Cammie SheffieldRoom 226

Welcome Parents

Avery ElementaryCurriculum Night

2011-2012

Create

Unite

Believe

Succeed

AVERYES

ccept responsibility for your own actions

oices remain quiet & movement is orderly in the halls

nter school on time, prepared, and ready to learn

espect self, others, and school property

ou control your own behaviors- be polite!

xcellence in education is of utmost importance afety rules are followed for everyone’s benefit

Parent/Teacher team

Paraprofessional: Susan Day

Head Room Parent – Rebecca Warren

Web Page http://mysite.cherokee.k12.ga.us/personal/cammie_sheffield/site/default.aspx

Things for parents to know

Daily Schedule7:20-8:00 Morning Work8:00-8:35 Specials

Monday-Music with Mr. BoggsTuesday-P.E. in the GymWednesday-Art with Mrs. MartinThursday-P.E. in the GymFriday-Music with Mrs. Medley

8:35-9:15 Media Center (Wednesday Only)9:15-9:30 Restroom Break (Wednesday Only)9:30-9:50 Weekly Cooking Activity (Wednesday Only)8:35-8:50 Snack/Restroom Break (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday)8:50-9:50 Reading Centers (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday)9:50-10:00 Calendar Time10:00-10:30 Phonics/Writing/Language Arts10:30-10:50 Science/Social Studies/Health10:50-11:00 Restroom/Prepare for Lunch11:05-11:35 Lunch11:35-12:30 Math Centers12:30-1:00 Recess1:00-1:15 Snack & Restroom Break1:15-1:50 Quiet Time1:50-2:05 Pack-up, prepare for dismissal & announcements2:05 Dismissal

Art – Music – Physical Education

Specials schedule for the 1st semester will be:Monday – MusicTuesday – P.E.Wednesday – ArtThursday – P.E.Friday - Music

Absences and Tardiness

School starts at 7:45 A.M.

If you arrive after 7:45, you will need to park and come into the office to sign in your child!

If your child misses school, you will need to send a written excuse stating why your child was absent. (Emails are fine.)

Classroom Procedures Centers Ice Cream on Friday (please send in an

envelope or sandwich bag labeled with name and place in Communication Folder)

Birthday treats during lunch Healthy snack Rest Field Trips (one outside of school – Cagle Dairy

on 10/31 and one in house – High Tech, High Touch)

Classroom party dates are October 20th, December 15th and End of Year

Love and Logic – September 1st

Daily Communication Folder

It is IMPORTANT to check your child’s communication folder EVERY night. Include any transportation changes in the folder.

(The office will only accept transportation changes in writing on the ‘Transportation Form Change’

located on my website. These forms must be sent when any change is made to the permanent way you indicated your child will come home during

Meet and Greet.)

Please include ice cream money that is in a labeled envelope in the Communication

Folder on Friday.

Monthly Class Newsletter

The Kindergarten monthly newsletter will be emailed and uploaded to my class website on the 1st Friday of the month. Included in

the newsletter is information about academics, dates to remember and school

announcements. There will also be a monthly calendar with information specific

to academics in my classroom.

Kindergarten Standards

Georgia Performance Standards www.cherokee.k12.ga.us/standardsDeveloped by the state, aligned and prioritized by Cherokee County.

*Report Cards (no progress reports)*GKIDS Kindergarten Parent PortfolioGKIDS Power Point

The Essential Question

Learning Focused Strategies have been implemented school wide to

increase student achievement.Our Monthly essential questions are

posted on my website.

Materials Used to Teach - Literacy“The goal of a developmentally appropriate

kindergarten is to accept all children where they are and take them forward on their literacy journey.”

Tools we use are:

Variety of literature (fiction and non-fiction)

Shared Reading

Read and write predictable Books

Writing – messages (model), copy, journals (stages of writing)

Nursery Rhymes (phonemic awareness)

Guided Reading (Website information)

Materials Used to Teach - Math

Tools we use are:Calendar Daily Oral Math (DOM)TechnologyHands on manipulativesDifferentiation (practice, enrichment or

reteach)Integrate curriculum with literature

Materials Used to Teach - Science

Tools we use are:

Authentic instruction using hands on ‘experiments’

Integrate curriculum with literatureTechnology

Materials Used to Teach – Social StudiesTools we use are:

Integrate curriculum with literatureIntegrate other subjects (i.e. All About Me

– graph, President’s Day - coins)

Authentic instruction with parent involvement

(Community Helpers)Technology

Conferences

Fall Conference and Spring Conference

Available at Other Times

How Can You Help at Home?

Read nightly! Once we begin with Guided

Reading book bags will be sent home for practice reading.

Thank you for coming out tonight. I know that

together we will help make this a great year for your kindergarten

student.