1. Welcome to Kindergarten
September 12, 2017

2. Keeping in Touch with Ms. Rispoli
Class Blog:

3. Our Day at a Glance! Time Day 1 8:45-9:15 Meetings 9:15 – 9:45
Unpack/Morning meeting
9:45 – 10:25
SPECIALS
10:25-10:40
Snack/Recess
10:40-11:10
Fundations/ Shared Reading/ Interactive Writing
11:10-11:50
Writer’s Workshop - ENL push in
11:50-12:30
SS/Science
12:30- 12:45
Shared Reading & Prep for Lunch
12:45-1:25
LUNCH/RECESS
1:50-2:30
Centers- ESL pull out
2:30-2:50
Reader’s Workshop
2:50-3:15
Math Workshop
3:15-3:40 
Quiet Time/Dismissal

4. Specials Schedule

5. Our Weekly Newsletter

6. Mathematics Units Unit 1: Classroom Routines & Materials
Unit 2: Counting & Comparing
Unit 3: What Comes Next? Patterns & Functions
Unit 4: Measuring & Counting
Unit 5: Make a Shape, Build a Block
Unit 6: Addition, Subtraction & the Number System
Unit 7: Sorting & Surveys

7. ELA Curriculum Units of Study
Reading
Writing
We Are Readers
Launching Writer’s Workshop
Emergent Reading: Looking Closely at Familiar Texts
Looking Closely, Observing & Listing Like Scientists
Super Powers: Reading with Print Strategies & Sight Word Power
Writing for Readers
Bigger Books, Bigger Reading Muscles
“How-To” Books-Writing to Teach Others
Reading for Information
Persuasive Writing
Becoming Avid Readers
All About Books
Readers Get to Know Characters By Pretending & Performing Books
Crafting Stories Using All We know About Narrative Writing

8. Snack
We have a brief snack in the morning around 10:30am followed by a morning recess
We ask that you please send in a separate bag with one snack per day with a water/juice
We also, encourage any and all healthy snacks of your choosing

9. Birthdays We celebrate birthdays for any families who want to come in
We do not do birthday snacks
We invite a family reader to come in
We can also do a birthday craft, if you’d like

10. Thank you for coming this evening
Thank you for coming this evening! I truly look forward to working with you and your little ones, this year. 