Welcome to VPI! Arlington Science Focus School 2016=2017

We are happy that you are here!

This is our day! Arrival Morning Meeting Literacy Block Recess Snack Time Story Time Songs, Word Play, & Letters Specials Lunch Time Everyday Math Counts Plan, Do, & Review Quiet Time Dismissal

These are some of the things that we will be studying! The Seasons Sound Community Helpers Holidays Water Light & Shadows Families States of Matter Sinking & Floating How to care for living things Letter Recognition Letter-Sound Correspondence Sight Vocabulary Pre-Reading/Reading Skills Rhyming Words Numeral Recognition One-to-One Correspondence Graphing Skills Data Analysis Geometry Addition &Subtraction But most importantly…….

Classroom Behavior & Social Skills

Classroom Rules Be Safe Be Kind Be Fair

This is how we will know we are making progress. DM Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) Developmental Mathematics Assessment (DMA) Portfolio Items

Some important dates you should keep in mind! Parent Teacher Conferences: Thursday & Friday, October 6 & 7, 2016 Thursday & Friday, March 7 & 8, 2017 June 2013 – Specific dates and time will be announced at a later date. Kindergarten Orientation* & Pre-K End-of-the-Year Celebration, Friday, June 9 , 2017. *All children must be accompanied by a parent in order to participate in this event.

Field Trips* Thursday, September 22, 2016 - Planetarium Friday, October 14, 2016 from 10:30-12:30 – Potomac View Vegetable Farm March 2017 – Kennedy Center April 2017 – Arlington Career Center’s Animal Lab May 2017 – National Botanical Gardens *All field trips are free of cost.

This is how we can keep in touch! School Number: 703-228-7670 E-Mail: kevin.bosley@apsva.us Home-School Communication Notebook

Questions?