Welcome to All Day Kindergarten Plett’s Puffins Room 3A

Cindy Plett  Teaching for 23 years.  14 years in kindergarten.

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ADK Behavior Expectations/Consequences Four Kindergarten Expectation Show Respect  Make Good Decisions  Solve Problems Positive Rewards · Keep name in the box all day: stamp on hand at the end of the day, Star on chart, (Parents: check to see if it is there, ask why if it is not) · Verbal praise · Puffin tickets · Reward Tub on Fridays if 3-5 stars (more stars expected as the year continues) ·Class rewards: Free Recess, popcorn party, etc… Consequences Name moved out of box—Reminder to student, Lose stamp at the end of the day, Yellow check by name— Sent to think-it-over chair, Note home Orange check by name—Sent to think-it-over chair, Note home, 5 minutes missed of recess or center time Red check by name—Sent to Solution Room to determine better choices in the future. They will return to the room once a written plan is in place. A copy of that plan will go home to Mom and Dad.

2 nd Step Social Skills Curriculum Skills for Learning Empathy Emotion Management Problem Solving

Kindergarten Outcomes and Indicators Self-Directed Learner · Show Persistence · Use Time Effectively · Strive for Improvement Collaborative Worker · Demonstrate Flexibility · Show Empathy and Respect · Listen Actively Community Contributors · Enhance the Environment · Engage in Community Service Quality Producer · Aspire to Exceed Expectations · Skillfully use tools, resources and technology · Demonstrates Accuracy and Precision · Create Aesthetically Pleasing Work Effective Communicator · Communicate with Clarity and Precision · Deliver Information Effectively in Multiple Formats Lake Wilderness Rules · Show Respect · Make good decisions · Solve the Problem

Kindergarten Thinking Skills  Observing Using your senses to learn about something in detail  Comparing/Contrasting Looking for similarities and differences  Sequencing Arranging things in an order  Classifying Grouping things by common characteristics and assigning labels  Finding Patterns Detecting repetitions  Predicting Determining what will happen next

Kindergarten Thinking Behaviors/Habits of Mind · Persisting · Thinking Flexibility · Striving for Accuracy · Understanding and Empathy · Taking Responsible Risks · Managing Impulsivity · Gather Data Through the Senses · Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision · Responding with Wonderment and Awe · Finding Humor · Remains Open to Continuous Learning

Math Fall Expectations Count to 30 1 to 1 correspondence to 10 Recognize #s 0 – 10 (out of order without counting up from 1) Identify 3 shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle) Writes numbers 1-5 (0-2 reversals)

Math Curriculum Calendar ADK: 45 minute lessons Math Expressions – Quick Practice – Math Talk – Student Leaders – Differentiated Learning

Math: What Can You Do? Do the math homework. Play games that use counting and number recognition Sing math songs and chants Play math games online Play Thinkcentral games online when the information comes home from school.Thinkcentral games

Reading Shared: – Big Books – Letter Experts – Reading Wall Guided Reading – Begins in December – Read at home: begins in December – Home book at independent reading level Individual (mumble reading) – I Can Read Book – Memorized text okay

Reading: What Can You Do? · Participate in PTSA Prrr Reading Program Begins in October 20 minutes a day/20 minutes a day · Read I Can Read Book every weekend Read to, with and by child Point to each word as you read Return book every Monday Use Raz-Kids online-begins in December.Raz-Kids · Point under words in easy readers and I Can Read Books so child sees direction left to right and top to bottom · Look for sight words they know · Allow your child to use picture clues as they read. NEVER COVER UP THE PICTURES WHEN A CHILD IS LEARNING TO READ!!!! This is not considered cheating. We call it using your “Eagle Eye.” · Encourage child to retell story in own words. This develops comprehension. · Don’t focus on having child “sound out” words when reading. Often the child just hears a bunch of sounds, but the story makes no sense. · Memorizing text develops fluency and confidence as a reader. Show you are proud of them when they “read” you a story that is really memorized. Again, THIS IS NOT CHEATING!!!! · Help your child read their Read-At-Home book beginning in December. Read with them each time a book comes home.

Writing Targets That Build On Each Other – Detailed Drawings: Rubric 1,2,3,4 – Beginning Sounds M D I C – Ending Sounds MI DG IZ CL – Sight Words My dog is cl – Middle Sounds My dog is cdl – Vowels My dog is cudle Move to lowercase letters Telling a small moment story

Handwriting We use the Handwriting Without Tears Curriculum. Go to hwtears.com for great resources for parents-download app to your phone $6.99 Use the handwriting sheets to help you learn the terminology for how to make the letters. Remind child to start their letters at the TOP!

Writing: What Can I Do? When child draws picture, say “Tell me about your picture?” not, “What is that?” Have them hold pencil with “ok” grip. Start with labels at first. Don’t worry about sentence writing until November. Stretch out word like a Slinky. DON’T TELL THEM HOW TO SPELL WORDS!!!! Encourage them to use ABC sheet, attached, to write letters in lowercase. Start letters at top. Break bad habits early. Spell known sight words correctly from sight word sheet, attached. Highlight known words listed in Plett’s Gazette. Accept whatever they did. Underwrite in adult writing what they dictate they wanted to say. DON’T MAKE THEM REWRITE IT CORRECTLY.

Integrated Kindergarten Units Communities-Fall – Family, School, Neighborhood, Cycles – Walking Field Trips to Library, Fire Station-TBD – Field trip to Pumpkin Patch- October 24 Winter-Nutrition - Food groups - Eating healthy - Walking field trip to QFC - Puffin Cafe Environments-Spring – Growing plants, frogs, chicks, butterflies – Field Trip to Seattle Science Center-TBD

OTHER IMPORTANT DETAILS Join PTSA!!!!! You get updates of things going on. Helping out is optional, but being aware of things going on at school is great. Buy Wildcat Cash Family Online Access Volunteer sign-ups Volunteer Paperwork Classroom Donation