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Welcome to Kindergarten Orientation. Please be sure to sign in tonight. Agenda For Tonight. Schedule Attendance Behavior Expectations Bullying Tiers/STAR End of Year Goals What you can do at home to help Report Cards/Progress reports Homework Policy Classroom Parties How to Volunteer
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Welcome to Kindergarten Orientation Please be sure to sign in tonight
Agenda For Tonight • Schedule • Attendance • Behavior Expectations • Bullying • Tiers/STAR • End of Year Goals • What you can do at home to help • Report Cards/Progress reports • Homework Policy • Classroom Parties • How to Volunteer • Communication • Parent Compact
Our Daily Schedule • 8:10 - 8:40 Arrival • 8:40 - 8:45 Announcements • 8:45 - 9:00 Morning Message and Calendar • 9:00 - 9:10 Reader’s Workshop-Shared Reading
Daily Schedule • 9:10 - 9:30 Small Group Reading/Workstation 1 • 9:30 - 9:50 Reader’s Workshop Mini Lesson • 9:50 - 10:20 Small Group Reading/Workstation 2 • 10:20 - 10:54 Writer’s Workshop (Flexible Grouping) • 10:54 – 11:24 Lunch
Daily Schedule • 11:24 - 11:35 Reader’s Workshop-Word Work/Phonemic Awareness • 11:35 - 12:05 Effective Habits/Intervention • 12:05 - 12:25 Recess • 12:25 – 1:30 Math Workshop (Flexible Grouping) • 1:30 – 2:25 Specials
Daily Schedule • 2:25 - 3:35 Number Talks/Problem Solving • 2:35 - 2:40 Snack and Pack • 2:40 - 3:20 Oral Language Development • 3:20 - 3:40 Read Aloud • 3:40 Dismissal
Attendance • Students may arrive between 8:10 and 8:25. Breakfast is served at this time. • At 8:30 breakfast will end and those children will make their way to class. • The tardy bell rings at 8:40. If you arrive after the tardy bell you will need to escort your child into school to receive a tardy pass. They will be considered tardy for that day. • Excessive tardies, early-sign outs, and/or absences, parents will be contacted to make an appointment with an administrator. • Please have your child be here on time. It is very important they do not miss out on valuable instruction.
Behavior Expectations School Rules: • Be Respectful • Be Responsible • Be safe Kindergarten Rules: • Big Rule: Listen when your teacher is talking • Rule #1: Follow directions quickly • Rule #2: Raise your hand for permission to speak • Rule #3: Raise your hand for permission to leave your seat • Rule #4: Make smart choices • Rule #5: Keep your dear teacher happy Incentives: Positive Paws, DoJo Points
Bullying Behavior • Unfair and one-sided. It happens when someone keeps hurting, frightening, threatening, or leaving someone out on purpose. • unfair means there is an imbalance of power (social, physical…). One-sided means that only one person is being mean – not an argument or fight. It keeps on happening. Bullying is not a one-time occurrence. It’s an established pattern of behavior.
Tiers/STAR • Tier 1, 2, 3 • STAR- Universal Screener Math and Reading
End of Year Goals: • Read 100 sight words • Read on a level D • Write a 3-4 sentence story • Count to 100 • Recognize numbers 0-20 • Number Sense
What can you do at home? • Read with your child every day. • Talk with your child to develop vocabulary. • Practice high frequency words. • Write with your child (writing helps reading). • Know the Kindergarten expectations.
Good Beginning Reading Strategies • Look at the pictures. • Point to the words (left to right). • Think about what would make sense as you read. • Use letters and words you know to help you.
Report Cards/Progress Reports • Progress reports go home every 3 weeks on Wed. • Report cards go home every 9 weeks on Wed.
Homework Policy • Name writing practice will be coming home soon. • Homework will start beginning of October. • Homework will consist of reading with your child and flashcards work.
Classroom Parties • Holiday Party (Dec) • Valentine’s Day Party (Feb) • Easter Egg Hunt (March)
Reminders: • Please keep an extra set of clothes in your child’s backpack. • Flip flops and playground equipment.
Please sign up to volunteer in our school. Your help makes a difference.
How to Communicate • H.E.R.O. Binders • Planning and Conference Time 1:30-2:25 • 281-357-3280 ext 3243 • daniellelowman@tomballisd.net
Thank you for your time and support. Together we will have a successful year.