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Kindergarten Parent Kindergarten Parent Information NightInformation Night
Kindergarten Parent Kindergarten Parent Information NightInformation Night
Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 7:00 p.m.Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Methacton High School Large Group Methacton High School Large Group Instruction Classroom (LGI)Instruction Classroom (LGI)
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Agenda…• Introductions• Eligibility• Kindergarten Registration & Screening• Kindergarten Readiness • Typical Kindergarten Day• Things To Do At Home• Questions
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Panel Members• Mrs. Alison Navarrete (Eagleville Kindergarten
Teacher)– [email protected]
• Mrs. Shannon Broadhead (Worcester Counselor)– [email protected]
• Mrs. Jamie Friedman (Arrowhead Counselor)– [email protected]
• Mrs. Tara Ricci (Principal of Audubon Elementary)– [email protected]
• Dr. Todd Fay (Director of Pupil Services)– [email protected]
• Dr. Diane Barrie (Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment)– [email protected]
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Eligibility
• Five years of age on or before September 1, 2013.
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Kindergarten Registration & Screening
• March 2013 - March 11 & 12 Arrowhead, Mr. Aaron Roberts
Eagleville, Mr. Jason Sorgini Woodland, Dr. Zanthia Reddish
- March 18 & 19 Audubon, Mrs. Tara Ricci Worcester, Mr. Bruce MacGregor
• Registration Information– Go to www.methacton.org– Scroll down to “Announcements” to find the
link to reserve your appointment.
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Kindergarten Screening
•Purpose – to assess students’ basic skills in order to screen for a summer “Jump Start” program
•Provide information to kindergarten teachers regarding students’ skills and understandings
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What Does What Does Kindergarten Kindergarten
Readiness Look Like?Readiness Look Like?
What Does What Does Kindergarten Kindergarten
Readiness Look Like?Readiness Look Like?
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Beginning of Kindergarten
• Identify some letters of the alphabet
• Recognize own name in print• Write own name• Grip a pencil correctly• Use scissors, glue, and paint with
relative ease• Repeat full name, address, and
telephone number
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Beginning of Kindergarten
• Manage bathroom independently• Dress self, zip coat• Follow directions• Clean up after self• Separate from parents easily• Listen without interrupting• Display self-control
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What Skills Will What Skills Will Children Develop in Children Develop in
Kindergarten?Kindergarten?
What Skills Will What Skills Will Children Develop in Children Develop in
Kindergarten?Kindergarten?
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Social and Emotional Skills
• Share with others• Display self-control• Participate in activities• Respect others and their property• Show courtesy and thoughtfulness• Identify and express feelings
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On-Going Work Study Skills
• Listen attentively• Follow directions• Work independently• Work neatly and accurately• Complete tasks• Put away materials and toys
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A Typical A Typical Kindergarten Day…Kindergarten Day…
A Typical A Typical Kindergarten Day…Kindergarten Day…
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Typical Kindergarten Day
• Arrival tasks completed independently (coats, backpacks, folders)
• English Language Arts– Storytown (phonemic awareness,
phonics, letters, sounds, sight words, vocabulary, literature)
– Kid Writing– Guided Reading groups
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Typical Kindergarten Day
• Mathematics– Everyday Math (number sense, patterns,
sorting, graphing, number identification, counting, writing numbers, skip counting)
– Daily routines and EDM games
• Special Area Classes (30 minutes): Art, Music, Library, Physical Education
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Typical Kindergarten Day
• Response to Instruction and Intervention (RtII)– Three tiers (25 minutes, 4 x/week)– Students placed in tiers based on
results of universal screener tests and teacher input
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Typical Kindergarten Day
• Computers– Everyday Math games
• Recess (15 minutes each day)
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What Can We Do What Can We Do at Home?at Home?
What Can We Do What Can We Do at Home?at Home?
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Gross Motor Skills
• Jump from one marked spot to another along a path
• Balance on one foot for a count of 10
• Practice skipping and hopping on one foot
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Gross Motor Skills
• Move in rhythm to music• Climb on playground jungle gyms• Swing• Bounce a ball
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Fine Motor Skills
• Color, trace, copy• Write own first name• Cut on straight, curved, or zigzag
lines• Assemble puzzles
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Fine Motor Skills
• String beads, Cheerios, or pasta on a shoestring
• Move spoonfuls of objects from one bowl to another
• Stack small blocks
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Self-Help Skills
• Encourage the “I Can Do It!” attitude• Practice dressing independently
(zipping coats, putting on mittens, etc.)• Manage bathroom needs independently• Wipe own nose
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Self-Help Skills
• Clean up after self• Separate from parents easily• Ask for help appropriately• Communicate feelings
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Developing a Love of Reading
• Read aloud to your child• Talk to your child about the story• Have reading materials available in
your home http://lpc.mclinc.org/
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• Model reading – read for pleasure in front of your child
• Help your child notice that words are everywhere
• Play oral rhyming games
Developing a Love of Reading
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Having Fun with Numbers
• Have your child count items – to support one-to-one correlation
• Talk about number relationships (“What number comes after three?”)
• Sort and classify items
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• Copy and create patterns• Use math terms (“add, ”subtract,”
etc.)• Use sand and water to explore
volume and capacity relationships
Having Fun with Numbers
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• Grocery store play to explore counting money
• Block building to explore similarity, measurement, symmetry, and relationships
• Talk about “more” and “less”
Having Fun with Numbers
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Getting Ready for the Getting Ready for the First Day of SchoolFirst Day of School
Getting Ready for the Getting Ready for the First Day of SchoolFirst Day of School
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What to Talk About
• What happens in school• The teacher in a friendly way• Making new friends• Separation from home and
acceptance of the situation
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Parent Resources
Go to district website www.methacton.org
• under District Offices, select Curriculum and Instruction
• click on Elementary Curriculum Guides
• click on Kindergarten
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Panel Members• Mrs. Alison Navarrete (Eagleville Kindergarten
Teacher)– [email protected]
• Mrs. Shannon Broadhead (Worcester Counselor)– [email protected]
• Mrs. Jamie Friedman (Arrowhead Counselor)– [email protected]
• Mrs. Tara Ricci (Principal of Audubon Elementary)– [email protected]
• Dr. Todd Fay (Director of Pupil Services)– [email protected]
• Dr. Diane Barrie (Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment)– [email protected]
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Questions?Questions?Questions?Questions?