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Welcome!1. Find your child’s

seat and pin their nametag on them. Students may color while they wait to start. : )

2. Please fill out the informational papers on the left side of the folder and place on appropriate pile. (on back table)

• Personal information sheet

and emergency information form

• Photo Video Release form

• Technology agreement

• Newsletter form• Discipline form

• Email Sign-up sheet (on back table)

• Parent Conference sign up (back table)

Optional• Cooking Donation

K Café sheet • Volunteer sign up

sheet (on back table)

• Free/reduced lunch forms see Mrs. Baker in the

office.

About Mrs. Perowski 9th year teaching Kindergarten (12th year teaching) Masters in Curriculum and Instruction 2 Children - Jenna 15 and Erik 5 Live in Greensburg; originally from Mt. Pleasant Area Love to have fun and travel -Especially to Florida to

visit Jenna and go to Disney World!

By the end of this presentation I hope to…

•Give you lots of information without overwhelming you •Show you a typical day•Review schedules•Provide you with resources•Answer any of your questions•Ask for your help

Post-it Note

On your folder is a star-shaped post-it note. Please write a short message to your child that we will read to them on the first day of school (Wednesday). This often helps the kids feel special and enjoy hearing the little

note from you. You can place it on their nametags on the desk.

Thanks!!

9:05-9:25 a.m. Arrive/Homeroom 9:25-10:30 a.m. Calendar/Math 10:30-11:15 a.m. Whole Group reading 11:15-11:50 a.m. Writer’s Workshop 11:55-12:25 p.m. Lunch 12:30-1:20 p.m. Centers / Small group reading 1:20-1:40 p.m. Rest time 1:45-2:25 p.m. Specials 2:30-2:45 p.m. Snack / Pack up 2:45-3:10 p.m. Theme-Science/Social Studies 3:15-3:45 p.m. Recess 3:45 Dismissal Preparations

Our classroom schedule

Arrival/dismissal info

See list online for information about bus stops and arrival and

drop-off times!

Dismissal Changes

Please send a note for any early dismissals or changes in pick-ups. The notes will be sent to the office so your child can obtain a pass.

Excuses for absences need to be in to the school within three days of returning.

Even if you email, send a paper copy for the office.

Lanyards• Name, bus numbers, bus stop

name, and lunch number• Wear for 2 weeks

• Will hand in at the end of the 2 weeks

•Must send back each day!•Pin other blue card on backpack for

extra precaution!

Greet their friends and teacher Hang up their coats and book bags Take out their folders and place them in

their chair pockets. Sit at their table to get ready for the day or

complete morning work.

When children come in they are asked to:

During our calendar time we will practice many math concepts such as place value, patterns, and numeracy. We will also discuss other topics like the weather and our upcoming day.

Our math program is GoMath which focuses heavily on number sense in Kindergarten.

We will also learn about geometry, graphing, sorting, addition, and subtraction.

Math homework will be given once every unit.

Calendar / Math

ThinkCentral is an EXCELLENT online resource, part of our StoryTown reading series, Go Math! Series, and Science Fusion program.

To access everything on ThinkCentral go to:◦ www-k6.thinkcentral.com

Click on Reading and Language Arts, Mathematics, or Science

Fusion. Then choose our state (PA), school district (Greater Latrobe), and school name (Mt. View Elementary).

Your child's username is: The LAST two numbers of their gradation year then the FIRST four letters of his/her last name and the FIRST four letters of his/her first name.◦ For example, if your child's name is Michael Smith, his

username would be: 27smitmich The password is the lowercase letter g then an uppercase

letter L followed by your child's six-digit lunch number, also known as his or her six-digit ID number. For example: gL123456

Then, click on Log In, and enjoy this fabulous resource!

Think Central

http://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/

9:05-9:25 a.m. Arrive/Homeroom 9:25-10:30 a.m. Calendar/Math 10:30-11:15 a.m. Whole Group L. Arts 11:15-11:50 a.m. Writer’s Workshop 11:55-12:25 p.m. Lunch 12:30-1:20 p.m. Centers / Small group reading 1:20-1:40 p.m. Rest time 1:45-2:25 p.m. Specials 2:30-2:45 p.m. Snack / Pack up 2:45-3:10 p.m. Theme-Science/Social Studies 3:15-3:45 p.m. Recess 3:45 Dismissal Preparations


Our Language Arts program is called StoryTown.

Consists of thematic units and weekly lessons containing five days of instruction.

Each day we will practice phonological awareness, phonics, high frequency words, decoding, comprehension, and robust vocabulary.

Our students also practice handwriting during this time using the Peterson Handwriting method.

Language Arts

We use an approach called KidWriting that focuses on invented or phonetic spelling. ◦ This lets the students be successful in writing without

constantly worrying about how to spell a word. It also reinforces the alphabetic principle and lets students work at their level.

During this time we use shared writing to model the process of writing both stories and informational pieces.

*If you brought your child’s writing binder with you please leave it on your child’s seat when you leave. Thanks!

Writer’s Workshop

Lunch

Numbers are on the orange paper. Please work on them as much as possible! Kids should

know them by October.

Lunch info:• Hot lunch line (different every day – check

menu)

• Grab ‘n Go line (same every day – menu will say what items are in the line)

• Grab ‘n Go Salad line (salad & soup, pizza lunchable or breakfast-in-a-bag)

*

Money can be put in online or by giving a check to me (in a sealed envelope with your child’s name and lunch #)

During this time the students will work independently or cooperatively in centers throughout the room.

While the students are working, the teacher will meet with a small group of students to instruct reading skills at their level.

Centers / Small group reading

Rest time

Please make sure all towels / blankets are labeled. We will store your child’s towel in their

cubby, so please do not send anything bigger (or much thicker) than a beach towel.

Towels will come home periodically in the backpack to be replaced or washed. Please no

pillows, stuffed animals etc. We have no room to store these things.

Day 1 – Art – Mr. Bolby Day 2 – Music – Mr. Milchick Day 3 – Gym – Ms. Argenta Day 4 – Library – Mrs. Cottom Day 5 – Music – Mr. Milchick Day 6 – Gym – Ms. Argenta

Our Encore class schedule

Snack - allergies

We will have a snack calendar and each student will be asked to bring in enough snacks for 22 children on their day. Good snack choices: fresh fruit, veggies, string cheese, fruit snacks, goldfish, etc.

Water bottles are allowed – please label! Must be filled at home.

If your child has an allergy and you would like to send individual snacks for him/her, please feel free! Send in a bag labeled with his/her name.

We will celebrate your child’s birthday here at school. Your child will be assigned snack for the day we celebrate their birthday.

Weekend and summer birthdays will be listed in parenthesis on our birthday chart.

If you need a freezer or refrigerator for your special snack please contact me in advance.

All snack can be sent in with your child or dropped off in the office their morning of their snack day.

Birthdays

Our science program is Science Fusion by Harcourt publishers. It will consist of thematic units which will align with our units in language arts for cross-curricular connections.

Will be both hands-on and content oriented. We will also be visiting our new STEM lab! In Social Studies we will learn about

ourselves and others, our community, special days and times of the year.

Science / Social Studies

We will have both indoor and outdoor recess. As the weather changes please send your child with appropriate attire because we will go outside as much as possible.

For safety, students are not permitted to wear flips flops to school. Comfortable shoes and clothes to play in are encouraged!

Recess

Folders •You can send any notes, lunch money, or anything being returned to school in the folder, I check them daily.

•Monthly calendars

Discipline

See discipline policy; sign & return. A daily

behavior chart will come home in your child’s

folder to let you know how their day was. I also

use positive behavior rewards.

We will email or send home a weekly newsletter on Friday of each week. The newsletter will contain information about what we are learning and doing in Kindergarten.

Please be sure to read carefully for upcoming dates and reminders.

Weekly Newsletter

Homework

• We will have several homework projects throughout the year. Often these are family projects to complete with your child.

• Homework practice will be sent home weekly for reading and once every unit for math. This practice is optional, however if the students complete it and bring it back in they get a small reward.

• Creating a strong home and school connection is essential for student success!

Look for a poster packet to be sent home

Return completed Star of the Week poster on Monday of their week.

Please do not change the size of the poster!

Star of week

Show and tell

Watch the newsletter for show & tell days!

Book orders

Can be ordered online or through the paper order form. See attached

online directions! Helps get new books for our classroom!! Our

classroom activation code is FB828!

Consent to photograph

Please sign and return!

VolunteersV.I.P. Helpers are through the PTO. These are SO important to us! If

you can come in and help we really appreciate it! If you can help from home, please let me

know! The sign up sheet is on the back table. You must have

clearances to volunteer for any event or activity.

Please be sure to send in: a 1 inch binder with a clear pocket in the front. beach towel for rest time. paint shirt (an old oversized t-shirt or button

down shirt will work) water bottle filled each day from home a backpack large enough to fit a folder a change of clothes if you chose snack on your child’s day Please label everything you send in!

(Coat, backpack, etc.)

Supplies

Donations

Thank you for your help supplying needs for our

classroom!

Cooking

Sign and return if you are interested in

helping!

Email list and Parent Teacher Conference Sign ups

I mostly communicate things through email or a phone call. I will also use the Remind 101 app to send reminder text messages for upcoming activities. Just download the free app and use our class code on the handout in your folder.

Please list your preferred email on the sign up sheet on the back table. Don’t forget to sign up for a parent teacher conference as well!

Let’s have a great year! Make sure to remember a t-shirt for your child!! Also the PTO has folders for you on the way out.

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