All Day Kindergarten at FHES!
Posted August 6, 2015 at 5:49 am by Tim Dustrude
The staff at Friday Harbor Elementary School is very excited to offer free Full-Day Kindergarten to San Juan Island children. FHES Principal Diane Ball stated that “Thanks to an increase in state funding, we are hiring two new teachers this year to support our new free Full-Day Kindergarten offering and low class size initiative.” FHES has added additional staffing to support Full-Day Kindergarten and to maintain low class sizes for all students. Each of three kindergarten and first grade classes are at 17-18 students; second and third grade classes range from 19-22 students; and our class size average for grades 4-6 is 25.
According to FHES Principal Diane Ball, “As promised, our youngest learners will experience an appropriate balance of academics and play. The new Full-Day Kindergarten program will provide instruction through discovery, interaction, creativity, problem-solving, and conversation in an environment that is safe, positive, age-appropriate, play-based, and balanced between independence and structure.”
Our three Full-Day Kindergarten teachers are Mrs. Holly Wehner, Ms. Heather Mueller, and Mrs. Stephanie Levasheff, who has recently been hired for this new position. While students in grades 1-6 will start classes on Thursday, September 3, kindergarten students will not begin classes until Tuesday, September 8.
Each family of a kindergarten student will be invited to attend a 30-minute Family Connection Meeting with their child’s teacher on either Thursday, September 3rd or Friday, September 4th. Parents can expect to receive a letter in the mail during the week of August 17th notifying them which of three teachers their student has been assigned to and the day and time of their Family Connection Meeting.
Kindergarten teachers will be on hand to meet their students during a special Kindergarten Welcome on Wednesday, September 2 from 1:00-3:00, regular FHES Welcome Back from students in grades 1-6 is from 2:00-3:00 the same day.
Friday Harbor Elementary School staff will work on a case-by-case basis with parents desiring to have their child participate in a half-day kindergarten program.
Questions may be directed to Friday Harbor Elementary School Diane Ball at 378-5209.
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