+Welcome to Kindergarten!!

Mrs. Hreniuc, Mrs. Dinsmore and

Ms. Williams

+About Mirage…

Dream it. Believe it. Achieve it. Vision Statement:Graduating lifelong learners who will

successfully compete, lead, and positively impact the world.

Mission StatementOur mission is to provide extraordinary educational opportunities to every learner.

Mirage Kindergarten Goal By the end of the school year, 100% of students will demonstrate mastery of AZCCRs Math Standards as evidenced by scoring 90% or higher on the district DVMA!

+What is Kindergarten all about?

Forming a classroom community

Teaching responsibility

Understanding and using Arizona College and Career Readiness Standards (AZCCRs)

Developing a LOVE for Learning!

+AZCCRs for ELA

(Language Arts/Literacy)

BIG IDEAS… •Reading Standards for Literature

•Recognize that print represents spoken language•Hold a book right side up and turn pages in correct direction.•Identify letters of the alphabet, upper and lower case•Demonstrate one-to-one correlation between spoken and printed word•Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds•Ask and answer questions about a story

+AZCCRs for ELA

(Language Arts/Literacy)

BIG IDEAS… • Reading Standards for Literature

• Retell story, including key details about characters and setting

• Determine meaning of words from how they are used in context

• Determine whether a story is realistic or fantasy• Identify title, author and table of contents in a book• Make predictions based on title, cover, illustrations

and text• Actively engage in group reading activities with

purpose and understanding

+Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills

DIBELS

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

+Kindergarten DIBELS

Recommended Benchmark GoalsAugust

Benchmark Goals

December Benchmark

Goals

May Benchmark

Goals

Letter Naming Fluency

29+ 52+ 62+

First Sound Fluency 23+ 52+ Not Administered

Phoneme Segmentation Fluency

Not Administered

51+ 62+

Nonsense Word Fluency Correct Letter SoundsWhole Words Read

Not Administered 34+ 44+

7+

+What can parents do at home? 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

+WOW!! That’s a lot …

How will we accomplish this?

Using Daily 5 Structure/Literacy Centers Read to Self Read to Someone Listen to Reading Word Work Work on Writing Meet with Teacher !

CAFÉ strategies (Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, and Expanding Vocabulary)

District Adopted Curriculum (Reading Street)

+ CAFÉ StrategiesStudents may be working on the same skills, but at

various levels at the same time.

+AZCCRs for Writing

BIG IDEAS…

Writing Standards Use a combination of drawings, dictating

and writing to compose opinion pieces, informative/explanatory text, and/or narrate a single event

Add details and strength to writing, with guidance and support

+AZCCRs for Writing

We will use the following to accomplish these standards…

Write From the Beginning

Journals Sentence structure (complete/incomplete) Word Wall Use/Sight Word Book (sight words within writing) Grammar (punctuation, capitalization, parts of speech)

Cross-Curricular Connections within our Reading Program

+AZCCRs for Speaking and

ListeningBIG IDEAS…

Speaking and Listening Standards Participate in group conversations with diverse topics Confirm understanding of a story or text read aloud Ask and answer questions to get information or seek

help Describe familiar people, places, things and/or events Speak and express thoughts clearly

+AZCCRs for Math

We will use District Adopted Material, Math Centers, and Math Journals to accomplish the following…

Know number names and the count sequence.Count to tell the number of objects.Write numbers 0 to 20.Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from.Work with numbers 11–19 to gain foundations for place value.Describe and compare measurable attributes.Classify objects and count the number of objects in categories.Identify and describe shapes.Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes.

+Mathematical Practices will also be

utilized within these topics.

These practices include:1. Making sense of problems and persevering in solving them.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others

4. Model with mathematics

5. Use appropriate tools strategically

6. Attend to precision

7. Look for and make use of a structure

8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

+Science within the AZCCRs

Explorations will be Inquiry-Based

Science Notebooks will be utilized

Within our Reading Curriculum we will spiral through the following concepts: Domestic farm and zoo animals and life cycles Senses Studies energy (e.g., hot, cold, and sound) Weather and seasons Body parts Classroom, campus and bus safety Man-made object vs. nature

+Social Studies within the

AZCCRsStudents will educate themselves in the areas of :

• Major holidays and festivals

• Human adaptations to climate (e.g., clothing, shelter).

+What Else Will We Be Doing This Year??

iPads, Technology

Music and Art

LibraryComputers

Field Trips

TBD

+Support Your Student and Classroom

Facilitate Responsibility - Hold students accountable for their own work. (Homework/BEE Folders- Bring Everything Everyday )

Return Paperwork promptly

Discuss behavior with students when appropriate – consistency between classroom and home promote accountability

Volunteer!MOST IMPORTANT… HAVE FUN!!! Enjoy this time with your students! You will be amazed at the growth you will witness this school year.

+Kindergarten Website

Please visit for up to date information about of classes!

http://www.dvusd.org/me-hreniuc

*Kindergarten Roundup 2016-17

+QUESTIONS??