WELCOME TO WELCOME TO CURRICULUM NIGHTCURRICULUM NIGHT

SCHOOL HOURSSchool Starts at 7:30 a.m.

Tardy Bell Rings at 7:45 a.m.School Ends at 2:15 p.m.

After School Program (ASP)2:30 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. $8 per day

MEAL TIME Breakfast is served from 7:00-7:45. We eat lunch at 11:00-11:30. A monthly Lunch and Breakfast Menu can be found

on our classroom website. Meal Costs Breakfast: $1.25 Weekly: $6.25 Lunch : $2.10 Weekly: $10.50 Milk purchased separately $.50 Meals can be paid online at: https://www.mypaymentsplus.com/availability.aspx Or over the phone at: 1-866-264-6440 Kindergarten can buy a frozen treat on Fridays for

$.75

HOMEWORK Yellow Folders: At the beginning of each week there

is a reading sheet. There are 4 areas to be colored for each book you read. We recommend that you read the same book 3 of the 4 nights so your child can gain deeper understanding. Homework is provided a month at a time.

Students will also have a zip-lock reading bag. This bag will have decodable/phonetic/ or sight-word based readers inside. Please work with your child on whatever reader comes home. Don’t return the books until they are mastered. You can use these books with the above homework sheet.

Your child will also be receiving sight word/letter rings.o Children still working on letter names and sounds will

receive letters first. Once they have mastered the letter names and sounds, the teacher will send home the first sight word list. Sight words are to be memorized, not sounded out. There is no time requirement for sight words. Periodic checks of their sight word mastery will be done throughout the year, with the goal being to master 100 words by year’s end.

THINGS TO KNOW Behavior Charts should be initialed daily. Check and return red folders each day. Children must wear tennis shoes to PE in order to

participate. Please send your child with a healthy snack

everyday. A change in transportation must be sent in a note. Kindergarten curriculum can be found at

http://portal.cherokee.k12.ga.us/ps/Pages/Kindergarten.aspx Homework should not take more than 15 minutes

a night. Read, Read, Read to your child and with your child

every night!

RedHawk Nation Expectations

I will focus on my own behavior and be a positive role model at all times by: Communicating Politely Respecting All Walking Properly Listening Actively Speaking Truth Encouraging Others Transitioning Appropriately Following Procedures Showing Ownership Remembering Others Seeking Help Rising Up Because… I AM A REDHAWK!

SIX TRIBES. ONE NATION.

Behavior ChartGold- Students who go the “extra mile” in class and school will receive extra recognition by changing their color to gold for the day. If a child goes home on this color, it is an honor and should be commended.

Blue-Students who go home on blue have exhibited behavior above and beyond what is expected.

Green- Each child will start the day on green and will remain on green by following the HAWK expectations. Yellow-When the student is on yellow, he or she had a good day with no more than one verbal redirection.

Orange- He or she continued to make poor choices and required redirections.

Red- Red indicates that the student had multiple redirections and is not demonstrating HAWK behavior. If a student goes home on red, parent contact will be initiated through phone call or a note home describing the behavior difficulties and any consequences that have already been met at school.

8/12 JOHNNY HAD A DIFFICULT TIME FOLLOWING THE RULES IN THE HALLWAY TODAY.

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BEHAVIOR CHART

LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM Based on the Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) and has been

planned and mapped out by Cherokee County Saxon Phonics

Balanced Literacy approach:Read Aloud: teacher models strategyGuided Reading: teacher led with leveled text, flexible small groupsShared Reading: big books, poems & songsIndependent Reading: class library, Reading CountsWord Work: make a word, word sorts, word families

Literacy Centers: Success Maker Starfall

Independent Practice Guided Reading Listening Parapro

Kindergarten Writing

Deer pair ants,  Ur stoodent will b brnging home riting, doo not b skaird ov the speling. The inglish langwij iz kunfewzing two lern.  Cidz us “phonetic” speling in their wrk to xpres their thouts. Foursing cidz too uz cunvenshunal speling reedoss their dezir and abillite to right. It iz my joub to teech ur child 2 us reesorsis and lerning to beecum a “Smartie Writer”.  U can hlp ur child be incoruging them at eech divelupmentil stage. Axk ur child to reed and esplane their riting to u. As ur child lerns about the inglish langwij they wil mak the tranzishun to “adult writng”. Thank u 4 ur saport,

MATH Based on the Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE)

and has been planned and mapped out by Cherokee County

Use several resources to teach standards:

Houghton Mifflin On Core Mathematics

Everyday Counts Calendar Math

Math Frameworks

Math Centers:

Success Maker

Guided Math

Games and Practice

Independent Practice

SCIENCE/ SOCIALS STUDIES/ HEALTH

Based on the Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) and has been planned and mapped out by Cherokee County

Taught through: read aloud guided reading hands on activities Stem Lab Science Lab

REPORT CARDS & ASSESSMENTS Students will be assessed using our school wide Curriculum-Based Monitoring

(Easy CBM) We also will conduct a Math and Reading countywide Benchmark twice a year. Rigby- The way we measure their reading readiness. Students will be assessed using Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of

Developing Skills (GKIDS). Grading System

Language Arts & Math EM = Emerging PR = Progressing MS = Meets Standards EX = Exceeds Standards

Approaches to Learning & Personal/Social Development AC = Area of Concern DE = Developing CD = Consistently Demonstrating

Conferences: I will conduct two set conferences during the year. One in the fall and one in the spring. If you wish to have a separate conference, I

will be happy to meet with you at any time.

GKIDS REPORT

Report Card Dates:

October 16, 2015January 8, 2016March 23, 2016May 26, 2016

WEB SITES

Website

http://mysite.cherokee.k12.ga.us/personal/dianne_vergouven/site/default.aspx

I LOOK FORWARD TO AN EXCITING YEAR TO LEARN AND GROW TOGETHER!