1. Kindergarten
Curriculum Night

2. Kindergarten Team
Tanya Dickson
Karen Tullo
Abbey Walejko
Carla Fisher

3. Language Arts
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking

4. Key Components of Reading
Phonemic Awareness: the ability to isolate and manipulate the sounds of language
Phonics: “the alphabetic principle” mapping print to sound
Vocabulary: the ability to understand and use a broad variety of words
Fluency: the ability to read with accuracy, automaticity and expression
Comprehension: the ability to understand what is read by applying appropriate strategies

5. Reading Skills and Knowledge
Provide key ideas and details from text
Understand the craft and structure of various kinds of text
Make comparisons within and between texts
Engage in group reading activities
Concepts of print
Understanding of spoken words, rhyming, syllables and sounds
Apply decoding skills
Read common sight words
Read appropriate texts

6. Speaking and Listening Development
Demonstrate listening comprehension
Effectively presents knowledge and ideas orally

7. Writing and Language Development
Draw, dictate and write to create different types of texts (opinion, narrative, informational)
Engage in the writing process
Participate in projects to recall or gather information
Use appropriate writing conventions
Acquire and use appropriate vocabulary

8. Math Counting and Cardinality Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Know number names and count sequence
Count to tell the number of objects
Compare Numbers
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Understand addition and Subtraction
Numbers and Operations in Base Ten
Work with Numbers
Measurement and Data
Describe and compare measurable attributes
Geometry
Identify and describe shapes
Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes

9. How you can help at home
Engage children in conversation with the expectation that they will express detailed thoughts in complete sentences
Have conversations with your children which require them to express and support their opinions
Provide opportunities to write
READ, READ, READ
Provide opportunities to count items and rote count
Reinforce math vocabulary (one more, less, equal, etc)
Recognize and write numbers (grocery store)

10. Science Weather Earth Sciences Living and Non-living Magnets
Human Body/5 Senses

11. Technology Develop essential technology skills Apply Technology
Conduct Research using Technology
Imbedded in all content areas
Volunteers Helpful

12. Social Studies American History World History Civics and Government
Geography
Economics

13. Health Being healthy Ways to stay healthy Healthy food choices
Making good choices
Goals and choices
Healthy family and community choices

14. Arrival/Dismissal –
The school campus opens at 7:15 A.M. Staff members
will be on duty from 7:15 until the bell rings at 7:40.
All Day Kindergarten
First bell rings at 7:40, School begins at 7:45
Dismissal at 2:35
Wednesday is Early Release Day – Dismissal at 12:35
Kindergarten dismisses out the gate by the front office on the Kindergarten patio at 2:30 and 12:30 on Wed.
Tardy:
If you arrive after the first bell and the gate has already closed you’ll need to go to the front office for a late pass.

15. Attendance:
Attendance Phone Line – (24 hrs./day)
If possible, inform teacher in writing or via .
Rainy Day Schedules:
Have children go through the front (door A) to their classrooms.
If possible, try not to come in early.
Teachers will be in their rooms at 7:15 or shortly after.
Rainy day dismissal at Kindergarten patio. We will hold kids in the rooms and not in rain.

16. Birthdays:
Birthday parties CANNOT take place during school hours.
Invitations CANNOT be given out at school.
Each teacher will determine how children’s birthdays will be recognized in the classroom.
Transportation:
PLEASE inform your child’s teacher of any changes in WRITING!!
If address, phone, work number or any other important information changes please keep us updated in writing

17. Snack:
Please send in a healthy daily snack.
Please make sure it is NOT in their lunch box and they know where to find it in their backpack
If you choose, place a weeks worth in labeled plastic bag
Lunch:
Please encourage your child to make different choices each day.
If your child is going to buy school lunch you are encouraged to create an on-line account.
Homework:
Homework guidelines for Kindergarten are 3 times per week/5-10 minutes.
The most important homework we can assign you is to read to and with your child on a daily basis.

18. Book Orders
They take 2-3 weeks to arrive.
Scholastic Book Club is a great value and helps to build your home library – our classroom library, too.
Check with your child’s teacher for deadlines and for special instructions.
On-line ordering and payment now available. If sending in an order to your child’s teacher remember - Checks ONLY!

19. Volunteers: Classroom Volunteers School Wide Volunteering:
Computer Lab
PTO
Art Masterpiece
Work Room
Watch Dogs (Dads Of Great Students)
Student Directory
Classroom Volunteers
Reading to class days and times will be sent out in Oct.

20. Report Cards
Only go home twice a year for kindergarten (January and May)
Not everything we teach is on the report card

21. Appropriate Attire Clothing Shoes – gym shoes
– need to follow the dress code in the Family Handbook
~ Shorts under dresses please
~ No spaghetti straps
Shoes – gym shoes
Flip flops are not safe on the playground equipment
Gym shoes required on P.E. days

22. We are a PBIS school! This stands for Positive Behavior Intervention System.
Each classroom has in it a clip chart with the following areas on it:
Outstanding
Great Job/Day
Good Day
Ready to learn
Think about it
Teachers Choice
Parent Contact
The kids will be asked to clip up or down depending on their behavior and effort they are showing in class every day. The ultimate goal is to always be in Ready to Learn or above. If a child is struggling with this on a consistent basis we will contact you to chat and brainstorm a way for them to make better choices.

23. The 3 B’s here at Monte Vista
Be Safe
Be Respectful
Be Responsible

24. Thank you for attending tonight
Thank you for attending tonight. Together we will instill a desire for learning allow your child to thrive in Kindergarten.