KindergartenCurriculum Night

September 13, 2011

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Agendas

Main communication between school &home

Transportation changes

Absence notes

Record nightly reading

Thursday Folders

Goes home on Thursdays

Keep all completed work at home

Return folder on Friday morning

Homework

Nightly reading – between 15 – 30 minutes– (20 nights of reading = a special treat! )

Can include reading to or reading by your child

Nightly practice of sight words (must be recognized by “sight” – not sounding out)

Have students answer the wall question , once a week at home on Wall Wisher.

Beginning in October, complete activities on homework calendars

Our Daily Schedule7:30 - 8:00 - Unpack / Morning Enrichment

8:00 - 8:15 - Calendar

8:15 - 9:00 - Science (M, T, W) S.S. (Thur. Fri.)

9:00 - 9:50 - Specials (except Mondays – 2:10 – 3:00)

9:50 - 10:00 – Snack

10:00 –11:00- Writing

11:00-12:50- Literacy (Imagine It! and Workshop)

12:50 – 1:15 Lunch

1:15– 2:30 – Math

2:30-3:00– Recess

3:00 - Pack Up / Dismissal

Specials

Monday – Computer/Science Lab

Tuesday- Art

Wednesday- Music

Thursday-P.E (Make sure students wear tennis shoes!!)

Friday- Media

Curriculum

We use the Common Core State Standards for language arts and math (44 states have adopted this as their curriculum)

We use the N.C. Standard Course of Study for Science

We use the N.C. Essential Standards for Social Studies

Curriculum

The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy.

Provides consistency across the states. See: http://www.corestandards.org/frequently-asked-questions for more information .

Science Themes(integrated through the general curriculum as

much as possible)

Animals

Plants

Weather (including seasons)

Matter

Moving Right Along (simple machines)

1 lab lesson in the classroom each week

Science Lab as special every other week

Social Studies Themes

Families

Unique Individuals

Citizenship

Changes (over time, within the community)

Holidays and special days in the community

Geography (simple maps and symbols)

Economic concepts (wants & needs)

Technology (transportation, media, computers)

Literacy

Identification of letters & letter sounds

Phonemic awareness: the ability to distinguish and manipulate individual sounds (phoneme isolation, phoneme identity, phoneme substitution, oral segmenting, oral blending, sound deletion, onset-rime manipulations (i.e. j-ump, st-op, str-ong).

Listening Comprehension

Sight Words (know by sight – not sounding out)

Literacy Themes

Off to School

Patterns

Finding Friends

By the Sea

Stick to It

My Shadow

Teamwork

Ready, Set, Grow

Red, White, and Blue

Windy Days

Literacy Workshop

Small groups that target specific skills (listening comprehension, phoemic awareness, computers, sight words, etc.)

I meet with small groups 3 times per week, as needed

Math

Investigations (hands-on exploration)

Number sense

Problem solving

Counting and cardinality (to 100 by 1’s and 10’s, write numbers to 20, etc)

Algebra (addition & subtraction)

Number & Operations (place value 11 – 19)

Measurement & Data (compare, graphing)

Geometry (identify 2-D and 3-D shapes, compare)

Writing

Lucy Caulkins – Writer’s Workshop

Predictable Charts (I am, I see, etc.)

Telling stories through pictures (5 color rule)

Labeling pictures with letters / sounds (inventive spelling- don’t panic!)

Writing short sentences to tell a story across 3 fingers (by end of year)

What is inventive spelling?

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What is PBIS?

PBIS stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Majors vs. Minors

Office Referrals

Are you making a good choice?

What should you be doing?

Interventions – time away, loss of privilege

What is a bee? What are “bee” incentives?

Bee Incentives

25 = candy

50 = hat day

75 = recess on PE day

100 = wacky hair day

125 = pajama day

150 = class choice with teacher approval

175 = game day on non-PE day of recess

200 = educational video at 2:15 on a Friday

TREASURE CHEST

Students independently earn coinsListening & Following

directionsExtra effort to ‘help’Bucket Filler! (good friend &

classmate)

After 10 Coins students earn a trip to the treasure box!

Progress Reports & Report Cards

Grading Scale (3, 2, 1)

Sent home mid quarter

Sign and return

1st quarter conferences will be held in October.

Conferences will be held on an as needed basis thereafter.

Miscellaneous

Pay Pams is the easiest way to pay for lunch.www.paypams.com

Please send an easy-to-open snack each day

Scholastic Book Clubs – Order Online

Sight Word List

Check my wiki page often for information

http://sbergan.cmswiki.wikispaces.net

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/bergan

- Have students answer the wall question , once a week at home.

Questions??