Mrs. Hoell’s KindergartenClark Elementary

I am so excited to be your child’s teacher this year!

•Bachelors in Elementary Education, Special Education from Boise State University•This will be my 8th year teaching but my first here at Clark Elementary•Live in Issaquah with my husband Chris and two children Megan (5) and Logan (22 Mo). I am originally from Minnesota •My goal is to get to know each of my students and their individual needs•I enjoy going to sporting events with my family, music, and crafts/scrapbooking

Meet Mrs.Hoell

8:30 – 8:45 Student Arrival & Greeting8:45-9:15 Morning Meeting/Calendar Math Library Checkout (F) Fagundes

9:15-9:45 Music (M/W) Watkins PE (T/Th) Jackson Morning Meeting (Friday)

9:45 – 10:40 Reader’s Workshop

10:40 – 11:20 Recess/Lunch

11:20-11:45 Round 2 of Reader’s Workshop

11:45 – 12:00 Handwriting

12:00 – 12:30 Writer’s Workshop

12:30 – 12:50 Recess

12:50 – 1:00 Snack/Read Aloud

1:00 – 2:00 Math Workshop

2:00 – 2:30 Science/Social Studies/Health/Art

2:30 – 2:50 Daily Review/Prepare for Dismissal

2:55 DismissalOur schedule may need to be flexible at times, so if there is something dependent on timing, please contact me and I can let you know of any changes for a specific day.

Schedule

•Universal pin numbers are given and will be used all throughout their time in ISD•Practice pin at home.•Students choose their lunch every morning on the ActivBoard. •Lunch time is short so encourage your child to focus on eating the entire time.•Help them to learn to open all items in their lunch on their own.• Peanut free snacks please

Lunch Reminders

•Students wait outside in line on the playground for the bell to ring.•Children must go through the office if tardy.•Call or email the attendance line if your child is sick.•Kindergarten students will be escorted to their correct bus line or to after school care•If you are picking your child up from school please meet us under the covered area by the front entrance.•We encourage you not to pick your child up from school before dismissal, but if it is necessary, you must sign them out in the office first and they will call our room for them•Please let me know well in advance if there will be a dismissal change. Call the office if it is last minute.

Arrival and Dismissal

• Routines are important and school routines take a while to develop

• Read to your child: Book Bags starting in October

• Be sure to check in with your child each day. *Check their folder every day

(sometimes it will be empty)• Snack time: 5 Minutes MTRF, brought

from home• Shoe Tying! Make it a goal for this year

Quick Thoughts

• Whole Body ListeningEyes LookingEars ListeningMouth Quiet

Body Turned to SpeakerHands and Feet to Self

Heart CaringBrain Thinking

• School RulesBe Safe, Kind, Productive

Classroom Expectations

Lots of Positive Reinforcement!• Shark Smiles, Secret Walker, Shark of the Week, Whole Group

Incentives, Popcorn Tickets, Building a Classroom Community

Consistent Routines• Clear expectations for procedures, discussed and practiced

Problem Solving• Kelso’s Choices

Apologies/Take a Break • Love and Logic, Responsive Classroom

A Step Further?• Think Sheet, Recess, Office Referral

**Reason?? – Contact me!

Behavior Management

We have Different Expectations!• Appropriate behaviors at home might be different from appropriate

behaviors at schoolExample: When something is needed… raise hand vs. excuse me I

need something

Ways you can help with school behaviors• Stop, Look and Listen when someone is talking to you• Designated Learning Time vs. Designated Play Time

(I believe they are both so important!)• Consistent and appropriate rewards/consequences

• Follow a routine or schedule on school nights as much as possible• Help your child be as independent as possible by working with

them on learning to tie shoes, put on and zip up their own coats, and opening their own snacks and lunch items

At Home vs. At School

Reader’s Workshop Model:• Mini Lesson (5 to 10 Minutes) • Small, Flexible Guided Reading Groups• One on One Conferring• Repeats two or three times [per day]

Daily 5- Small Group StructureRead To Self Word WorkRead To Someone Listen to Reading/RetellingWork on Writing Work with Mrs. Hoell

Making Meaning:• Comprehension

Fountas & Pinnell Phonics: Letters, Words and How They Work• Phonological/Phonemic Awareness• Letter Knowledge, Letter/Sound Relationships• Vocabulary and Word Structure

Sight Words

Reading

Lucy Calkins’ Units of Study

• Mini Lesson to Independent Work• Small Groups and Conferring

• Narrative, Informational and Opinion Units • Focus on doing best “Kindergarten Spelling”

allows child to learn to write by sound and thereby also helps them learn to read.

• Please do not insist your child has everything spelled correctly!

(Best Approximations: Like learning to Talk)

Handwriting Without Tears• Address all styles of learning

Writing

Everyday Mathematics• Calendar Routine• Hands-on lessons

• “Home Link” Homework• Everyday Mathematics

Math Workshop• Modeled after reading Daily 5 structure

• Allows for small group work and individual and group practice of skills

*New Curriculum Adoption Currently Underway*

Mathematics

Science: A Closer Look• Life Science- Plant and Animal Parts

• Earth and Space-Rocks• Physical Science- Matter ( Solid, Liquid, Gas)

Social Studies Topics• I work and Play well with others

• I am different• I change

Health: Learning Through Story• Healthy Foods/Nutrition

• Healthy Habits (Hand washing)• Reducing Risks and Living Safely

• Health and Safety Workers• Emergencies

Science, Social Studies, Health

•Complete volunteer paperwork and training online in order to volunteer in the classroom•Allow 2-3 weeks for processing.•Must be updated annually•Still looking for 1 or 2 Room Parents (Organize Parties, Recruit Helpers, PTA Liason) and 1 or 2 Library Volunteers (Help with book checkout and return, re-shelve books)•Opportunities to volunteer from home: cutting, organizing, stapling, folding or putting packets together.•Sign up sheet in back: No Obligation!•If you have any special talents or knowledge you would like to share with the class please let me know

Volunteers

RAZ Kids• Logins Available Tonight

IXL• Logins Available Soon

Book Bags• Starting soon

Classroom MessengerAllows for quicker communication with me!

Receive Messages via text, email or Push Notifications*There is an App for that! (Not Required)

At Home Practice

Contact MeAmy Hoell

Kindergarten TeacherPhone: (425)837-6263

Email: hoella@Issaquah.wednet.edu

Our Class Connect Site: http

://connect.issaquah.wednet.edu/elementary/clark/staff/hoella/default.aspxScan the QR Code using any QR code reader

If you don’t have one, I like to use the free app i-nigma