1. Kindergarten Rooms 101, 103, & 105 Meet the Teacher September 4, 2013
To Meet the Teacher
Kindergarten
Rooms 101, 103, & 105
Meet the Teacher September 4, 2013

2. Welcome to Our Classroom!
Morning Kindergarten
8:40am-11:35am
Afternoon Kindergarten
12:20pm-3:30pm
*Wednesday: 1:30 dismissal

3. Our Day Unpacking and morning work
Opening exercises (announcements and calendar)
Language Arts and Math lessons, Theme-related activities
Snack / Bathroom / Journaling
Centers
Specialists – Art, Gym, Library, Music
Pack up

4. Curriculum Areas Language Arts Letter Identification
Letter-sound correspondence
Harcourt Sound Cards*
Rhyming & rhyming application
Sound isolation
Pre-reading skills & reading skills
Kid Writing
Zaner-Bloser letter formation*
PLEASE aid in correct formation
Handwriting Without Tears prompting*
*Reference sheets for these skills

5. W.I.N Time
Students are grouped based on Kindergarten assessments and AimsWeb screenings
Small group centers, 3-4 times a week
Activities meet the needs of each child to reinforce skills, remediate, and enrich
Students may work within their own classroom or travel to the opposite kindergarten classroom for this center time.
Groups are flexible and fluid.

6. Curriculum Areas 1. Plane Shapes 2. Problem Solving 3. Solid Figures
4. Measurement
Symmetry
Subtraction
Sorting & Classifying
Addition
Counting & Cardinality
Base 10 & Place Value
Number Sense

7. Home Folders Need to come to school every day
Remember to check them for important notes, homework, homework chart, stoplight paper, and work being returned
(Please leave stoplight in folder for the entire month.)
Please empty the “Leave at Home” side daily – use this for decorating the fridge!
Encourage responsibility by allowing your student to place papers in his or her folder & to place the folder in his or her backpack each night

8. Homework Sent home most Mondays-Fridays
Friday homework will vary based on student need
Refer to the homework sheet and class newsletter for the week’s assignments, themes, events, and due dates
will be sent electronically, ensure I have current
notify me tonight if you need a paper copy instead
Remember names  on all homework
Should be completed in pencil unless noted otherwise
Please check it to make sure it is done neatly and correctly~ we don’t want to reinforce wrong answers!
A great way to keep up with what we are doing in school.
All homework is used to reinforce skills we have completed within the classroom and should take no more than 10 minutes.

9. Snack Snack should be small and nutritious
Chips, cookies, donuts etc. are not considered healthy choices.
No snacks containing peanuts or tree nuts
If your child forgets snack or has an unhealthy snack, I will send a note.
Encourage responsibility by allowing your child to pack with you
We take a bathroom break to clean hands before snack or use sanitizer.
No snack for PM Wednesdays!

10. Book Orders Scholastic Book Club
Build a library for your child at home
Books are on a K-1 reading level. Higher levels will also be available online to view order forms.
Checks only please, payable to “Scholastic Book Clubs”
*Please combine all “pamphlets” into 1 check for payment.
Form and check due date will be indicated on colored slip, homework chart, and in our newsletter
Help build our classroom library and supplies through bonus points.
-Books are awarded for online ordering

11. Star Students Monday – share character’s Journal
Tuesday – family photographs (3-4 only)
Wednesday – share decorated personalized star
Thursday – favorite SMALL stuffed animal
-animal will “eat” snack with the special person
Friday-share poster
*A reminder note is sent home in George or Clifford’s bag.
*Please take good care of the activities that are sent home. They are for all students to enjoy throughout the school year.

12. Helping Hands Please sign up to be a Mystery Reader
At each teacher’s table
Wednesdays for AM, Fridays for PM
Please arrive at designated times or a few minutes early. Times are incorporated into our daily schedule. Adults will not be permitted into the classroom if you arrive early.
Adult chooses book to read to class minutes is allotted for reading time.
No edible treats for distribution
Looking for parents who can come in to help during center times on a regular basis Our Room Mom will be creating a monthly schedule based on help available.
Centers are scheduled for:
AM: Tuesday-Friday
PM: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

13. Continued: Please note:
In order to come in on a regular basis, help with parties, and/or attend field trips ALL clearances are NEEDED. Visit the district website or our classroom websites for more information.
Some clearances take 3-6 weeks to be returned!
These will remain on file and “follow” your child throughout their time here at Willow Lane!
In order to Mystery Read, a notarized affidavit must be on file in our office.
Thank you in advance for your dedication to our classroom. You assistance enables us to promote child success!

14. Distribution of invitations:
Entire class
All girls or all boys
Class treats are permitted
NO edible treats
BIRTHDAY BOOKS! 
Wrapped or unwrapped
Shared
Personalized
Kept in classroom reading area for student enjoyment

15. Monthly School Spirit Assemblies
Most are in the AM
PM students are invited to attend
Must be supervised by a parent/guardian
PM children may sit with the AM class, but a parent/guardian must be present
Children are encouraged to wear their “Willow Wear” or school colors for spirit assemblies
We will notify you, via newsletter when the assemblies, monthly and otherwise, are occuring.

16. Misc. Items Notes to the office:
Legible
Child & Parent’s first and last name
Room number
Excuse notes need to be sent in within 3 days of returning after an absence.
Vacation requests
Pick-Up indicates WHO is picking child up
Please send in a labeled oversized t-shirt for art by Friday if you haven’t done so
“Me Pages” are due by September 9th.
Examples are at each teacher’s table
Parent-Teacher Conference sign-ups will be available through Signup Genius tomorrow. There is a link on the Willow Lane Website.

17. Continued… Going Green: Lightning Flash! Please reinforce at home:
Please reinforce at home:
sneezing/coughing in elbow
keeping fingers and other items OUT of mouth
tying shoes
taking off and putting on coats.
Zipping, buttoning, and reversing sleeves
trying first, before saying, “I can’t”
following our classroom MONSTER RULES!

18. Thank you! Wish Upon a Star…
Please consider donating to our classrooms by selecting a star or two from the easel by our tables. These supplies will enable us to make learning fun!
Thank you!