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[quote=Anonymous]My son is about to start at a small private school.   He's been in day care for 5 years, so that means I'm going from 5 years of being able to chat briefly with teachers at pick-up/drop-off, see the inside of the school, see a bit of interaction with other kids to......absolutely nothing.

So the idea of almost no communication with the teacher is a little unnerving.  We are having a meet and greet with the teacher the week before school starts, and these are some of my questions:

1)  When will we hear about grades/progress/problems?  How?  e-mail, phone call, note home?

2)  Do you want volunteer help from parents?  If so, in what way?

3)  Will we get some idea of what the kids are doing/learning?  Or will that mostly be covered during quarterly conferences?

4)  If my child misses days due to illness, what is the procedure for making up missed work, etc.?

5)  How do field trips work?  Parent chaparones?  How much advanced notice?

6)  What else can I do to make my son's kindergarten experience a good one?

What they've already covered and I was glad to find out:

1)  Kindergarten can be an exhausting transition for many kids, even those who have been at full-day care.  Try not to enroll them in other activities, at least for the first quarter, until they get acclimated to their new schedule.

2) There is no homework in this particular kindergarten.

3)  Information about drop-off and pick-up and how to make it easier and run smoothly as all parents drop off in front of the school.

4)  Information on how food allergies are handled, how epi-pens are kept in the class room.

5)  This particular school prefers it if children do not take vacations during the school year.

6)  Discipline issues are rare, but when they occur, the school uses 1, 2, 3 Magic as a way to calm and redirect behavior.

Mostly, though, I just want to find out their method of communication with parents, so that I know what to expect. [/quote]

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