Today we wanted to review a few questions that popped up from parents during Kindergarten Round Up. Since we value your thoughts and questions, we thought it would be good to review them again:
1. What if my child has food allergies?
If you child has severe food allergies, there are many things we do to protect your child. When you registered your child on the district's Portal, you should have noted in the system your child's allergy. If you did not do this, please log into your account and do so ASAP!! This notifies your child’s teacher and the office staff (nurse) of your child’s allergies. When you set up a lunch account for your child, please mark in the appropriate boxes your child's allergies. This will stop your child from being able to purchase any foods that he/she is restricted from eating. Your child's teacher will ask about allergies via paperwork that is sent home on Meet the Teacher night. This will allow your child's teacher to discuss your child's allergies with the class, fellow teachers that will be supervising your child (including substitute teachers and specials teachers) and will give your child's teacher a chance to post signs in the classroom for visitors. If your child has an epi-pen, please contact our school nurse about keeping one in the clinic, in case of emergencies. Lastly, be sure your child is able to say to an adult "I am allergic to ____."
2. What is the maximum class size in kindergarten?
The maximum amount of children in one class is 22. However, CISD makes every effort to keep our class sizes as low as possible.
3. Is there an aide in the kindergarten classroom?
There is one aide at Lakeside (shared throughout the school). There are many other specialists within the building that will be working with your child to offer support in the classroom. Lakeside is committed to providing an excellent education to your child and arranges support staff to work with teachers/students often.
4. Is there snack time?
We have snack time every day, in the afternoon. Since our lunchtime is 10:30, the children are quite hungry by the afternoon. When school begins, your child’s teacher will inform you on how she schedules snack time (i.e. community snack or children bringing individual snacks each day).
5. What is rest time like?
We have rest time in kindergarten for the first nine weeks of school. Each child brings a towel to school on Monday to lay uponand the towel is sent home on Friday for washing. Students are allowed to sleep, rest, read books or write in their journal during this time.
6. How often do the children have specials classes?
Specials classes consist of P.E., art and music. The children go to P.E. at least twice a week, art once, and music once. On Fridays we have a rotating schedule (so your child will go to one of these classes again). You’ll receive a calendar at the beginning of the school year noting your child’s schedule. This will help you know when your child needs to wear tennis shoes for their P.E. days.
7. When does testing for the Gifted and Talented program begin?
There are many qualifications for becoming eligible for the Gifted and Talented program. One of these is the CogAT test. This test will be administered to every child in kindergarten, typically near the end of the calendar year. For more inquiries, please contact our Gifted and Talented teacher, Mrs. Timmerman (ltimmerman@coppellisd.com).
8. Do the teachers offer home visits?
Yes! If you would like your child’s teacher to conduct a 10 minute home visit before the first day of school, please sign up for this at Meet the Teacher night. Home visits are an additional service the Lakeside teachers provide during their own personal time, so the availability for these visits depends on the teacher’s schedule. There will be more about this in a future post, so keep checking in!
We are happy to answer any questions! Please email a kindergarten teacher when they arise. Remember, if you have a question or concern, another parent probably is wondering the same thing - so ask! We can post Q/A on the blog for others to read!
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