1. Mrs. Miller & Mrs. DeCarlo
Kindergarten
“Meet the Teacher Night”
Mrs. Miller & Mrs. DeCarlo

2. Mrs. Miller Teaching Background
B.S. in Elementary Education from Appalachian State University.
B.A in Early Childhood Education from Coastal Carolina and University of Phoenix.
Presently enrolled in a Master’s program in Teaching & Learning with a concentration in Literacy from Coastal Carolina.
This is my 12th year as a classroom teacher and in education for 25 years.
This is my 4th year in Kindergarten.

3. Mrs. DeCarlo Teaching Background
This is my 12th year at Lakewood Elementary School.
I have worked in Special Education, Child Development, and Kindergarten.
I moved to Myrtle Beach from Bridgepoint, CT fifteen years ago.

4. Fall Conferences
Fall conferences will be in October. We will contact you in about a month!
We will discuss your child’s overall progress.
We encourage you to leave children at home during this conference time, if at all possible.

5. Kindergarten Alphabet Song
A,B,C,D,E,F,G – (clap on G)
H,I,J,K,L,M,N –(clap on N)
O,P,Q – (clap on Q)
R,S,T –(clap on T)
U,V,W –(clap on W)
X,Y, Z –(clap on Z)
Now I know I won’t forget
How to sing my alphabet!
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q

6. Children Who Read Early Have 3 Things in Common
Someone reads to them.
They read and share real books.
The books were read over and over again.

7. How will your child be assessed?
1. Formal Assessments
Imagine It! Benchmark (Kindergarten Readiness Assessment in Literacy)
DIBELS (Measures literacy skills)
Report Cards
2. Informal Assessments
Observations
Checklists
Written work

8. DIBELS (Literacy Assessment)
Assessed in September, January and May
4 parts to the test…
1. Letter Naming- How many mixed up capital & lowercase alphabet letters can your child name in 1 minute?
2. Initial Sound Fluency- What is the beginning sound of the picture? Or which picture begins with a specific sound? This test is timed; speed and accuracy count.
3. Phonemic Segmentation- How many ‘sounds’ can your child separate in words in 1 minute? (Ex. /c/ /a/ /t/)
4. Nonsense Words- What sounds do these letters make and can you blend them into a word in 1 minute? (Ex. biv)
This test is given one-on-one.

9. Report Cards Reporting Periods: November, January, March, June
Please return the envelope and sign the card. You can keep the report at home.
Report Cards are Based on the South Carolina State Standards
Your child will be assessed in Reading, Math, Writing, Work Habits, Art, Music & Physical Education.
Your child will be given:
+ - mastery,
* - developing,
NI-Needs Improvement

10. Your child will interact with a variety of materials to learn the State Standards !!!!

11. Language Arts Materials
“Imagine It!” (Our curriculum)
Pre-decodable Books
Reading/Writing Workbook
Variety of trade books
Various reading and writing experiences
Word study activities

12. Math Materials “Everyday Math” (Curriculum we teach)
Hands-on activities
Math games
Math literature
Calendar & counting routines

13. Social Studies and Science Materials
Discussions
Exploration; Science kits
Literature
Integrated activities
Experiments

14. Please remind your child to be...
Respectful
and
Responsible

15. Classroom Management:
We use Magic to help student remember classroom expectations.
Your child will be given several gentle reminders before they are given a consequence.
We use a time-out chair if your child needs to have “think time” to make better choices.
Children will take home a yellow daily folder with student’s work, a behavior chart, notes from our class, the kindergarten team and/or Lakewood School. Please initial the behavior chart, sign any forms, and read informational material.
Discipline forms will be sent home if your child has any behavioral concerns that need to be addressed at home.

16. Thanks for participating!
Lakewood Elementary
Mr. LaPier, Principal
Our
If you have any questions throughout the year, please don’t hesitate to contact us via phone, or note, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.