Welcome Parents to Open House To Do: Sign in Sign up for Parent-Teacher Conferences Fill out holiday check off Please find your child’s seat Write your child a message

Balanced Literacy Read Aloud Shared Reading Guided Reading Independent Reading Reader’s Workshop

Guided Reading Literacy Centers Goal: Help children learn how to use independent reading strategies successfully. ABC Center Newspaper Center

Special Student of the Day Word Work Special Student of the Day Phonemic Awareness Rhyming Syllables Beginning sounds Segmenting words Develops important understandings about words and letters Fundations provides the foundations for life-long literacy for all children.

Writer’s Workshop inventive spelling

Math Kindergarten math focuses on counting; combining, and comparing sets of objects. We will work on geometry, measurement and algebraic thinking. Materials and appropriate technologies such as computers and the interactive whiteboard will be used.

Learning Centers (D and F days) Dramatic Play Blocks Computer Legos Puzzles Art/Playdough

Special Area Classes Media Center A Day 1:00-1:40 Please return library books on this day. Art B Day 1:00-1:40 Ms. Westerberg Music C Day 1:00-1:40 Mr. Ferrigno Physical Education D,E Days 2:30-3:10 Mr. Mc Cormick Please wear sneakers on this day.

Personal Information Reading Log High Frequency Words for Kindergarten a so like he and up Personal Information Reading Log Please remember that your most important homework is to READ,READ,READ to your child! (15 to 20 minutes) Reading logs are most important. Please fill out at home and return when complete. Complete math sheet in workbook  Book Baggie

Communication Please check your child’s folder every night and return every day. If your child will be going home a different way, please send a note. Folders will be checked at school first thing each morning. Three Ways to Contact Me *Send a note in your child’s folder. *Send me an email: bcruz@wpcsd.k12.ny.us *Call the school and leave a message with the office. I will return your call.

Miscellaneous Classroom Info Please check orange folder every night and return it everyday Snack Scholastic Birthdays Scholastic!!! Order books and build a home library! Free books for the class! www.scholastic.com/bookclubs Class code: HB4RL Snack in the afternoon, Please label healthy snacks in a small ziploc bag, only one please  Please send change of clothes in ziploc bag Birthday celebrations One week notice, cupcakes and juice boxes/water preferred Please do not send in a cake that needs to be cut. www.MySchoolBucks.com Payment options, e-mail reminders of low balance, set spending limits, etc. For more information call 1-855-832-5226 LUNCH: $2.75

How to help your child at home Ask them what they did in school Monitor TV/computer games intake Go to bed early since it’s a long day Eat a healthy breakfast Read every night with your child and discuss what you’ve read See handouts for further suggestions Read Aloud prior knowledge model reading build vocabulary story structure sentence patterns excited about reading

Thank you for coming! I’m looking forward to an exciting and wonderful year with your children!