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Kindergarten Orientation 2012 - 2013

Kindergarten Orientation 2012 - 2013. Mrs. Bickmore, Mrs. Cunningham, and Mrs. Reles, Kindergarten Teachers Mrs. Macklin and Mrs. Mac Murtrie, Kindergarten Assistants. Beginning School . • A Milestone • Many Changes • Make Adjustments. Kindergarten Program . Developmental

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Kindergarten Orientation 2012 - 2013

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  1. Kindergarten Orientation 2012 - 2013 Mrs. Bickmore, Mrs. Cunningham, and Mrs. Reles, Kindergarten Teachers Mrs. Macklin and Mrs. Mac Murtrie, Kindergarten Assistants

  2. Beginning School • A Milestone • Many Changes • Make Adjustments

  3. Kindergarten Program • Developmental • “Whole Child” • Social • Emotional • Physical • Intellectual

  4. Learning Experiences • Independent Small Group Learning Activities • Classroom Jobs • Individual Instruction • Group Instruction • Paper/Pencil Tasks • Transitional Experiences

  5. Unit/Theme Integrated Approach • Literacy Development • Writing • Math • Science • Social Sciences • Technology • Motor/Muscle Coordination • Organization/Work Habits • Social/Personal Development

  6. Kindergarten Daily Schedule • Kindergarten Daily Schedule • Announcements • Meeting/Calendar • Shared Reading • Guided Reading Groups and Independent Small Group Work • Read Alouds • Snack/Recess • Independent Reading • Writers Workshop • Unit Studies/Math • Specials

  7. Home Learning: Reading with your Child • Reading Should be Fun! • Read Aloud with your Child Every Day • Read with Expression • “Read” the Pictures • Color in the day on the Monthly Events Calendar to indicate nights that you read

  8. Assessments • Formative Assessments: are assessments that are administered throughout the learning process. Formative assessments are “spot checks” throughout the instructional day. We use the results of these assessments to make instructional decisions. • Summative Assessments: are assessments that check what a student has learned. These types of assessments are given toward the end of a unit or at a point when children should have learned certain skills. • DRA and PALS (Formative in the Fall, Summative in the Spring) • Report Cards: Students are working towards a learning target the whole year. This is a change because K used to having moving learning targets. Grading scale= Academic knowledge (B, P, M, E) Work and behavior skills (N, S) • Parent Grading Workshop on Sept. 12 at 7:00 p.m.

  9. Communication • Monthly Classroom Event Calendars • Parent Conferences • Administrative Newsletters • PTA Newsletters • School Webpage • Weekly Newsletter • Daily Take Home Folders • Thursday Packet • 9 Weeks Plans on the Webpage

  10. Clinic • Full-time School Nurse RN • Allergies/Medical Conditions • LCPS Medication Policy: See the LCPS Medication Policy in your Parent/Student Handbook

  11. Kindergarten Snack • $50.00 Per Year • Checks payable to: County of Loudoun • Parents have the option of pre-paying their child's meals online with a credit card. Visit the LCPS web site: www.lcps.org(Parent Section / Food Services). • No outside food or drink other than PLAIN water.

  12. Student Safety • Absences: • Call-in Line 571-252-1921 • Available 24 Hours • Written Note Upon Return

  13. Behavior Management Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Classroom Management

  14. Dismissal Plans • Changes in Writing. May call in case of emergency/last minute changes. • Adult MUST MEET the Kindergarten Bus • Daycare Arrangements • Emergency Information

  15. Personal Information • Please return your first day packet forms • PTA will create a school wide roster for those that choose to participate PTA

  16. In Closing … • All I ever really needed to know, I learned in Kindergarten …

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