Cimarron Elementary Kindergarten

Kindergarten Orientation Agenda March 31, 2015 Welcome and Introductions Registration Information Holly Heiman - Attendance Clerk Immunization & Health Lacey Nolen– Campus Nurse General Information Kindergarten Teachers

Registration Information Holly Heiman– Attendance Clerk ( ) Registration starts on April 7th Times to register: & 1-3 Refer to packet for details and directions Notes: please use a pen! –Fill in all phone numbers requested.

Immunizations & Health Lacey Nolan, RN - CE School Nurse ( ) Immunizations 24 hour rule Current phone numbers Clothing Medications at school

Counseling Services Elizabeth Kratz- School Counselor ( ) Counseling services for K students Guidance lessons provided Speech Therapy referrals

PTA at CE Pre-Order School Supply – highly recommended by teachers

Lunch Children get own trays Manage lunch independently Prepay is encouraged I.D. badges are used to purchase 30 minutes each day * Children also bring a small snack to eat in the afternoon in class.

Transportation Children can: –walk with an adult or sibling, –ride the bus (if qualified for bus service) –ride in a car. Teachers supervise children during dismissal. Please try to keep the mode of transportation consistent day to day. –Children get stressed when transportation home changes.

Backpacks –No wheels –Big enough to carry large library book –Big enough to have a change of clothes School Supplies School supplies –If pre-ordered, supplies will be in classrooms –If purchase on own, please bring supplies to “Meet the Teacher” night in August - check the school marquee for date

Kindergarten Readiness

Physical Readiness Can hold and use a pencil or crayon. Can cut straight lines. Can use restroom independently. Can put on shoes and coats without help.

Cognitive Readiness Shows an interest in books and learning. Colors and “writes”. Interested in numbers and counting.

Emotional Readiness Can separate from mom and dad for 7 hours. Can function without a nap. Can communicate needs appropriately.

Social Readiness Can share toys. Can play with a variety of friends. Can follow simple directions. Can take turns. Can share adult attention.

Parental Readiness Can leave child at door without emotional breakdown. Can live without child for 7 hours a day.

What do most kids know? Most kids can… Recite full name. Write first name. Identify many letter names. Identify basic shapes. Identify the basic colors. Count to 20. Identify numbers 1-10.

A Typical Day in Kindergarten Kindergarten is a fun, busy, learning filled day! Expect your kids to be happy, well educated, and a bit tired from all of their learning!

Our Schedule Includes: Opening Activities Language Arts – Readers/Writers Workshop Recess Lunch Specials (P.E., Art, Music) Snack Math Social Studies/Science Developmental Centers * Library & Computer Lab 1x/week

Academic Goals/Expectations - Reading Expectations for 1 st Grading Period (mid-October) Recognize 26 out of 52 letters (upper and lower case) Produce 13 letter sounds Master at least 20 high frequency sight words Copy basic shapes Cut and copy lines Write & spell their first name correctly with appropriate capitalization Read a Level A text

1 st Grading Period Writing Expectation Samples

Academic Goals/Expectations - Math Expectations for 1 st Grading Period (mid-October) Recognize numerals 0-5 Demonstrate quantity 0-5 & write numbers 0-5 Use number combinations to compose 2-5 Count sets of objects with one-to-one correspondence up to 10. Name, sort & describe 2D shapes and identify the criteria used for sorting.

Academic Goals/Expectations - Reading End of year expectation Master 100 high frequency sight words Demonstrate listening comprehension-listen to a story and respond to questions Read a Level D text Form all lower and upper case letters correctly

End of Year Writing Expectation Sample

Academic Goals/Expectations - Math End of year expectation Recognize numerals 0-20 Demonstrate quantity 0-20 & write numbers 0-20 Use number combinations to compose and decompose Count sets of objects with one-to-one correspondence up to 20 Count to 100 by 1’s, from any given number. Models and solves addition & subtraction problems when given an equation. Compare two objects according to length and weight

Developmental Centers ~15 minutes day Time to practice social skills, motor skills, creativity Dramatic play, blocks, art, puzzles/games, discovery are a few centers

Specials Art Music Physical Education PE everyday for 20 minutes Music & Art every other day for 20 minutes Wearing tennis shoes is mandatory for PE Wear shorts under dresses

Library and Computer Lab Library skills and listening to stories are the focus during Library time. Each child will check out one library book at a time. Computer Lab is visited weekly to reinforce skills and to work on class technology projects. 3 computers & 4 iPads are used daily in the classroom.

Enrollment Card If you choose “N” or “O” your child cannot be included in the End of Year Memory DVD

The Big Day! Aug. 24 Get into scheduled routines before school starts Speak positively about school starting On August 24, arrive on time, but not too early (not before 8:00 am please!) Leave cheerfully…don’t linger Smile and be happy! Your child will be too.

Getting Ready Survey Sight Words Alphabet Game

Questions?

Welcome to Kindergarten! Return Packets on April 7 th