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Ms. ThompsonKindergarten

Sunflower Elementary

Mission Statement

The Sunflower Community expects learning through dedication, cooperation and teamwork. We want the foundation we lay to benefit students for life.

Nuts and bolts

Arrival and Dismissal Times

Absence Procedures Communication Snacks Beach Time

Birthdays Specials Schedule Early Dismissal Days Fall Conferences Volunteers

Daily routine• MORNING AFTERNOON• Morning Work Enrichment

Activities• Calendar, Poem, Story Beach Time• Language Arts Snack• Break K-PALS• Math Stations• Social Studies/Science• Centers

• Lunch• Recess

Specials Music PE Art Library

Language Arts

•Letter recognition•Writing letters•Beginning/ending sounds•Using sounds to read/write words•Literature•Vocabulary •Comprehension strategies•Sequencing•Rhyming•Oral language development

Math

•Shapes•Number recognition•Counting •Number patterns•Writing numbers•Calendar•Size relationships•Measurement•Sorting/Classifying•Joining/separating sets•Graphing

Curriculum

Science •Making observations•Five senses•Classification•Animals•Plants•Measurement•Seasons•Weather•Scientific process 

Social Studies

•Self•School •Family•Community•Celebrations•Famous Americans•Getting along with others•Customs of different cultures

Health •Safety•Good habits•Nutrition•Cleanliness•Dental Health

 

Computer/iPad •Care•Terminology•Logging in•Appropriate use•Math and reading skills•Keyboarding

  

Study Skills Listening Following directionsTaking care of suppliesCompleting tasksProper use of materialsResponsibility

Homework Comes home on Monday Return on Friday Great Communication Tool Builds Responsibility

Grading/Evaluation

Assignments Informal Observations Individual Assessments Progress Reports Report Cards

Report cards are posted on Skyward four times during the year. Grades assigned:

S (Satisfactory) N (Needs Improvement)I (Improving)

Expectations for ALL Sunflower students include the “ABC’s of the Sunflower Way.”

A: Active LearningB: Being SafeC: Caring

Positive Behavior = PraisePraise = Cyclone ClicksCyclone Clicks = Privileges & Rewards

SCHOOL-WIDE BEHAVIORPLAN

Discipline

Classroom Expectations:

1. Follow directions the first time they are given.2. Respect other people and their property.

Logical/Natural Consequences

If there is a consistent or severe problem, I will contact you so that we can work together to establish a behavior plan that will best suit your child.

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCESOCTOBER 22nd and 23RD, 2015SIGN UP TODAY!

Sign-up Sheet NOT MANDATORY There are many

ways to be involved in your child’s education

Permission Slips Parent Volunteers

Past Trips:Paul Mesner Puppets

Children’s Museum

Public Library

Deana Rose

Pumpkin Patch

Kaleidoscope

Volunteers Field Trips

Reading Incentive Program Gumball Sheets Begins in October Prizes!!!

"Children are made readers on the laps of their parents."

— Emilie Buchwald

Standardized Testing

DIBELS: The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Learning Skills

--individually administered

--measure of pre-reading and early reading skills

--timed to assess fluency

Portions of the test are administered at 3 separate times during the year:

Fall (August-September)

Winter (December-January)

Spring (April-May)

More Standardized Testing

DIBELS Math--individually administered --measure of basic number sense--timed to assess fluency

Portions of the test are administered at 3 separate times during the year:

Fall (August-September)Winter (December-January)Spring (April-May)

Contact Information:Rebecca Thompson 913-993-5400 (Sunflower)rebeccathompson@smsd.org 913-993-5412 (voice mail)

913-993-5448 (attendance)

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"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go.“

— Dr. Seuss