This document contains advice from kindergarten students in Waukee, Iowa for future students. The kindergarteners encourage students to: study hard, listen to teachers, be respectful, be nice to others, make good choices, and do their best work. They thank the kindergarten teachers who helped provide the student art, music, and advice contained in the document.

2. Music, art, and wisdom provided
by this year’s kindergartners.

3. You can
be
happy at
school.

4. Study
hard.

5. Don’t be afraid of new
students and new
teachers.

6. Listen to
the
teacher.

7. Be the best so your
teacher will give you a star.

8. Be respectful to your
teacher.

9. Speak up to the principal.

11. Don’t have a bad time.

12. Stay up late on Friday.
Then you won’t be tired
for school!

13. Do your
best
work.
Don’t
scribble.

14. Read all
the time.

15. Write a LOT.

16. Make
good
choices.

17. Study hard, and do ALL
your homework in college.

18. Be safe at school.

19. Bring a picture of your
family to college so you
won’t be sad.

20. Don’t be worried about
your parents when you’re
at college; do your job.

21. Be nice.
Be gentle.
Be safe.
Be kind.
Be a good
student.

22. Don’t
forget
your
manners.
(goodbye,
thank
you, pleas
e)

23. Be a friend to have friends.

24. Ask people nicely to play
with you. If they say
no, walk away and ask
someone else.

26. Say no
to
bullies.

27. Don’t be a bully.

28. If someone doesn’t have a friend, play
with them and be their friend.

29. Ignore someone if
they are not kind.

30. Treat
people
nice.

31. Hey, dud
e!
Be nice
to
others.

32. Be nice to your sister so
she will not get crabby.

33. Be nice
when
they’re sick.
Don’t be
mean to
everyone.
Be kind to
everyone in
this whole
school.

34. See good places around
the world.

35. Bring your skateboard.

36. Don’t get in strangers’ cars.

37. Be sure you know how to
drive a car.

38. Don’t get
pulled
over
when
you
drive.

39. Eat
healthy
food.

40. Eat apples to be healthy.

41. Be healthy,
and exercise a lot.

42. Take
care of
yourself.

43. Don’t smoke.

44. Do your
best.
Save your
money.
Pick a
good
house.
Have fun.

45. Learn how to do what
grown ups do.

46. Skype with your family.

47. Try to be good.

48. Do what you are told
the first time.

49. Don’t waste time.

50. Have
fun!

51. Get money when you graduate.

52. You might move away
soon, so make sure you
listen to mom and dad now.

53. Your mom and dad will
miss you. They won’t have
you anymore.

54. Do your
job.

55. Don’t be selfish.

56. Do not throw a fit on the
way to school.

57. If you have a big day in
front of you,
don’t stay up late.

58. Don’t litter at the park.

59. Ignore
mean
things.

60. Don’t act like a clown.

61. Don’t be wild.

62. Don’t forget lower case letters.

63. Don’t
forget
spaces
between
your
words.

64. Don’t get in people’s way.

65. Don’t tell lies or else
you will go to jail.

66. Make new friends.

67. Work hard, and you
will succeed!

68. You should get a job
because they are fun and
you can make more money!

69. Don’t pick the job your
friend has.
Do what you want.

70. Don’t
be
mad.

71. Marry someone good.

72. If you want to build a
house, that will be a lot of
work.

73. Be a singer!

74. Take pictures of things
you want to remember.

75. Be happy about yourself.

76. After graduation, give
mom and dad a hug
and some love.

77. Make good choices this
summer--like helping
your friends.

78. Go to the swimming
pool this summer.

79. Save
money.

80. Send your
parents a
note
when you
miss
them.

81. Write letters to your mom and dad.

83. Take your time.

84. Work hard.

85. Stand tall.

86. Be yourself.

87. Never forget Waukee!

88. Thank You to Waukee’s
Kindergarteners and Their Teachers
A special thank you to Jennifer Senne, Jessica
Cronk, and Amy Schoene for the student music.
And also to Wendi Baggett, Michelle
Crannell, Kelly White, Kacey Beyer, Mychele
Herring, Becky Rogers, JaymiKragel, Sara
Schrodt, Wendy Reed, Amy Manning, Andrea
Wood, and Kristen Craig for the student art and
advice.