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Welcome to Welcome to KindergartenKindergartenOpen HouseOpen House
Welcome to Welcome to KindergartenKindergartenOpen HouseOpen House
Holly Grove ElementaryHolly Grove Elementary
2015-20162015-2016
Heisenberg
Jessie
Sweet, little Isaiah Wood
We come to school to learn, to make new friends, to be safe, and to have fun.
1. Reading•Literature•Informational •Foundational Skills
2. Writing3. Speaking and Listening4. Language
Four Strands
• Prompting and support are provided by the teacher as students learn to read, write, and discuss their learning
• Identifying topics and details in text read or heard• Asking questions to deepen their understanding
of text read or heard• Participating in classroom discussions following
agreed upon rules
The big ideas
Reading Behaviors
• Print Concepts • Picking up and repeating a patterned
text• Use picture clues• Left to right directionality• One to one correspondence
Phonological Awareness
• Recognize and produce rhymes• Syllable work• Word work – isolating, deleting,
blending, and changing sounds in words
High Frequency Words“Rainbow Words”
Your child will be learning to recognize and read high frequency words. For example:
and, is, the, we, I, go, here, a
Ways to practice Rainbow words at home:•Make flashcards with each word•Identify them in books you read to our with your child•Practice writing them in chalk, crayon, paint, marker, etc.•Create a heart word bingo game•Sight word videos on YouTube (Harry Kindergarten)
Rainbow words starting 2nd quarter!Volunteers needed!
mClass• Assessed beginning, middle,
and end of the year• Diebels: Letter naming
fluency, phoneme segmentation fluency, first sound fluency, nonsense word fluency
• TRC
Level 5-6 Text
Reader’s Workshop• Provide opportunities for students to practice
new reading skills and strategies while groups, based on ability, are being instructed (guided reading groups).
• read to someone • read to self • listen to reading • retell class read alouds
Writing
Types of Writing
• Simple pattern books• Informational Writing
• Opinion writing • How to (procedural) writing
• Narrative
Developing Writing Skills• Use a combination of drawing and writing to
express ideas with supporting details in writing multiple sentences about a topic.
• Provide reactions or reflections on a topic.• Correctly form upper and lowercase letters.• Use consistent punctuation and spacing.• Use capitalization correctly.• Spell sight words correctly.• Spell simple words using dominant sounds.• Write legibly.
Save the DateFirst of Three
Literacy Parent Workshops:
September 2nd
Kindergarten Math
Content Standards
Instructional time will focus on these critical areas:•Understand relationship between numbers and quantity•Compare groups of objects within 10•Counting and understanding quantities within groups of 5•Compose and decompose numbers 11 – 19•Identifying, composing, and comparing shapes (2D and 3D shapes)•Fluently add and subtract within 5•Add and subtract within 10•Measurement using attribute vocabulary
Guided Math• Whole Group Lesson• 3 rotations• Students go to centers
(technology, games, partner work)• While in centers, I pull groups of
students back with me to practice specific skills
Five strands include:•History•Geography and Environmental Literacy•Civics and Government•Culture•Economics and Personal Financial Literacy
Areas of Focus for Grade K:•Animals Two by Two•Investigating Properties•Weather
HomeworkHomeworkHomeworkHomework
•PLEASE check red daily PLEASE check red daily folders folders
EVERY NIGHT!!!!!EVERY NIGHT!!!!!•Read and retell a story nightlyRead and retell a story nightly•Complete any unfinished class workComplete any unfinished class work•Math homework/Extra PracticeMath homework/Extra Practice•Weekly Reading Folders (2Weekly Reading Folders (2ndnd Quarter) Quarter)
Standards Based Grading
• Students will receive a grade of 1,2,3, or 4.
These grades DO NOT correlate to A, B, C etc.
• A level 3 indicates that a student is on grade level, and a 4 is significantly and consistently above grade level expectations.
• A score of 1 or 2 indicates that the student is not meeting the benchmarks.
PTA• Please JOIN the PTA! (I am a
member!)
• The PTA provides wonderful materials and special programs for our school.
• PTA Kick-Off Party is Thursday, 27th, 6:00-8:00. Bring a side dish and beverages and come meet your new Hedgehog family! Please RSVP via the Evite sent to your email.
Volunteers• All volunteers must be cleared
through WCPSS before working with students in the classroom/lunch bunch
• Field trip chaperones must also be cleared by WCPSS
• Visit the media center to register
Lunch Bunch
• Lunch and reading with your child and 3 classmates!
• Must be a registered volunteer• Email me the day before or the morning
of
Field Trips
• We will take 1 off-campus field trip to the NC Zoo in the Spring. GREAT time to have one-on-one experience with your child.
• The PTA will also provide 2 on-campus science field trips ~ one, Property Party, is next Tuesday!
Conferences
• There will be two parent/teacher conferences this year.
• Report cards will be sent home at the end of each quarter.
Questions?
•Thank you for coming!
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