Kindergarten Newsletter 21-22

Nashwaaksis Memorial School
Kindergarten Edition Newsletter

2021 - 2022
Be The Best You Can Be
The First Day of School Extra Clothing:

September 2021
All children will need a change of clothes to be
kept in their backpacks. Your child will need
The first two days of school are September 7th
clothing that is easy for him/her to put on, as there
and 8th for Kindergarten students. On September
are times when it may be necessary for your child
7th, half of the group of children will attend from
to change. PLEASE REMEMBER TO LABEL
9am to 10:30am. On September 8th, the other
ALL OF YOUR CHILD’S BELONGINGS.
group will attend from 9am to 10:30am. You
will receive a call between September 1st – 3rd to
Toys:
inform you which day your child starts. All
Kindergarten students will attend a full day
Please leave all toys, cards, and electronics at
beginning Sept. 9th.
home. Cell phones are not permitted. There are
many learning activities each day in the classroom
Please remember to provide a light snack for
to engage your child. Toys, cards, and electronics
your child on that first day.
often interfere and distract from these learning
activities.
There will be NO bus transportation for
Snacks/Lunches: *
KINDERGARTEN children on September 7th or
8th. Our first full day for ALL
Your child will need to bring a snack and a drink
KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS will be Friday,
for mid-morning recess, and a lunch. (*NUT
September 9th. This will be the first day of bus
FREE)
transportation for the Kindergarten children.
We encourage such items as:
Throughout the year, please be sure to update
Crackers and cheese Sandwiches
any information with regards to address,
Veggies Pudding
telephone numbers, and afterschool plans so
Fruit Popcorn
we always have your child’s current
Muffins Rice cakes
information.
Rolls Applesauce
Cut up meat Cereal
Please call 453-5438 or check the Anglophone
Granola bars Raisins
West School District website at
Pizza Pitas/Wraps
https://asdwbp.nbed.nb.ca/TransportationEligibilit
y to determine the bus number that your
Suggestion: please use a thermos as we cannot
son/daughter will travel to and from school. You
warm up their food.
could even ask a neighbor for help with this
information. Teachers will be providing your
We promote healthy choices.
child with bus tags that will be attached to book
bags.
Morning Arrival:
Children will be coming in first thing in the

HELPFUL HINTS morning. If they are being dropped off, they will
enter through the main entrance. If your child
arrives by bus, they will enter the school through
Book bag: the side bus doors. Please ensure that your child
All children will need a book bag. arrives by 8:15 to ensure a successful transition
Be sure your child’s book bag is large enough to into the classroom. Recess and Lunch they are on
fit a change of clothes, snow pants, a message the playgrounds
bag, their lunch bag and a water bottle.
Indoor Footwear/Outdoor Footwear: .

All children will need a pair of indoor sneakers
for Phys. Ed., as well as outdoor footwear. Be on Hours of Operation for the School
the lookout for footwear that is easy for your child
to put on and take off independently. If they are
7:55 Teacher on early duty
not yet tying laces, slip-on or Velcro closing
8:20 Our school day begins
sneakers will be helpful and preferred.
9:45 – 10:20 Recess
No Scents is Good Sense 11:40 – 12:10 Lunch Recess
Our school is a scent free environment. 12:15 – 12:45 Lunch
1:55 Dismissal (K-2)
*12:10 Wednesday Dismissal (K-5)
Memorial School or send cash in with your
*Subject to change due to COVID. child to give directly to their teacher in a
labeled and sealed envelope.
PUNCTUALITY  UPDATED IMMUNIZATION

REQUIRED:
The Public Health Nurse will be into the
Students are expected to be at school for 8:20 am.
school in October to confirm student
When students arrive after 8:20 am they are
immunizations are up to date. Please submit a
considered late, and the parent is required to sign
current copy of your child’s immunization to
the student in. Please make sure that your child is
the office. It must include their Preschool
on time. We must ensure that we maximize the
Booster.
learning of all children. Having your child arrive
on time ensures the learning of other students is
 VISITORS TO OUR SCHOOL: All
not interrupted.
parents and visitors to our school are required
to press the main door buzzer and we will
assist you. During school hours all doors
Allergy Alert remain locked for safety purposes.
Once again, a reminder that we are requesting that  LEGAL CUSTODY: To parents who have
students not bring peanuts, nuts or peanut legal custody arrangements – we need a copy
products to school. We have a number of students of the custody orders at the school, to ensure
who have allergies, in some cases life threatening your wishes will be respected. Please contact
allergies, to these products. Thank you for your the office or your child’s teacher with the
continued consideration and cooperation in appropriate documentation so a photocopy
dealing with this matter. may be printed. If you currently have a copy
filed at the school, please bring this to the
teacher’s attention.
Safe Arrival Program
 HEALTH CONCERNS: If your child has a
Each morning after attendance is taken; teachers health concern, please make sure this is
input individual student absences into known to your child’s teacher. This
PowerSchool. We would request that parents’ information will be made available in the
contact the school in the morning if your child office in case of an emergency. If your child
is going to be absent or late by calling 453 – requires medication to be administered, forms
5421. If parents have not called the school to from the Department of Education are
notify us of the absence, an automated call will be required to be completed. These forms are
placed by 9:00 am to inform parents the child is available at the office. We cannot administer
unexcused. Please advise us as to which phone any medication without this form.
number to call as it will only call one number.
 We need parent volunteers! If you would like
to serve on our PSSC or Home & School
Parking and Drop Off committees, please leave your name at the
Zone office and we will contact you in September.
We are only as successful as our parent
support groups.
A reminder that parents may drop their children
off alongside of the school using Johnson Avenue
School Website
https://secure1.nbed.nb.ca/sites/ASD-
and students can then walk to the front doors, or
W/NasisMemorial/Pages/About-Us.aspx
you may use the parking lot across the street from
the school on Main Street (the parking lot for Go
Go Gymnastics) and the students can cross the
street with the help from a crossing guard at the
cross walk. Parents are more than welcome to
walk their child across the street at the cross walk
as well. Please do not drive into the school
parking lot as the busses will be dropping
students off there. This is for the safety of all
our students. Please use the student drop off
only at all times of the day.
Other Information
 STUDENT FEE: There is a $50.00 student

fee that is due by the end of the first week of
school. This student fee is used to purchase
their school supplies, other than their
bookbags, lunch box, non-marking Velcro
sneakers, a water bottle, a box of large
Ziplock bags and a box of small Ziplock bags.
This fee can be paid on School Cash Online,
by cheque made payable to Nashwaaksis

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Nashwaaksis Memorial School

Kindergarten Edition Newsletter

The First Day of School Extra Clothing:

Children will be coming in first thing in the

Indoor Footwear/Outdoor Footwear: .

PUNCTUALITY  UPDATED IMMUNIZATION

 STUDENT FEE: There is a $50.00 student

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