Christian Life School
Providing Quality Education in a Christian Environment
10700 75th Street
Kenosha, Wisconsin 53142
262-694-3900

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Kindergarten
 
Starting Kindergarten | Dress Code | Important Information | Weekly Parent Communication | Field Trips | School Supplies
 
 
The basic guideline for enrolling a child in Kindergarten at Christian Life School is for that child to reach the age of five years by September 1st of the year entering the program. Following enrollment, all incoming Kindergarten students take the Kindergarten Readiness Test (KRT) administered by the Kindergarten teacher.

If parents desire their child to be considered as an enrollee for the upcoming fall term of Kindergarten though the age prerequisite is not met, the child must score no less than 45 on the KRT. This requirement is to more likely ensure the child's success in the Kindergarten program.

Even when the child scores a 45 of higher and is accepted, please be advised that age and maturity are large factors to be taken into consideration. Should your child not complete Kindergarten successfully, retention could be possible.
 
 
Dear Parents,

Welcome to Kindergarten! This will be a fun and exciting year for you and your child as they grow and develop through this experience. It is a big step that your child is taking and we are respectful of the amount of trust that you are placing in our committed and dedicated staff.

Proverbs 22:6 states, "Train this child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." We believe in this truth and desire to partner with you to fulfill this in your child's life.

As stated in our mission statement: "Our mission is to glorify God by providing quality, Christ-centered education, dedicated to developing students who are spiritually, personally, and academically prepared to impact their world." This is our goal for each student. You can feel confident that your child will be given the tools that are necessary to be prepared.

We encourage you to become involved in your child's experience by volunteering in your child's classroom and through parental participation in fieldtrips and other classroom activities.  If you have any questions, please feel free to call or drop by the office to set up and appointment.

Educating for Christ,

Mrs. Christie Gould
Elementary Principal
 

  
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Dress Code

Dress Code is optional for kindergarten, but encouraged for 2nd semester. Clothing is to be neat, clean, and in good repair. Administration makes final determination.

Acceptable
Shirts: Collared, T-shirts, sweatshirts, worn out if neat in appearance Sleeveless okay, but no tank tops

Pants: Any color denim except blue Levi-type jeans

Skirt/Dress: Modest length (max. 1" above knee while standing) Jogging & decorated warm-up suits, Shoelaces must be tied, Hair should be clean & out of the eyes, Boy's hair should be cut above the collar.

Not Acceptable
Objectionable words/pictures on clothing, Extremely oversized clothing, Extreme hairstyle or cut (no unnatural color hair), Exposed midriff, No hats or head scarves can be warn during the day.

Chapel Day- Students are required to maintain dress code and encouraged to dress in a manner fitting for worship.

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Important Information

Coats & Backpacks
Hang coats and backpacks in the hallway on assigned hooks. Bring the "take home" folder into room and put into cubby, daily.

Lunch Tickets
Lunch or milk tickets may be purchased in the north hallway before school starts. It is the child's responsibility to hang his/her apple each day letting the teacher know if he/she is having hot lunch.
 
Daily Schedule  
Morning:                                                               
Opening Circle & Bible Time                                 
Letters & Sounds                                                  
Snack & Recess                                                    
Handwriting                                                           
Lunch    
Afternoon:
Language & Literature
Quiet Time
Numbers Skills
Unit Studies
Social Studies or Science
 

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Special Classes
(These are classes taught by teachers other then the classroom teacher)
Physical Education-two times a week
Music-two times a week
Computer-once a week
Story/Library-once a week
Chapel-once a week

Bible Memory
Bible verses will go home on Friday - Due the following Friday. This will begin the second week of school.

Handwriting
Style used in D'Nealian. Check letter formation chart. It is important that you encourage your child to write their name starting with a capital letter followed by lower case letters.

Drop-Off & Pick-Up
Children are to be dropped off at the classroom no earlier than 7:45 a.m. They are considered tardy if they arrive after 8:00 a.m. They are to be picked up by you or a student that is Jr. High age or older. Classroom teachers will stay with the children until 3:15 p.m. At that point if a child is not picked up they will be taken to extended care.

Homework
Assigned homework will begin after Christmas break. If a problem area occurs, there may be extra work needed as communicated by the classroom teacher.

Weekly Parent Communication
CLS uses Edline to communicate what is happening in the classroom. www.edline.net

Star of the Week
Purpose: To help develop a positive self-esteem.
Instructions:
    Make a poster of your child's life. Include pictures as a baby, siblings, pets, house, grandparents, etc.. Hobbies, sports, activities.
    Arrange with the teacher to come to the classroom to do an activity with the class. See your child's teacher for ideas if you need them.
    Your child will be the teacher helper that week.

Brown Bear Bag
Instructions:
    Read "Brown Bear" book to your child.
    Discuss "If Brown Bear in the bag could see, what would he see in your neighborhood?....House?....Church?"

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Party Invitations
In order to hand out birthday invitations in the classroom you must invite the whole class or all the boys or all the girls. This saves hurt feelings. If you want to invite only a couple students, please mail the invitations.

Show-N-Tell
Show-n-tell will be on Fridays. watch the parent letter for assigned items. Show-n-tell is not optional. Everyone must participate. Please try not to forget!

Recess
Recess will be outside until the weather turns bad. Once it snows the children will go out twice a week. Teachers will assign these days and they will remain the same through out the year. Snow pants, boots, hat, gloves, and a coat are required to play in the snow. PLEASE PUT YOUR CHILD'S NAME ON ALL ITEMS.

Field Trips
Three field trips and a picnic are schedule through out the school year. The first trip is to Green Meadow Farm in Waterford, WI. It is usually scheduled in the middle of October. We end the year with a trip to the Milwaukee Zoo. Each field trip needs five parents to go long and drive. All Kindergartener's are required to use booster seats.

School Supplies
In early August, you will get a supply list from the school. Please note the specific items that are listed below:
    Glue sticks need to be the FAT ones because the children have better success at using the fat sticks and they last longer.
    Crayons need to be Crayola brand; some of the other brands are not true colors.
    Scissors need to be metal blades, preferably the "Fiskers" brand.
    Rest mats should be the kind that roll up. JCPenny's had them in the infant department in past years. Learning Express has also carried them. Child size sleeping bags are too large.

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Classroom Rules
Keep all hands, feet, and objects to yourself.
When someone else is talking, you are not.
Stay with the group.

Starting Kindergarten

Additional Helpful Hints:

Child:
    Typing, zipping, buttoning, and snapping.
    Counting from 1-20.
    Recognizing by sight, and being able to identify by name, the numbers 0-10.
    Recognize the following colors: red, blue, yellow, green, orange, black, purple, brown, gray, pink, and white.
    Forming the printed letters of his/her name correctly.

Parents:
    Please put your child's First and Last name in all articles of clothing that might be left at school (such as sweater, coats, hats, mittens, ect.).
    Emphasize to your child that his/her toys should stay at home.
    Pray daily for your child that this may be a year of growth and maturity.
    Most of all, please do not worry about your child. Be assured that we will take excellent care of him/her.