
Family connection welcomes families into the Washington K-12 system as partners in their child’s education. Read more on the SPS Jump Start site.The Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS) is a transition process that helps to ensure a successful start to the K-12 experience and connect the key adults in a child’s life. Teachers start to build relationships with students and observe their skills and strengths. Their parents/guardians will be able to meet with the school principal and ask questions about school. Children will become familiar with their new school building, staff, typical school day activities and practices. Jump Start is a free, district-wide week-long experience for Kindergartners to learn about school. The teachers will buy supplies in bulk, and payment information will be sent home on the first day of school.Įnjoy your last weeks of summer, and we'll see you soon. Supplies: Your child only needs to bring a backpack and a lunchbox (if they are bringing lunch from home). Remember, kindergarteners don't start until the following Monday, September 9th. Your child's teacher will schedule a family meeting during the first week of school. These placements will be available for back to school night. Some other things you might be wondering:Ĭlass placements: After Jump Start, the Kindergarten team will assign students to classrooms based on their needs and personalities. Please also fill out the survey so we know your child is coming! Please bring a printed copy of the student health form on Monday! This is required. Pick up will be at noon in the same classroom where you dropped your child off. We do not know about student allergies at this point so we are asking for NUT FREE snacks.
Please pack a snack and a water bottle.Each day they will be with a different teacher and groups will be shuffled halfway through the week. When you walk in the front of the building there will be someone to direct you to what classroom to bring your child.
What you can expect for Jump Start Aug 19th-23rd: If your plans have changed and you are no longer coming to QAE, please reply to this email and to to let us know ASAP! If you are unable to come, please reply to this email and just tell me a few things you think we need to know about your kiddo. On behalf of the kindergarten team, I want to say how excited we are to get to know your children! Hopefully, we will be able to meet most of them at Jumpstart. 2019 Jump Start Info from the Kindergarten Team