Our fabulous kindergarten team

1. Our fabulous kindergarten team • Mrs. Palmieri (ITL), Mrs. Dorsey, Mrs. Harlin, Ms. Hoke, Ms. Stovall • Mrs. vom Saal- Kindergarten Para • Mrs. Zontek-Carney –ESOL • Mrs. Kerr-ESOL • Mr. Clark-Math Support • Mrs. DeFour-Special Ed. support • Mrs. Gilbert-Special Ed. Support • Ms. Desai-Special Ed. Support • Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Anderson-Reading support

2. “A Day in the Life of a Kindergartener” 8:40 Arrival and Breakfast 9:00 ELA (Writing/Guided Reading) 10:30 Recess 11:00 Math 12:15 Lunch 12:45 Content (S.S., Sci., Health) 1:15 Spanish 1:45 Related Arts 2:30 Free Choice 3:20 Dismissal

3. Units of Study • Language Arts • Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing • Math • Counting and Cardinality • Operations and Algebraic Thinking • Geometry • Numbers and Operations in Base Ten • Measurement and Data

4. Units of Study • Social Studies • Unit 1 Home and School (rules and routines) • Unit 2 It’s a Busy World (Community Helpers, Goods and • Services) • Unit 3 My Country ’Tis of Thee (American Symbols and Famous • Americans) • Unit 4 Maps and Me (Maps, directions, symbols) • Science Unit 1 What is a Scientist/Engineer? Unit 2 Weather and Climate, Unit 3 Pushes and Pulls, Unit 4 Ecosystems • Health • Social and Emotional, Nutrition and Fitness, Safety, Injury and Illness Prevention

5. Long Range Planning • Once each quarter, every team in the school has a long range planning session for one full day. • We meet with our RST and MST to plan for future lessons, ensure we are meeting Common Core Standards, and to build a sense of team work, with everyone sharing ideas—making the most of our talented team! • Substitutes will be utilized in the classroom while we are meeting.

6. Reading • Reading groups based on each student’s current level (flexible and changing) • Levels: Emergent, Early, Transitional, Fluent • Reading behavior checklist for each level • Benchmark assessments along with daily observational data to determine level of books to choose and skills to teach to move students forward

7. REading • Letter sounds, rhyming, word families, decoding skills, fluency, comprehension • Sight word practice is beneficial to help students gain confidence in their reading skills (20-25 words by end of K.). Will be part of homework. • Reading to your child every night is a great way to increase their reading skills and to encourage a love of reading

8. Writing First Quarter—Developing a Community of Writers • Various writing experiences including class stories, dictating a response and drawing a picture, shared writing (teacher and students write together) independent attempts at expressing ideas with scribbles, random letters or copying words • Students feeling like writers or authors! Writing Genres include: Personal Narrative, Informational, Opinion

9. math • Common Core Math Standards will be followed. Parents will receive quarterly updates about what students are learning and how to help at home. • Students are grouped by ability within each classroom based on Math Assessments, classroom observations and data collection. • Students may end up switching to another classroom just for Math if we feel their needs would be better served in another group. Parents will always be notified of any changes.

10. Math • We need parent support too!!!!!!! • Start now by having your child work on counting from 1-100 by ones and counting on from random numbers (begin at 36 and count to 51) • Make Math part of your child’s life every day by talking with them about numbers ( i.e. if Aunt Mary and Uncle Joe are coming for dinner, how many total plates will we need on the table?)

11. What Will Our Students Learn? Pre K Kindergarten • Problem Solving • Counting & Cardinality • Measurement • Shapes and Attributes • Sorting & Classifying • Making and Breaking Apart Sets • Problem Solving • Counting & Cardinality • Place Value (tens and ones) • Addition/Subtraction • Fact Fluency (within 5) • Measurement • Shapes and Figures

12. What Will Our Students Learn? Kindergarten First Grade • Count to 100 • Add and subtract within 10 and fluently within 5 • Write numbers 0-20 • Identify greater, less than and equal to, up to 10 • For any number 1-9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number • Count to 120 • Add and subtract within 20 and fluently within 10 • Write numbers up to 120 • Mentally find 10 more and 10 less than a given number • Add a two digit number and a one digit number within 100; • Add a two digit number and a multiple of 10

13. Homework • Homework will begin in October • Take Home book, sight words and Math games, poems • Trying to get away from “worksheets” although some writing practice may be assigned • Special activities on occasion

14. Children who are solid readers: * perform better in school * have a healthy self-image * become lifelong learners All of the these outcomes lead to our children’s viability in a competitive world.

15. Folders • Folders are used to communicate from home to school and from school to home. • Folders promote responsibility and provide an organizational tool for your child. • Please send and check folders DAILY.

16. Using Class Dojo

17. Let’s create an amazing classroom community We’ll build a positive culture by encouraging skills like “Helping others” and “Perseverance”. We want all parents engaged in our classroom, seeing what we’re learning every day!

18. How we’ll use ClassDojo :) • As a teacher, I will: • Post important updates and announcements • Share photos and videos of our classroom activities Students can also share their classwork on their own digital portfolio. Only their family will be able to view their work.

19. What do parents see? You’ll see the “Story” of our classroom: photos and videos of big moments, important updates, plus your child’s digital portfolio! You can also view a “report” of your child’s feedback for skills we are encouraging in class.

20. Let’s get connected! 3 easy steps 1. Download the app iOS, Android, Kindle Fire 2. Sign up as a parent 3. Enter your code!

21. Let’s try it out I’ll send you a message now! Go on… send one back :)

22. I’m always here to help if you need anything, as well as the ClassDojo team who can be reached at parents@classdojo.com

23. School Wide Breakfast Program • Breakfast is offered to our students everyday. • Participation in breakfast is completely voluntary. • There is no charge for breakfast. • Breakfast is offered from 8:40-8:55. • Students should arrive in time to eat breakfast so that the instructional day can begin promptly at 9:00. • Prepackaged breakfast items include cereal, juice, pancakes or muffins. Milk is offered separately.

24. Lunch • Lunch: • myschoolbucks.com • Labeled $ in baggie/envelope • Exact change if possible • Discuss selections prior • Uneaten lunch sent home • Encourage NO sharing due to food allergies • Can bring water bottle labeled with name

25. Recess • Recess is 30 minutes long. • Children will go outside in winter as long as the wind chill is above 20 degrees. • Be sure children are dressed for outdoor play. (appropriate shoes and clothing) • Children are expected to respond to the whistle by coming to line immediately. (safety precaution)

26. Specials Art - Mrs. Langevin, Ms. Berman Music– Ms. Nordquist and Mrs. Yi P.E. - Mr. Deppen and Mr. Nunn Media – Ms. Chou and Mrs. Greene Technology Support in the classroom – Mrs. Anderson and Dr. Stevens

27. Birthday Celebrations • Non-food items such as party favors, playdough, stickers • Contact your child’s teacher before sending items • Party invitations should be sent from home rather than given out at school

28. Field Trips We will go to the public library in March, the farm in April and Arts on Stage in May (pending approval) • All students must return permission slips to attend. • Chaperone sign up will be on the field trip permission slip form. • Chaperones must sign and return chaperone form. • No siblings are allowed on field trips.

29. School Supplies • Thank you for sending in school supplies! • Accidents can occur… please send an extra set of clothing in a bag labeled with your child’s name. • We will periodically ask for extra supplies such as tissues, glue sticks and dry erase markers.

30. Parent Involvement • Volunteers • One-to-One Reading • Small Groups • Special Events and Celebrations • Preparing materials at home • Room Parents (send note to teacher if interested) • Sign-up will be sent home by teachers • Conferences (Held in November and March)

31. Parent Involvement • Working with your child at home • Read stories daily • Discuss the characters, setting, and plot • Make connections from personal experiences • www.starfall.com www.abcya.com • Make Math Moments • Count objects • Use math vocabulary (more, less, equal) • http://www.pbs.org/parents/earlymath/index.html

32. Have your child practice… • Tying their shoe laces • Zipping and buttoning their jackets • Opening juice boxes and food bags • Writing their name

33. Back to School Night! • Thank you for joining us this evening. • You may visit your child’s classroom after the presentation. • You can also leave your child a little note from you in their cubbie.

34. THANK YOU FOR COMING!! We look forward to a fabulous year!