Welcome to Parent Information Night

Crown Point Kindergarten

Mrs. Parrott & Ms. Miller

School Hours / Attendance

School Hours are:

8:15am– 3:15pm

• 8:15 is tardy bell; you must sign your child in at the office

• Must send in note when your child is absent

Daily Schedule7:45 – 8:15: Arrival/Morning Work

8:15-8:30: CPES News

8:30 – 9:00: Calendar

9:00 - 9:30: Writing

9:30 – 10:15: Workshop

10:15 – 11:45: Specials

11:45 – 12:15: Read-Aloud

12:15 – 12:40: LUNCH

12:40 – 1:30: Math

1:30- 2:00: Physical Activity

2:00 – 2:15 Snack

2:15 – 3:00: Social Studies / Science

3:00- 3:15: Dismissal

Crown Point 3’Rs Rules• Come to school

prepared.• Keep hands, feet and

objects to yourself.• Respect all people and

property.• Walk through the building

quietly and on the right side of the hall.

Classroom Rules

1. Listen and follow directions the first time given.

2. Keep your hands and feet to yourself.

3. Respect your teachers, adults, friends, and leaning environment.

4. Demonstrate “3R’s” behavior throughout the school.

5. Always try your best!

Consequences and Incentives

Consequences1.. Verbal warning.

2. Time out for 5 minutes.

3. Verbal warning.

4. Time out for 5 minutes, move to yellow.

“Thinking Laps” during recess or silent lunch.

5. Time out 10 minutes removed from class, move to red.

6. Office visit, phone call home, referral.

7. Severe infractions: straight to #6.

Incentives1. Verbal praise2. Sticker book3. Treasure box4. Special privileges/activities 5. “Shining Lion” Award given weekly6. “Terrific Kid” awards given

month

Parent-Teacher Communications• Note in Communication Folder

– Write on notebook paper behind Calendar

• Email lauraa.mcmillan@cms.k12.nc.us

lynn.miller@cms.k12.nc.us

• Weekly Take Home Folder• Phone Calls (980)343-6535

• Class Wiki– http://lauramcmillan.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/

Transportation Changes

Please write a note if there is a change in your child’s afternoon transportation.

Class Wiki

• Classroom updates• Calendar • Upcoming Events• Recommended Websites• Class Wish List

http://lauramcmillan.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/

CurriculumLITERACY

Big Five of Literacy• Phonemic Awareness

• Syllables• Rhyming• sound manipulation and isolation• Auditory: does not involve print

• Alphabetic Principle• Words are composed letters which

represent sounds.• Letter identification• Letter/sound

• Fluency• Word recognition• High frequency words• Use of rhymes and poems

• Vocabulary• Read aloud and class discussions

provide opportunities to grow vocabulary

• Comprehension• Retelling a story• Connecting to self

Literacy BlockWritingMini-lessonsPhonicsWord WorkCentersGuided ReadingBalanced Reading

Curriculum SOCIAL STUDIESEssential Questions We will answer:

-How do people, seasons, or life events bring on change over time?-How do maps and globes use graphic representations to describe surroundings?-How do humans adapt to weather conditions and use environmental resources to meet their basic needs and wants?-How do jobs help people and families meet their needs and wants?-What type of relationships do good citizens need to exhibit?-How are individuals from our school, communities, or around the world similar and different?

Curriculum SCIENCE• Forces and Motion

• Positional words• How things move

• Matter: properties and change• Observe using Five Senses• Classify things by properties• Describe an object’s physical

properties (color, size, texture)• Earth Systems

• Weather / seasons • Observe using Five Senses

• Living Organisms• Living / non-living things• Basic needs of animals• Differences of animals / humans• How animals and humans grow

and change, life cycles

CurriculumMATH

• Number Sense• Count to 100• Count-on• Write numerals 0 – 20• Count to tell “how many?”• Number conservation

• Number Operations:• Addition and subtraction• Base 10• Numbers 11 - 19

• Describe and Compare attributes• Size, color, length, weight…

• Identify and Describe shapes• squares, circles, triangles,

rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres

• Building shapes

Investigations*Hands-on exploratory learning.*manipulatives and problem solving

Homework

• Math and Literacy Homework will go home bi-weekly in Communication Folder.

• Complete and turn-in inside the Communication Folder.

• Please do not write on notebook paper behind the Calendar.

• Nightly Reading is also part of your homework.

FRED Books~Along with Nightly Homework~

Begins October 1st

• Families

• Read

• Every

• Day

Books• Each day students will bring a book home

and reading log. Students and Parents should read together each night along with regular homework.

Evaluations• Pre-assessments• Work samples• Teacher observation / participation in class• One-on-one Assessments• Homework • Report Cards / Midterms• MAPS (Literacy)• Reading 3D (Literacy)• Kathy Richardson (Math)• PowerSchool:

https://cms.powerschool.com/public/

- Check your child’s progress throughout the year.

Conferences• 1st Quarter Conferences will be

held after the end of 1st Quarter (Oct. 29).

• Please look for sign up sheet in Communication Folder as we get closer to the date.

• This will give you information about how your child is progressing and about the report card.

Questions??Thank you for coming!