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Kindergarten Parent Kindergarten Parent Information NightInformation Night
Kindergarten Parent Kindergarten Parent Information NightInformation Night
Thursday, December 16, 2010Thursday, December 16, 2010
Methacton High School Auditorium 7:00 Methacton High School Auditorium 7:00 p.m.p.m.
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Welcome
• Eligibility• Kindergarten Registration • Kindergarten Expectations• Typical Kindergarten Day• Things To Do At Home• Questions
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Eligibility
• Five years of age on or before September 1, 2011.
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Kindergarten Registration
• March 2011– March 21 - Arrowhead, Mr. Dan Petino– March 22 - Eagleville, Mr. Jason Sorgini– March 23 - Worcester, Mr. Bruce MacGregor– March 24 - Woodland, Dr. Zanthia Reddish– March 25 - Audubon, Mrs. Tara Ricci
• Registration Information– http://www.methacton.org/6880956171428
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Kindergarten Kindergarten ExpectationsExpectationsKindergarten Kindergarten ExpectationsExpectations
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Kindergarten Expectations
• Skills often seen at the beginning of Kindergarten
• Skills students should be able to do by January of Kindergarten
• Skills students should be able to do by June of Kindergarten
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Beginning of Kindergarten
• Identify some letters of the alphabet
• Grip a pencil correctly• Use scissors, glue, and paint with
relative ease• Repeat full name, address, and
telephone number• Play independently or focus on
one activity for up to ten minutes
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Beginning of Kindergarten
• Manage bathroom needs independently
• Dress him/herself• Follow directions• Clean up after self• Separate from parents easily• Listen without interrupting• Recognize his/her name in
print• Display self control
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January in Kindergarten Integrated Language Arts
– associate consonant sounds with correct letters
– recognize sight words– print letters appropriately– apply knowledge of letter sounds to
written expression– space words correctly when writing– hear rhyming words– produce rhyming words
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January in KindergartenIntegrated Language Arts
– recognize capital letters in mixed order
– recognize lower case letters in mixed order
Letters – M,S,R,T,N,P,C,A,D,I,G,F,B,K,OSight Words – I, a, go, the, my, to,
like, he, come, here, this, me, for, where, do, you, look
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January in KindergartenMathematics
– count forward from 0-50– relate a set of objects to a
numeral up to 15– count backward from 10-0– write numbers appropriately to
15
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January in Kindergarten• Mathematics
– read 2-digit numbers to at least 30
– estimate the number of objects in a collection
– identify circle, square, rectangle, and triangle
– create, extend, and describe a pattern
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June in KindergartenIntegrated Language Arts
– recognize all capital letters in mixed order
– recognize all lower case letters in mixed order
Letters –all January letters and L, H, X, E, V, J, Y, Z, U, Q, W
Sight Words – all January plus: one, see, what, two, up, down, we, want, out, who, are, they, she, good, and, there, give, little, that, have
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June in KindergartenIntegrated Language Arts
– print all letters appropriately– apply knowledge of all letter
sounds to written expression– associate short vowel sounds
with correct letters
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June in Kindergarten• Integrated Language Arts
– show awareness of proper capitalization
– show awareness of ending punctuation
– write 2 or 3 sentences about a topic
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June in Kindergarten
Mathematics• count forward by 1s from a
number other than 0 or 1• count backward from 22 or higher• relate a set of objects to a
numeral up to 30• write numbers appropriately to 30
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June in Kindergarten
Mathematics• compare and order numbers to 20• read 2-digit numbers to at least 30• identify sphere and cube• count by 2s to at least 30
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June in Kindergarten
Mathematics• count by 5s to 100• count by 10s to 100• identify pennies, nickels, dimes,
quarters, and dollar bills
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On-Going Social and Emotional Skills
• shares with others• displays self-control• puts away materials and toys• participates in activities• respects the property of others• shows courtesy and
thoughtfulness
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On-Going Work Study Skills
• listens attentively• follows directions• works independently• works neatly and accurately• completes tasks
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Typical Kindergarten Typical Kindergarten DayDay
Typical Kindergarten Typical Kindergarten DayDay
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Typical Kindergarten Day
• Arrival tasks completed independently (coats, backpacks, folders)
• Integrated Language Arts– Storytown (phonemic awareness,
phonics, letters, sounds, sight words, vocabulary, literature)
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Typical Kindergarten Day
• Integrated Language Arts– Kid Writing– Guided Reading groups– http://www.harcourtschool.com/
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Typical Kindergarten Day
• Mathematics– Everyday Math (number sense, patterns,
sorting, graphing, number identification, counting, writing numbers, skip counting)
– Daily routines and EDM games– http://www.methacton.org/6880906171492
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Typical Kindergarten Day
• Special Area Classes (30 minutes per day)– Art– Music– Library– Physical Education
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Typical Kindergarten Day
• Response to Instruction and Intervention (RtII)– Three tiers (25 minutes/four times
per week)– Students placed in tiers based on
results of universal screener tests and teacher input.
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Typical Kindergarten Day
• Computers– EDM games– Classworks Gold reading and math– Success Maker Enterprise (SME)
reading and math
• Recess (15 minutes each day)
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Things To Do At HomeThings To Do At HomeThings To Do At HomeThings To Do At Home
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Things To Do At Home-to make the transition to
Kindergarten more comfortable for your child
• Follow your child’s lead• “Think Aloud”• Let him/her help you
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Gross Motor Skills
• Jump from one marked spot to another along a path
• Balance on one foot for a count of 10
• Practice skipping and hopping on one foot
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Gross Motor Skills
• Move in rhythm to music• Climb on playground jungle gyms• Swing• Bounce a ball
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Fine Motor Skills
• Assemble puzzles
• String beads, Cheerios, or pasta on a shoestring
• Cut on straight, curved, or zigzag lines
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Fine Motor Skills
• Move spoonfuls of objects from one bowl to another
• Color, trace, copy, stack small blocks
• Write his/her first name
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Reading Readiness
• Read aloud to your child
• Talk to your child about the story– Ask him/her what might happen next
• Have reading materials available in your home http://lpc.mclinc.org/
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Reading Readiness
• Model reading – read for pleasure in front of your child
• Help your child notice that words are everywhere
• Play oral rhyming games
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Math Readiness• Have your child count items – to
support one-to-one correlation
• Talk about number relationships (What number comes after three?)
• Sort and classify items
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Math Readiness
• Copy and create patterns
• Use math terms (“add, ”subtract,” etc.)
• Use sand and water to explore volume and capacity relationships
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Math Readiness• Grocery store play to explore
counting money
• Block building to explore similarity, measurement, symmetry, and relationships
• Talk about “more” and “less”
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Self-Help Skills• Practice dressing independently
(zipping coats, putting on mittens, etc.)
• Manage bathroom needs independently
• Wipe own nose
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Self-Help Skills• Clean up after self
• Separate from parents easily
• Ask for help appropriately
• Identify self and parents
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Getting Ready for the First Day of School
• Talk about what your child will do in school
• Talk about the teacher in a friendly way
• Talk about making new friends• Talk about separation from home
and acceptance of the situation
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Parent Resources
Available on our district website www.methacton.org under District Offices
select Curriculum and Instruction click on Elementary Curriculum
Guides at left
click on Kindergarten at left scroll down to Other
Resources
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Parent Resources
• Kindergarten, Here I Come• Kindergarten, Here I Am• Helping Your Child Succeed in
School• Kindergarten Parent Information
Night (This PowerPoint)
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Panel Members• Alison Navarrete
– Methacton Kindergarten teacher,
Eagleville [email protected]
• Dr. Lois Robinson– Director of Pupil Services
[email protected]• Dr. Jane Martin
– Assistant [email protected]
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Questions?Questions?Questions?Questions?