Post on 14-Dec-2014
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ClyattvilleClyattville ElementaryElementary
Title I EventTitle I Event
Kindergarten Yahoo
Breakfast!
IntroductionParents,
Welcome to ourKindergarten
Yahoo Breakfast!!
• Mrs. Chavarria• Mrs. Bush• Mrs. Nichols• Ms. Haynes• Mrs. Greene
Title 1• Signed Compact• Student agrees too…….• Teacher agrees too…….• Parent agrees too…..• Together we help the child be
successful!!!!
Topics we will discuss:
• Expectations• Attendance• Lunch Number/ Ice cream $• Transportation Changes• First Nine Weeks Standards• Word Lists/ Sight Words• Homework Folders• Rules/Discipline• Journal Writing• GKIDS Report Card
Explained• Questions
Beginning Beginning Expectations:Expectations:
• Write name using a capital letter only at the beginning
• Recognize name and letters in name• Recognize 8 Basic Colors• Recognize 6 Basic Shapes• Count From 1-10• Listen attentively to a story• Recognize some letters of alphabet• Know the difference between a letter and a
number
Attendance• Kindergarten is Important• Days absent are recorded as well
as early check-out/tardies• 3 days to turn in excuse (Dr. notes
when possible)• County office sends home truancy
letters for excessive absences
Lunch • Learn 5 digit lunch number for
Breakfast and Lunch• Ice Cream for Sale .$.75• Rules in Cafeteria(name tags)
Transportation Changes
• Please Notify the teacher in Writing if your child will go home a different way.
• Learn Bus Number• May need Car Number#• Up to Date address and Phone #
Report CardsReport CardsWeekly Academic ReportsDaily Behavior Folder
•Report cards go home every 9 weeks.
•We will send home weekly academic reports.
•Behavior/Homework Folders Daily
•Newsletters
• Fluency –The ability to read quickly and accurately.
• Kindergarten students are asked to read the:• Letters of the Alphabet, Sight Words,
Numbers, and Dot Cards with fluency
Dot Card Examples
•Homework Mon-Thur
•Behavior Reported Daily
•Sign Each Night and Return
•Important Notes
•Word Lists
“3R” Rules1. I can be Respectful.
(smile, be kind, and talk nicely to others)
2. I can be Responsible.(walk in the building, keep hands and feet
to myself, and be a good role model)
3. I can be Ready to Learn.(listen and follow directions, sit quietly,
raise my hand to speak, and always do my BEST)
1st Offense- Warning2nd Offense- Student moves to yellow3rd Offense- Student moves to red4th Offense- send to officeZero Tolerance- child goes directly to the office
Journal Writing in Kindergarten
What is expected in a “Good” Journal?
Beginning of the year:
Copy the Date
First name
Appropriate picture
Attempted words/sentences
What is expected in a “Good” Journal?
Date
First and Last Name
Two Sentences
(Phonetically spelled words)
Punctuation
Appropriate Picture
Capital Letters at beginning
After Christmas:
Phonetically Spelled Words or Invented
SpellingDear Parents,Sumtimz the way werds sound is not the wa
thay luk. Young readers and writers ned to fokus on the mesaj and wil spel wrds uzing the soundz thay her. Az thay becum aware of convenshun spelling you wil begin to see the chanj.
When children create their own spellings for words they do not know how to spell correctly they’re using invented spelling. They use what they know about letters, sounds and spelling patterns to spell the word as well as they can. This is age appropriate for kindergarteners.
Samples of
Student Work:
August
*Picture
*Teacher Dictation
SEPTEMBER
*Letters
SEPTEMBER
*WORDS
OCTOBER
*SENTENCE
December
*More Sentences
April
*Different Types of Sentences
GKIDS= Report Card
Sent end of each 9 weeks• NA=Not Yet Assessed
• ND=Not Demonstrated• EM=Emerging
• PR=Progressing• MS=Meets Standard
• EX=Exceeds• AC=Area of Concern
• DE=Developing• CD=Consistently Demonstrating
Upcoming Upcoming Dates:Dates:
• August 22nd: Popcorn Sale ($1)• Sept 1st: Labor Day, NO SCHOOL• Sept. 9th: Parent Involvement Team
Meeting (PIT) at 3:15• Sept. 11th- Kindergarten 9-11, Memorial
Service @ 10:00am• Sept. 25th: Popcorn Sale• Oct. 8th- End of 9 weeks • Oct. 23rd-24th- Fall Break (Mon &Tue)
Questions?
THANK YOU for Coming!!!!!!
Don’t forget to visit our websites for further information.
http://www.lowndes.k12.ga.us/CES/Class/677-Anna-Bush