Walker Elementary Kindergarten
2023-2024
Dear Kindergarten Parents,
Your child has reached an important milestone! The staff of Roy Lee Walker Elementary is excited to welcome you and your child to Kindergarten for the 2023-2024 school year. We are looking forward to a positive home-school partnership to ensure that Kindergarten is a successful experience for not only your Kindergarten child but for your whole family. Our Kindergarten is a full-day program from 8:00 AM to 3:07 PM. Our academic program is child-centered. Through a Structured Literacy approach that integrates curriculum, students are involved in learning experiences to meet individual needs. Kindergarten is the foundation for future learning. Some of those skills include:
Literacy (reading, writing, listening, speaking)
Math (concepts and number sense)
Science
Social Studies
Collaborative and cooperative learning
Responsible and independent work habits
Critical thinking strategies
Transitioning into Kindergarten is different for every child. It will be important for you to guide your child to find his/her way to independence. Your child will have opportunities to develop strong relationships. It is our goal that each class develops a community centered on positive relationships with peers and the teacher. Our Kindergarten program is geared towards developing the whole child, academically, emotionally, socially, and physically.
Prior to the start of school, we will host a Supply & Say Hi Night for our students. This event will be held on Monday, August 7 from 5:00 - 6:00 PM. All students for the 2023-2024 school year will have the opportunity to meet the teachers and tour the classrooms. Pre-ordered school supplies will be delivered to each student’s homeroom.
We welcome you to Walker Elementary and we are happy to have you as a part of our school community. We will see you on the first day of school - Wednesday, August 9, 2023. In addition to that, we will be hosting a Kindergarten Screener on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, and a Kindergarten Parent Night on Thursday, August 3, 2023, from 5:30-6:30 PM.
Sincerely,
Melanie Raleeh, Principal
Misty Young, Assistant Principal
All Kindergarten Students
Step 1: Sign up for the Kindergarten Screener on July 25th.
Step 2: Print and fill out the Parent Questionnaire and bring it with you to the screener. If you are unable to print, we will have one for you to fill out on the screener day.
MEET THE KINDERGARTEN TEAM
Debbie Hutson
Jessica Bass
Rachel Engle
Paris Mays
MEET THE FRONT OFFICE TEAM
Melanie Raleeh, Principal
Misty Young, Assistant Principal
Stephanie Deaton, Campus Secretary
Rosa Jou, Registrar
Jolyn Vines, Front Desk Clerk
Cindi Bolton, Media Resource Specialist
Kelli Wood, Library Paraprofessional
Holli Tate, Counselor
Kristi Boldt, School Nurse
A MESSAGE FROM OUR COUNSELOR, HOLLI TATE
Holli Tate, Counselor