Welcome to Kindergarten Orientation Please be sure to sign in tonight

Agenda For Tonight Schedule Attendance Behavior Expectations Bullying Tiers/STAR End of Year Goals What you can do at home to help Report Cards/Progress reports Homework Policy Classroom Parties How to Volunteer Communication Parent Compact

Our Daily Schedule 8:10 - 8:40 Arrival 8:40 - 8:45 Announcements 8:45 - 9:00 Morning Message and Calendar 9:00 - 9:10 Reader’s Workshop-Shared Reading

Daily Schedule 9:10 - 9:30 Small Group Reading/Workstation 1 9:30 - 9:50 Reader’s Workshop Mini Lesson 9:50 - 10:20 Small Group Reading/Workstation 2 10:20 - 10:54 Writer’s Workshop (Flexible Grouping) 11:00 – 11:30 Lunch

Daily Schedule 11:24 - 11:35 Reader’s Workshop-Word Work/Phonemic Awareness 11:35 - 12:05 Effective Habits/Intervention 12:05 - 12:25 Recess 12:25 – 1:30 Math Workshop (Flexible Grouping) 1:30 – 2:25 Specials

Daily Schedule 2:25 - 3:35 Number Talks/Problem Solving 2:35 - 2:40 Snack and Pack 2:40 - 3:20 Oral Language Development 3:20 - 3:40 Read Aloud 3:40 Dismissal

Attendance Students may arrive between 8:10 and 8:25. Breakfast is served at this time. At 8:30 breakfast will end and those children will make their way to class. The tardy bell rings at 8:40. If you arrive after the tardy bell you will need to escort your child into school to receive a tardy pass. They will be considered tardy for that day. Excessive tardies, early-sign outs, and/or absences, parents will be contacted to make an appointment with an administrator. Please have your child be here on time. It is very important they do not miss out on valuable instruction.

Behavior Expectations School Rules: Be Respectful Be Responsible Be safe Kindergarten Rules: Big Rule: Listen when your teacher is talking Rule #1: Follow directions quickly Rule #2: Raise your hand for permission to speak Rule #3: Raise your hand for permission to leave your seat Rule #4: Make smart choices Rule #5: Keep your dear teacher happy Incentives: Positive Paws, DoJo Points

Bullying Behavior Unfair and one-sided. It happens when someone keeps hurting, frightening, threatening, or leaving someone out on purpose. unfair means there is an imbalance of power (social, physical…). One-sided means that only one person is being mean – not an argument or fight. It keeps on happening. Bullying is not a one-time occurrence. It’s an established pattern of behavior.

Tiers/STAR Tier 1, 2, 3 STAR- Universal Screener Math and Reading

End of Year Goals: Read 100 sight words Read on a level D Write a 3-4 sentence story Count to 100 Recognize numbers 0-20 Number Sense

How to Help Your Child Read Successfully

What can you do at home? Read with your child every day. Talk with your child to develop vocabulary. Practice high frequency words. Write with your child (writing helps reading). Know the Kindergarten expectations.

Good Beginning Reading Strategies Look at the pictures. Point to the words (left to right). Think about what would make sense as you read. Use letters and words you know to help you.

Report Cards/Progress Reports Progress reports go home every 3 weeks on Wed. Report cards go home every 9 weeks on Wed.

Homework Policy Name writing practice will be coming home soon. Homework will start beginning of October. Homework will consist of reading with your child and flashcards work.

Classroom Parties Holiday Party (Dec) Valentine’s Day Party (Feb) Easter Egg Hunt (March)

Reminders: Please keep an extra set of clothes in your child’s backpack. No flip flops on playground equipment.

Please sign up to volunteer in our school. Your help makes a difference.

How to Communicate H.E.R.O. Binders Planning and Conference Time 1:30-2:25 281-357-3280 ext 3245 juliewoodard@tomballisd.net

Parent Compact

Thank you for your time and support Thank you for your time and support. Together we will have a successful year.