Curriculum Night 2019 – 2020

Kindergarten Team Discovery Elementary

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Meet the team

Liz Scott-Winkler

Jen Yamamoto

Kathy Madden

Tara Goodrich

Shoshana Rosen

Classroom Business •  Table with information in the back •  Field Trip – permission slips for Thursday, October 17th,

Pumpkin Patch field trip (Woodland Park Zoo in late March) •  We need 4 chaperones per class •  Permission slips at the back table

•  Newsletters •  See handbooks for specific details for classes

•  Headphones •  Please send in headphones (no earbuds) with an

earphone jack

Classroom Business (Cont.) •  Folder

•  Please check your child’s folder each day and bring it back to school everyday

•  Snack •  Healthy snacks

•  Water bottle •  Please provide a water bottle LABELED WITH YOUR CHILD’S

NAME •  Clothing

•  Please provide appropriate clothing •  No open-toed shoes

-  Classrooms, School, Field Trips -  October start -  Need to be cleared through the district -  If interested, please fill out paperwork on the tables

Volunteers

•  If your child is ill, please keep them at home •  They cannot come back to school unless

•  No fever for 24 hours •  No vomiting •  No diarrhea

Illness Policy

How to have your child not lose their stuff J

please put your child’s first and last name on every jacket, lunchbox and drink bottle!

Lost and Found located on the stage! 5th grade leaders will also deliver any

item if there is a name!

-  Look for a letter to come home in late October regarding testing

-  Testing in November

•  Done 3 times a year (December 2nd, March 16th , June 18th)

•  Sent via Skyward (not sent home)

Highly Capable Info

Report Card Info

•  Comprehensive curriculum written by teachers and mathematicians •  Meets state math standards •  Connects math to real world •  More than memorization •  Can be customized for student needs •  6 modules – starts slow and builds fast

•  For more information, please see https://greatminds.org

Math

District Curriculum: Eureka Math

•  Numbers 1-10 •  2 Dimensional and 3 Dimensional shapes •  Comparison with length, weight, capacity, and numbers to 10 •  Number pairs, addition and subtraction to 10 •  Numbers 10-20 and counting to 100 •  Analyzing, comparing, and composing shapes •  Math tips for parents handouts at back table

Math

District Curriculum: Eureka Math

•  Balanced Literacy Model •  Whole class lessons, small group lessons,

individual book boxes and conferences •  Fountas and Pinnell

•  Reading Levels (A-Z) •  Tests in Winter and Spring •  Comprehensive reading assessment

•  Accuracy, comprehension, and fluency

Reading District Curriculum: Fountas & Pinnell, Making Meaning

•  Making Meaning (Comprehension) •  Learn a variety of strategies to be a successful reader (inferring,

wondering, decode words, predictions, retell, making connections, etc.) •  Listening skills •  Shared Reading

•  Reading Workshop Components •  Read to self •  Read to someone •  Listen to reading •  Guided reading small group •  Word work

Reading District Curriculum: Fountas & Pinnell, Making Meaning

Homework

Expectations •  Nightly reading: 15-20 minutes (They read, you read, or both read)

•  research has proven it’s most beneficial •  Once or twice a month you will have a family homework project (more

during the beginning of the year, holidays and science units)

✘  Handwriting Without Tears •  Pencil grip •  Top à down •  Upper and lowercase letters

Handwriting District Curriculum: Handwriting Without Tears

Writing

District Curriculum – Units of Study by Lucy Calkins •  Launching Writer’s Workshop – Unit 1

•  Setting the room and year for writing •  Using mentor text for inspiration

•  Narrative Writing– Unit 2 •  Writing process

•  Informational: How-To Books – Unit 3 •  Step by step •  Teaching others

•  Opinion/Persuasive Writing of All Kinds – Unit 4 •  Exploring persuasive writing of all kinds •  Sending our words out into the world

-  Shared writing -  Interactive writing -  Guided writing -  Independent writing

-  PBSES – Positive Behavior Social Emotional Support -  School Coach – Teal Morse (morset@issaquah.wednet.edu)

✘  Beliefs/Positive Management: •  Teach children to be respectful and responsible by:

•  Holding them accountable for misbehavior (in a kind and loving way) •  Using Logical Consequences for misbehavior •  Supporting student independence, decision-making skills and awareness of

needs and rights of other (especially others in our classroom)

Behavior management

1. Be Safe 2. Be Kind 3. Be Responsible

✘  Self-Identity ✘  Friendship & Social ✘  Classroom & School Rules

Social studies Cooperation and Respecting Differences

•  Life Science – plant and animal parts, living/non-living

•  Earth Science – rocks, soil, and weather

•  Physical Science – exploring matter, teaching engineering solution and design

•  Science To Go Lessons

•  Personal hygiene •  Healthy habits •  Emergencies •  Understanding stress •  5 senses •  Sleep •  Nutrition

Science health

Food to fuel a growing brain and body School is a long day…………….especially for young children.

Not enough nutrition can give your child: •  Low Energy •  Trouble focusing •  Difficulties with getting along with others.

TIPS for a HEALTHY DAY: •  Have your child eat a nutritive-rich breakfast. •  Send in healthy, protein-rich snacks. •  Pack them a healthy lunch and encourage them to finish eating it at snack or when they get home. •  Have them drink water at lunch and during the school day. •  Talk to your teacher if you are concerned about your child not eating at school.

Sleep and School-aged Children (6-13 years) [https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/children-and-sleep]

✘  According to the Sleep Foundation and pediatricians, children aged six to 13 need 9-11 hours of sleep.

✘  Sleep problems are prevalent at this age. Poor or inadequate sleep can lead to mood swings and behavioral problems. Get in a good habit now, while they are young.

Sleep Tips for Young Children:

✘  Parents decide the bedtime-not kids. Many children go to bed by 8pm. ✘  Keep all screens out of the bedroom and limit screens to 1 hour a day. ✘  Avoid caffeine and sugary snacks. ✘  Read out loud together before bed! This is a great way to talk their day. Even when your child can read, read a book to them. If you speak another language, read in that one too.

School Counselor - Denise Darnell (darnelld@issaquah.wednet.edu) •  Builds positive social, emotional, and behavior skills •  Self-management •  Relationship skills •  Responsible decision making •  Self-awareness •  Social awareness

Second Step Curriculum

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K-5 Social Emotional Learning Curriculum

Second Step

Builds Positive Social, Emotional and Behavior Skills

+ Self management +Self Awareness + Relationship Skills +Social Awareness +Responsible Decision Making

SocialEmotionalLearningCurriculum

Unit 1: Skills for Learning •  Listening • Focusing attention •Using self-talk •Being assertive

Unit 2: Empathy •  Identifying one's own and others' feelings •Taking others' perspectives

•  Showing care and concern for others

Unit 3: Emotion Management •  Understanding strong feelings •Identifying and managing strong feelings

•  Calming down strong feelings

Unit 4: Friendship Skills and Problem Solving •  Making and keeping friends •Calming down and using Problem-Solving Steps

K – 3rd Grade Units

Online Family Resources www.secondstep.org

✘ SSPK FAMI LY70 = Kindergarten

✘ Log in at www.secondstep.org and enter this code to have access to family resources such as Second Step posters, book suggestions, lesson review, etc.

Teal Morse (Ms. Morse) Positive Behavior Social Emotional Support Coach e: morset@issaquah.wednet.edu o: 425-837-4029

Supports Discovery with: •  Classroom and home- based interventions

to support student learning •  School-wide systems and procedures to

enhance the educational environment for all students

Denise Darnell (Ms. Denise) School Counselor e: DarnellD@Issaquah.wednet.edu o: 425-837-4097

Supports Discovery with: •  Classroom lessons focused on social and

emotional learning •  Family support

General Questions (If you have teacher-specific questions, please find your child’s

teacher after the presentation)

Thank you for coming! We are privileged and honored to be your child’s teachers!

We look forward to working with you this year!