Kindergarten Brochure - Marshall Public Schools

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From the Park Side
Elementary Office
2016-2017
We’re excited
to have your
kindergarten
student as a
new Marshall
Tiger!
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School’s Photo
First Full Day of School for
Kindergarten – September 12
We have more
information and
help online!
Register today at
www.marshall.k12.mn.us
We are honored you have chosen to trust Marshall Public Schools with
your child’s primary education. These educational years are the
foundation for all future endeavors. We, at Park Side Elementary,
work hard to focus on delivering a quality education for your student.
Our school district mission is “Marshall Public Schools develops the
potential of each learner for success in a changing world.” We strive
to provide your child with the opportunity to grow and develop for
success in today’s world. We offer a variety of instructional programs
to assist each child in his or her learning needs.
You are welcome to visit school at any time. Children love it when their
parents are able to visit or join them for lunch! Remember, this is your
school. We are here to serve your child’s needs to the best of our
abilities. For the safety of our children, we require all visitors to sign in
at the main office.
***Early Childhood Screening is mandated by the State of MN prior to
kindergarten. A copy of the results should be submitted to the Park
Side office. If your child has not had an Early Childhood Screening,
please feel free to contact the office for more information.
Transportation- Southwest Coaches
Marshall Public Schools contracts with Southwest Coaches, Inc. to
provide transportation to students of MPS.
If you need to set up transportation please contact them at 5324043 or visit their website at www.swcoaches.com.
*Please keep in mind every child develops
at a different pace. This list is only to
provide helpful ideas for activities that you
and your child can explore. If you have
any questions about your child's readiness,
we would be happy to visit with you. 
These are required supplies:
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12 glue sticks
1 scissor (no plastic blades)
1 box of WIDE washable markersClassic Color
2 wide ruled spiral notebooks
1- 1 inch 3 ring binder with clear view cover
2 boxes of 24 count Crayola crayons
1 box of 8 count regular Crayola crayons
1 clipboard (8 ½ x11)
1 box of Kleenex
1 box of Freezer Ziploc Bags
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2 plastic 2 pocket folder with PRONGS
Large bath towel (for rest time- no mats
or blankets)
Change of Clothes (include underwear
and socks)
Large backpack without wheels
Over the ear headphones
Lysol/Clorox Disinfectant Wipes
End of Kindergarten Essential
Standards
In kindergarten students will learn many new skills such as:
naming upper and lowercase letters, sounds of the letters,
reading sight words, writing simple words, rhyming, counting
to 31, counting backwards from 20, reading and writing
numbers to 31, adding and subtracting up to 10 and
making a pattern.
Each child at Park Side Elementary has a lunch account in
his/her name. Deposits to pay for your child’s lunch can be
made online or with cash/check at school. When sending cash
please place it in an envelope with your child’s name on it.
A successful school experience is the responsibility of the
children, the parent, and the school. Your child’s progress, both
academically and socially, is influenced to a great extent by daily
participation. Regular attendance without tardiness is the key!
We recommend using the online payment link on Marshall
Public Schools’ main webpage, to manage your child's lunch
account. A simple, effective and secure way of doing lunch!
Daily attendance is extremely important to your child's
educational experience. We have the expectation that if your
child is healthy, he/she will be in attendance.
When paying for lunch, you can send a personal check payable
to Taher Food Service, with your child. The cost is $2.45 *Prices
subject to change. Always remind your child when dropping
them off about turning the check in. Please always include your
child's name in the memo whenever sending a check to school.
If your child arrives after 8:05am, he/she needs to go to the
office to check-in before entering class.
If providing lunch from home, please consider sending food
items that are healthy and encourage good eating habits.
Please leave pop and candy at home.
1% White, Skim or
Chocolate Skim
milk is available
everyday. Students
can purchase milk
to go with a
sacked lunch
(brought from
home). The cost is
$0.40.
Office Hours: 7:30am - 4:00pm
If your child is absent from school for any reason, please call the
school office at 507-537-6948 before 7:55am.
If schools are closed for an weather/emergency, you will receive
a phone call via our automated phone system. You can also
check our local radio stations: 99.7 KKCK and
www.997kkck.com. It is important to keep the school up to date
with any address and phone number changes.