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Parr’s Ridge Elementary Carroll County Public Schools. Home of the Polar Bears. Welcome to Kindergarten!. Readiness Fair May 16th Presentation 6:50-7:20. Tonight’s Goals . 1. Introductions 2. Overview of ELA Curriculum First Quarter Expectations ELA Readiness (Summer Ideas)
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Parr’s Ridge ElementaryCarroll County Public Schools Home of the Polar Bears Welcome to Kindergarten! Readiness Fair May 16th Presentation 6:50-7:20
Tonight’s Goals 1. Introductions 2. Overview of ELA Curriculum First Quarter Expectations ELA Readiness (Summer Ideas) 3. Overview of Math Curriculum First Quarter Expectations Math readiness (Summer Ideas) 3. Personal and Social Readiness Skills 4. Next Steps 5. Kindergarten Orientation in August
Time Allotted for Instruction • ELA – 90 minutes • Lunch – 30 minutes • Mathematics – 60 minutes • Specials – 60 minutes • Social Studies/Science – 30 minutes • Stations – 30 minutes • Recess –30 minute recess
ELA Curriculum First Quarter Expectations • Identify all uppercase and lowercase letters and most letter sounds • Generate rhyming words • Identify beginning sounds • Understands concepts of print (book sense) • Read more than 10 sight words • Identify naming words (nouns) • Draw a picture, talk about it and label with beginning sounds • Orally respond with proper grammar • Listen to a story and demonstrate understanding of fiction and non-fiction stories
ELA Readiness • Write and identify letters of their name (Sarah not SARAH) • Oral word play – Rhyming (know what rhymes and what doesn’t) • Letters of the alphabet – uppercase and lowercase • Draw pictures and talk about them • Listen to a story and talk about it • Look at books independently – 5 to 10 minutes
Math CurriculumFirst Quarter Expectations • Identify, write, and represent numerals to 10 • Use the words more (greater) and less to describe quantity • Count groups of objects and answer “How many?” • Oral counting to 100 • Breaking numbers a part in different ways (2+3=5, 4+1=5, using objects) • Make combinations of numbers that equal 10 by using objects and drawings • Represent addition and subtraction and solve word problems using objects and drawings • Math talk
Math Readiness • Match a number to a set of objects up to 5 • Counting up to 5 with one to one correspondence • Identify numerals to 5 • Answering math questions, “How do you know?”
Personal/Social Readiness Skills • Self-Care • Problem Solving Skills • Independence at Lunch • Social skills • Participate in whole group instruction and conversations • Fine motor skills • Holding a pencil, using scissors, etc.
Next Steps • Incoming Assessments - May 28, 29, 31; June 3, 4, 5, 6 • Kindergarten Orientation – Friday, August 23, 2013 for both students and parents • Volunteer Training at Parr’s Ridge • Carroll County Library – Summer Reading Program • Bridge the Gap book- given out during assessments
At Kindergarten Orientation… • Students will meet teachers and visit classrooms • Students will ride on the bus • Parents will meet with administrators to discuss school-wide policies and information • Parents will meet with teachers to discuss schedules, homework procedures, and other curriculum information
Contact Information Phone Numbers 410-751-3559 301-829-6585 Website http://carrollk12.org/PAR/