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Welcome to LCTA’s 2021 Kindergarten Open House Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy May 12, 2021
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Welcome to LCTA’s 2021 Kindergarten Open House
Lyles-Crouch Traditional AcademyMay 12, 2021
About Our SchoolClick below to watch Welcome Video
360° Inclusion Committee ○ The mission of the committee is to promote inclusion, combat
bias, promote equity, and celebrate diversity within the LCTA community. Our goal is for our diverse network of families to feel welcomed, represented and respected. We spread awareness and inclusion by:
○ Ensuring PTA activities are planned by a diverse group that fully represents all families in LCTA (i.e. Heritage Month activities and cultural awareness events)
○ Educating and spreading awareness to LCTA leaders, staff and families on cultural beliefs, traditions and family structures of our diverse school population
○ Lyles-Crouch PTA was nominated for the 2020-2021 NOVA District PTA Diversity Equity & Inclusion Award (May 16th 2021)
360° Inclusion Committee
○ Holds monthly Heritage Month chats called “Coffee Conversations” based on the current Heritage MonthHighlights the cultures and themes for families to read together to increase awareness of the diverse cultures that make up LCTA
○ Ms. Shannon Powell, LCTA 360 Committee Teacher Liaison works with our librarian, Ms. Knoll, to compile a monthly book list published in eROAR & on PTA website
○ Be a change agent for LCTA at the grassroots level:○Please email
[email protected] to join
360° Inclusion Committee 2020 2021
August PTA Meeting “Welcome Back” January Military/Grandparents/Single ParentAwareness
September Hispanic Heritage Month February Black History Month
October Disability Awareness Month March Women’s Heritage Month
November Native American Heritage Month April International Night Event & African/Caribbean Awareness Month
December Special Needs & IEP Awareness May Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
June Pride Month
The PTA values and appreciates diversity and inclusion, which enriches and strengthens the structure of our society within LCTA, our state and nation
* Calendar Heritage Months & observances have been updated to reflect committee input
What is Core Knowledge?
Core Knowledge is a “traditional”
approach to teaching with a
content-rich curriculum, which
continuously builds background
knowledge in students and
promotes critical thinking skills
and student engagement.
Core Knowledge
Lyles-Crouch has been an official Core Knowledge school since November 2009 and is one of only 10 schools in the country to have attained the status of Distinction from over 1,200 Core Knowledge schools. We are unique in that we are a public school, while most are private or charter schools.
🞂 Lyles-Crouch Traditional AcademySpecial recognition for outstanding content integration
across the subject areas and effective teaching practices.
We need to see the reading comprehension problem for what it primarily is–a knowledge problem. There
is no way around the need for children to gain broad general knowledge in order to gain broad general
proficiency in reading. —E. D. Hirsch, Jr.
The 3 C’s
•Coherent: what children are able to learn at any given
moment depends on what they already know—and,
equally important, that what they know is a function of
previous experience and teaching
•Cumulative: clear outline of content to be learned
grade by grade so that knowledge, language, and skills
build cumulatively from year to year
•Content Specific: Clearly specifies important
knowledge in language arts, history, geography, math,
science, and the fine arts—answering the question,
“What do our students need to know?”
Why Teach Core Knowledge
Core Knowledge provides students with a rich content vocabulary that enables them to comprehend and interpret historical and literary material. It has proven through research to bridge the “knowledge gap.”
What to Expect in Kindergarten
CORE KNOWLEDGEand
Virginia SOL (Standards of Learning)
English Language Arts (ELA)•Poems and Nursery Rhymes
•Aesop Fables
•Familiar Stories
•Sayings
•Letters and Letter Sounds
•High Frequency Words
•Concepts of Print
Math
•Number Sense
•Shapes
•1:1 Correspondence
•Money
•More and Less
•Counting/ Counting On
•Measurement
•Addition and Subtraction
CORE KNOWLEDGE
andVirginia SOL (Standards of Learning)
Science
•Seasons and Weather
•The Human Body: Five Senses
•Taking care of your body
•Magnetism
•Plants and Plant Growth
•Taking Care of the Earth
•Scientists
Social Studies
•World History
•Geography
•American History
•Being a Good Citizen
Social Expression
•Has expressive abilities•Example: I’m feeling sad because…•Expresses basic needs and wants•Curiosity and eagerness to learn
Self-Regulation
•Ability to pay attention and listen for extended periods of time•Control impulses•Follow multi step directions•Solve problems•Cooperate with others•Understands boundaries and rules
Self-Care and Motor Skills
•Use small manipulatives (fork, spoon, pencil, crayon, scissors, etc.)•General coordination•Performs basic self help tasks (buttons and zips clothing, blows nose, washes hands, etc.)
Meet the Student Support Team
Beverly Woolard
School Social WorkerJasmine Wood
School Nurse
Rebecca Marcus
School PsychologistSarah Bustard
School Counselor
School Social Worker
Beverly WoolardSchool Social Worker
● Provide Direct Services to Students
& Families
● Support Improved School
Attendance
● Provide Case Management of
Students with Interagency
Involvement
This looks like:
● Overseeing and enforcing the
attendance policy
● Providing crisis intervention and
counseling
● Supporting families that may be
experiencing homelessness
School PsychologistConsultation
•Collaborate with parents, teachers, and administrators to find effective solutions to learning and behavior problems.
Evaluation
•Evaluate to determine student eligibility for special education services
•Assess academic skills, aptitude for learning and social-emotional functioning
Intervention
•Provide counseling to help resolve interpersonal or family problems that interfere with school performance.Dr. Rebecca Marcus
School [email protected]
School Counselor
Sarah BustardSchool Counselor
- SEAL (Social Emotional
Academic Learning) Classroom
lessons twice per month
- Small group counseling “lunch
bunches”
- Short-term individual
counseling services
- RULER Implementation team
member
- Positive Behavior Interventions
and Supports Co-Coach
- 504 Coordinator
- Talented and Gifted Designee
School Nurse
Jasmine Wood, RN, M.Ed., BSN, NCSNSchool Nurse
O Physical Examination Requirements for School Entry
O Immunization Requirements
O Food Allergy Guidelines
O Medication Administration Procedures
O Communicating with the School Nurse
Physical Examination Requirements
O Virginia School Physical Form can be found at this link:O https://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/health_medical/s
chool_entrance_form/school_entrance_form.pdf
O Completed within 12 months of first day of kindergartenO School starts on 8/24/2021, so date of physical cannot be before
8/24/2020
O Includes the following:O Comprehensive Health AssessmentO TB Risk Assessment or TB Skin TestO Developmental Screenings (including hearing /vision)O Overall health status, specific restrictions, medical conditions, and/or food
allergies.
Immunization RequirementsO Virginia requirements for immunizations can be
found at this link: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/immunization/requirements/
O DPT (Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus)O MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)O IPV/OPV (Polio)O Varicella O Hepatitis BO Hepatits A (*new* required as of July 2021)
O Medical and/or Religious Exemptions require documentation.
Food Allergies Please notify the school nurse if your child is allergic to any foods. The cafeteria staff will be notified of any child with a food allergy, and they will be flagged in the computer, for those eating breakfast or lunch at school. All teachers are notified if they have students with food allergies in their classrooms, and all teachers are trained in how to recognize anaphylaxis as well as how to administer an epi-pen in the case of an emergency or field trip.
Medications in SchoolMedications that your child may need to take should be given at home if at all possible. However, there are times when medication may need to be given in school. The following guidelines apply for those medications given at school:
All medications are kept in the nurse’s office. Students at the elementary level are not allowed to carry medications, including cough drops, with them during the day. All medications must be delivered to the school nurse by the parent or guardian. All medications (including over the counter medication) must have a signed physician authorization form before medication can be given by the nurse.
Medication Forms
O General Medications O Asthma Action Plan O Food Allergy Action Plan O Seizure Action Plan
O All medication forms can be found at this link: https://www.acps.k12.va.us/medicalforms
Communicating with your School Nurse
When a student visits the school clinic, the student should have a nurse pass. The nurse pass is to ensure safety of the student, as well as to be used as a communication tool between teachers, parents, and the school nurse. A copy of the nurse pass will come home with your student if they have been seen by the school nurse. If warranted (head injury, facial injury, or other serious injury) you may receive a personal phone call from the school nurse.
Enrollment for the 2021-22 school year has begun!
O Registration Hours are every Monday 8am to 2:30pm and Tuesday-Friday 9am to 1pm.
O Children turning 5 years old by September 30, 2021 are eligible to begin kindergarten in the 2021-22 school year.
Complete the online enrollment form on the ACPS website at: www.acps.k12.va.us/enroll.O Visit our school to complete in-person verification of documents. You MUST bring all
required documents with you:O Child’s original or certified birth certificateO Parent/legal guardian’s photo identificationO Custody documents, if applicableO Official school records from another school system or country, if applicable and available.O Medical information that includes immunization records as well as a physical examination
and a tuberculosis screening done within the 12 months prior to starting school.O Proof of City of Alexandria residency:
O Mortgage, Deed, or LeaseO Two supporting documents: Utility Bills, Personal Property Tax Bill or Receipt, Personal
Property Tax Bill or ReceiptO For any additional questions please call Ms. Janel Gross, registrar at 703-706-4430
or email: [email protected].
Questions???
School Specific: [email protected]
Medical: [email protected]
Student Support: [email protected]
PTA: [email protected]
Registration Questions: [email protected]
