Welcome to Kindergarten!Kerry Bock, Mary Fontana, Michelle

Keso, Jeanette Rosenfield, Ann Trent and

Scott Wilson

School Wide Discipline Plan

Lomas has 3 rules…

– Be safe!– Be respectful!– Be responsible!

Behavior Management Steps

Step 1 – Friendly Reminder Step 2 – Refocus Desk (in Room) Step 3 – Parent Phone Call Step 4 – Refocus Desk (in Buddy

Room) Step 5 – Office Referral (ISS)

Harcourt Reading Series

Proficient reading strategies

Phonics Vocabulary Grammar Comprehension High frequency words Literary Elements Literature Response

What This Looks Like Morning Message Shared literature Phonics Vocabulary Reading –focus skill Small group work-flexible

grouping Independent work Ashlock strategies

DIBELS Next

District test used based out of Oregon

One indicator used to determine if a child is going to struggle with reading.

Done 3 times a year. Letter Id 55 Per Minute First sound fluency 30 Per Minute Phoneme Segmentation 40 Per

Minute Nonsense Words 28 Per Minute

Math

Investigations Additional Support From…

– Scott Foresman– Addison Wesley– Other Sources

MathConcepts Covered

Numeration: make a model for a given number 0-20, count to 100, model addition and subtraction to 10 using manipulatives…

Statistics, Analysis, and Probability: pictographs, formulate questions based on graphs, charts, tables…

Patterns, Algebra: 3 part patterns (letter, color, object): extend and create

Geometry: identify shapes, terms inside, above, between, larger, shorter…

Measurement: compare objects length, weight, size, communicate how objects can be measured, order objects

Writing and Handwriting

Writer’s Workshop (Lucy Calkins) D’Nealian – adopted

handwriting curriculum

This is an example of D’Nealian handwriting.

Science, Social Studies and Health

Science, Social Studies and Health are integrated with Language Arts, Math, and

Reading.

Technology

Integrate technology in everyday teaching in all subject areas.

Each classroom contains 5 laptops, a mounted projector, a document camera, and a SMARTBoard.

Teachers attend meetings to further their knowledge and ideas of using technology in our classrooms.

Goal – For your child’s learning to be enhanced by technology in order to prepare them effectively for our

technologically advanced world. Each child must memorize their 6 digit student number

in order to log onto the computer. (This is also their library checkout number).

Skills to Work On at Home…

Tying Shoes, (taking on and off) Zipping and Buttoning Clothes Hygiene

– Washing Hands and Blowing Nose Writing and Telling First and Last

Name Knowing Address and Phone

Number Knowing Parents’ Names

Report Cards and Assessments

A report card will go home in January and May.

We will conference with parents after the first and third quarters.

We Need Volunteers!

We desperately need volunteers this year! If you can help at all please let your child’s teacher know! We

need help in several areas!Classroom Volunteers - (Regular and Sporadic)

Art MasterpieceFrom-Home Volunteers

Closing

Thank you for coming!

Questions?

Have a great evening!