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Welcome to K-2. Kindergarten Orientation Please help your child: Find his/her desk. Make a self portrait. Find his/her cubby and place the finished portrait there to dry. Take a family portrait at the picture station. Parent presentation will begin at 9:30. Children will go outside - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Welcome to K-2Welcome to K-2Welcome to K-2Welcome to K-2
Kindergarten OrientationKindergarten OrientationPlease help your child:Please help your child:
1.1.Find his/her desk.Find his/her desk.2.2.Make a self portrait.Make a self portrait.
3.3.Find his/her cubby and place the finished Find his/her cubby and place the finished portrait there to dry.portrait there to dry.
4.4.Take a family portrait at the picture station.Take a family portrait at the picture station.
Parent presentation will begin at 9:30. Children will go outside for supervised playtime during the parent presentation.
Welcome to K-2!
• Mrs. Adez- Teacher• Aide: Mrs. Wright
Schedule• Morning Schedule
8:00am to 11:20amClassroom open for drop-off at 7:50am
• Afternoon Schedule11:25am to 2:45pmPlayground gate open for drop-off at 11:15
Drop-off and Pick-up• AM Drop-off: Park and walk your
child to the classroom door.– No more than 10 minutes early– Say good-bye at the door
• AM Pick-up: Park and pick your child up at the gates near the MPR. – Please be on-time!– After 10 minutes, children will be walked to the office
Note: Plans may change on inclement weather days.
Office
2nd Grade 1st Grade
K-2K-3
K-1
MPR
Kindergarten Playground
<-No Parking ->
AM Pick-up
PM Drop-off
Where can I park?• Best to walk to school• Legal Parking
– Banyan Ave– West side of Bluegrass
(south of the drive-way)
– Day Creek Park
Please do not park…• Anywhere along the
east drop-off curb.• On the east side of
Blue Grass• On the west side of
Blue Grass north of the drive-way
• In the parking lot
Communication• Absences: Please notify the school
attendance line.• Early pick-up: Must sign your child out in the
office.• Teacher:
– Send a note– E-mail
• [email protected]– Cannot take phone calls during the school day.
• Register for NewsFlash
Supplies
• Suggested supply list• All items are for
general classroom use (except folders, lunch pails, and backpacks)
• Please do not label items with individual student names
Snack Recess• 20 minutes for snack
and playtime• Please pack healthy
food items• Children should be
able to open items independently
• No toys please!
Allergies? Health Problems?
• Please notify your child’s teacher of any food allergies
• We do many cooking activities in kindergarten
• Medication forms available in the office
Appropriate Clothing• Comfortable for movement activities.• Suitable for art and painting.• Safe shoes for running and playing.• No open toes
• Please label all items on the outside!
Behavior Management• Positive rewards!
– Verbal Praise– Golden Tickets– Marble Jar Party– Treasure Box
• Problems?– Note home– Conference– Principal
Instructional Program• Common Core Standards• Text Book Publishers
– Language Arts: Houghton Mifflin– Math: MacMillian McGraw Hill– Science: Houghton Mifflin– Social Studies: Harcourt
Reading
• Houghton Mifflin• Alphabet & sounds,
30 sight words, CVC words
• Decodable books• Accelerated Reader
Writing• Homework Journals• Daily Journal Topics• Modeled/Directed
Writing • Writing Center Activities
Math• MacMillian McGraw Hill• Sort & Classify• Numbers to 20• Patterns• Graphs• Measurement• Time• Geometry• Addition & Subtraction
Science• Houghton-Mifflin: Materials
Weather Living Things Looking at Earth
Social Studies• Harcourt• Being a good
citizen• My Country• Stories of the Past• Workers• Where We Live• Time Goes By
Assessment• Trimester Goals• ESGI • Interim Progress
Reports• Report Cards• Parent
Conferences
Homework• On-line
– Teacher Web site– http://teacherweb.com/CA/Golden/MrsAdez
– Posted each Friday
• Due the following Friday.
Beautiful Book Box• 1st Homework assignment• Due on or before August 13th• Used to store class made books at
home.
Flash Cards• Letters• Sounds• Sight Words• Word Families• Accelerated Reader
Daily Folder• Any sturdy folder will do• Label with child’s name
and teacher• Turn in each morning • Please check nightly
Volunteers• Open door policy• We need help for:
– Centers– Workroom Prep– Special Days– Field trips– Parties
* I also need a Room Parent.
Star of the Week• Class Buddy• Journal• Poster• Guessing Jar
Birthdays• Limited instructional time• Wellness policy• Treats will no longer be a part of
student birthday celebrations. • Children’s birthdays will be
celebrated in class with each teacher acknowledging birthdays in a special way.
Special Events• Nursery Rhyme Performance 9/27• Scarecrow Day 10/31• Thanksgiving Feast 11/16• Winter Wonderland 12/19• Lewis Family Playhouse 1/31• Kindy 500 2/15• 100th Day of School• Read Across America• Fun in the Sun Day 5/13• Celebration of Growth 5/17
Field Trips•Lewis Family Playhouse January 31st•Greenspot Farms Trip April 19 (tentative)
Performances• Nursery Rhyme
Performance on September 27th
• Celebration of Growth May 17th.
Earth Quake Kits• Gallon sized ziplock bag• Non-perishable food items• Water• Label with child’s name and teacher• Send in ASAP• PTA sells pre-made kits
Important• School Information Sheet
– Please complete and turn in today!– How will your child be picked up on
Monday?
• Emergency Form– Turn in ASAP
Helping Hands• Walgreens cards for photo
development• Flower Pot donation items• Donate for class parties/special
crafts• Donorschoose.org• Help collate workbooks
Thank you!We look forward to an exciting year
of growth with your child.