Welcome Mrs. O’Brien Kindergarten 1. Complete the Scavenger hunt & Parent Quiz! 2. Look over the writing information! 3. Check out what’s in your child’s chair pocket! 4. Use login page to log on to your child’s Chromebook and explore the programs we use!

Video Administration Welcome

All About Me 13th year of teaching at Florida High! Originally from South Florida Went to University of Miami for undergrad & FSU for my Masters I am a mommy to Mason & Madilyn! 

Daily Schedule 7:55-8:15 Morning Work 8:15-9:00 PE 9:00-10:10 Math 10:15-10:35 Lunch 10:40-12:15 Reading/Writing & Centers 12:15-12:45 Recess 12:50-1:35 Special Area * 1:35-2:00 Science or Social Studies 2:00-2:30 Chromebooks & Packup 2:35 – Dismissal  *Monday- Computer Lab Thursday-Spanish Tuesday- Music Friday- Character Education Wednesday- Art

Special Area Teachers Character Ed: Ms. Pimpleton Spanish: Maestra Helena Digital Education: Mr. Jackson Art: Mrs. Platt Music: Ms.Eckhart PE: Coach Adams or Coach Gregory

Library Ms. Underhill We will check out books from the library every Wednesday. Students are encouraged to take them home and read them with a parent/family member. Make sure to bring them back in order to check out a new book! Thank you for keeping the books in the red bag when you are not reading them!

Reading Buddies We will have Reading Buddies every Friday. Students can bring a book from home High schoolers read with your child. There will be a special celebration at the end of the year…The Reading Buddies Picnic!

Conferences We will be scheduling parent teacher conferences in October…more info TBA 

Curriculum Online resources Reading Street GoMath Florida Science Social Studies Weekly FL State Standards can be found at cpalms.org

Chromebooks/Google accounts 1 to 1 classroom Chromebooks/Google accounts *headphones* SuccesMaker STAR Spelling City Lexia XtraMath Starfall

Behavior Plan DOJOs reset every Monday Star Student Fridays- most points Treasure Box Fridays! Working towards “intrinsic reward” 

FOCUS Student ID/birthday (MM/DD/YY) Attendance Grades -Citizenship (DOJO) & Study Skills (HW) are E, S, N, U. The rest are A, B, C, D, F -English/Language Arts Comprehension 30% Phonics 10% Phonemic awareness 10% Word reading 10% Writing 40% -Math Topic Assessments (classwork 30% and Test 70%) -Science Lesson checks (30%) & Tests (70%) -Social Studies weekly test 70% and classwork 30%

Newsletter/Homework Newsletters will be sent home on Mondays Part of your child’s homework is to read 20 minutes every night Homework packets will start in October

Promotion Promotion of students to 1st Grade will be determined by teacher judgment and the recommendation of the school site administrator which may be based on the following indicators:  Mastery of each Florida Standard at 70% or greater in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics  A scaled score of 645 or above on Star Early Literacy  A scaled score of 200 or above on STAR Math.  Exhibit letter and sound fluency, and demonstrate written expression equal to kindergarten end-of-year expectations

Dismissal If there is a change in your child’s transportation, please send a dojo message or e-mail to me early in the day. Car Pick-up: Make sure that the individual picking up your child has a FSUS number tag. This tag MUST be present and match the companion tag in order to pick up the child. Anyone who does not have a tag MUST sign your child out in the front office. Students will go to afterschool at 3:15pm if not picked up. Secondary siblings MUST be leaving campus IMMEDIATELY if they are picking up an elementary student.

Absences Call the attendance line at 245-3883 if your student is sick and going to be out of school. If you will be out of town, you need to complete a pre-arranged absence form on the school website and turn it in to administration 5 days in advance. Students are responsible for collecting their work from teachers when they return to school.

Tardies Students are marked tardy at 8:01am. Students who are signed out of school early will be marked as “unexcused early tardy,” unless appropriate document is provided.

Activity fee and birthdays Activity Fees and Field Trips Student activity fees are due by October 1st. Must be paid in order for students to receive their class shirts, yearbooks, and to attend all field trips (including on campus). **Aunt Louise’s Farm 10/17 Birthdays We love celebrating birthdays! Kindergarten birthdays are celebrated at 12:10 in the elementary courtyard. If you’d like to bring or send in a treat, please make sure they are individual servings for the class.

Field Trips Sept 24-25 High Touch High Tech (5 Senses) October 17 Aunt Louise’s Farm October 31 In House Owl Program  Nov 5, 7, 8 St. Marks (Mammals) Jan 29-30 High Touch High Tech (Matter) March 3-4 Gulf Specimen Marine Lab  April 23 Challenger Mission & IMAX 

School webpage Mrs. O’Brien’s Class Page Start.me page

Any questions/concerns? I want to always ensure that the lines of communication between home and school remain very open. Please feel free to contact me, EMAIL or DOJO message IS ALWAYS BEST! Kristina.Obrien@fsu.edu