1. Curriculum Night Curriculum Night Boston Elementary School Mrs. DeLauder’s and and Mrs. Powell’s Kindergarten Class 2015-2016

4. Language Arts Divided into six units for the year: Connects to Common Core Differentiation built in Small groups and large Independent practice books Parent communication Leveled books Progress monitoring Daily writing activities along with journal writing Reading Street Website: www.pearsonsuccessnet.com You and your child can read the stories again at home using this website and your child’s student number.

5. Math NumbersSortingPosition and Classifying Data,Graphs Probability Working with numbers Geometry two and three dimensional MeasurementSimple AdditionSimple Subtraction Calendar conceptsCountingProblem solving skills

6. Reading Math Science Patriotism Cultures Maps and Globes Holidays Scarcity Communities Rules and Laws ABC Mouse. Com

7.  Physical Properties of Matter  Gravity and Motion  Day and Night Sky  Living and Non-Living Things  Animals  Plants  Rocks and Soils

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9. Important Kindergarten Information COMMUNICATION Providing instruction in a different way to enable students to get the most out of the curriculum. Differentiation  Used during daily centers  Used during other times of instruction

10.  Student number  Boston Blast -menu  Cherokee County Website- menu  Lunch box LUNCHES SNACKS  Morning snack.  Please do not send candy or juice.  Water fountain

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12. An apple for the teacher Is really nothing new. Except when you remember that Parents are teachers too!

13. Communication Folder/ Homework Folder Communication folder is ESSENTIAL! We check the folder every morning for notes from you regarding transportation changes, and or other concerns. I need to receive a note when the transportation procedure changes. Homework folder is ESSENTIAL! Homework packets will be sent home in your child’s homework folder. Please return completed homework packets on Fridays.

14. Attendance Attendance is IMPORTANT! Please try not to schedule vacations so that your child misses school. This could put them behind. If you child is SICK Children should be fever free for 24 hours without medicine before returning to school. We do not want to be passing bad germs around!

15. Car Riders 2:15 p.m. After-School 2:15 Bus Riders Please send a written note about transportation changes Dismissal Day Care 2:15

16. We will encourage each child to take responsibility for their actions and provide a positive learning environment by teaching ways to handle situations that arise. The main focus will be responding to positive behavior. If we have a concern about your child’s behavior and need your support, a note will be sent home. Otherwise, we will handle behaviors in the classroom and work toward the goal of developing students’ abilities to make positive choices with their behavior. Discipline

17. Specials Art Music P.E.

18. FIELD TRIPS Media Center Mrs. Martin is our media specialist. We will check out books every week and leave them in the classroom until the next time we visit the media center. If you would like to have your child bring his/her book home to read, please let me know. Our field trip this year will be announced at a later date.

19. In order to best meet the needs of your kindergarten child, we do not allow younger siblings to attend activities. Thank you for understanding this request.

20. Cupcakes or cookies for your child’s birthday celebration are allowed in the classroom.