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1. Every child will love
coming to school!
2. Every child will see
themselves as a reader
and as a writer!
3. Every child will see themselves as a
mathematical problem solver!
7:40-8:50 Announcements
7:50-8:30 Shared Writing/Phonemic Awareness/Interesting Words
8:30-9:00 Shared Reading/Read Aloud
9:00-9:30 Daily 5
9:30-9:50 Phonemic Awareness
9:50-10:20 Independent Writing
10:20-10:40 Opening Routines & Number Talk
10:40-10:50 Problem Solving
10:51-11:201 Lunch
11:20-11:40 Math Stations
11:40-11:55 Recess
11:55-12:45 Math Content Lesson
12:45-1:15 Science/Social Studies
1:15-1:30 Free Choice Centers
1:30-1:35 Pack up
1:40-2:30 Enrichment
2:35 Dismissal
“ Making books
“ Writing stories
“ Making lists
“ Writing about
themselves
“ Writing about things
they know about
Guided Reading groups look like:
Before Reading:
“ Pre-teaching words that do not follow phonics rules
“ Reviewing Good Reader Strategies
“ Activating our prior knowledge about the subject of the text (ex.
thinking of a trip to the beach when reading a beach text)
“ Making a prediction about what they think will happen in the text.
(Giving students a purpose to read.)
During Reading:
“ Scaffolding support to help students read the text
“ Reminding students which Good Reader Strategy to try
“ Re-reading again with less teacher support
After Reading:
“ What was the book about? Were our predictions right?
“ What parts were tricky for you? What strategy did you use?
“ What type of book is this? (Fiction or Non-fiction) Why do you think
the author wrote this book?
Components of
the Daily 5
“ Read to Self
“ Read to
Someone
“ Listen to
Reading
“ Work on Writing
“ Word Work
“ Beginning of year
” Rhyming
” Letter sounds
” Hearing syllables
“ Middle of year
” Blending sounds in
words
” Segmenting sounds in
words
” Matching letter
sounds to letters
“ End of year
” Deleting initial
sounds in words
” deleting final
sounds in words
” Making word
families
Popcorn words are words that ‚Pop‛ up
in books all of the time! These are
sight words.
Students should be able to:
“ Read them quickly
“ Copy from a list to use in writing ”
beginning of year
“ Write independently ” end of year
What should we do when it comes home?
“ Have your student read the story to you
“ Look for the week’s popcorn word(s)
“ Use your Good Reader Strategies
“ Sign the cover to show you read together
“ Put all of the books back in the bag and
return to class on Monday.
•Point to the words
•Look at the picture
•Get your mouth ready
•Check the whole word
•Look for chunks
•Think about what makes
sense
•Go back and re-read
“ Problem of the Day
“ Content Lesson
“ Workshop Rotation
“ Number talk
“ Sorting and
Patterning
“ One-to-one counting
to 20
“ Rote counting skills
to 20 by Nov.
” 100 by March
“ Numeral recognition
to 20
“ Number writing to 20
“ Reasonableness
“ Honesty
“ Respect
“ Compassion
“ Perseverance
“ Self-Discipline
“ Responsibility
“ Giving
Rule #1 Follow directions quickly!
Rule # 2 Raise your hand to talk.
Rule # 3 Use inside voices.
Rule # 4 Use helpful hands and
words.
Rule # 5 Make smart choices.
Rule # 6 Make your dear teacher
happy!
Clip Chart:
Clip will be moved to reflect
situation.
• Cheers, High Fives, Praise Words
• Way To Go Board!
“ Students move clothespin around based on good choices in virtues, behavior, homework etc
“ When students reach the finish line, reward is given. (Treasure box)
“ This chart continues each day and does not start over until student has reached the finish line.
“ 10:51 ” 11:21
“ If you wish to have lunch with your
child, you will need to sit at the
designated visitors tables in the
cafeteria. It is helpful to send a
note if you are planning on eating
with your child.
“ Please review the lunch menu with
your child and help them pick 2
vegetables and 1 fruit for their
tray.
“ Snack Policy ” Due to food allergies we do NOT have snack time.
“ We love to celebrate birthdays. Please make
sure it is a NUT FREE, store bought item. PLEASE do not forget napkins!!!!
“ No birthday treats may be eaten before or during lunch. We will celebrate at 1:15.
“ We are hoping to have two field trips this year.
“ Time and place TBA.
“ We will be accepting donations for the trip when it is planned.
“ Parents must have background check prior to trip. You can complete the form on-line at www.neisd.net. It can take up to 2 weeks to process so if you are interested, please complete the background check ASAP. The sooner, the better!
“ I send home
Scholastic book
orders throughout
the year.
“ These are inexpensive
ways to add books to
your homes.
“ When the book
orders come
home, you can choose
to order/pay online
OR send the
order/money to me.
“ Pony Express Binder
“ Daily comments
“ Daily behavior
“ Information for teacher ” please put notes to me in your child’s binder, not their backpack.
“ Work is sent home in their Pony Express Binder.
“ Email [email protected]
“ Read with your child ” monthly reading logs“ Practice writing your child‘s name
“ Practice identifying letters and sounds
“ Practice identifying high frequency words (popcorn words)
“ Practice rhyming!
“ Talk about letters and words around you
“ Play letter games (I spy something that begins with ..)
“ Use school tools to create (scissors, glue, pencils, and paper)
“ Discuss importance of rules in the home and the community
“ Count to 100
“ Model counting and writing numbers to 20
“ Investigate and ask questions about observations made in everyday activities
* Work on fine motor skills ” play-dough, tweezers/beads, punching holes. This helps strengthen the hands and improves the child’s grip.
•Each 9 weeks your child will be individually assessed on
curriculum covered.
•Reading level assessments begin in January or sooner if
TPRI skills are mastered.
•The TPRI is administered at the beginning of
October, January and May.
•It covers letter/sound
identification, rhyming, blending onset and rime and
phonemes. A story will be read and your child will
be asked comprehension questions.
•AMC is administered in late October and April.
•The October administration will cover counting sets
of objects to 18 and changing the sets.
“ If you are going to pick up your kids early, please do so before 2:25.
“ Let me know in writing if your child will be going home a different way than usual.
“ Kids can wear Bulverde Creek spirit shirts on Fridays and for special occasions like field trips. Spirit Day is on Friday!
“ Wear tennis shoes every day for PE. If your child wears a skirt, please wear shorts
underneath.
“ What’s in my packet?
“ Free e-book
“ Entire list of popcorn words
“ Daily 5 explanation
“ Letter formations
“ Number formations
“ Online resources
“ Kindergarten How-To’s
“ Good Fit Books
“ Volunteer Form
“ Blog Note
We all hope to make this year school the best it can be. I am so excited to have the opportunity to work with your children and this wonderful community. Thank you in advance for all of your support this year.
~Miss [email protected]