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How to Prepare your Child for success at Metro Charter Elementary
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June 23rd, 2015
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Workshop Objective:
The objective for this workshop is to introduce you to our routines and academic procedures, so that you can best prepare your student for success during the upcoming school year.
Routines
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What routines are in place in your home?
• In the morning?• At meal times? • Chores?• At bedtime?
• Find 4 things in common with your neighbor and 2 differences with your neighbor.
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Transitional Kindergarten Academics
• Emphasis on oral language development. • Hands-on learning through outdoor/indoor
centers. • Letter and sound recognition. • Number recognition.
Kindergarten Academics
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• Letter- and sound fluency.• Reading 20 sight words.• Reading CVC-words (car, sat)• Phonetic writing (2 sentences)• Numbers 0-100.• Addition and subtraction (up to 10)
First Grade Academics
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• Write one paragraph with 5-7 sentences.
• Use transitional words.• Tell time.• Solve word problems.• Addition and subtraction with one and
two digits.
Second Grade Academics
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• one step & two step word problems• telling time by five minutes• Addition and Subtraction with regrouping• Measurement: metric and customary (in. ft. yd.)• summarizing• author's point of view• inference/ drawing conclusions• Reading and comprehending Non fiction text.• 5 sentence paragraph with topic sentence and
conclusion.
Third Grade Academics
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• CAASPP: Ca. Assessment of Student’s Performance and Progress (Beginning of May)
• Computer skills. • Text based evidence.• Able to write multiple paragraph essay• Searching for facts in non-fiction literature. • Multiplication with single and double digits. • Division with single digits.
Fourth Grade Academics
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• CAASPP: Ca. Assessment of Student’s Performance and Progress (Beginning of May)
• Computer skills. • Text based evidence.• Able to write multiple paragraph essay• Searching for facts in non-fiction literature. • Multiplication with double by double digits. • Long division
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• Convey a positive attitude about school.• Make transportation plans clear to the child.• Create a normal routine atmosphere at home the first
few days of school.• Give your child free playtime at home after school.• Uses words, not physical action, to express emotions
such as anger and disappointment
How can I prepare my child for school success?
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How can I prepare my child for school success?
• Understand and follow 2 step directions• Wait and take turns• Help your child cope with the occasional frustrations
and disappointments in school.• Remember that learning to like school and liking to
learn are closely related.• Avoid comparing this child's school experience with
how siblings did when they began at school.• Think of yourself as a coach who supports and
facilitates your child's healthy development in school
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Skills to practice at home• Chores – responsibility & accountability • Bathroom hygiene: Flushing, washing hands
while singing ABC song.• Tying shoe laces• Fastening snaps, buttons, and zippers• Tying jacket around the waist• Opening snack containers/wrappers• Reading 20 minutes daily • Working on a computer
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Skills to practice at home• Draw pictures and have the student tell you a
story about what they drew• Have your child explain how they knew an answer• Have them count how many items you bought at
the groceries.• Scavenger hunts of different shapes• Sort objects by size, shapes, and colors• Cutting with scissors• Tracing lines and basic shapes• Hold a pencil/crayon in a non-fisted grip• Recognizing letters & numbers• States, write, and read their first and last name.
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Materials needed
• Uniform• Lunch box• Snack containers• Backpack (fits 9x12 folder)• School supplies (pencils, erasers,
crayons, color pencils, scissors…)• Check teacher’s supply lists/wish lists.
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Summer Activities • Visit the local library• Go on a picnic. Have the child independently eat
his/her lunch or snack. • Talk about words in your surrounding. • Play number games• Visit the grocery store and let the child help with
(age appropriate) counting. • Read, read, read!!!• Summer writing journal. • Play games and sports.
Online resources
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www.khanacademy.org
www.henryanker.com
www.starfall.com
www.scholastic.com
www.raz-kids.com
www.coolmath-games.com
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