Welcome to Kindergarten!

1. Welcome to Kindergarten!

2. How to Contact Us • Phone 410-751-3203 • Note or Email Miss Fagan (cbfagan@carrollk12.org) Mrs. Funk (gcfunk@carrollk12.org) Mrs. Hoff (rdhoff@carrollk12.org) Miss Horner (sehorne@carrollk12.org) Mrs. Hunsicker (nehunsi@carrollk12.org)

3. Kindergarten Schedule 8:55- 9:15 Arrival 9:15- 11:00 ELA 11:00-11:30 Lunch 11:30-11:50 Recess 11:50-12:30 Fundations & Writing 12:30-1:30 Math 1:30- 2:30 Science / S.S. 2:00-2:30 Stations (Snack) 2:30-3:30 Specials (Music, PE, Media, Health, Art) 3:30-3:45 Pack Up & Dismissal

4. Arrival & Dismissal • Transportation Tags ~Received in mail ~Wear Daily on Shirt for 1st month • Arrival ~Doors open at 8:45a.m. ~Tardy after 9:15a.m. • Dismissal ~Begins at 3:45p.m. ~ Pick up prior to 3:45p.m. is tardy ~Dismissed based on your child’s emergency card unless otherwise notified in writing.

5. Lunch • Choice of buying or packing lunch daily (pack: easy to open items) • Microwaving food is not an option • Teachers and lunch assistants will be available to help your child through the lunch line. • All students will have a pin number when buying lunch.

6. Birthdays • Edible treats are not allowed due to food allergies • May send in non-edible treats such as a pencil, stickers, etc. • Birthday invitations may be handed out in the classroom if done unobtrusively

7. English Language Arts (ELA) • Alphabetic Knowledge: Letters • Phonemic Awareness: Sounds • Phonics: Letter Sound Relationships • Writing • High Frequency Words • Concepts About Print: Book Handling

8. Alphabetic Knowledge • Differentiates letters from shapes and numbers • Identifies upper and lower case letters by name • Spoken sounds correspond to specific letters or a combination of letters

9. Phonemic Awareness • Working with sounds orally • Rhyme Supply • Syllables • Hears sounds within words • Begins to blend sounds together

10. Phonics • Letter-sound relationships to decode words in isolation and text • Hearing sounds in words ~Beginning, Middle, End Sounds

11. Writing • Shares ideas orally and draws a picture • Writes about different topics • Uses space between words • Aware of resources (word wall) • Captialization & Punctuation • Shares writing with others • Uses conventional and invented spelling

12. High Frequency Words • By January, students will be able to read 25 words in isolation. • By May, students will be able to read 50 words in isolation. • Look for your child’s Letter/Word ID Folder

13. Letter/Word Folder • Keep at home all year • Practice Daily • Receiving tonight • Please read prior to working with your child • Contact your child’s teacher with questions/concerns

14. Concepts About Print • Differentiates between text and pictures • Locates title and title page • Tracks print left to right, top to bottom • Differentiates between letter, word and sentence • Understands title and illustrations provide meaning • Understands meaning of punctuation

15. Math Concepts • Number Relationships to 20 • Rote Counting to 100 • Identifying all numbers to 100 • Understanding Base Ten and Operations (addition/subtraction, ones/tens, etc.) • Geometry: 2D and 3D Shapes • Measurement: Nonstandard (Length, Weight, Height) • Fact Fluency

16. Assessments • Math Unit Interviews (tests) 1-4 ~January & May Benchmark • ELA Assessments: 3 times a year (Fall, Winter, Spring) ~Letter Id, Letter Sounds, CAP, DAPPA (Phonemic Awareness), High Frequency Words, Hearing Sounds in Words (Dictation Sentence)

17. Reports • Interims sent home midway through each quarter • Report cards sent home quarterly (4x per yr) • Data Sheets sent home at the end of each Math Unit • ELA Data Sheets sent home 3x per yr (Fall, Winter, Spring)

18. Conferences • Held in the evenings of October 16 & 24 , November 4 & 12 • Attend one of the four nights • Look for paper to be sent home in early September for scheduling

19. Field Trips • Summer’s Farm on October 25 • Taneytown Library March • Maryland Zoo on April 11 • Kindergarten Picnic in June • Must be trained at least 7 days prior to trip in order to volunteer.

20. Volunteer Training • Volunteer opportunities: ~at home ~at school ~special activities ~field trips • Training Dates/Times: Aug 22,27,29 & Oct 16

21. Attendance • Send in a note to your child’s teacher after every absence explaining the reason for the absence • Contact the school nurse or school counselor if your child will be absent more than 3 days • Make up work for Kindergarten is difficult, much of our day is not in written format.

22. Tips • Open House ~Tomorrow 2:00-3:00 • School Supplies may be dropped off today or tomorrow (no labeling) • First Day Transportation~ Remind your child how they will be getting home. • Change of Clothes~ NEEDED for EVERY child (no shorts)

23. Reminders • Talk to your child about their day at school • Read to your child daily! • Check folder daily • Tennis Shoes on PE days • No flip-flops or open toed shoes allowed on playground equipment • Girls should wear shorts under dresses

24. Questions or Concerns?

25. We will call one teacher at a time, please follow your child’s teacher to their classroom for a quick tour. Please wait for direction from your child’s teacher before taking anything home. Thank You for coming!We look forward to working with you this year!