Welcome to Fields Road Elementary School

1. Welcome to Fields Road Elementary School Kindergarten BTSN 2010-2011

2. Meet theKindergartenTeam • Ms. Denise Bley • Ms. Megan Peters • Mrs. Marie Sippel

3. Arrival Procedures • School begins at 8:50 a.m. • Safety patrol and adult supervision begins at 8:30 a.m. • Students arriving after 8:50 a.m. will be marked tardy. They should check into the office before coming to the classroom to pick up a late slip. • Please do not enter the classrooms before 8:50 a.m.

4. Dismissal Procedures • Dismissal begins at 3:05 p.m. • Safety patrols will walk bus riders to their busses. • Car riders and walkers will be dismissed at the kiss and ride door. Caretakers should wait outside the school for their child at 3:05. • Bar-T children will be picked up by a teacher from the classroom during the first weeks of school.

5. If your child will be leaving school any other way than the usual departure method we must have a note from you. If it’s an emergency situation call the office. Students will not be allowed to accompany friends on a different bus without your written permission. You must sign your child out in the office if he/she leaves school early. If your child is going home with another student in the class or school, both students must have a note. Leaving School

6. Lunch • Kindergarten recess is at 11:10 a.m. Lunch is from 11:40 to 12:10 p.m. Children may buy or bring a healthy lunch. • Kindergarten students buying lunch will only be offered the regular lunch choice. • Lunch may be paid for through the school debit system. A check may be made out to the cafeteria directly.

7. School Supplies • Your child will need to bring a back-pack and folder to school each day. • These supplies will be helpful to have for home use: • Crayons • Glue • Pencils • Scissors • Additional classroom supply donation lists will be given out by individual teachers.

8. Birthdays • If you would like to send in a treat to honor your child’s birthday please let the teacher know in advance. Birthdays will be celebrated during lunch in the cafeteria. • All food items must be store bought and in individual packages to avoid food allergies.

9. Health Information • Student medications and medical notes must be given to the school nurse. Teachers can not administer medicine to students. This also includes applying sunscreen. • If your child cannot participate during outdoor recess due to a medical condition, a doctor’s note must be given to the secretary. • If your child is sick, please keep him/her at home.

10. Volunteer Opportunities • Classroom volunteer • Room parent • Field trip chaperone

11. Kindergarten Curriculum

12. What do students need to know?

13. Concepts about print Phonemic awareness Alphabetic principles/phonics Oral language development Word recognition/ vocabulary Comprehension process Reading/Language Arts

14. Writing Writing to: • express personal ideas • inform • perform a task • persuade

15. Mathematics • Patterns and classification • Exploring numbers • Measurement and geometry • Combining and separating

16. Science/Social Studies Social Studies • About school • About me • About families Science • Myself and others • Balls and ramps • Living things

17. How will we know that they have learned it?

18. Reading: • Montgomery County Public Schools Assessment Program (MCPSAP) Math: • Kindergarten Performance Assessments (KPA’S) • Ongoing Teacher observation

19. What will we do when they haven’t learned it?

20. Re-teach • Flexible grouping • Para-educator support • Practice, practice, practice!

21. What will we do when they already know it?

22. Students work at their instructional reading level • Accelerated activities in math • Computer enrichment activities (reading, writing, and math)

23. Conferences/Report Cards • Kindergarten conferences are scheduled once a year. If you would like a conference at any other time during the year, please send a note to the teacher. • Kindergarten report cards are sent home twice a year. The first one is in February and then again in June.

24. Teacher Contact Information • Send a note. • Call the school. • Send any notes to the teacher or other school information via the folder. • If the note is extra important, pin it to your child.

25. Important Dates • Friday, August 27- SNEAK PEEK! 2:00-3:00. Bring your child to meet their teacher and sneak-a-peek at your classroom. • August 30- First Day of School!!!! See you at 8:45 a.m.

26. Odds and Ends • Have your child wear his/her bus tag the first week of school. Also put the bus number on the back- pack. • Make sure all your child’s belongings are labeled with his/her name. • Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather, specials and outdoor recess play. • Please place all money and corresponding forms for projects, field trips, etc. in an envelope with your child’s name, the teacher’s name and the activity written clearly on the envelope.

27. Too much information?? • You may find any information presented tonight on the Fields Road school web site under kindergarten. • WWW.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/fieldsroades