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Welcome to the Leopards’ Open House!

Welcome to our Kindergarten Open House! Our program focuses on multi-sensory learning and an open-ended curriculum, challenging every child at their appropriate level. Discover our highly effective teaching model, positive discipline strategies, and communication methods. Learn about your child's schedule, homework expectations, and important information about snacks, allergies, and more.

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Welcome to the Leopards’ Open House!

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  1. Welcome to the Leopards’ Open House! Ida Lowrie Lynn Reisert 2010-2011

  2. Our Kindergarten is… • A developmental program that is multi-sensory and conceptual with an open-ended curriculum where every child is challenged at the level appropriate for them.

  3. What is the Highly Effective Teaching Model? • Learning is a partnership between the brain and body. • Based on brain research. • Classroom environment. • - Absence of threat • Lighting • Plants • Water • Minimize distractions • Music • Movement

  4. HET cont… • “Think Time”(Absence of threat does not mean absence of consequences) • Agenda • Teaching and reinforcing the Lifelong Guidelines and Lifeskills • Pledge • “Target talk” focusing on the Lifeskills

  5. What is Positive Discipline? • Children are treated with respect and have the opportunity to learn the skills they need to have a successful life. • Children do not experience humiliation when they fail but will instead feel empowered by their opportunity to learn from their mistakes. • Children learn cooperation instead of competition. • Children are nurtured and given skills and attitudes that will help them be happy, contributing members of society.

  6. Positive Discipline cont… • Class Meetings / Town Hall Meetings

  7. What is my child’s schedule? 7:50 – 8:00 Announcements and Pledge 8:00 – 8:20 Town Hall and Calendar 8:20 – 9:30 Language Arts; Snack 9:30 – 10:30 Centers (Integrated Language, Math, Social Studies, Science, Health) 10:30 – 11:05 Mathematics 11:05 – 11:35 Lunch 11:35 – 12:05 Recess 12:05 – 12:45 Story and Rest 12:45 – 1:20 Social Studies, Science, Health 1:20 – 2:00 Specials 2:00 – 2:20 Pack Up and Dismiss

  8. Communication • Daily Folder • Transportation notes to us (use the form online through the school website) • Absence notes • Lunch money envelopes (name and what it’s for) • Our notes to you • Student work and art • Blog / Newsletter– Please check every weekend!!! No paper newsletters this year. • You can access through the school website • Email: Ida.Lowrie@cobbk12.org

  9. Homework • Not a daily assignment! • Most important: read to and with your child • “Little books” • Special projects (i.e. “Read All About Me”)

  10. Odds and Ends • Snacks – healthy finger food (no drinks, applesauce, juicy fruit cups) • Severe blooming flower allergies – only green plant • Birthday celebrations • Shoes • Rest Towels • Water bottles

  11. Odds and Ends cont… • Lunch • 11:05 – 11:35 • Please join your child for lunch any day after the first three weeks • No fast food brought in • Medicines • Must be brought to the clinic by parents and form filled out • Attendance • School begins at 7:50am, tardy after that time • If absent, send a written excuse

  12. Odds and Ends cont… • Leo’s visit • Time with Leo the Leopard over the weekend • Leo’s journal and carrier • Room temperature • We are not in control! • Change of clothes in backpack for accidents

  13. Questions???

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