Welcome to Kindergarten

1. Welcome to Kindergarten Ms. Durham, Mrs. Bennett, Ms. Hopkins, Ms. Huff, Ms. Ashcraft

2. Expectations Number, Letter, Word, Sentence Recognition Reading on a Level D Ability to write sentences/paragraphs 2D/3D shapes Patterns Simple Addition and Subtraction Basic Science and Social Studies concepts

3. Homework Each night your child should be reviewing their letters on their letter rings. They should be able to identify, make the sound, and write the letters. Sight words are also part of their daily homework. These words are seen frequently in their reading text. Once your child knows all his/hers letter sounds, guided reading books will be issued. It is imperative your child reads each and every night. Second six-weeks math homework is issued every Tuesday and Thursday. Second semester your child will be responsible for learning their weekly spelling words. Each Friday a spelling test will be given.

4. Progress Report and Report Cards Each six-weeks your child will receive a report card. This is an overview of your child’s performance. Areas are scored 1, 2, or 3. You have probably seen this on you child’s assignments in their “Monday Folders”. In between report cards, progress reports are sent home to indicate progress toward the end of the six-weeks goals.

5. Report Cards

6. ELIEarly Literacy Inventory Given three times a year 7 Categories Letter IdentificationLetter Sounds Word List Concepts About Print Phonological Awareness Sentence Dictation Writing Sample Independent Reading

7. ELIEarly Literacy Inventory Letter Identification/Letter Sounds Letter Identification: Students need to name each letter of the alphabet, including fancy “a” and fancy “g.” Letter Sounds: Student identify sounds or words that begin with that sound. Example, “a, a, apple…”

8. ELIEarly Literacy Inventory Word List/Concepts About Print Word List: Students Identify 10/25 of the most common sight words. Example: I, see, like, to… Concepts About Print: Student can identify the cover of the book, title, and the back cover. Student knows where to start reading and where to go next, Student can point to words as a story is read aloud.

9. ELIEarly Literacy Inventory Phonological Awareness/Sentence Dictation Phonological Awareness: Rhyming, Sentence Segmenting, Syllables, Onset-Rime, and Phonemic Blending Sentence Dictation: The teacher says a sentence. The student writes down the sounds of each word they hear in the sentence. Example “like” the students hear “l-i-k”

10. ELIEarly Literacy Inventory Writing

11. Parent/Teacher Conferences Each year Savannah has parent-teacher conferences the first full week in October. This years conferences will be October 4th-October 7th. This offers a time to discuss your child’s achievements, strengths, and areas where growth is needed.

12. FAQ Can I eat lunch with my child? When is Ice Cream served? How do I add money to my child’s account? How do I request a change of dismissal? How do you celebrate birthdays? Grading? EXPO? What do I need to do if my child is sick?

13. Gatorriffic Gators There is a conduct sheet in your child’s binder that reflects your child’s daily behavior. At the bottom of each conduct sheet it tells you how many marks/color changes your child can have to still be expected to be Gatorriffic. There will be some sort of celebration at the end of each six weeks for the children who are Gatorriffic!

14. Champs Our school started using CHAMPs as a school-wide proactive and positive approach to classroom management. For those of you that haven't heard of CHAMPs, it stands for:Conversation - can students talk during this activity? Help -how can students get assistance during this activity? Activity - what are students doing? Movement- can students move during the activity? Participation - what does active participation look like? Why Champs? The goal of classroom management is to develop a classroom of students who are: Responsible Motivated Highly engaged in meaningful tasks CHAMPS strategies will: Reduce classroom disruptions and office referrals, Improve classroom climate, Increase student on-task behavior and Establish respectful and positive interactions.

15. Award Ceremonies To celebrate achievement at the end of each six weeks there will be an awards ceremony. Dress-up dates will coincide with this ceremony and note will go home prior to the ceremony.

16. End of the Year The end of the year is an extremely busy time of year. We have many events happening at Savannah, such as gator games, fieldtrips, fun run, and many others.

17. Why We Don’t Take Naps Our kindergarteners do not take naps because we are way too busy learning so many fun and interesting things. However, each day we have “recess” which allows the students to have down time to relax and play.

18. Questions Thank you for coming and all your support. Have a good night!