1. Welcome to Kindergarten Open House!!! Please sign in!

2. Introduction A Little Bit About Me! Family Background Education
Graduated from TASD in 2001
Bachelor’s Degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Master’s Degree from California University of Pennsylvania
Reading Specialist Certification
Teaching Experience
1 year in second grade – (Savannah, Georgia)
1 year in fifth grade – (Columbus, Georgia)
11 years in Kindergarten – (Washington, PA)

3. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Journeys
Units
Focus Walls:
Comprehension Skills and Strategies
Fluency Strategies
High frequency words (88)
Sight Word Folder
Letter Names and Sounds
Phonemic Awareness Skills
Vocabulary Strategies
Grammar
Decodable Books
Literacy Links

4. High Frequency Words I like the and see we a to come me with my you
what
are
now is
how
find
this
will be go
for
make
play
said
good
she
all he no do
down
have
help
look
out
off
take of so
many
where
from
came
but on
into
that
your
who
here
they
soon up
them
give
say
new
was
then
ate
could
over
her
when
some
away
must by
there
went
only
little
just
one
every
ask
walk
very
their
saw
put
our
day
too
show

5. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Journeys Assessment
Emerging Literacy Survey
Given 3 times throughout the year
Assesses a wide range of early literacy skills
1:1
Progress Monitoring
Given every 2 weeks
Assess weekly skills
Benchmark/Unit Tests
Given at the end of Units
Assesses all skills taught throughout the unit
Whole group
Running Records
Assesses reading ability

6. Literacy Links
This is the common alphabet we refer to most often during reading and writing instruction.
The 5 vowels (a, e, i, o, and u) are red. Vowels make a long and short sound. We only focus on the short sounds in Kindergarten.
C and G are yellow. They make a hard and a soft sound.
The remaining consonants are green. They make one sound.

8. Oral Retell
At the end of the school year, students will be read a piece of text.
They will be expected to orally retell the story, making sure to include the following:
Characters
Setting
Problem
Solution
Sequential Details

9. Daily 5
This is an independent practice time while the teacher meets with small groups.
Read to Self
Read to Someone
Listen to Reading
Work with Words
Work on Writing

10. Writing Writer’s Workshop Minilesson Try it out! Sharing
Procedure Check
Writing Prompts
Writing Rubrics
We encourage invented spelling
or Kid Writing in Kindergarten!

11. Math Expressions Unit 1: Understanding Numbers 1-10
Unit 2: 5 Groups in Numbers 6-10
Unit 3: Teen Numbers as Tens and Ones
Unit 4: Partners, Problem Drawings, and Tens
Unit 5 – Consolidation of Concepts

12. Math Assessments: Formative Assessments Given daily
Assesses daily objectives
Unit Tests
Given at the end of each unit
Assesses Unit objectives
Whole Group
Performance Tasks
Given at the end of units
Assesses the application of the big ideas taught in each Unit

13. M.A.T.H.
This is an independent practice time while the teacher meets with small groups.
Math with the teacher
At Your Seat
Technology
Hands-on

14. Report Card Standards based Parent/Teacher Conferences
District-wide Conference Day – Monday, November 5th, 2018
Please sign up today.
Other conferences can be made by appointment.

15. What is a standards-based progress report?
A report that shows a student’s progress toward learning goals that are aligned with Pennsylvania Common Core Standards.
Communicates more precise information regarding students’ current knowledge and skills to parents and other teachers .

16. What is the difference?
Letter grades do not tell parents which skills their children have mastered or whether they are working at grade level.
A Standards-Based Progress Report gives parents a better understanding of their child’s strengths and weaknesses and encourage all students to do their best.

17. What is the Assessment Scale?
+ Has Met the Standard
/ Working Towards the Standard
# Limited progress Towards the Standard
- Lacks progress Toward Standard

18. What should I expect as a parent?
Learning is a process that develops and strengthens over time
At the beginning of the year, it is common to see more # and / marks because the skills are being introduced.
By the end of the year, students should be receiving more + marks to show they have mastered skills and are target for their grade level.

19. Behavior Management Behavior Plan Teamology Tokens / Rewards
Positive Behavior Plan
6 Characters
Positive Attributes
Are you in the house?
Tokens / Rewards

20. Snack Please send one healthy snack with your child every day!
Crackers
Fruit
Veggies
Granola Bars

21. Specials Monday - Art Tuesday – Technology Wednesday – Music
Thursday – Physical Education
Friday – Library

22. Thank you for coming! Please feel free to contact me:
(724) – 222 – 4730 ext. 1101
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