Back to School Night

1. Back to School Night Kindergarten Southeast Elementary

2. Student Goals • Love of Learning • Independent • Responsible • Compassionate • Resourceful • Flexible • Knowledgeable

3. Teacher Goals • Support and Nurture • Develop Talents • Meet Individual Needs • Integrate Learning Styles • Connect Curriculum to the Real-World • Challenge and/or Restructure • Stay Connected to Home

4. Curriculum- Where does it come from?

5. Kindergarten Curriculum • Community • Thanksgiving • My School/My classroom • Seasons: Winter • Careers • Transportation • Machines & Inventions • Places • Valentine’s Day • Natural World • Earth Materials • My Backyard • Seasons: Spring • Seasons: Summer • All About Me • Self help skills • My Body • Five Senses Healthy • Habits: • Nutrition,Exercise, and • Cleanliness • Family Traditions • Communication • Friendship • Pets • Seasons: Fall

6. The Comprehension Toolkit Focuses on “reading as thinking” Builds skills and competence in key thinking strategies for increased comprehension Supports time for shared reading, guided reading (small groups), independent reading, and collaborative discussion and sharing Provides opportunities for students to read in a variety of genres including nonfiction. Matches students with “just right” reading texts Fountas & Pinnell Word Study Builds students word knowledge through instruction in phonics, spelling patterns, high frequency word knowledge, vocabulary development, and word-solving actions Reading

7. Write Source: Process of writing Forms of writing Additional Resources and Experiences: Poetry Journal writing Story writing Writer’s Workshop Language Arts

8. Everyday Mathematics: Emphasizes conceptual understanding while building a mastery of basic skills Explores the full mathematics spectrum, not just basic arithmetic Based on how children learn, what they’re interested in, and the future for which they must be prepared Program Highlights: Problem solving for everyday situations Developing readiness through hands-on activities Links between past experiences and new concepts Sharing ideas through discussion Cooperative learning through partner and small-group activities Practice through games On-going review throughout the year Daily routines Informal assessment Home and school partnership Mathematics

9. Content Strands K-3: Data and Chance Geometry Measurement and Reference Frames Numeration Operations and Computation Patterns, Functions, and Algebra Everyday Mathematics

10. Science and Technology for Children: Students make their own discoveries Knowledge is actively constructed by the learner Hands-on experimental environment Scientific reasoning skills Units of Study Comparing and Measuring Organisms Health Focus Focus Areas: Safety Healthy Habits Decision-Making Skills Interpersonal Skills Science and Health

11. Harcourt Communities at school and home Maps and Globes Social Studies

12. Character Education: Compassion Honesty/Integrity Respect Self-Discipline Courage Perseverance Responsibility/Accountability Teamwork Tribes- Ways of operating with each other: Attentive Listening Appreciation/No Put-Downs The Right to Pass Mutual Respect Character Education and Tribes

13. Technology Integrated into the daily routine of the classroom through: • Student productivity • Communication and collaboration • Delivery of lessons • Classroom management • SmartBoard • Audio Enhancement • Document Camera

14. World Language • Emphasis on the Spanish Language • Integrated into the curriculum/calendar,counting • Develops awareness • Appreciation of other cultures • Cultural comparisons- similarities and differences

15. Special Area Activities • Art • Music • Physical Education

16. Thank You for Coming!