Welcome Parents! Avery Elementary 2015-2016 Curriculum Night Mrs. Cowart Kindergarten Room #229

Mrs. Cowart

Great Start to the Year!

Class Notes Paraprofessional- Ms. Smerjac Our Room mom – Rhonda Lazar Discipline- love and logic and Power Teaching Newsletter Bi-Monthly Homework Calendar Sight Work Book

Power Teaching Expectations Follow directions quickly. Raise hand for permission to speak. Raise hand for permission to leave your area. Make smart choices! Treat others how you want to be treated!

Class Notes Continued Grade Level Spirit Wear Field Trips INK- Off Campus in January Puppet Show in October Birthday Snacks Conferences Classroom Celebrations- Winter and End of the Year Fun Centers and Activities Volunteers- MUST COMPLETE TRAINING

Class Schedule 7:15-7:50 Morning Work 7:50-8:00 Morning Announcements 8:00-8:45 Guided Reading 8:50-9:35 Specials 9:40-9:50 Snack 9:50-10:05 Math Mini Lesson 10:05-10:50 Guided Math 10:50- 11:40 Writer’s Workshop 12:03 – 12:33 Lunch/restroom 12:40-1:00 Recess 1:00-1:20 Word Work 1:20-1:40 Shared Reading 1:40-1:50 DEAR Time 1:50-2:05 REST (1st 9 weeks) 2:05-2:15 Pack Up- Read A-loud 2:18 Dismissal *Library will be every week- Fridays 1:15

REMIND

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Kindergarten Standards Common Core Georgia Performance Standards Report Cards (no progress reports) GKIDS- Standards Based Informal Assessment Benchmark assessments- BAS (Reading Assessment), easyCBM( Math and ELA), SLO ( Math and ELA) and science benchmark

Materials and Strategies Used to Teach Writers Workshop - Lucy Calkins Units of Study Science/Social Studies/Health/Thematic Units Math Whole Group, Guided Math groups, and Student choice centers Differentiated per needs Reading Guided Reading Groups Literacy Centers Leveled Readers Orton Gillingham

How Can You Help at Home? Your child MUST know their ID/Lunch #. Help your child become independent and responsible. READ, READ, READ! Review letter/sounds, sight words, CVC/Simple words, handwriting, number recognition, number writing, number sense. PRACTICE TYING SHOES!

Thank you for coming tonight Thank you for coming tonight. I know by working together we will make this a great year for your kindergarten students!