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KINDERGARTEN
Back to School Night2015
PERSONAL INFO
Ms. Hinton: Room 181
Mrs. Walsh: Room 057
Ms. Jackson: Room 047
Ms. Gordon: Room 045
Ms. Katherine Fitzgerald:
Room 016
Ms. Thomas: Room 053
Mr. Fenton: Room 051
Ms. Jenks: Room 179
Ms. Rivera: Room 175
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?
