1. K INDERGARTEN Back to School Night 2015

2. P ERSONAL INFO Ms. Hinton: Room 181 Katherine_Hinton@mcpsmd.org Mrs. Walsh: Room 057 Shayna_L_Walsh@mcpsmd.org Ms. Jackson: Room 047 Chitisha_R_Jackson@mcpsmd.or g Ms. Gordon: Room 045 Leslie_Gordon@mcpsmd.org Ms. Katherine Fitzgerald: Room 016 Katherine_M_Fitzgerald@mcpsm d.org Ms. Thomas: Room 053 Sarah_A_Thomas@mcpsmd.org Mr. Fenton: Room 051 Mark_C_Fenton@mcpsmd.org Ms. Jenks: Room 179 Marissa_L_Jenks@mcpsmd.org Ms. Rivera: Room 175 Julia_M_Rivera@mcpsmd.org

3. H OW TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT SCHOOL Be on time – 9:10 a.m. Be prepared: take home folder, guided reading bag Have a good night’s rest Wear appropriate clothing & have it labeled Check folder and sign behavior chart daily Help with homework every night Read with your child every night

4. S CHEDULE Daily Specials Bring media books back on Thursday. Wear sneakers on Wednesday for P.E. Counselor – rotational schedule (every 3-4 weeks) Recess/lunch

5. R ECESS /L UNCH Wear appropriate clothing Know pin # Appropriate foods (no soda, etc.) Appropriate amount Focus on eating during lunch period Birthday parties: last 10 minutes during lunch: store bought goods Snacks – appropriate, healthy, consider allergies

6. R EADING BLOCK Guided reading daily Differentiated instruction Leveled text: end of year goal: L6 w/ comp. Sight words Literacy centers Sustained silent reading Spelling program – Words Their Way

7. W RITING BLOCK Detailed pictures Real colors Invented spelling Match pictures to words – visa versa Hand writing Verbal pathway – 54 letters including ‘ a ’ and ‘ g ’ Letter identification and sounds Use of sight words, spelled correctly

8. D EVELOPMENTAL S PELLING boati ng marin a

12. M ATH BLOCK Daily guided math groups Differentiated instruction Math Investigations plus Curriculum 2.0 Math centers Weekly assessments Hands on – using manipulatives Less paper-pencil

13. S OCIAL S TUDIES & S CIENCE Embedded throughout entire curriculum Last 30 minutes of each day Extensions through field trips Fall – Spicknall’s Farm Winter – Baltimore Aquarium Spring - National Zoo

14. E VENTS October: Community Helpers Program Fall Harvest Party February Valentine’s Day Party 100 th day of School Celebration June: Kindergarten Celebration

15. V OLUNTEERING Must take the mandatory volunteer training from the front office Classroom parties Chaperones for field trips Available on a first come, first serve basis Usually only 3-5 spaces allotted on bus per class May drive themselves and meet at location

16. R EPORT C ARDS Grading System: P – proficient I – in progress N – not yet Progress reports Sent home every 3 rd week Feedback 2 pieces of work will be sent home every Friday Parent-teacher conferences November

17. H OUSEKEEPING DETAILS Guided reading folder Behavior calendars How to contact teacher? Email, note in take home folder Time sensitive (ie. Dismissal change) please give written note in morning or call office H.W. including daily reading and monthly math BINGO

18. M ATH H OMEWORK F OCUS : D EVELOPMENT OF M ATHEMATICAL F LUENCY IN K INDERGARTEN By the end of the year, students will: Fluently add and subtract within 5 Homework may come in the form of: Games Math problems or tasks Math practice

19. Reading Homework The goal is to read as many books and for longer periods of time.  Read for at least 20 minutes a day  Read text at the independent level  Read text of different genre including:  Fiction (chapter books and picture books)  Informational text  Graphic novels  Magazines Locating books at the independent level: http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/

20. Questions?