1. Welcome to Open House Night 2018-2019
Jessika Hills

2. A little about myself: Education and work experience
UCCS for both undergraduate and graduate degrees
Bachelors in History
Masters in elementary curriculum and instruction
In 11th year of teaching kindergarten

3. More about Me! The fun stuff
I spend most of my weekends doing something outdoors! My husband and I just came back from a trip to the Pacific Northwest. One of our favorite parts was hiking around Mt. Rainier. I love spending time with my family too. My family has a Samoyed named Ghost. He is my favorite. You will probably hear a lot about Ghost this school year from the kiddos. I share a lot of silly stories about him! One cool thing that I’ve done in the past two years is build a custom home with my husband in Palmer Lake. It was and continues to be quite a project!
More about Me! The fun stuff

4. Miss Stautz: Our class Kindergarten Aide
Currently attending UCCS and working on a Bachelor's degree in Communication.
2nd year kindergarten class aide
Three favorite activities are: reading, cooking, and hiking!

5. Goals for the school year:
Build self-confidence in students
Grow socially, emotionally as well as academically
Show respect for self and others
Build social skills needed to be a good friend
Gain independence and celebrate unique abilities
Ability to take risks, have fun learning
Build foundation for aspiring life-long learners

6. Responsive Classroom
Building classroom community through responsive classroom strategies:
Hopes and Dreams
Class Rules
Morning Meetings
Greeting, Sharing, Group activity, morning message
Closing Circles
Closing activity, thoughtful goodbye

7. Kindergarten Curriculum:
Math: Math Expressions, ST Math
Calendar: Days of the week, months, #chart, graphing, pattern practice, place value practice, DIBELs practice
Literacy: Reading Wonders, Orton-Gillingham, Smarty Ants, Chipeta’s Leveled- Book Room
Writing: Writer’s Workshop, Writing Workshop, Step-Up to Writing
Units of Study:
ABC book, Personal Narrative, Pattern Book, All About Book, Opinion/ Persuasive writing, Letter writing, Informational Paragraph, Research Project,
How-to- Book
Science: Science Kit Units of Study:
Five Senses, Balls and Ramps, Plants, Temperature/ Weather, Butterflies, and Animals

8. Habits of Work- HOW
Respect- I am caring and considerate of myself, others, and our community
Responsibility- I am accountable for my decisions
Leadership and Collaboration- I am a team player and lead by example
Integrity- I am honorable
Persistence- I am motivated to keep trying

9. Classroom Management:
Card System-
Blue - 2 stars in daily folder (above and beyond)
Green- 1 star in daily folder (great day!)
Yellow- Yellow check on feedback form (1 offense)
Red- Red check on feedback form (2 offenses)
Each student that is on yellow or red has the
chance to move his/her card back to green during
the day if I catch them making better choices

10. Classroom Reward Systems
Warm and Fuzzy Jar & Weekly Goal Chart- whole group
Reach for the Stars Graph- small group
HOW tickets- individual student

11. Kindergarten Wiki Website:
You can access our important kindergarten information at:
Daily Schedule
Weekly Themes
Kinder Sight Word List
Weekly Newsletters

12. Snack & Lunch Time
We have a 15 minute snack break We share snack and usually eat crackers. I LOVE when parents send in healthy choices  Please let me know first.
We have a 25 minute lunch break from 11:40 – 12:05. Don’t be surprised if your child does not eat as much as he/she does at home. Please send in cold lunch or have your child buy hot lunch. You can put money on your child’s lunch card on-line or send in a check. PLEASE SEND A DRINK!

13. Reading/ Homework:
Monthly Reading Logs
Family Project worksheets

14. Volunteers: contact me if you are interested
Party Planners – Winter Party and Valentine’s Day
Party from 12:05-12:50 – treats at 1:45
Room Parent
A contact person for PTA for events like teacher appreciation and holiday lunches.
PTA Representative
SAC Representative
a parent group that is interested in learning more and helping make decisions about Chipeta. This group meets most months on the first Tuesday from 5-6:30 pm.
Centers – Fridays (almost every week)
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