Welcome Parents!

Avery Elementary2015-2016

Curriculum NightMrs. Long

KindergartenRoom #225

Mrs. Long

Great Start to the Year!

Class Notes• Paraprofessional- Mrs. Warren• Room- Moms• Desiree Jacobs and Jill Wood

• Discipline- love and logic• Kindergarten Newsletter Bi-Monthly• Homework Calendar• Sight Work Book

Class Notes Continued• Grade Level Spirit Wear• Field Trips• INK- Off Campus in January• Puppet Show in October

• Birthday Snacks• Conferences• Classroom Celebrations- Winter and

End of the Year• Fun Centers and Activities • Volunteers- MUST COMPLETE

TRAINING

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Website

http://mysite.cherokee.k12.ga.us/personal/amy_long/site/default.aspx

Kindergarten Standards

• Common Core Georgia Performance Standards

• Report Cards (no progress reports)

• GKIDS- Standards Based• Informal Assessment• Benchmark assessments- BAS

(Reading Assessment), easyCBM( Math and ELA), SLO ( Math and ELA) and science benchmark

Materials and Strategies Used to Teach

• Writers Workshop and Readers Workshop- Lucy Calkins Units of Study

• Science/Social Studies/Health/Thematic Units• Math

– Whole Group, Guided Math groups, and Student choice centers

– Differentiated per needs• Reading

– Guided Reading Groups– Literacy Centers– Leveled Readers– Words Their Way – Orton Gillingham

How Can You Help at Home?

• Your child MUST know their ID/Lunch #.

• Help your child become independent and responsible.

• READ, READ, READ!• Review letter/sounds, sight words,

CVC/Simple words, handwriting, number recognition, number writing, number sense.

• PRACTICE TYING SHOES!

Thank you for coming tonight. I know by working

together we will make this a great year for your

kindergarten students!