2.  Mrs. Scheffler  Mrs. Bautista  Mrs. Armentrout  Mrs. Miller  Mrs. Veen

3.  Reading Streets- Adopted Reading series  Math - Engage New York  STEM- Science, Technology, Engineering, Math

4.  Reading Streets  infuses both science and social studies within fiction and non fiction stories  75 minutes of literacy based centers  incorporate technology with computers, I PADS, Smart Board  include phonics, writing, and reading activities  Daily small group reading instruction

5.  Brief, but powerful, measures of the critical skills that underlie early reading success  K-3 Benchmark assessments are given three times per year  Results are used as indicators for students being on track to learn to read

6. Dibels MeasureAugustDecemberMay First Sound Fluency (FSF) 23 or above52 and aboveNot tested this time Letter Naming Fluency (LNF) 29 and above52 and above62 and above Phoneme Segmentation Fluency (PSF) Not tested at this time 51 and above Nonsense Word Fluency (NWF- CLS) Not tested at this time 34 and above44 and above Nonsense Word Fluency (NWF- WWR) Not tested at this time 7 and above

7.  Quarterly Assessments- Letter Recognition, sounds recognition, decoding words, rhyming, and name writing  Weekly Phonics/Spelling Tests-Begins Nov. Most students have letters and sounds mastered by early December  DRA’s- Level 4/6 by the end of the year.

8.  Play rhyming and segmenting games together  Have your child practice saying the names of lowercase and uppercase letters quickly  Have your child practice saying the sounds of letters quickly  Read, Read, Read!  Be a model and read to your child  Read with your child  Listen to your child read and encourage them to use their reading strategies when they get stuck  Have your child retell what he/she just read  Practice sight word lists sent home by teacher

9.  Initial homework daily  Please leave homework in your plastic bag  Family Times Book  RAZ Accounts  Reading Strategies  Using your reading finger  Taking a picture walk  Story retell  If they get stuck helping with the sounds of the letters, not giving the whole word.  Math homework comes home on Mon. and Thurs. nights but if your child is struggling with a certain skill you may receive homework on other nights as well.

11.  Gate opens at 8:30am.  Dismissal 3:30pm  Blue line is for drop off only.  Bus gate is for bus riders only.  Park in the parking lot if you need to get out of your vehicle at any time.  All visitors must sign into the office to gain access to any other part of the campus.

12. Questions? Please visit our Kindergarten Website. http://dvusd.org/sh-kindergarten