1. Kindergarten Transition Meeting Welcome to hutchens Elementary!
Shetal & Karen W– morning narrators
Mary Hanna & Lynne—evening narrators
May 4, pm
586 Clonts Road
Douglasville, GA 30134
Presenters: Kindergarten Teachers and Title I ILT
Kindergarten Transition Meeting Welcome to hutchens Elementary!

2. Introductions Linda Redfern lredfern@paulding.k12.ga.us Shatari Brown
Crystal Dankert – Title I Instructional Lead Teacher (ILT) Kindergarten Teachers
Linda Redfern
Shatari Brown
Ashley Hatch
Marie Owen
Robyn Head
Tara Berry
AM Shetal
PM Mary Hannah

3. Typical Kindergarten Schedule*
7:30-8:00 Drop-Off and Independent Activity 8:00 School Starts 8:00-8:10 Attendance & Announcements 8:10-9:10 Whole Group Reading & Language Arts 9:10-10:00 Small Group Reading (students work on tasks for remediation or acceleration) 10:00-10:30 Science or Social Studies 10:30-10:45 Recess 10:45-11:15 Lunch 11:30-12:15 Specials (PE, Music, Art, Media Center, Guidance) 12:15-1:15 Whole Group Math 1:15-2:00 Small Group Math (students work on tasks for remediation or acceleration) 2:00-2:15 Pack-Up/Read Aloud 2:20 Dismissal *the actual order of events may differ from school-to-school
AM Shetal
PM Mary Hannah

4. Breakfast & Lunch Breakfast - $1.25/day Lunch - $2.00/day
Free/Reduced Lunch Forms are available online and sent home the first day of school or during open house.
It takes up to 2 weeks to get approval.
You may prepay your child's meal account online with MasterCard or Visa. Please log on to for more details.
For more information about school breakfast and lunch.
AM Shetal
PM Mary Hannah

5. Transportation Paulding County School District Website
Find It Fast (right hand side)
Bus Stop / School Locator
Click on School/Bus Locator
Enter your child’s information (grade and address)
Car Rider Process
Make sure to have your car rider card with you each day to make the pick up process quick and easy.
Make sure that the census form is updated with correct emergency pick up names and numbers.
AM Shetal
PM Mary Hannah

6. Learning Bridge (Private After School Daycare)
Their goal is to provide a fun, safe environment for children who need consistent care in the afternoons
In order for your child to stay in learning bridge they must be registered.
We are pleased to offer the following two program choices for a very competitive rate:
Full Time Program (4 or 5 days per week)–$35 weekly per child
Part Time Program (1, 2 or 3 days per week)–$21 weekly per child
Yearly Registration Fee (non-refundable)–$15/child or $30/family
No drop-in or short term services are available.
AM Shetal
PM Mary Hannah

7. What is Open House? Visit your child’s classroom
Complete beginning of school year paperwork.
Meet with the School Nurse if needed
Bus drivers to assist with pick-up/drop-off times.
Opportunity to register for Learning Bridge
Pay for student lunches
Visit the Parent Resource Center
Meet administration
AM Karen W
PM Lynne

8. Ready, Set, go!  Social Cooperate with adults
Play and cooperate with other children
Share and take turns
Sit for short periods (15 minutes)
Follow class rules
Understand and follow directions
Communicate about wants and needs
AM Karen W
PM Lynne

9. Ready, set, go!  Academic Show an interest in books
Hold book and turn pages correctly
Identify labels and signs in the environment
Use crayons, pencils, scissors
Express ideas with drawings
Identify 10 basic colors by name – (red, blue, green, yellow, blue, purple, brown, black, white, pink)
Begin to identify letters of the alphabet
Write first name using capital and lower case letters
Tell about an experience
Identify shapes – square, circle, oval, diamond, rectangle, triangle
Count to 20 by ones
Recognize groups of one, two, three, four, and five objects
Begin to identify numbers (0 – 10)
AM Karen W
PM Lynne

10. What English/Literacy Skills Will Your Child Learn in Kindergarten?
Naming upper- and lower-case letters, matching those letters with their sounds, and printing them
Comparing the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories, such as fairy tales and folktales
Retelling familiar stories and talking about stories read to them using details from the text
Using a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to describe an event, including his or her reaction to what happened
Stating an opinion or preference about a topic or book in writing (e.g., “My favorite book is…”)
AM & PM Trina

11. What English/Literacy Skills Will Your Child Learn in Kindergarten?
Taking part in classroom conversations and following rules for discussions
Speaking clearly to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas, including descriptions of familiar people, places, things, and events
Asking and answering questions about key details in stories or other information read aloud
Understanding and using question words in discussions
Learning to recognize and spell sight words
National PTA Parents’ Guide to Student Success for Kindergarten
AM & PM Trina

12. What Math Skills Will Your Child Learn in Kindergarten?
Counting objects to tell how many there are
Comparing two groups of objects to tell which group, if either, has more; comparing two written numbers to tell which is greater
Acting out addition and subtraction word problems and drawing diagrams to represent them
Addition with a sum of 10 or less; subtracting from a number 10 or less; and solving addition and subtraction word problems
Adding and subtracting very small numbers quickly and accurately (e.g., 3 + 1)
Correctly naming shapes regardless of orientation or size (e.g., a square oriented as a ‘diamond’ is still a square)
National PTA Parents’ Guide to Student Success for Kindergarten
AM Karen W
PM Mary Hannah

13. GKIDS Assessment (Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills)
A year-long, performance-based assessment aligned to the state mandated content standards.
Provides teachers with information about the level of instructional support needed by individual students entering Kindergarten and First Grade.
Throughout the year, teachers assess students and record GKIDS data (Formative Assessments) about Kindergarten students’ developing skills in Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Personal/Social Development, & Approaches to Learning.
At the end of the year, summary reports and individual student reports will be generated based on the data the teacher has entered throughout the year (Summative Assessment), and scores in Language Arts & Math serving as an indicator of First grade readiness.
AM Karen W
PM Mary Hannah

14. Performance Levels
ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Science standards will be assessed using two to five performance levels for each element.
Not Yet Demonstrated
Emerging
Progressing
Meets the Standard
Exceeds the Standard
AM Karen W
PM Mary Hannah

15. Summer Tips English Language Arts & Literacy
Read with your child every day.
Encourage your child to tell you about his or her day. Keep paper, markers, or crayons around the house for your child to write letters or words to draw a picture about his or her day. Have your child describe the picture to you.
Play word games like I Spy, sing songs, and make silly rhymes together.
AM & PM Trina

16. Summer tips Mathematics
Look for word problems in real life. Some kindergarten examples might include:
Play “Write the next number.” You write a number, and your child writes the next number.
Ask your child questions that require counting as many as 20 objects. For example, ask, “How many books do you have about wild animals?”
Ask your child questions that require comparing numbers. “Who is wearing more bracelets, you or your sister?”
AM Sandra
PM Lynne

17. How will the school Support parents?
Communication in a variety of ways: newsletters, s, One Call now, etc.
Offer monthly parent meetings on a variety of topics (state standards and curriculum, child’s progress, Annual Title I meeting, etc.).
Family Curriculum Nights
Title I Instructional Lead Teachers
Parent Resource Centers
AM Sandra
PM Lynne

18. Parent Resource Centers
The following schools have a Parent Resource Center. These centers act as a lending library of educational resources for parents to check out and use with their child at home.
Allgood, Baggett, Dallas, Hiram, Hutchens, New Georgia, Panter, Poole, Ragsdale, Union, Roberts
The materials in the resource centers are purchased with Title I funds. Parents are provided with opportunities for input on what purchases are made for the PRC. These resources are available to families to borrow at no cost.
AM Sandra
PM Lynne

19. West Georgia Regional Library
4 Locations
Online Calendar Available,
Paper Copies of Calendars from all Libraries available on table
Elementary Age Activities Weekly unless noted “Baby Activity”
Story Time Once a week and Baby Story Time Once a Week
Monday Morning “Mini” meet ups (activities for socialization)
Chalk Club-Vocab Work
Math Club-Crazy 8’s
Board Game Days, Movie Days, Lego Club
1000 Books Before Kindergarten Campaign (reading Log with stickers and prizes at 500, 750, and 1000 books), under age 6
AM Sandra
PM Mary Hannah

20. Paulding County Parks and Recreation
Online Calendar of Educational Enrichment Activities: Camps and classes:
Superheroes in Action
Ballet
Tumbling
Hip Hop Dance
Karate
Bug Catchers
Science Says: hands on experiments from Atoms to Zoology for age categories 3-5 & 4-12
I Want to Be a Firefighter: Saturday, May 20th, 1-2:30 for Ages 3-6, at Taylor Farm Park $11
Saturday, April 22nd
Touch a Truck, 10-12, Veteran’s Park, FREE
AM Sandra
PM Mary Hannah

21. Quality Child Care Search---Afterschool Programs
Summer Camp Search
Quality Child Care Search---Afterschool Programs
Opportunities for Financial Assistance
Information Cards on Table
AM Sandra
PM Mary Hannah

22. Volunteer Opportunities
Make arrangements to come on a specific day of the week
Designate a location where copies/items to be made will be left for pick up (with instructions)
the contact person if you are not able to come
Check in at the front office
Be sure to have your drivers license
Mandated Reporter Training
AM Karen W
PM Lynne

23. Volunteer Opportunities:
At School:
Classroom support
Planning events
Preparing material
Etc.
Reading to classes
Parent Resource Center
Spanish translator
Book Fair: during conference weeks
Room Mom/Dad
PTA events
School events
Input in planning
setting up
sign-ins
handing out materials
At Home:
Preparing supplies: cutting out items, filling bags, making resources
Reviewing Title I documents and providing feedback
PTA Hospitality for teacher luncheons and conference week snacks
Assist room moms with needed supplies for the classroom and/or class party
AM Karen W
PM Lynne

24. 2016-2017 Paulding County School District Calendar
Access at anytime via
Click on “Calendar” & choose the school year
Dates to be Aware of:
Open House: July 27th, 2pm-6pm
First Day of School: Aug 1st
Early Release Days: Dismiss 2 hours early
Fall/Spring Conferences: Dismiss 1 hour early (wks of Oct 16 & Mar 26)
Breaks: wks of Sept 25, Nov 20, Dec 21-Jan 4, Feb 19, & Apr 2
Information about Dismissals & Closings (i.e. inclement weather) communicated through PCSD website, social media feeds, and REMIND telephone system
AM Shetal
PM Mary Hannah

25. Questions?
Please contact Crystal Dankert, Title I Instructional Lead Teacher
AM Shetal
PM Mary Hannah