1. Welcome to Creek View Elementary
Ms. Clark

2. Creek View Elementary Kindergarten Presentation August 30, 2016
Curriculum Night 2016
Creek View Elementary
Kindergarten Presentation
August 30, 2016

3. D a i l y S c h e d u l e 7:10 – 7:40 Arrival, Unpack, Morning Work
7:40 - 7: Announcements
7:45 – 8:15 Calendar Math
8:15 – 9:45 Reading/Language Arts
9:45 – 10:05 Recess
10:05 – 10:36 Reading/ELA
10:36- 11:06 Lunch
11:10- 11:50 Math
11:50 – 12:35 M&F-PE, T-Art, W-Music,
Th-Computer, Library, Guidance
12:35 – 1:25 Math
1:25 – 2:15 Science/Social Studies/Health
2:15 – 2:30 pm Dismissal

4. Home/School Communication
Daily Communication Folder- Important!!!
Check for conduct, practice work, notices.
Friday Folders- graded papers are sent every other week. Send graded papers back to school on the following Monday with your child’s Friday Folder. Graded papers are kept on file by Ms. Clark.
Monthly Newsletter
(most preferred method of contact)
Notes - Please place notes in your child’s daily communication folder. Include date, child’s first and last name, teacher’s name, your signature.

5. Volunteer Training
Parents must complete Creek View’s Volunteer Training before helping in the classroom.
Volunteer Training is now available online through Fulton County Schools website.
Each volunteer must also complete a background check and online video before volunteering including reading in the classroom.

6. Communication
Transportation changes - send on the day of the change. (please do not send in advance)
A sick note or an official doctor’s note -must be sent within three days of the student’s absence. It may be sent via .
Homework requests and transportation changes may NOT be sent via . (networks may be down, teachers may be absent, etc.) All written communications should include date, child’s first and last name, teacher’s name, and your signature.

7. Homework
Homework will include:
choosing activities from the Homework Calendar beginning in September.
Reading with your child for at least 10 minutes and reviewing sight words.

8. Grading Policy for Kindergarten
S = 100 – 80
N = 79 – 70
U = 69 – 0

9. Work & Study Skills Social Skills
S– Satisfactory
N– Needs improvement
U– Unsatisfactory

10. Student Progress REPORT CARDS are sent out every nine weeks.
There will also be three Progress Skills Checklists sent home during the school year.

11. Fulton County Kindergarten Curriculum
Math Units: Number Sense, Shapes, Comparing Numbers, Analyzing Data (length, weight, Height, Greater/Lesser, Classifying/Sorting), Adding and Subtracting Language Arts: Grammar Parts, Writing Types and Purposes– Narrative, Opinion, Informational Reading: Identifying Letters and Sounds, Comprehension of Reading Passages, New Sight Words and Vocabulary Speaking and Listening: participate in conversations, follow rules, ask and answer questions, speak audibly and express thoughts and ideas clearly.

12. Fulton County Kindergarten Curriculum
Social Studies: All About Me, Maps and Globes, American Holidays, Our Nation, Needs and Wants
Science: Physical Properties, Motion, Gravity, Day and Night Sky, Rocks and Soil, Living and Nonliving, Animal Parents and Offspring, Plants
Health: Washing Hands, Germs, Bus Safety, Healthful Foods, Exercise

13. Project Based Learning
Kindergarteners will complete two projects this year using the Project Based Learning method.
Our first project is Community Helpers. We will listen to speakers from the community. Your child will choose a community helper to learn about and present to the class. A QR code of your child’s presentation will be created and shared. We will culminate with a Community Helper Dress Up Day. A letter will be sent home in September with more information.
Our next project will be determined second semester.

14. Classroom Rules & Discipline Policy

15. Traffic Light Discipline

16. Fall Conferences
There will be a Fulton County mandated conference in October for all parents. Please allow 15 minutes for the meeting and arrive promptly. You will receive a report of teacher observations and recommendations for your child.
You will be ed a Sign Up Genius link in September to select your conference time.

17. Thank you for coming! Have a good evening.