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Welcome to Mrs. Bills’ Kindergarten Class

Welcome to Mrs. Bills’ Kindergarten Class. Open House October 2, 2012. Mrs. Judy Bills. 22nd year to teach public school 19 th year at Schultz Two adult children 3 grandchildren Maxine, a 7 year old Golden Retriever

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Welcome to Mrs. Bills’ Kindergarten Class

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  1. Welcome to Mrs. Bills’ Kindergarten Class Open House October 2, 2012

  2. Mrs. Judy Bills • 22nd year to teach public school • 19th year at Schultz • Two adult children • 3 grandchildren • Maxine, a 7 year old Golden Retriever • B.S. from East Texas State University, Commerce, Texas (Now a Texas A & M affiliate – I’m an Aggie by default). • Born in Des Moines, Iowa • Love to read, read, read! Enjoy yard work and cooking with my granddaughter.

  3. Don’t be tardy! • The tardy bell rings at 8:15am. • Tardy Information Each campus in Klein ISD is to have a tardy policy in place. The following policy went into effect, October 17, 2005.Students who are tardy four (4) times during a nine-week grading cycle will receive a gentle reminder. A student who has accrued five (5) tardies in a nine-week grading cycle will have his/her general conduct grade lowered by one letter designation for that grading cycle. For every additional five (5) tardies, the student’s conduct grade will continue to be lowered.

  4. Lunch 10:51-11:21am daily • Library 9:00am Wednesday • Computer Lab 2:00-3:00pm Monday • PE & Music 12:30-1:15pmTuesday - Friday 1:00-2:00pm Monday

  5. No holes in clothing, especially the knees in jeans • No spaghetti straps • Shorts under dresses • No short shorts • As the kids grow up their clothes get too short and may not be appropriate for school.

  6. Help your child learn how to tie their shoes.

  7. Conference Times • Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday 12:30-1:15pm Classroom #: 832-484-7035 E-mail: jbills@kleinisd.net

  8. Instruction & Curriculum • Kids today do not learn the way we did when we were 6 & 7 years old. • Captain Kangaroo Learners • Sesame Street Learners • Game Boy Learners • iKid Generation!

  9. 1st quarterReading • Vowels vs. Consonants • Long and Short Vowels • Spelling Patterns and Rhyming • Syllables • Letters, Words, Sentences • Initial Letter Placement and Identification • “Chunking” words • Using Picture Clues • Does it make sense? • Tracking Words

  10. Language Arts • Wall Words • Handwriting • Language & Phonetics • Composition & Dictation • Listening Comprehension

  11. 1st quarter Composition • Writing a complete sentence that makes sense. • Begin a sentence with a capital letter. • End with correct punctuation. • Spaces between words.

  12. Handwriting • Practice, Practice, Practice! • Capitals vs. Lower Case Letters • Margins • Baselines • Spacing “Make it neat, Make it nice, Check it once, Check it twice.”

  13. 1st quarterMATH • Shapes • Counting to 20 • Problem Solving • Comparing • Patterns • Attributes

  14. 1st quarterScience • The 5 Senses • MATTER

  15. 1st quarterSocial Studies

  16. Homework Procedures • Our class has a progressive homework assignment. Folders are sent home at the beginning of the week with all needed homework pages and instruction. Homework is not to be returned until the end of the week (Friday). This allows for the students to manage their own time for homework and extra curricular activities. All homework is to be turned in completed. Grades are given for complete and incomplete homework.

  17. Gradeing Guidlines Ungraded Work - Checked, needs corrections  Satisfactory completion • Great job! Minor and Major Grades (*major grades will be circled) E+ = 96-100 – Advanced E = 90-95 – Exceeds Expectations S+ = 85-89 – Meets Expectations S = 80-84 – Approaching Expectations N = 70-79 – Below Expectations (experiencing some difficulties) U = 69 & below – Experiencing difficulties Methods of Evaluation Teacher Observation Satisfactory Participation Daily Class Work Individual & Group Assessment

  18. Grades At A Glance • A = 90 – 100% • B = 80 – 89% • C = 75 – 79% • D = 70 – 74% • F = 69% - 

  19. Behavior Expectations • F – Follow Directions • O – Observe Quiet Zones • C – Continue On Task • U – Use Nice Words and Manners • S – Stay In Seat - Be respectful to self, others and the environment - Be responsible, life long learners

  20. Consequences • Warning • Pull a Conduct Ticket *Loss of Privilege or Time Out • Note or Phone Call Home to Parent • Office Referral Conduct Counts! 0 = E 1 = S 2 – 3 = N 4 -  = U

  21. Rewards • Shoes Off • Free Work Stations • Marbles in the marble jar • Stickers • Treasure Box • Painting You must have 3 stars for the week to get a reward on Friday.

  22. Websites Go To… www.kleinisd.net Campuses – Elementary – Schultz Teachers Kindergarten – Mrs. Bills

  23. First PoemMommy! Daddy!Come and look!I'm reading! I'm reading!I'm reading a book! I just found it hereOn the library shelfAnd I can read every wordAll by myself. Mommy! Daddy!Come look! Come look!I'm reading! I'm reading!My very first book! -Linda Kulp

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