KINDERGARTEN

IMPROVING TOMORROW

BYLEARNING TODAY

SELF HELP SKILLS Taking off and putting on coats Tying shoes and fastening boots Independence in the bathroom

BEING RESPONSIBLE Following directions the first time Letting adults be in charge Doing chores more independently

GOOD HABITS TO START NOW FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS Eating a healthy breakfast Reading every night

GETTING READY FOR SCHOOL

BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL Children line up outside in “line order” at classroom locations. Children should “bundle up” with hats, mittens, boots, & coats on cold days. Parents are asked to say “Good-bye” & “Hello” outside.

BREAKFAST & LUNCH SNAP account Breakfast: 8:35-8:55 Hot Lunch: 2 choices and vegetarian choice Cold Lunch: sent from home (healthy & please no pop) Encourage Independence: cutting food, opening fruit cups, eating, etc…

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT Parents are welcome to visit school. (please complete the necessary form) Visits should be prearranged with teachers and last 15-30 minutes. Please keep “distractible” items/toys at home…we need to focus and learn!

A FEW SCHOOL PROCEDURES

BE RESPECTFUL Follow Directions Listen Quietly Raise Your Hand

BE RESPONSIBLE Finish Your Work Try Your Best

BE SAFE Walk Keep Hands And Feet To Yourself

MEADOW LANE RULES(creating a learning environment)

SAFE SEAT

BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS Form Registration Immunizations

SCHOOL DAYS Medication Requests Fevers & Vomiting Communications Confidentiality

HEALTH OFFICE

Teacher Blogs Teacher E-mail Wednesday Folders Parent Teacher Conferences (October & February) Individual Teacher Meetings Quarterly Report Cards Monthly Meadow Lane Newsletter School ConnectEd Messages

WAYSWE SHARE INFORMATION

• 9:00 Opening• 9:15 Word Work• 9:25 Listening Comprehension• 9:40 Reading Groups• 10:45 Math 1• 11:20 Lunch & Recess

• 12:00 Grammar• 12:15 Writer’s Workshop• 12:55 Math 2• 1:20 Shared Reading• 1:40 Centers• 2:00 Specials Class/Recess• 2:50 Math 3• 3:10 Science Social Studies Health• 3:35 Backpacks & Coats• 3:38 Dismissal

DAILY SCHEDULE(At school you will learn and get smarter!)

ALPHABET KNOWLEDGE Letter & Sounds

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS Rhyming Blending Decoding/Sounding out words

LISTENING COMPREHENSION Characters, Setting, & Problem Story Connections and Conversations

READING

READING & LITERACY

NUMBER SENSE Making Groups: 1 to 20 Writing numbers: 1 to 100 Knowing Number Partners

ADDITION & SUBTRACTION Solving Story Problems

MATH TALK

HOMEWORK

MATH

• Pictures• Word Labels (cat)• Simple Sentences (I see a cat.)• Punctuation . ! ?• Sentences with Information (The little cat is looking at a bird!)• A Story With a Beginning, Middle, & End A Story with THREE PAGE pages Stories with fancy words, surprise endings, & fun details

WRITING

POTLUCK PICNICJuly 14th from 5:30-6:30 (kindergarten playground) OPEN HOUSEAugust 10th from 6:00-7:00 (Meadow Lane School)

FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOLAugust 12th – August 14th

FIRST QUARTER CONFERENCESOctober 6th & October 8th

POWER POINT ON MEADOW LANE WEBSITEhttp://wp.lps.org/meadow-lane/kindergarten-information/

DATES TO REMEMBER

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