1. Welcome Parents! Avery Elementary 2015-2016 Curriculum Night
Mrs. Cowart
Kindergarten
Room #229

2. Mrs. Cowart

3. Great Start to the Year!

4. Class Notes Paraprofessional- Ms. Smerjac Our Room mom – Rhonda Lazar
Discipline- love and logic and Power Teaching
Newsletter Bi-Monthly
Homework Calendar
Sight Work Book

5. Power Teaching Expectations
Follow directions quickly.
Raise hand for permission to speak.
Raise hand for permission to leave your area.
Make smart choices!
Treat others how you want to be treated!

6. Class Notes Continued Grade Level Spirit Wear Field Trips
INK- Off Campus in January
Puppet Show in October
Birthday Snacks
Conferences
Classroom Celebrations- Winter and End of the Year
Fun Centers and Activities
Volunteers- MUST COMPLETE TRAINING

7. Class Schedule 7:15-7:50 Morning Work 7:50-8:00 Morning Announcements
8:00-8:45 Guided Reading
8:50-9:35 Specials
9:40-9: Snack
9:50-10: Math Mini Lesson
10:05-10: Guided Math
10:50- 11: Writer’s Workshop
12:03 – 12:33 Lunch/restroom
12:40-1: Recess
1:00-1: Word Work
1:20-1: Shared Reading
1:40-1: DEAR Time
1:50-2: REST (1st 9 weeks)
2:05-2:15 Pack Up- Read A-loud
2:18 Dismissal
*Library will be every week- Fridays 1:15

8. REMIND

9. Website

10. Kindergarten Standards
Common Core Georgia Performance Standards
Report Cards (no progress reports)
GKIDS- Standards Based
Informal Assessment
Benchmark assessments- BAS (Reading Assessment), easyCBM( Math and ELA), SLO ( Math and ELA) and science benchmark

11. Materials and Strategies Used
to Teach
Writers Workshop - Lucy Calkins Units of Study
Science/Social Studies/Health/Thematic Units
Math
Whole Group, Guided Math groups, and Student choice centers
Differentiated per needs
Reading
Guided Reading Groups
Literacy Centers
Leveled Readers
Orton Gillingham

12. How Can You Help at Home? Your child MUST know their ID/Lunch #.
Help your child become independent and responsible.
READ, READ, READ!
Review letter/sounds, sight words, CVC/Simple words, handwriting, number recognition, number writing, number sense.
PRACTICE TYING SHOES!

13. Thank you for coming tonight
Thank you for coming tonight. I know by working together we will make this a great year for your kindergarten students!