Mrs. Ramos Kindergarten Back-to-School Night - August 20, 2019

1. Welcome • Agenda • About Mrs. Ramos • School Information/Attendance • Typical Day/Schedule • Classroom Management • Curriculum/Literacy/Math • Volunteering • Daily Folders vs. Thursday Folders • Enrichment • Star of the Week • Book orders • Communication • Miscellaneous • Thank You Mrs. Ramos Kindergarten Back-to-School Night Tuesday August 20, 2019

2. About Mrs. RAMOS

3. Attendance • Come on time and everyday • I want to see your child’s smiling face! • Send a note, email, or call about absences • Absentee Number 703-957-4391

4. A Typical Day in Kindergarten • Arrival and Unpack (Goal is to foster independence) • Daily Early Bird • Morning Meeting/Shared Reading • Read Aloud/Writer’s Workshop • Independent Reading • Reading Workshop-Stations and Guided Reading • Recess and SNACK • Math and Math Stations • Science/SS/Health • Social Emotional Learning

5. Kindergarten Specials • Monday PE 9:00-9:30 Music 1:30-2:00 • Tuesday Art 9:00-9:30 Library 1:30-2:00 • Wednesday PE 9:00-9:30 Dreambox Lab 12:30-1:00 Reading Buddies 1:30-2:00 • Thursday Music 9:00-9:30 PE 1:00-1:30 • Friday Guidance/SEARCH9:00-9:30 (every other week)

6. Lunch and Snack • We have lunch scheduled at 10:55-11:25. • We’ll have snack in the afternoon. • Please send in snack in Ziplock Bag. This will be separated from lunch. • Students will need water bottles daily.

7. Curriculum • Pathways to Literacy • County wide and consistent for grades K-2 • Charts and sight words • 5 Components • Read Aloud • Independent Reading • Shared Reading /Big Books, Poems • Reader’s Workshop/Literacy Stations • Writer’s Workshop

8. Curriculum • Math • Utilize Whole Group and Math Stations • Houghton Mifflin-Go Math! • Student Discovery • Hands-on • Topics • Number sense, patterns, shapes, counting, money, measurement, addition, subtraction, data collection, graphing

9. Volunteering 1. Room Parents (Multiple parents can share these duties) • Will be responsible for ……… • planning and running parties • Making class directory • Helping with school wide projects 2. Word and Sound work during Literacy Stations Pull children into hallway during stations time to work on letter/sound and sight word recognition. Or work with a small group during stations. • Games will be provided • Art Room Help during scheduled Art time on Tuesdays, 9:00-9:30. One person once a week or two people, twice a month. • Read with students

10. Classroom Management • How would I describe my classroom management? • Structured • Consistent • Organized • Caring • Respectful • Fun

11. Classroom Management • Class Dragon Bite Jar • Rewards given to the entire class (wear PJ’s to school, extra recess, bring favorite toy to school, etc.) • Behavior Dragons (individual) • When students show “ROAR” behavior, I move their clip to visually show the class the good example the student is showing. Notes are sent home on Friday.

12. Vs. Thursday Folders Come home every day! Include daily work and Dragon behavior notes. May be a note/reminder Empty all contents Return every day Come home on Thursdays Important papers from the school/county Monthly/Weekly newsletter/Important weekly reminders Please return on Friday Daily Folders

13. Enrichment No daily homework in kindergarten • Handwriting Practice Pages • Projects

14. What can you do at home? • Give your children the opportunity to color, cut, paste, write, and read at home. • Encourage Independence! Bathroom and lunch etiquette! • Practice Sight words….play games! • Visit the Library! • PLAY OUTSIDE with your children and have many great conversations about everything! • Great websites to explore~ • http://www.abcya.com/ • www.starfall.com • http://pbskids.org/

15. Star of the week • Each student will be Star of the Week! • A letter of information will come home explaining what to do. • I send letters home alphabetically so that will determine when you child will be the star. • Posters will come home for you to make and decorate with your child.

16. Book Orders • I will be sending home Scholastic Book orders several times this year. • Optional • Great way to get your child excited about reading

17. Communication • Email: Kate.Ramos@lcps.org • I rarely get to check emails during the school day. I will reply as soon as possible. • If you have important information, especially a change in dismissal, please send a note in your child’s “Daily Work Folder” or call the school. (703)957-4390 • Also check out the Arcola web page and our class page Arcola Elementary

18. Miscellaneous • Birthdays • Your child may not bring in favor bags or edible treats (LCPS policy) • Please send birthday invitations for the whole class or mail individual ones home • We will sing to your child and your child will get to wear a crown • Summer birthdays will be celebrated at the end of the year.

19. Bus Tags! These MUST be on your child’s backpack at all times. If you get a new backpack, you must put the tag on the new one. Children may not get on the school bus without a tag. Parents/Caregivers must have a tag to pick up children from bus stops.

20. Thank You  • Thank you for your time tonight! • Our collaboration will be key in creating a successful year. • Feel free to contact me when you have questions! Kate.Ramos@lcps.org