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Welcome to Kindergarten!

Dear Kindergarten Families,

Welcome to Kindergarten! We are so happy to meet the students and begin our year together. Our pods had a wonderful time at orientation! Check out these pictures from Thursday and Friday! Also, please see important notices below, including about allergies.

IMPORTANT

Kindergartenteam2020@hannahsenesh.org

It is very important to use this email address/send messages to all three teachers. Thank you!

Reminders:

  • First full day for Kindergarten is  9/14/20
  • We go outside twice a day in all weather. Please dress your student for the day’s weather, including sneakers or boots! 
  • Pack a lunch AND a snack that your student can open by themselves. Try practicing at home!
  • Make sure your child has a few extra masks to keep in school.

Shabbat Shalom,

Talia (Math/Science/Handwriting)

Dawn (Reading/Writing/Social Studies)

Anat (Hebrew/Judaics)

 

IMPORTANT FOR POD KC

Food Allergies in Your Child’s Pod (KC)

Hannah Senesh is a food allergy sensitive school. The school nurse maintains a list of student allergies and works directly with classroom teachers to make them aware of student needs.  Due to nut allergies, specific grades may have a nut-free classroom for snack and lunch.Teachers will communicate food allergy information to parents, and parents are requested to respect restrictions. 
 
A student in your child’s pod (KC) has tree-nut allergies and has a reaction only if the tree-nuts are ingested. As students eat their snack and lunch in the classroom, we ask that these classrooms be tree-nut freeNuts that cannot be brought to your child’s classroom includes:
  • Almonds
  • Brazil nuts
  • Cashews
  • Chestnuts
  • Filberts
  • Hazelnuts
  • Hickory nuts
  • Macadamia nuts
  • Walnuts
  • Pistachios

Students are allowed to bring peanut butter in their snack and/or lunch.

 
Thank you for helping to build a safe and inclusive community for our kids.
 
Rivky Nigen
School Nurse