Jeremiah Gray Kindergarten Academy
Home of the Little Giants - December 7, 2018
From the Principal's Office
A Message From Your Principal
"OG"
OG, (Orton Gillingham-a program that directly teaches early reading skills), is a time when our students work on sounds and letters. They name letters and their sounds. They practice saying all the sounds they hear in words, and practice saying all the sounds they hear as they write words out. At home, you can reinforce these skills by asking your child to tell you the sounds they hear in a word. You can also encourage your child to write out words by "tapping them out." (I'll let them show you what this means!)
Book Clubs
During Book Clubs, our students are reading at their text level in a small group. During this time, they work on letters and sounds, vocabulary, and read a book. Students answer questions about the story to help make sure they are understanding what they read. At home, you can reinforce these skills by reading with your child. As you read, stop and ask them questions about the story. Some questions you might ask are:
- What do you see on the front cover? What do you think this story might be about?
- What is happening in the story? How do you know?
- Who is in this story? What are they doing?
- What is the setting of this story? How do you know?
- What do you think will happen next?
- Can you retell what has happened so far?
- What happened in the beginning, middle, and end of the story?
Reading Comprehension
Each day our students work on vocabulary and reading comprehension. To learn vocabulary, students learn the definition of the word and then make connections to things they already know about it. For example, they recently learned the word "quarrel." Teachers help them make connections to this word by asking them if they have ever disagreed or argued with someone. Once students make connections, they often draw pictures to help them remember the word. They may also put that word into a sentence. One way to help your student with vocabulary at home is to read, read, read! Every time you read a new book to your child you are helping them learn new vocabulary. Non-fiction books are a great way to increase your child's vocabulary!
During Reading, we also focus on reading strategies and skills. For example, we teach the students to reread if they can't answer a question about the story. We might also have them think about what they see in their minds when they read. Students work on pulling out important details, so they can fully understand what the story is about. Students read lots of stories with their teacher, and work on many ways to understand what they read! You can help your child with comprehension at home by reading, reading, reading! Read daily and talk about the stories you read. *See questions above!
Student success doesn't happen by accident. In order to build kind, confident learners, we have to work together to grow our children. Thanks for all you do to support your children, and thanks for allowing me to serve as your principal! It's truly the best job ever!
Love,
Mrs. Hansell
STORY TIME LIVE IS BACK!
Important Dates
- Incredibles (Still, Mason, McCloskey, Gagliola) 8:30
- Friendship (Geiger, Day, Spangler) - 9:15
- Explorers (Freeman, Miles, Kidwell, Pluntz) - 10:00
- Majestic (Walters/Matthews, Blackley, Lucid, Harris) - 10:45
Spirit Week - December 17th-20th
- Monday December 17th: Holiday colors! Wear Red and/or Green with uniform pants.
- Tuesday December 18th: Winter Wear. Wear holiday sweaters, shirts, scarves with uniform pants.
- Wednesday December 19th: Holiday Sparkle! Students may dress up for our Holiday Program. They may wear uniform or better.
- Thursday December 20th: 'Twas the night before Christmas.....Students may wear pajamas to school.
Congratulations to our Little Giants of the Week!
Teacher Spotlight
Name: Nicole Blackley
Number of years: 15
Family Info: Husband Mike, daughter Ema (15), son Eli (12), stepdaughter Tia (24), stepdaughter Carmen (19)
Favorite Hobbies: I enjoy traveling with my family, reading books, and teaching.
Interesting fact: I am originally from New York. I moved here and went to high school in Columbus, Indiana and then went to college at Indiana University in Bloomington.
Staff Spotlight
Name: Jennifer Collins
Number of years: 1
Family Info: Husband Bill, daughter Madison 11, son Jaxson 3
Favorite hobbies: Pinterest projects, sightseeing/traveling
Interesting fact: Dental assistant for 15 years
News from the Nurse
Dealing with Lice
Treating lice takes patience, but if you follow a few step you can quickly get rid of them.
- Watch your child if you notice them scratching their head. Lice will cause their scalp to become itchy.
- Look for small nits on the hair. They are very small, and will appear close to the scalp.
- Look for small bugs moving on the scalp. (These are very hard to see!)
- If you notice your child has nits or live bugs, you will need to treat them with lice shampoo and comb the nits out of the hair.
- Once you've treated, please let the school nurse check your child's head upon returning to school.
- Please let the school nurse know if your child has had lice so that we may keep an eye out on their classmates.
Please check out the link for a quick video about identifying and treating head lice.
As always, if you have questions, don't hesitate to contact the nurse's office!
Important Things to Know About the School Bus
Here are a few things that might help make the commute to and from school more understandable:
*Kindergartners will only be let off of the bus and released to a parent or designee. Drivers will NOT release your child without an adult present.
*Parents need to be out at the stop, visible to the driver.
*If you are not at the stop when the bus arrives in the afternoon, your child will be brought back to school and you will have to pick them up as soon as possible.
*Kindergartners work hard all day, and often can fall asleep on the bus. If the student is sleeping, they may not hear the driver call their name to get off at that stop. Our drivers are instructed to walk the bus at the end of their route. If a sleeping child is still on the bus, they will be returned to school and we will call you immediately.
*If you are concerned that your child might have missed their stop, you can call the transportation department at (317) 789-6221, or you may call the main office at school (317) 782-2240.
The main thing we want you to know is that we are not going to leave school until all children are safely home. So, if by chance your child misses the stop for any reason, please know we will be here to receive them and keep them safe until you can come get them. We LOVE our Little Giants, and keeping them safe is our number one priority!
Bus Information
A parent or guardian MUST be home to receive children in grades K-2 from the school bus at the end of the school day.
If no one is home upon the young student’s arrival, the child will be returned to the school where the parent will be required to pick up the student. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Also, please remember that Wednesdays are an early release day. Please be at the bus stop 30 minutes earlier on those days.
Attendance & Timeliness
Car Rider Pick Up
We have a concern in the afternoon, and we need your help with it to keep our dismissal safe and efficient.
We have had a number of parents lining up early in front of our building. We prefer that we leave the drive open for parents that HAVE to come up and sign into the building. After 2:20 each day, we need to ask that ALL cars pull into the campus car line. We KNOW waiting is hard, but it really is in the best interest of all students on the Jeremiah Gray campus.
Our site has a preschool, Kindergarten Academy, and Elementary School. We need to have the car line procedures in place so we can swiftly move all three programs.
Thanks in advance for your assistance with this!
Breakfast & Lunch Menu
Visitor Policy
Volunteer Policy
SCOPE: Volunteers who in the course of performing their service and have access to vulnerable populations, specifically minor children less than 18 years of age. This policy will cover all volunteers who volunteer on a regular basis with “ongoing contact” with students.
Such volunteers consist of:
- Volunteers who are with children on a regular basis
- Tutoring/Mentoring
- Coaches
- Extracurricular sponsors
- Volunteers who chaperone overnight trips/ or are attending field trips and have sole responsibility over a group of students or any student other than their own child.
PURPOSE: To establish a pre-screening program and an ongoing evaluation process to protect the students we are attempting to serve.
POLICY: It is the policy of Perry Township Schools to promote an environment in which the students we serve do so in safety and without fear in an atmosphere of trust and respect. Perry Township Schools, therefore, requires an expanded criminal history of volunteers who will have as part of their duties access to minors under the age of 18. Volunteers must wait until after their background screening process is complete to begin their volunteer assignment. However, the volunteer must contact Perry Township Schools if there are any personal arrests or filing of criminal charges while serving as a volunteer. A volunteer MUST complete the background check through Raptor each year. Volunteers will be interviewed by Administrators, teachers and/or Human Resources when deemed appropriate.
There is a $5.00 charge for the volunteer background check. The background checks usually take 5-7 days to be completed. Background checks will be maintained in Human Resources Office. The school will maintain a list of all current volunteers.
http://www.perryschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/VOLUNTEER-POLICY-2018.pdf
A Message from Our Nurse
Cookies with Mr. and Mrs. Claus
Save the Date!! December 15 Cookies with Mr and Mrs Claus at Southport High School. 1:00-2:30pm & 3:30-5:00pm - $10 per child (all children must be accompanied by an adult). Recommended for children up through 5th grade but open to all believers! Activities include cookies, hot chocolate, water crafts and games, face painting with elves and a photo op with Mr and Mrs Claus. Sponsored by SHS Indoor Percussion. Register at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080D4EAEA823A2F49-cookies. Registration opens: November 16 and closes: December 10.
2019-20 Kindergarten Registration Information
Kindergarten registration will begin on January 7, 2018 for those students who will be entering Kindergarten in the Fall of 2019. The student must turn 5 years old on or before August 1, 2019 in order to register. The Kindergarten Academy your student will attend is determined by your residence only and not where other siblings may be attending. The following is a list of home schools and the corresponding Kindergarten Academy your student will attend:
Home School Kindergarten Academy
Jeremiah Gray Kindergarten Academy
- Southport Elementary
- Mary Bryan Elementary
- Clinton Young-if residence is North of Edgewood and East of Keystone
Homecroft Kindergarten Academy
- Winchester Village Elementary
- Homecroft Elementary
- Clinton Young Elementary-all other areas not included above
Douglas MacArthur Kindergarten Academy
- Henry Burkhart Elementary
- Douglas MacArthur Elementary
Rosa Parks Kindergarten Academy
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary
- Glenns Valley Elementary
When registration opens in January 2019, you will need to register your incoming Kindergarten student at the Academy that your student will attend based on your address. We will have maps at Clinton Young to help clarify which Kindergarten Academy your child will attend. *Transportation information will be communicated at a later date.
2019 Choice Application Information
The choice application period for the 2019-2020 school year will be open on January 14 through February 22, 2019. Students entering the first grade will be assigned to their home school, this may not be the school attached to their Kindergarten Academy. If you want your child to attend a school other than their assigned home school, you must complete the Choice Application. Please remember that Rosa Parks Elementary and Jeremiah Gray Elementary are Choice Schools only. Applications and instructions will be available through our website under the “For Parents” tab as well as at each elementary school. There will be a limited choice of 20 spots per Kindergarten Academy for incoming kindergarten students. There will be no transportation provided for the kindergarten choice program. Please read the instructions and complete the application as directed.
Kum 2019-20 Taangcheu Kainak Ding Kong
Kum 2019 Fall in Taangcheu (Kindergarten) a kai dingmi siangngakchia caah January 7, 2018 thawk in minkhumhnak (Registration) thawk a si lai. Nan fa a kainak ding taangcheu sianginn (Kindergarten Academy) hi nan umnak hmun le sang hoih in a si lai, nan fale dang an kainak hoih in a si lai lo. Atang hi umnak sang cio hoih in kainak ding sianginn (home schools) min le Taangcheu sianginn (Kindergarten Academy) an kainak ding cu an si
Sang Sianginn (Home School) Taangcheu (Kindergarten) Sianginn
Jeremiah Gray Kindergarten Academy
- Southport Elementary
- Mary Bryan Elementary
- Clinton Young-if residence is North of Edgewood and East of Keystone
Homecroft Kindergarten Academy
- Winchester Village Elementary
- Homecroft Elementary
- Clinton Young Elementary-all other areas not included above.
Douglas MacArthur Kindergarten Academy
- Henry Burkhart Elementary
- Douglas MacArthur Elementary
Rosa Parks Kindergarten Academy
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary
- Glenns Valley Elementary
Kum 2019 January i minkhumhnak (registration) thawk a si tik ah, taangcheu a kai dingmi nan fa hi nan umnak sang pawl kainak ding taangcheu sianginn (Academy) ah minkhumhnak nan va tuahpiak a herh lai. Nan fa kainak ding Taangcheu Sianginn (Kindergarten Academy) nan theih nan duh ahcun Clinton Young sianginn ah hmanthlak (Maps) kan tar lai i zoh khawh a si lai. *Bus cit dingmi konglam cu a hnu ah thanh a si telai.
Información de Registración de la Academia de Kindergarten – 2019-20
Las registraciones para el Kindergarten iniciarán el 7 de enero del 2019, para aquellos estudiantes que inicien al Kindergarten para el ciclo escolar 2019-2020. Las Academias de Kindergarten están determinadas por su residencia solamente y no donde otros hermanos(as) asisten. La siguiente es una lista de las escuelas y la Academia de Kindergarten correspondiente al estudeiante:
Escuela Academia de Kindergarten
Jeremiah Gray Kindergarten Academy
- Southport Elementary
- Mary Bryan Elementary
- Clinton Young-if residence is North of Edgewood and East of Keystone
Homecroft Kindergarten Academy
- Winchester Village Elementary
- Homecroft Elementary
- Clinton Young Elementary-all other areas not included above.
Douglas MacArthur Kindergarten Academy
- Henry Burkhart Elementary
- Douglas MacArthur Elementary
Rosa Parks Kindergarten Academy
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary
- Glenns Valley Elementary
Cuando se inicien las registraciones en enero del 2019, usted debe registrar a su estudiante de Kindergarten en la escuela basándose en su dirección. Tenemos mapas de la escuela Clinton Young para clarificar que Academia de Kindergarten le corresponde a su hijo(a). *La información de transporte será enviada en una fecha posterior.
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Jeremiah Gray Kindergarten Academy
Website: http://www.perryschools.org/jk/
Location: 5225 Gray Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States
Phone: (317) 782-2240
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JGKALittleGiants/
Twitter: @JGKAPrincipal