Kindergarten Curriculum Night CAUTION CAUT Welcome to Brisas Kindergarten Curriculum Night Building Futures 2016 - 2017 CAUTION CAUT

CAUTION CAUT Foreman in Charge Principal Christie Winkelmann Student Advisor Marcie Romero

Meet the Teachers Mrs. Pancratz Mrs. Asta Mrs. Foster Mrs. Yoshioka CAUTION CAUT Meet the Teachers Mrs. Pancratz Mrs. Asta Mrs. Foster Mrs. Yoshioka

Daily Procedures Daily attendance is important CAUTION CAUT Daily Procedures Daily attendance is important Learning starts at 7:40 AM If you are late, take your child to the office to get a late pass If your child will be absent, call the attendance line 480-541-2001 If you are changing your going home plan, you need to notify the teacher in writing. E-mail may not be the best option, as we don’t always have time to check our messages throughout the day. If there is a change of who is picking up your child, notify the teacher in writing

CAUTION CAUT Classroom Rules Rules are consistent throughout the school and classrooms: Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Safe These follow a PBIS model where ALL teachers and staff adhere to the same rules.

Reading English Language Arts (ELA) Balanced Approach/Harcourt CAUTION CAUT Reading English Language Arts (ELA) Balanced Approach/Harcourt Phonemic Awareness and Phonics 39 sight words,(in the K - handbook) Large Group: Big Books, Poems, Songs Small Group Instruction Individualized Reading at varied levels Picture books and Informational texts Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills. . . DIBELS . READING ZONE

Math Math Common Core: Counting and Cardinality CAUTION CAUT Math Math Common Core: Counting and Cardinality Know number names and count sequences Count to tell the number of objects Compare numbers Operations and Algebraic Thinking Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from. Number and Operations in Base Ten Work with numbers 11-19 to gain foundations for place value Geometry Identify and describe shapes Analyze, compare, create and compose shapes Measurement and Data Describe and compare measurable attributes Classify objects in categories **Dreambox …Home/School

Writing English Language Arts (ELA) increased emphasis CAUTION CAUT Writing English Language Arts (ELA) increased emphasis D’Nealian Handwriting Writing Workshop Journal Writing Inventive Spelling Writing Rubrics Informative, opinion and narrative Write From the Beginning and Beyond . READING ZONE

Science Plants/Insects Animals Habitats and Life cycles Earth/Space CAUTION CAUT Science Plants/Insects Animals Habitats and Life cycles Earth/Space Five Senses/Healthy Habits Seasons/Weather United States/Holidays Community

CAUTION CAUT Special Classes Students will have five special classes each week, most taught by special area teachers. *PE Art Music Library Computer Lab (taught by classroom teacher) *On P.E. days please make sure your child wears tennis shoes and dresses appropriately. If they do not dress appropriately they will have to sit out of P.E.

Homework Homework packets will be sent home electronically each week. CAUTION CAUT Homework Homework packets will be sent home electronically each week. Parents please PRINT and send completed packets back to school with your child. Please notify the teacher if you have any problems. Packets are posted on Wednesday or Fridays (depending on classroom) Small paper books will be sent each week in the homework folder. Access homework: http://www.kyrene.org/bri

Homework *Baggie Books *Monthly reading log *Weekly packets - on line CAUTION CAUT Homework *Weekly packets - on line *Baggie Books *Monthly reading log

CAUTION CAUT Access child account

CAUTION CAUT Access child account

Progress Reports Progress Reports-2x a year in January & May CAUTION CAUT Progress Reports Progress Reports-2x a year in January & May A mini progress report is sent home in March Conferences *Parent-Student-Teacher Conference in October *Group Portfolio Conference in March “Popsicle Night”

Lunch Students eat lunch in the cafeteria CAUTION CAUT Lunch Students eat lunch in the cafeteria Your child’s teacher is NOT with them during lunch time, lunch aides are on duty to help assist students Hot Lunch $2.65 Adults $3.00 Milk $.50, available for sack lunches Breakfast also available for purchase $1.00 On-line purchases available Cash/Check can be sent in with your student in a baggie/envelope. Please write your child’s name on it.

CAUTION CAUT Recess *August – Sign up to bring a healthy snack to share with the class, 30 please. *Sept – May – Assigned a day 1x/month *Individually wrapped/easy to pass out Thank you

September 7th – 16th Building A Brighter Future …One Book at A Time! Every student participates! Great incentives and prizes for students, for reading and for fundraising. 100% of all money raised goes directly to Brisas PTSO to support our school! If we meet our annual goal of $45,000, this will be our only fundraiser for the year. Our goal is have 100% of students participate, so we can fundraise AND increase the love of reading! No gift wrap or candy to sell! There is no minimum amount required to participate.

CAUTION CAUT QR Code Survey Please scan this QR code with your smart phone and take a brief 3 question survey regarding Meet the Teacher/Curriculum Night. If you don’t have a smart phone, this survey can be foud on-line through our Brisas web page. Thank you!

Communication Newsletters will be posted on each teachers home page. CAUTION CAUT Communication Newsletters will be posted on each teachers home page. School/Class website: http://sw.kyrene.org Individual teachers contacted from their homepage ** Phone numbers this year… School Phone: (480) 541-2000 Classrooms: (480) 541-21__ __ (ends w/room number)

Field Trips Permission Slips CAUTION CAUT Field Trips Permission Slips Desert Breeze Park Walking (Trees/Leaves, Fire/Police stations, Train, Water Day, picnics, etc.) 2 day notice Bus field trips (fall and spring) Field Trip Volunteers Tax Credit donations: indicate “Kindergarten”

CAUTION CAUT Field Trips

AM Drop-Off Map Approaching on Desert Breeze Blvd from Ray Road – You must turn left into the shared Brisas/Aprende front parking lot. When exiting, you must turn right to return to Ray Road. You can NOT enter this lot from McClintock Road. Approaching on Desert Breeze Blvd from McClintock Road – You must turn right into the Brisas parking lot. There will be two lanes that merge into one. When exiting, you must turn left to return to McClintock Road. You can NOT enter this lot from Ray Road. . K-5 To walk your child to the playground gate, please park on the street or in the Desert Breeze Park’s lot and walk your child across to campus using the crosswalk. K-5

PM Pick-Up Map 2-5 Grade students – If you are going to use curbside pick-up, all 2nd–5th grade students, unless they have a younger sibling, must be picked up in the shared Brisas/Aprende front parking lot. You must turn left into the parking lot from Desert Breeze Blvd. coming from Ray Road. After you pick-up your child, you must turn right to head back towards Ray Road. K-1 Grade students and older siblings – If you are going to use curbside pick-up, all Kindergarten and 1st grade students, along with their siblings, must be picked up in the Brisas parking lot. You must turn right into the parking lot from Desert Breeze Blvd. coming from McClintock Road. After you pick-up your child, you must turn left to head back towards McClintock Road. 2-5 To walk and pick-up your child at the playground gate, please park on the street or in the Desert Breeze parking lot then use the crosswalk to get onto campus. Remain standing behind the painted line. Your child will meet you in this designated location. K-1

Volunteer in our Classroom! CAUTION CAUT And Always Remember All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be …I learned in Kindergarten. Share everything. Play fair. Don’t hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. And it is still true no matter how old you are-when you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together. Robert Fulghum Thanks for coming  Volunteer in our Classroom!

for taking the time to attend Curriculum Night! CAUTION CAUT Thank You... for taking the time to attend Curriculum Night! ...All Year Long! I look forward to working with you and your child this year. It is going to be a wonderful year filled with exciting learning activities!