WelcomWelcome!e!

Back to SchoolCurriculum Night

2014-2015

Welcome to Kindergarten

• Meet the Teacher

• About our Class

• Communication

• Daily Schedule

• Kindergarten Common Core

Standards

• Curriculum

• Extras

Nothing to fear.

Sit back and listen,

Lend me an ear,

I’m your teacher for the rest of this

year!

I am I am Mrs. Nicole GorgesMrs. Nicole Gorges

ngorges@barrington220.org

847-756-2841847-756-2841

All about me!• 15 years in teaching (13th year here at

Countryside)

• Bachelors in Elementary Education;

Masters in Reading; Masters in

Educational Leadership

• 3 Beautiful children- 11, 5 ½, & 4

• I just love, love teaching!

About our About our ClassClass

About our Class• 15 boys and 5 girls (am class)

• 12 boys and 9 girls (pm class)

• We do not have a classroom aide

assigned to kindergarten.

• We have aides and specialists who will

push in throughout the day and work

with one and/or a few students.

•

CommunicaCommunicationtion

Communication• Daily Take-Home Folders (blue-am &

red-pm) • Weekly Newsletters-Friday (via email

or hard copy)• Friday Folders-important notes;

newsletter, sign sheet indicating your read my newsletter and handouts (blue-am & red-pm)• Webpage (work in progress)• Facebook (Nicole Gorges – Kinders)• Email ngorges@barrington220.org• Phone 847-756-2841• Notes

Our Daily Our Daily ScheduleSchedule

Our Daily Schedule• Unpack backpack and empty Daily

Folder• Table Books or Table Activities• Announcements and Pledge of

Allegiance and Countryside Pledge• Morning Circle Time• Share/Celebrations• Calendar (math concepts)

• Jolly Phonics (letter sounds)- 4 days a week• Handwriting Without Tears – 3 days a

week

Our Daily Schedule• Reader’s Workshop: Whole Group:

Read Aloud- reading strategy & skill• Snack time and bathrooms• One on one reading conferences• Daily 5- Centers & small group

instruction• Writer’s Workshop/Science, Second

Step (social emotional learning)• Math Workshop/Science, Social

Studies, Second Step• Share/Celebrations• Pack up and Dismissal

Kindergarten Kindergarten Common Core Common Core

State StandardsState Standards

CCSS drive my instruction• Reading-Informational Text

(nonfiction)• Reading-Literature (fiction)• Reading-Foundational Skills (phonics

and phonemic awareness)• Writing• Speaking and Listening• Grammar• Math-Counting & Cardinality,

Operations andAlgebraic Thinking, Number and

Operationsin Base Ten, Measurement & Data,Geometry

Reader’sWorkshop Model

Reader’s Workshop• Whole Group Instruction: Jolly Phonics

(letter sounds-until November); Read Aloud; Handwriting Without Tears• Daily 5 – Literacy Centers (Read to

Self, Read to a Buddy, Listen to Reading, Work on Writing, Word Work)• Small Group Instruction- guided

reading and strategy groups (ability and flexible grouping)• One on one reading Conferences• Computers/IPADS- Raz-Kids or ABC Mouse

Writer’sWriter’sWorkshopWorkshop

Writer’s Workshop• Whole Group Instruction: Focus Lesson• Small Group Instruction- guided

writing and strategy/skill groups (flexible grouping)• One on one Writing Conferences• Students will move through the writing

process- prewriting, revising, editing, publishing• Computers/IPADS• Author Share and Celebration

Math Math WorkshopWorkshop

Math Workshop• Whole Group Instruction: • Focus Lesson-Teacher

Models/demonstrates• Guided Practice-Teacher and

Students do together• Let’s Practice- Student tries concept

independently • Small Group Instruction or

individualized support• Math Centers (practice and

enrichment)• Math Journals (writing about math)• Math in Focus activities online

• http://www.barrington220.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=4618

Math (CPA)• Three Stages of the Math Process

1. Conceptual Stage- Hands on learning

to understand concept (Concrete)

2. Pictorial Stage- draw pictures or

objects to help understand concept

3. Abstract Stage- Computation

(number writing)

Science• Science and Math will be integrated within each

other

• Essential Understanding: How do I sort and

organize my world?

• Physical Science: Properties of Objects

and Materials (Properties)

• Earth/Space Science: Properties of Earth Materials

(Pebbles and Sand)

• Life Science: Characteristics of Living Things

(Animals Two By Two)

SPECIALS• Library: Once per week (Mondays)

• Kindergym time: Once per week

(Fridays) Motor moms and dads (sign

up sheet)

Second Step• Social/Emotional Learning

***Link on my classroom website

(handout)

Classroom Parties and Field Trips

• Halloween Party: Friday, October

31st

• Winter Party: Monday, December

19th

• Valentine’s Day Party: Thursday,

February 12nd

• Field Day: ?

• Field Trips- none planned at this

time

Home-School Connection

• Raz-Kids: (student login sheets)

• Math in Focus: ThinkCentral.com

(setting up student accounts)

• ABC Mouse (working on subscription)

HomeworkHomework

Homework• Nightly Reading Log

• Enrichment Opportunities (optional)

• Handwriting

• Math- occasionally (reinforcement)

• Family projects (occasional)

• Playtime/family time

• It might look different for everyone. I

want homework to be meaningful.

Thank you so much for coming!

ngorges@barrington220.org

847-756-2841