1. Welcome to Back to School Night! Ms. Claybourn Transitional Kindergarten

2. Irvine Unified TK Philosophy In the Irvine Unified School District, we believe the goal of Transitional Kindergarten is to promote a joy of learning in a positive and nurturing environment, which creates critical thinkers, effective oral communicators, and life-long learners. In partnership with parents, we will provide intentional opportunities that meet the emotional, social, physical and academic needs of all learners. A Year of Discovery….

3. TK Curriculum Includes Continuum of Standards CA Preschool Learning Foundations Common Core Standards IUSD TK Standards Social/Emotional Development Language Arts Fine and Gross Motor Development Mathematics Social Studies and Science

4. Children transitioning to TK or Kindergarten should be able to:  Self-regulate (regulate emotions)  Conduct hygiene routines and self-help skills independently  Separate from parent  Initiate conversation& engage in conversational exchanges with peers  Solve problems  Be flexible with change  Be self-directed  Demonstrate empathy  Keep hands to self  Follow adult directions  Play with peers respectfully  Pay attention to non-preferred tasks for 5-10 minutes  Express wants and needs  Have an awareness of others  Be able to write their first name (in any form: i.e. upper/lower case/large print)  Use a functional grasp  Identify some letters, sounds, numbers, shapes and colors  Recite some numbers  Understand a book and its function  Use scissors  Stay safe

5. Development of Speech

7. Thematic Integrated Teaching Common Thematic Units i.e.: All About Me, Fall and Harvest, Heroes Integrated Curriculum Language and Literature Based Play and Activity Centered Language, art, music, science, math Developmentally Appropriate Instruction Active Participation Hands on Instruction

8. Daily Schedule Early Kids 8:00-11:20 Late Kids 9:40-1:00

9. Eastshore Elementary School A few important school rules/procedures: Dress code- No sandals or “Croc type” shoes Students cannot ride bike to school until the 3 rd grade Please park on the street when dropping off/picking up your child. There is NO parking in the school parking lot. Please call the school’s absent line 949-936-5701 if your child will be missing school. Inform us if your child will be late or if you need to pull them out early from school as well.

10. Positive Behavioral Intervention & Supports Transitional Kindergarten Classroom Matrix Activities/ Locations  Expected Behaviors  Entering Room & Getting Started Transitions. Direct Instruction Table Work/Rotations Closing Respect Walk with “Bubbles and Bumpers” When the bell is rung students have to “stop, look, and listen” Hide hands under table Look and Listen to teacher Use “inside” voices Keep hands to self Line up quietly Walk with “Bubbles and Bumpers” Integrity Follow directions Follow directions Give full attention Share and take turns Follow directions Responsibility Hang up backpacks Sit on carpet quietly Clean up work/play area Listen for instructions Use materials correctly Clean up Use materials correctly Clean up Push in chairs Get materials out of cubby Pack up backpacks Line up quietly

11. Daily Routine Opening (Story, Music, etc.) Fine motor skills (cutting, coloring, tweezers, pushpins, etc.) Learning Rotations: Math, Writing, Language, Social Studies, Science Calendar/Sharing Recess/Snack Gross Motor (Pretend play, running, hopping, etc.) Computer and Library will be 1 day weekly Music is bi-weekly

12. Housekeeping Backpacks need to be large enough to hold lunch bag/box, Ziploc bag with change of clothes, a jacket (everything NEEDS to be labeled), and Thursday folder. Thursday Folders – these will come home each Thursday with school flyers, student work, etc. inside. ***Return empty on Friday

13. Snack and Recess We eat healthy snack first and then play after. Please pack a nutritious protein mini lunch, for your child in a simple gallon size zip lock bag. Packaging that is too hard to open is troublesome. Children do not share food and TK does not purchase school lunches Recess varies: free play on the playground, group gross motor skills, fun games

14. Sharing Day Each week there will be a different sharing theme. Your child will have an assigned sharing day each week. Purpose – practice speaking and listening skills You will receive further information soon! Sharing will start the third or fourth week of school.

15. Birthdays Please celebrate your child’s birthday by purchasing the highlighted book from the recommended list going home third week of school. We sing happy birthday and the birthday boy/girl is given a birthday sticker to wear for the day. Please do not bring items other than a book donation. All students will be 5 by the end of November. At this time we will have a “Big 5” class celebration!!

16. Parent Volunteers Please sign up on an interest list before leaving today and indicate your availability. Volunteering will not start until after parent conference week. If you have any specific talents I will learn about them at our conference to know how best to use those talents. You must have a volunteer form filled out and on file in the office in order to volunteer.

17. Classroom Webpage We encourage families to use our webpage as a resource for up-coming events, sharing topics/schedule Visit the Eastshore webpage at http://www.iusd.org/ea/. To go to class webpage, click on “Our Staff” and scroll down to the TK grade level website.

18. Parent Portal This is an IUSD system for parents to up- date/change contact information. This is how you will view your child’s report card each trimester. The e-mail you provide is used by your teacher to communicate with you - Teachers use e-mail as the primary source of communication. If you are not familiar with using the Parent Portal or have not set one-up, please visit the Eastshore webpage at http://www.iusd.org/ea/

19. Thank You….for your attendance tonight!!!