Kindergarten Curriculum Night

1. KindergartenCurriculum Night September 9, 2014

2. Agendas and folders • Main communication between school & home • Transportation changes • Absence notes (also email) • Keep vs Return • Please do not put agendas in pocket of the folder!

3. Thursday Folders • Go home on Thursdays  • Keep all completed work at home • Work marked as “Incomplete,” “ Sign and Return,” “Please finish”, etc. should be returned in Take Home Folder ASAP • Return EMPTY folder on Friday morning

4. Homework • Nightly reading – between 15 – 30 minutes (record on Reading 5000 Google form) • FRED Books will come home Monday, September 22th • RAZ-kids.com • Can include reading to or reading by your child. Track the words as you read so your child can follow along. • Nightly practice of sight words (must be recognized by “sight” – not sounding out) • Sight Word Practice/ Homework will come home on Monday, September 15th • Optional Math homework available on my wiki

5. Reading Challenge 5000 • Will be explained to parents during the 9/16 PTA meeting. • Kick off 9/17. • Parents/students to keep track of nightly reading on Google form available online. • Milestone incentives to be announced. • Stay tuned for more information!

6. Curriculum • We use the Common Core State Standards for language arts and math (45 states have adopted this as their curriculum) • We use the N.C. Essential Standards for Science and Social Studies • The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy. • Provides consistency across the states. See: http://www.corestandards.org/frequently-asked-questions for more information.

7. Our Daily Schedule 7:30 - 8:00 - Unpack / Morning Work 8:00 – 8:15 – Morning Meeting 8:15 – 8:45- Reader’s Workshop 8:45 - 9:30 – Literacy Enrichment / Remediation (RTI) 9:30 - 10:10 - Specials (except Mondays 8:05 - 845) 10:10 – 10:30 Shared Reading/ Snack 10:30 -11:15- Word Study (Words Their Way) 11:15-11:45 Writing 11:45-12:35 Social Studies/ Science 12:35- 1:05 Lunch 1:05– 2:00– Math Investigation 2:00 – 2:20 – Math Centers 2:20 – 2:50 – Recess 2:50 – Pack Up / Dismissal Elective Schedule: Monday- PE Tuesday- Art Wednesday- Music Thursday- Media Friday- Computer Lab

8. Literacy Throughout the year, we will work on the following skills: • Identification of letters & letter sounds • Phonemic awareness: the ability to distinguish and manipulate individual sounds (phoneme isolation, phoneme identity, phoneme substitution, oral segmenting, oral blending, sound deletion, onset-rime manipulations (i.e. j-ump, st-op, str-ong). • Listening Comprehension • Sight Words (know by sight – not sounding out)

9. Balanced Literacy What is balanced literacy? • A balanced approach to literacy instruction combines language and literature-rich activities associated with holistic reading instruction with the explicit teaching of skills as needed to develop the fluency and comprehension that proficient readers possess. • Such instruction stresses the love of language, gaining meaning from print, and instruction of phonics in context. • The Balanced Literacy approach to reading instruction incorporates many reading strategies in order to meet the varying needs of all students. • Some of the components of the approach include phonemic awareness and phonics instruction, reading aloud to children, independent reading, guided reading, shared reading and literacy centers for independent practice.

10. Balanced Literacy Cont. • Balanced literacy cultivates the skills of reading, writing, thinking, speaking, and listening for all students. • Balanced literacy allows for flexibility within the classroom. It allows the teacher to meet each child where he is and move him forward in the manner and time best suited to the individual.

11. What does Balanced Literacy look like in the classroom? • Shared Reading: A selection of text in which the students and teacher read the same poem, story, etc. • Words Their Way / Phonics: This is the word study portion of our literacy time. The students will be identifying letters, sounds, words, and definitions using word sorts. • Reader’s Workshop: A time for the students to interact with age appropriate text independently, with a partner (partner reading), or with the teacher.

12. What does Balanced Literacy look like? • Writer’s Workshop – (See next slides) • Interactive Read Aloud – “A teaching context in which students are actively listening and responding to an oral reading of a text.” The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K-2. A Guide to Teaching, page 163.

13. Writer’s Workshop • Lucy Caulkins – Writer’s Workshop • Predictable Charts (I am, I see, etc.) • Telling stories through pictures (5 color rule) • Labeling pictures with letters / sounds (inventive spelling- don’t panic!) • Writing short sentences to tell a story across 3 fingers (by end of year)

14. Bags of Books • After Reading 3D assessment, students will begin “shopping” for “just right books” •“Just right books” are books that we want to read, based on their pictures, words or familiarity. Help fund our bags….

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16. Math • Investigations (hands-on exploration) • Number sense • Problem solving • Counting and cardinality (to 100 by 1’s and 10’s, write numbers to 20, etc) • Algebra (addition & subtraction) • Number & Operations (place value 11 – 19) • Measurement & Data (compare, graphing) • Geometry (identify 2-D and 3-D shapes, compare)

17. What is PBIS? • PBIS stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports • Majors vs. Minors • Office Referrals • Are you making a good choice? • What should you be doing? • Interventions – time away, loss of privilege • What is a bee? What are “bee” incentives? • Marbles

18. Bee Incentives 25 = Special Treat 50 = 10 Minutes Extra Play Time 75 = Hat Day 100 = Pajama Day 125 = Wacky Hair & class incentive 150 = Jersey Day & 10 extra playtime minutes 175 = Class Choice Reward 200 = Recess on PE Day or Teacher Choice

19. Have You Filled A Bucket Today? • School-wide character building theme based on the book: Have You Filled A Bucket Today? By David Messing. The Bucket-Filling school program has several CURRICULUM GOALS : 1. To teach children how to reach out and express love, respect and appreciation to others2. To help children become other-centered rather than self-centered3. To help children express their feelings (good and bad) in a healthy manner4. To help children understand where feelings originate and how to protect their feelings from being hurt5. To establish a framework for more constructive words and actions and less bullying6. To create more positive home and school environments CONCEPTS LEARNED:Bucket Filling (showing love and respect for others)Bucket Dipping (bullying)

20. Progress Reports & Report Cards • Sent home mid quarter • Shows progress toward the end of the quarter • Sign and return • 1st quarter conferences will be held in October. • Conferences will be held on an as needed basis thereafter.

21. Miscellaneous • Pay Pams is the easiest way to pay lunch money www.paypams.com • Snack- Separate and simple! • Scholastic Book Clubs – class/parent gifts • Shoes • New K class possibility • Behavior System and Abbreviation T= Talking U=Unsafe FD=Following Directions P= Playing/Off task D=Disrespect,