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Back to School

Back to School. Ms. Thompson Kindergarten Sunflower Elementary. Mission Statement. The Sunflower Community expects learning through dedication, cooperation and teamwork. We want the foundation we lay to benefit students for life.

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Back to School

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  1. Back to School Ms. Thompson Kindergarten Sunflower Elementary

  2. Mission Statement The Sunflower Community expects learning through dedication, cooperation and teamwork. We want the foundation we lay to benefit students for life.

  3. “While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about.” ~Angela Schwindt

  4. Nuts and bolts • Arrival and Dismissal Times • Absence Procedures • Communication • Snacks • Beach Time • Birthdays • Specials Schedule • Early Dismissal Days • Fall Conferences • Volunteers

  5. Daily routine MORNINGAFTERNOON Morning Work Enrichment Activities Calendar, Poem, Story Beach Time Language Arts Snack Break K-PALS Math Stations Social Studies/Science Centers Lunch Recess

  6. Specials • Music • PE • Art • Library • Computer Lab

  7. Curriculum • Language Arts • Letter recognition • Writing letters • Beginning/ending sounds • Using sounds to read/write words • Literature • Vocabulary • Comprehension strategies • Sequencing • Rhyming • Oral language development • Math • Shapes • Number recognition • Counting • Number patterns • Writing numbers • Calendar • Size relationships • Measurement • Sorting/Classifying • Joining/separating sets • Graphing

  8. Science • Making observations • Five senses • Classification • Animals • Plants • Measurement • Seasons • Weather • Scientific process • Social Studies • Self • School • Family • Community • Celebrations • Famous Americans • Getting along with others • Customs of different cultures

  9. Health • Safety • Good habits • Nutrition • Cleanliness • Dental Health • Computer • Care • Terminology • Logging in • Appropriate use • Math and reading skills • Keyboarding Study Skills Listening Following directions Taking care of supplies Completing tasks Proper use of materials Responsibility

  10. Homework • Comes home on Monday • Return on Friday • Great Communication Tool • Builds Responsibility

  11. Grading/Evaluation • Assignments • Informal Observations • Individual Assessments • Progress Reports • Report Cards Report cards are sent home four times during the year. Grades assigned: S (Satisfactory) N (Needs Improvement) I (Improving)

  12. SCHOOL-WIDE BEHAVIORPLAN Expectations for ALL Sunflower students include the “ABC’s of the Sunflower Way.” A: Active Learning B: Being Safe C: Caring Positive Behavior = Praise Praise = Cyclone Cash Cyclone Cash = Privileges & Rewards

  13. Discipline • Classroom Expectations: • 1. Follow directions the first time they are given. • 2. Respect other people and their property. • Logical/Natural Consequences • If there is a consistent or severe problem, I will contact you so that we can work together to establish a behavior plan that will best suit your child.

  14. Student Arrivals/Dismissals • Children will be able to walk in on their own. • Please pull forward as far as possible when picking up a child at the curb. • Please cross in the crosswalk. • SAFETY • School-Wide Plan • Signing in/out in office

  15. PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCESOCTOBER 23RD AND 24TH, 2014SIGN UP TODAY! Volunteers Field Trips • Sign-up Sheet • NOT MANDATORY • There are many ways to be involved in your child’s education • Permission Slips • Parent Volunteers Past Trips: Paul Mesner Puppets Children’s Museum Public Library Deana Rose Pumpkin Patch Kaleidoscope

  16. Reading Incentive Program • Gumball Sheets • Begins in October • Prizes!!! "Children are made readers on the laps of their parents." — Emilie Buchwald

  17. Standardized Testing DIBELS: The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Learning Skills --individually administered --measure of pre-reading and early reading skills --timed to assess fluency Portions of the test are administered at 3 separate times during the year: Fall (August-September) Winter (December-January) Spring (April-May)

  18. More Standardized Testing AIMSweb Test of Early Numeracy --individually administered --measure of basic number sense --timed to assess fluency Portions of the test are administered at 3 separate times during the year: Fall (August-September) Winter (December-January) Spring (April-May)

  19. Contact Information: Rebecca Thompson 913-993-5400 (Sunflower) rebeccathompson@smsd.org 913-993-5412 (voice mail) Web Backpack www.smsd.org Parents & Students Teacher Pages Sunflower Rebecca Thompson

  20. "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go.“ — Dr. Seuss

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