1. Welcome to Kindergarten

2. General Information School Day 9:10 a.m. – 3:50 p.m. Dismissal-
Patrols will escort students to cars, buses and KidsCo.
During the day parents should go directly to the office if needing to pick child up early.
Birthdays-
No edible treats
We will acknowledge the birthdays in the classroom

3. Behavior System **New School Wide Positive Behavior System!!
Students work towards DES Way
D- Demonstrate Respect & Responsibility
E – Engages in Learning
S – Safety for myself and others
Students earn “ROAR’s” for positive behavior both individually and as a class

4. Lunch Lunch Time - 12:05 – 12:35 pm Recess -12:35 – 1:15 pm
Lunch Options:
Bring from home
Purchase in cafeteria for $2.55 (includes milk)
Milk a la carte .60
Money may be deposited in student’s SNAP account for convenience

5. Faxes and emails may not be checked in time.
Change in Routine
Please let us know as soon as possible with written note or phone call to the office.
Faxes and s may not be checked in time.

6. Communicating with Teachers
Send a note in your child’s Take Home Folder
Call the school at
your child’s teacher

7. Communicating with Parents
Take Home Folder (provided by DES PTA)
Please check and return to school daily
Parent/Teacher Conferences—November 10 & 17
Report Cards (NEW – 4 times/yr)
Weekly ROAR tally mark on homework sheets s

8. Volunteers Room Parents are organized through the PTA
ONE Sign up for ALL K Classes
Parents will be contacted for special projects on an as needed basis
ALL VOLUNTEERS MUST COMPLETE MCPS ONLINE TRAINING ON CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT

9. Reading/Writing Block
Mini Lesson
Strategy Work
Guided Reading Groups
focus on strategies
Independent Work & Centers
reinforce skills/strategies
Writer’s Workshop

10. Reading and Writing Texts are varied and authentic.
Informational text (which supports other content areas)
Fiction Texts (story elements)
Concepts of Prints
Foundational Skills
Work with recognizing upper and lower case letters
Letter sounds
Syllables
High frequency words
Writing
Sentences beginning with a capital letter
Space between words
Correct punctuation

11. Writing Block
Students will write for various purposes, in various forms and for various audiences during writers’ workshop in EACH quarter
Purposes for Writing
Informative/explanatory
Opinion (persuade)
Narratives (stories)
Students will actively participate in two Inquiry Projects:
Winter: Animal Research
Spring: All About Me Museum

12. Math This year in math we will learn: Positional Words Patterns
Sorting
Counting 1 to 100 by 1’s and 10’s
Basic Addition and Subtraction
Measurement
Base Ten

13. Academic Centers Fosters Independence through:
Opportunities to have & make choices
Practice & review of skills
Social collaboration with peers
The feeling of being competent & successful
Accountability

14. Science Engineering Design and Process Weather Life Science
Life Cycles (mealworms)
Plants
Animal Habitats and External Features

15. Social Studies Culture Families & Friends Economics Wants & Needs
Geography
Maps
History
Long Ago & Today

16. Assessments mCLASS Reading assessments September, January, and May
MIRL (Monitoring Instructional Reading Levels)
Quarterly
EMAT (Elementary Mathematics Assessment Tasks)
Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA)
September
MAP-P
October, January and May
We are continually assessing through guided reading, directed math groups, writing, and observation

17. Report Cards Report Cards Quarterly (for all MCPS) Conference Dates:
Friday, November 10
Friday, November 17

18. Conferences Sign ups will be at the following times:
Back To School Night for Grades 1-5
Open House on October 9
Halloween
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT’S PRESENTATION

19. First Week
All students have been assigned a Homeroom Class where they will begin each day for the First Week.
Attendance and Lunch Count will be taken in Homeroom.
Daily Schedule:
Tuesday: Students will spend the day in their assigned homeroom.
Wednesday: Students rotate classes after Lunch/Recess.
Thursday: Students rotate classes after Morning Announcements.
Friday: Students will spend the day in their assigned homeroom.
Notification will go home of final placement.
Monday, September11 - Officially begin set placement!!!!!!