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Welcome to Kindergarten!With The Kindergarten Team…
Mrs. Jeanne Cano
Ms. Stephanie Casper
Ms. Nancy Randolph
Mrs. Satya Kennedy
August 2016
A new adventure begins!
Principal/Parent/
Teacher/Student Contracts:
All parents must have a signed
contract on file in the office.
Parents/guardians may choose to sign
the form and turn them right back to
the teacher TONIGHT!
[Third Graders will also receive a letter about MOWR for folks at home. ]
3 B’s of Good Behavior
Be safe.
Be respectful.
Be responsible.
Behavior & K “Token system” Students have one
green, yellow, red
token on their desks.
Daily goal is to keep
all tokens.
We don’t expect
perfection, but look
for efforts to maintain
& to comply to
reasonable requests.
Behavior is marked
each day on
Homework Report.
SPARC room…(See handbook for more information.)
Rewards…
Verbal praise
Stickers and stamps
3 B coupons
Special privileges
Extra explore time
Extra computer time
Fun Friday Activities
On school mornings…
Get up early enough to not
be rushed.
Make sure you have needed
items (KTA folder, library book,
homework, snack) in your backpack.
Eat a healthy breakfast.
Turn your brain on high!
Morning Class Responsibilities
Empty backpacks at table independently.
Student puts water bottles & snacks in
proper place.
Student gets out lunchbox for lunch count &
place lunchboxes in basket/bin.
Put library books in basket/bin.
Take out daily blue KTA folder to be
reviewed (with completed homework).
Zip backpacks & put away backpacks in
cubbies.
Arizona College and Career
Readiness Standards Increased academic rigor
Goal setting & tracking progress
Helps to identify learning styles &
strengths
Promotes independence & responsibility
as well as cooperation & collaboration
skills
Promotes communication skills
Preparation for Standardized Testing
Spalding
Daily Oral Phonogram Practice (OPR) Students will receive phonogram practice cards to
use for homework at home (keep in your “kit.”)
Daily Written Phonogram Practice (WPR)
Grammar and Language Use
Text Structure and Literary Appreciation
Quizzes on Friday on phonograms and
dictation words (beginning around Nov.)
In class spelling notebooks will be used
Reading Notes
High Frequency ,“Sight” Words plus frequently used wordsFlash cards will be provided & daily Spalding notebooks are important! Identify in print, read & use in personal writing
Phonemic Awareness - playing with and recognizing patterns in language.
Phonics - understanding how oral language is represented in written form.
Decoding - applying phonetic knowledge to decipher text -- sound, sound, blend.
Comprehension understanding, and interpreting read text.
Scholastic Book Clubs:Flyers may come home with homework.Option to order online with a credit card.This is not a fundraiser, only an easy way to get cheap books.Couldn’t be easier & is an optional choice.
Library books may be kept for a full week but are due on the assigned library day. Your child may return his/her
book early if desired.
Helpful Hints for Reading at Home
Listen to your child
read the text 3 times.
Help with tricky
words: many can be
sounded out.
Keep the paper books
& revisit them to help
with fluency.
Celebrate growth (e.g.
HFW acquisition,
fluency, &
comprehension)
Review front cover, title
page, the jobs of author &
illustrator.
Have your child retell the
story in his/her own words.
Let your child see
you reading for
enjoyment & a
purpose.
Writing Notes
Please do not spell
words for your child.
For free writing tasks,
accept phonetic
approximations.
Praise efforts.
Kindergarten writing
looks different from grown-
up writing & that’s okay.
TOOLS:
letter chart
spacers
Word Wall
brain power!!!
End of year goals for
students:
• Writing in complete
sentences
• Writing with
supporting detail
Math Notes Numbers as representing
quantity
Emphasis on the process
Comparing and contrasting
length, value
Sorting and identifying by
attribute
Predicting outcomes and
analyzing data
Analyzing and solving math
problems in more than one
way
Number sense –
deep understanding of
our number system
and how it works
Being fluent;
“seeing it”
Math Curriculum Saxon
Specific, explicit lessons
Emphasis on rote, drill, &
practice for basic skill
mastery
Spiral curriculum: Content
repetition with new
learning introduced
Use of manipulatives to
go from concrete to abstract
Performance based
assessment + pencil &
paper
Investigations
Spiral curriculum: Content
repetition allowing
application/deepening of
concepts over time
Process oriented –
variety of methods to get
to right answer
Use of manipulatives to
go from concrete to abstract
Mastery achieved by
doing – applying, using
basic skills in higher order
problem-solving
Fluency Expectations Grades K-6 Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade
K.OA.A.5: Fluently add & subtract within 5 1.OA.C.6: Add & subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for
addition & subtraction within 10
2.OA.B.2: Fluently add & subtract within 20 using mental
strategies. By end of grade 2, know from memory all sums of
two one-digit numbers. 2.NBT.B.5: Fluently add & subtract
within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of
operations, &/or the relationship between addition &
subtraction.
3.OA.C.7.: Fluently add & subtract within 100, using strategies
such as the relationship between multiplication & division or
properties of operations. By end of grade 3, know from
memory all products of two one-digit numbers.. 3.NBT.A.2.:
Fluently add & subtract within 1000 using strategies &
algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, &/or
the relationship between addition & subtraction.
4.NBT.B.4: Fluently add & subtract multi-digit whole numbers
using the standard algorithm.
5.NBT.B.5: Fluently multiply multi-digit numbers using the
standard algorithm.
6.NS.B.2: Fluently divide multi-digit numbers using the
standard algorithm. 6.NS.B.3: Fluently add, subtract, multiply,
& divide multi-digit decimals using the standard algorithm for
each operation.
CGI – Cognitive Guided
Instruction
Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) is guided instruction that promotes problem solving skills as well as the understanding that there is more than one way to come to an answer to a problem. This also include being able to articulate one’s thinking and sharing “how” the problem was solved with others.
Instructional Resources & Approaches:
Science, Social
Studies, & Health
use current Kyrene
resources
Writing is a focus
to support Spalding
reading program &
across all content
areas
Handwriting is
manuscript,
aligned with
Spalding.
Recitations are
required by quarter
for ALL grade
levels.
Technology
Smartboard interactive presentation tool
5 laptops in classroom + stand alone
Computer lab time each week
+ Your child will login using a username & password, access approved websites, practice skills, word process, create a
slide show presentation, & more.
HOMEWORK
Please, contact us if you have any questions.
(Confusion is a curable condition.)
Read to, or with, your child for 10-15 minutes, every night.
Check the weekly newsletter, e-mails and homework folder for additional assignments and practice opportunities.
Homework Kit is a kindergarten resource for you to keep & use at home. Please save all games & other learning tools from school together in the folder.
Homework comes home M-Th & is due the next day.
Homework is
Identified in
KTA folder:
Teachers are looking for:
Parent signature daily on Homework Report.
Work completed to best of ability – including a quality effort AND all colored.
Student writes name on
ALL work to receive
credit.
“Kit” work completion.(Let’s check it out!)
o Content
areas/subjects are
designated by days
of the week…
o Parents are asked to
check completed
work for accuracy
o Parent signature is
required daily for
acknowledgement of
homework & student
behavior
“Word of the Week” samples…
Type on computer:
they they they
they they they
HFW:
“Number of the Week” samples…
Homework Tips Set aside homework or skill practice
time daily.
Work in a quiet place withoutdistractions (if possible).
TURN OFF THE TELEVISION!
Keep homework & library book in your backpack or in another safe place.
Parents should assist but not do the work. (Parents sign the daily “Homework Report.”)
Always closely supervise handwriting practice.
Divide work time into several sessions if frustration ensues.
On School Nights
Kids Should… Do their daily reading
and homework.
Eat a healthy dinner.
Tell grown-ups about 2
or more things he/she
learned or did.
Go to bed in time to get
at least 9 to 10 hours of
sleep.
PLEASE,WRITE YOUR CHILD’S NAME
ON ALL THINGS THAT COME
TO SCHOOL!
(Snacks, lunchboxes, water bottles,
backpacks, homework,
jackets, etc…)
Absences… Call the absence line.
Keep sick kids at home.
Schedule vacations & doctor
appointments around school hours as
much as possible.
Missed Kindergarten Spalding practice
& review needs to be “made up” when
returning to school.
Parents may need to assist with support
of missed work needing to be completed
by the student.
Back Pack TipsThese things should be in your back pack:
Blue daily KTA homework folder
with completed homework, &/or
library book
Lunch box or lunch money
Snack (tightly closed & with name
on it)
Water bottle (with name on it)
Notes going to & from school
Jacket or sweater, if needed
These things should not be
in your backpack:
X Old papers
X Toys
X School supplies
X Non-school folders
X Personal money
X Electronic games (e.g.
Gameboys, etc.)
Please empty back
packs daily!
Personal Skills to Practice
Independent
bathroom use
Blowing nose
effectively
Opening/closing
snack & lunch
containers
Tying or fastening
shoes
Zipping, buttoning,
snapping, buckling
Putting on jackets,
sweatshirts, coats,
& sweaters
Covering mouths
when sneezing or
coughing
Healthy SnacksSnacks are optional & should be separate as well as
marked with student’s name. (Some children are
fine waiting until lunch.)
Remember that our breaks are short &
snacks should not be a meal, but just a
little something to hold the child over until
lunch, If needed.
Please choose nutritious items.
(NO cookies, chips, candies, etc.)
Choose snacks that your child can eat
without much adult assistance.
Label the snack with your child’s name.
We will collect snacks first thing in the
morning & keep in the snack bin for our
break/snack/AM recess time.
NO NUTS in class or at AM recess!!
We have students with severe food allergies!!
Healthy Snacks(Snack for morning break is optional.)
Cheese sticks
Fruits or vegetables (cut up)
Pretzels
Wholegrain crackers
Dry cereal
Granola bars
Etc.
•Please NO tree nuts, candy, chips,
or cake.
•P.S. We do not have refrigeration.
Snacks are kept in the classroom.
Lunch Reality
• Kids choose their entrees when buying
lunch.
• Children sit, eat, & clean up their own
messes.
• It can be loud. There are approximately
100 children eating in there & not all
speak quietly.
• The assistants do their best to organize
lunches, assist children, in an orderly
fashion.** If you have any questions about pricing, please see the school website
Lunch… Bring lunch from
home.
Milk may be
purchased for $0.50.
Buy student lunch from
cafeteria for $2.50.
Send in lunch money
in the morning OR…
Pay online at
mylunchmoney.com.
Practice opening containers at home.
Allow children to help with lunchbox prep.
Talk about doing a good job at lunch.
Limit treats to one.
Classroom Wish List
Elmer’s disappearing purple glue
sticks (always needed! )
BOXTOPS for EDUCATION stamps
Ticonderoga brand pencils
Crayola crayons (16 or 24 count)
Small gift cards to Wal-Mart, Lakeshore,
Target, or office supply stores---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Check the newsletters or class website for the
updated lists or needs throughout the year.
Kindergarten MottoI am here to do something
important – Learn.
I am safe.
I am kind.
I am a helper.
I’m a GREAT Kid
& let’s have a GREAT DAY!!
Special Areas Schedule
* Children need to wear athletic shoes in order to participate safely in P.E.
Teacher: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Mrs. Cano
Library Computer
lab
Art Music P.E.
Ms. Casper
Art Library Computer
lab
P.E Music
Ms. Randolph
Computer
lab
Music P.E. Library Art
Mrs. Kennedy
Music P.E. Computer
lab
Art Library
Drinks and Bathrooms
Before school
Exploration time
Quiet work time
Playground time
If you have an “emergency”
There is a bathroom in each
Kindergarten classroom
(Student water bottles remain
accessible to students.)
TALK! TALK! TALK!
Talk with child about: school friends stories songs & poems class work homework numbers patterns family interests goals
Be patient, help & encourage your little one to express complete thoughts & ideas by speaking & responding in full sentences.
With Oral language development, parents are the best teachers of language skills.
We LOVE Volunteers!
Kindergarten in class volunteers will start in
October.
The PALS program (Parents Aiding
Learning in School) is happening NOW!
Feel free to sign up TONIGHT!
P.T.O. Events sign up is in the hallway near
the MPR. First meeting Thurs., Aug. 20th.
Per the Handbook, each family is expected
to complete a minimum of 5 volunteer hours.
Follow KTA On Social Media:
Facebook:
facebook.com/ktasureno
Twitter: @KTASureno
Pull out your phones & follow us!
More Information
COLLECT BOXTOPS for EDUCATION stamps
Kyrene School District: www.kyrene.org
KTA Main Office 541-5400
Our Kindergarten class webpages:
www.kyrene.org/staff/jcano
www.kyrene.org/staff/scasper
www.kyrene.org/staff/nrandolph
www.kyrene.org/staff/lsine
Phone (room 7) 541-5507 (Mrs. Cano voice mail)
Phone (room 8) 541-5508 (Ms. Casper voice mail)
Phone (room 9) 541-5509 (Mrs. Kennedy voice mail)
Phone (room 11) 541-5511 (Ms. Randolph voice mail)
E-mail (Mrs. Cano) - jcano@kyrene.org
E-mail (Ms. Casper) - scasper@kyrene.org
E-mail (Ms. Randolph) - nrandolph@kyrene.org
E-mail (Mrs. Kennedy) - skennedy@kyrene.org
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