not allowed to check out a book that week.