1. Welcome to Kindergarten!!
Mrs. Hreniuc
and
Mrs. Dinsmore

2. About Mirage…
Vision Statement:
Graduating lifelong learners who will successfully compete, lead, and positively impact the world.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide extraordinary educational opportunities to every learner.
Mirage Kindergarten Goal By the end of the school year, 100% of students will demonstrate mastery of Common Core Math Standards as evidenced by scoring 90% or higher on the district DVMA!

3. What is Kindergarten all about?
Forming a classroom community
Teaching responsibility
Understanding and using Common Core State Standards
Developing a LOVE for Learning!

4. Common Core ELA Standards (Language Arts/Literacy)
BIG IDEAS…
Reading Standards for Literature
Recognize that print represents spoken language
Hold a book right side up and turn pages in correct direction.
Identify letters of the alphabet, upper and lower case
Demonstrate one-to-one correlation between spoken and printed word
Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds
Ask and answer questions about a story

5. Common Core ELA Standards (Language Arts/Literacy)
BIG IDEAS…
Reading Standards for Literature
Retell story, including key details about characters and setting
Determine meaning of words from how they are used in context
Determine whether a story is realistic or fantasy
Identify title, author and table of contents in a book
Make predictions based on title, cover, illustrations and text
Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding

6. Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills DIBELS
Brief, but powerful, measures of the critical skills that underlie early reading success
K-3 Benchmark assessments are given three times per year
Results are used as indicators for students being on track to learn to read

7. Kindergarten DIBELS Recommended Benchmark Goals
August Benchmark Goals
December Benchmark Goals
May Benchmark Goals
Letter Naming Fluency
29+
52+
62+
First Sound Fluency
23+
Not
Administered
Phoneme Segmentation Fluency
51+
Nonsense Word Fluency
Correct Letter Sounds
Whole Words Read
34+
44+ 7+
Need to add Kindergarten Benchmarks - Double check these…

8. What can parents do at home?
Play rhyming and segmenting games together
Have your child practice saying the names of lowercase and uppercase letters quickly
Have your child practice saying the sounds of letters quickly
Read, Read, Read!
Be a model and read to your child
Read with your child
Listen to your child read and encourage them to use their reading strategies when they get stuck
Have your child retell what he/she just read
Practice sight word lists sent home by teacher

9. WOW!! That’s a lot … How will we accomplish this?
Using Daily 5 Structure/Literacy Centers
Read to Self
Read to Someone
Listen to Reading
Word Work
Work on Writing
Meet with Teacher !
CAFÉ strategies (Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, and Expanding Vocabulary)
District Adopted Curriculum (Reading Streets)

10. CAFÉ Strategies Students may be working on the same skills, but at various levels at the same time.

11. Common Core Writing BIG IDEAS… Writing Standards
Use a combination of drawings, dictating and writing to compose opinion pieces, informative/explanatory text, and/or narrate a single event
Add details and strength to writing, with guidance and support

12. We will use the following to accomplish these standards…
Common Core Writing
We will use the following to accomplish these standards…
Write From the Beginning
Journals
Sentence structure (complete/incomplete)
Word Wall Use/Sight Word Book (sight words within writing)
Grammar (punctuation, capitalization, parts of speech)
Cross-Curricular Connections within our Reading Program

13. Common Core Speaking and Listening
BIG IDEAS…
Speaking and Listening Standards
Participate in group conversations with diverse topics
Confirm understanding of a story or text read aloud
Ask and answer questions to get information or seek help
Describe familiar people, places, things and/or events
Speak and express thoughts clearly

14. Common Core Math We will use District Adopted Material, Math Centers, and Math Journals to accomplish the following…
Know number names and the count sequence.
Count to tell the number of objects.
Write numbers 0 to 20.
Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from.
Work with numbers 11–19 to gain foundations for place value.
Describe and compare measurable attributes.
Classify objects and count the number of objects in categories.
Identify and describe shapes.
Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes.

15. Mathematical Practices will also be utilized within these topics.
These practices include:
Making sense of problems and persevering in solving them.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
Model with mathematics
Use appropriate tools strategically
Attend to precision
Look for and make use of a structure
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

16. Science within the Common Core
Explorations will be Inquiry-Based
Science Notebooks will be utilized
Within our Reading Curriculum we will spiral through the following concepts:
Domestic farm and zoo animals and life cycles
Senses
Studies energy (e.g., hot, cold, and sound)
Weather and seasons
Body parts
Classroom, campus and bus safety
Man-made object vs. nature

17. Social Studies within the Common Core
Students will educate themselves in the areas of :
Major holidays and festivals
Human adaptations to climate (e.g., clothing, shelter).

18. What Else Will We Be Doing This Year??
iPads, Technology
Music and Art
Field Trips
TBD
Ask about Specials
Library
Computers

19. Support Your Student and Classroom
Facilitate Responsibility - Hold students accountable for their own work. (Homework/BEE Folders- Bring Everything Everyday )
Return Paperwork promptly
Discuss behavior with students when appropriate – consistency between classroom and home promote accountability
Volunteer!
MOST IMPORTANT… HAVE FUN!!! Enjoy this time with your students! You will be amazed at the growth you will witness this school year.

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21. QUESTIONS??