KINDERGARTEN

Back to School Night2015

PERSONAL INFO

Ms. Hinton: Room 181

Katherine_Hinton@mcpsmd.org

Mrs. Walsh: Room 057

Shayna_L_Walsh@mcpsmd.org

  Ms. Jackson: Room 047

Chitisha_R_Jackson@mcpsmd.org

  Ms. Gordon: Room 045

Leslie_Gordon@mcpsmd.org

  Ms. Katherine Fitzgerald:

Room 016

Katherine_M_Fitzgerald@mcpsmd.org

Ms. Thomas: Room 053

Sarah_A_Thomas@mcpsmd.org

  Mr. Fenton: Room 051

Mark_C_Fenton@mcpsmd.org

  Ms. Jenks: Room 179

Marissa_L_Jenks@mcpsmd.org

  Ms. Rivera: Room 175

Julia_M_Rivera@mcpsmd.org

HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT SCHOOL

Be on time – 9:10 a.m. Be prepared: take home folder, guided

reading bag Have a good night’s rest Wear appropriate clothing & have it labeled Check folder and sign behavior chart daily Help with homework every night Read with your child every night

SCHEDULE Daily Specials

Bring media books back on Thursday. Wear sneakers on Wednesday for P.E.

Counselor – rotational schedule (every 3-4 weeks)

Recess/lunch

RECESS/LUNCH

Wear appropriate clothing Know pin # Appropriate foods (no soda, etc.) Appropriate amount Focus on eating during lunch period Birthday parties: last 10 minutes during lunch:

store bought goods Snacks – appropriate, healthy, consider

allergies

READING BLOCK

Guided reading daily Differentiated instruction Leveled text: end of year goal: L6 w/ comp. Sight words Literacy centers Sustained silent reading Spelling program – Words Their Way

WRITING BLOCK

Detailed pictures Real colors Invented spelling Match pictures to words – visa versa Hand writing Verbal pathway – 54 letters including ‘a’ and

‘g’ Letter identification and sounds Use of sight words, spelled correctly

DEVELOPMENTAL SPELLING

boating

marina

MATH BLOCK

Daily guided math groups Differentiated instruction Math Investigations plus Curriculum 2.0 Math centers Weekly assessments Hands on – using manipulatives Less paper-pencil

SOCIAL STUDIES & SCIENCE

Embedded throughout entire curriculum Last 30 minutes of each day Extensions through field trips

Fall – Spicknall’s Farm Winter – Baltimore Aquarium Spring - National Zoo

EVENTS

October: Community Helpers Program Fall Harvest Party

February Valentine’s Day Party 100th day of School Celebration

June: Kindergarten Celebration

VOLUNTEERING

Must take the mandatory volunteer training from the front office

Classroom parties Chaperones for field trips

Available on a first come, first serve basis Usually only 3-5 spaces allotted on bus per class May drive themselves and meet at location

REPORT CARDS

Grading System: P – proficient I – in progress N – not yet

Progress reports Sent home every 3rd week

Feedback 2 pieces of work will be sent home every Friday

Parent-teacher conferences November

HOUSEKEEPING DETAILS

Guided reading folder Behavior calendars How to contact teacher?

Email, note in take home folder Time sensitive (ie. Dismissal change) please give

written note in morning or call office H.W. including daily reading and monthly

math BINGO

MATH HOMEWORK FOCUS: DEVELOPMENT OF MATHEMATICAL FLUENCY IN KINDERGARTENBy the end of the year, students will: Fluently add and subtract within 5

Homework may come in the form of: Games Math problems or tasks Math practice

Reading Homework

The goal is to read as many books and for longer periods of time.Read for at least 20 minutes a

dayRead text at the independent

levelRead text of different genre

including:Fiction (chapter books and

picture books)Informational textGraphic novelsMagazinesLocating books at the independent level:

http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/

Questions?