Kindergarten Learning Center - The School Board of Highlands

Kindergarten
Learning Center
Volume 2 Issue 3
Kindergarten
Learning Center
Phone: (863)314-5281
Office Hours: 7:30AM-3:30PM
www.highlands.k12.fl.us/~klc
October dates to
remember:
10/2—SAC /PTO Meeting
@ 5:30
10/13—Firemen Visit
10/16—Smokey the Bear
visit
10/17—No School
10/22—Early Release
10/24—Picture Day
10/27-10/30—Book Fair
10/27-10/30—Parent Conferences
10/31—Costume Parade
@ 8:15AM
Inside this Issue:
KLC Housekeeping ............. 2
Spirit Cards ......................... 2
Red Ribbon Run ................. 3
Red Ribbon Week ............... 4
United Way Contest ........... 4
KLC Book Fair .................... 4
Grandparents Day
Pictures ........................... 4
November, 2008
A Note from Principal Lethbridge
Another
month is now
gone and this
school year is
picking up pace!
As a parent of
four, I know that
it is not only difficult to get everyone where they
need to be, but
to also to get them there on time.
Attending and being on time to
school is very important. As this is
the first school experience for many
of our parents, I want to take this opportunity to explain the procedures
and policies that we are required to
follow.
Attendance and tardiness
monitoring is required by the State of
Florida. Our procedures require that
students that are late go into the office to get a tardy slip to class. We
ask that the parents accompany the
child into the office.
The tardy is
recorded into the computer. Five tardies count as one unexcused absence.
When a student reaches a certain
number of days absent or tardy, we
send letters to parents notifying them
of the problem and ask for their assistance to improve the situation. If
the problem continues, then we will
ask the parents to attend a Student
Attendance Review Committee
(SARC) meeting at school with the
school social worker, data clerk,
school liaison, and the principal. The
goal of this committee is to once
again improve the attendance of the
student. Finally if the attendance
situation does not improve, we are
required to send the information to
the court system.
If your student is absent,
please send a note sharing the reason
they missed school. If you know that
your child is going to be absent ahead
of time, you can send a letter in prior
to the event. The majority of the time
I approve these pre-arrange absences
as excused as long as there is not an
attendance problem present for that
child.
We all want to help our children develop good habits early in life.
Being punctual will assist them not
only in their school life, but also in
their work career. Your child will
feel more confident if they arrive to
school on time. It is not a good feeling to start the day walking into a
classroom that has already begun the
morning routine. It also disrupts the
teacher’s flow as they try to attend to
the student that was late.
Thank you for your help and
support in this important area. As
always, please contact me if you have
any questions or concerns.
Respectfully,
Andrew G. Lethbridge
Principal
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KLC Housekeeping
School starts at 7:40 with the
tardy bell.
Please put your child’s name
on their jackets and sweatshirts so they can be returned
if left behind!
Wear sneakers to school!
They are perfect for PE and
daily recess. No flip-flops,
Heelies, little high-heels, or
platform shoes. These just
aren’t safe at school
TENNIS BALLS! We need
them for the chair legs in every
classroom. If you know anyone who plays tennis, and has
“dead” tennis balls, we need
them! Send them in! We
would also love volunteers who
would cut them with a 2-inch
X, ready to be put onto the
chairs and tables.
Teachers are in need of math
sorting objects, from macaroni to screws and buttons.
5 tardies and early checkouts
together equals an absence.
KLC will be having a Thanksgiving Dinner on November
21. Reservation forms will be
sent home with students before the end of October. Further details will be included on
the reservation form.
Spirit Cards
The Kindergarten Learning
Center is selling Spirit Cards! They
are only $5.00 and expire on April
1, 2009. Participating vendors include:
Airboat Wildlife Adventures
Brewsters Coffee House
Dairy Queen
R.J. Gators
Papa Johns
Subway
Roadhouse Grill
Beef O’ Brady’s
The Blue Crab
Dunkin Donuts
The ABC House of Scrapbooking
Sebring Florist
There is no limit to the
number of cards you buy! Please
fill out the following order form and
return it in your child’s blue folder,
or purchase from the front office.
KLC SPIRIT CARD ORDER FORM
Name: ________________________________
Phone #:______________________
Teacher’s Name:__________________________
# of Cards _____
Total Enclosed $_______
(Please make check payable to Kindergarten Learning Center)
2008
RED ribbon run
Saturday,
October 18, 2008
October 18-26 is national Red
Ribbon Week, with communities
and students across America committing themselves to living drugfree lives.
Students can participate in the
Red Ribbon Run on Saturday,
October 18, at 8AM. The run is
FREE for all students, and kindergarteners will run 1/4 mile.
A special trophy will be given to
the School with the highest percentage of student participants, so
we need you!!
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Red Ribbon Week October 18-26
Don’t forget these special daily themes during Red
Ribbon Week:
Monday the 20th—Sweat out drugs—wear hats and
headbands!
Tuesday the 21st—Game Day—Wear favorite team
colors/athletic clothes
Wednesday the 22nd—Red day—Wear red clothes
Thursday the 23rd—Sock it to drugs—Wear mismatched/crazy socks
Friday the 24th—School spirit day—wear school
colors or KLC T-shirt. (Available for purchase in the
school office.)
Penny Contest for United Way!
KLC will be holding a Penny Contest October 1st through October 10! The
classroom that brings in the most pennies
will be awarded with a snow cone party.
The pennies will go towards KLC’s 20082009 United Way Campaign. We invite our KLC families to be a part of helping our community to LIVE
UNITED. United Way is working to advance common
good by focusing on education, income and health.
United Way’s goal is to create long-lasting changes
that prevent problems from happening in the first
place. All proceeds will be used in Highlands
County. There is a list of programs that benefit from
donations in the front office.
Please join us as we strive to help United Way by being
a part of our campaign this year. THANK YOU!!
Kindergarten Learning Center Book Fair
The KLC Book Fair will run from Oc- during their media time. The Book Fair will also be
tober 27 until October 30. Students open until 6:00 PM on Monday and Tuesday for
will have a chance to purchase books Family book shopping. Make checks payable to KLC.
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