Welcome to Curriculum Night

1. Welcome to Curriculum Night August 25, 2014

2. Things to know • Behavior Charts should be initialed daily. • Check and return red folders each day. • Children must wear tennis shoes to PE in order to participate. • Please send your child with a healthy snack everyday. • A change in transportation must be sent in a note. • Kindergarten curriculum can be found at http://portal.cherokee.k12.ga.us/ps/Pages/Kindergarten.aspx • Homework should not take more than 15 minutes a night. • Read, Read, Read to your child and with your child every night!

3. School Hours School Starts at 7:30 a.m. Tardy Bell Rings at 7:45 a.m. School Ends at 2:15 p.m. After School Program (ASP) 2:30 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. $8 per day

4. Meal Time • Breakfast is served from 7:00-7:20. • We eat lunch at 11:00-11:30. • A monthly Lunch and Breakfast Menu can be found on our classroom website. Meal Costs • Breakfast: $1.25 Weekly: $6.25 • Lunch : $2.00 Weekly: $10.00 • Milk purchased separately $.50 • Meals can be paid online at: • https://www.mypaymentsplus.com/availability.aspx • Or over the phone at: 1-866-264-6440 • Kindergarten can buy a frozen treat on Fridays for $.75

5. Homework • Blue Folders: At the beginning of each week there is a FREE reading sheet. There are 4 areas to be colored for each book you read. We recommend that you read the same book 3 of the 4 nights so your child can gain deeper understanding. Homework is provided a month at a time, however, we ask that you do not work ahead in the homework since it is intended to reinforce what your child is learning in class that week. • : Your child will also be receiving sight word rings. Sight words are to be memorized, not sounded out. There is no time requirement for sight words.

6. Reading Counts • We will make every attempt to ensure your child chooses a reading counts book from the Library. However, if you choose a book from home you can check to see if it is on the approved reading counts list by visiting the Media Center tab on the Clark Creek website, click on Scholastic Reading Counts Online Booklist for a complete listing by title, author or keyword. Kindergarten will begin RC with a student as he/she is able to read a book independently on his/her level.

7. Clark Creek Red Hawks Expectations H – Have respect at all times A – Act responsibly W – Work hard and stay focused K – Keep trying your best S – Show self-control

8. Behavior Chart Gold- Students who go the “extra mile” in class and school will receive extra recognition by changing their color to gold for the day. If a child goes home on this color it is an honor and should be commended. Blue-Students who go home on blue have exhibited behavior above and beyond what is expected. Green- Each child will start the day on green and will remain on green by following the HAWK expectations. Yellow-When the student is on yellow, he or she had a good day with no more than one verbal redirection. Red- Red indicates that the student had multiple redirections and is not demonstrating HAWK behavior. If a student goes home on red, parent contact will be initiated through phone call or a note home describing the behavior difficulties and any consequences that have already been met at school.

9. Behavior Chart 8/12 Johnny had a difficult time following the rules in the hallway today. ____________________________________________________________________________________

10. Language Arts Curriculum • Based on the Common Core Standards and has been planned and mapped out by Cherokee County • Saxon Phonics • Balanced Literacy approach: Read Aloud with strategy modeling Guided Reading: teacher led with leveled text, flexible small groups Shared Reading: big books, poems & songs Independent Reading: class library, Reading Counts Word Work: make a word, word sorts, word families Literacy Centers: Scootpad Independent Practice Guided Reading Listening Parapro

11. Math • Based on the Georgia Common Core Standards and has been planned and mapped out by Cherokee County • Use several resources to teach standards Houghton Mifflin On Core Mathematics Everyday Counts Calendar Math Math Games • Math Centers Guided Math Scootpad Games and Practice Independent Practice

12. Science/ Socials Studies/ Health • Based on the Common Core Standards and has been planned and mapped out by Cherokee County • Taught through: • read aloud • guided reading • hands on activities • Stem Lab • Science Lab

13. Report cards & Assessments • Students will be assessed using our school wide Curriculum Based Monitoring (Easy CBM) • We also will conduct a Math and Reading countywide Benchmark twice a year. • Rigby- The way we maeasure their reading readiness. • Students will be assessed using GKIDS. • Grading System Language Arts & Math • EM = Emerging • PR = Progressing • MS = Meets Standards • EX = Exceeds Standards Approaches to Learning & Personal/Social Development • AC = Area of Concern • DE = Developing • CD = Consistently Demonstrating Conferences: I will conduct two set conferences during the year. One in the fall and one in the spring. If you wish to have a separate conference, I will be happy to meet with you at any time.

14. GKIDS REPORT Report Card Dates: October 17, 2014 January 9, 2015 March 27, 2015 May 28, 2015

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16. I look forward to an exciting year to learn and grow together!