Welcome to Kindergarten

Ms. Wade and Ms. O’Shea

2007-2008

Agenda • About Ms. Wade

• A Day in Kindergarten• Goals and Curriculum

• Discipline• Communication

• Parent Volunteers• Questions

• Anticipated expenses

Nita WadeNita WadeNita WadeNita Wade

Virginia NativeVirginia NativeAttended Arlington Public SchoolsAttended Arlington Public Schools

3 children that graduated from 3 children that graduated from ASFSASFS

Masters in Education from Masters in Education from Marymount UniversityMarymount University

A Day in Kindergarten• WEB

• Language arts• Rotations• Science City• Lunch/Recess• Writer’s Workshop • Social Studies• Snack• Math• Specials• Dismissal• Field Trips• Assemblies• Science is incorporated

throughout the day

• Specials Monday and Friday P.E. Tuesdays Art Thursday Music Wednesday Library Investigation Station on a

rotating basis

Goals for Students

• Independence• Love learning/life-long learners• Readers• Problem solvers (use strategies)• Creative and critical thinkers

Curriculum• Virginia Standards of

Learning• Language arts: Words

Their Way, Harcourt, Handwriting Without Tears, M.A.R.S. bags, shared/guided reading, interactive writing

• Science: ASFS science curriculum, Children’s Engineering, Harcourt Brace Series

• Mathematics: Investigations

• Social Studies: Harcourt Brace Series

• Report cards twice a year (January/June)

Discipline

– Be Safe – Be Fair– Be Kind

Communication

Friday Newsletter Notes

Email juanita_wade@apsva.us Voicemail (703) 228-3600 ext:

99385

Parent Volunteers• W.E.B.

• Room Parents• Friday Fresh

• Special Projects• Chaperones for Field trips

• Art in the classroom

Anticipated Expenses

• $20 party donation for October 31st Halloween party, December 21 Winter Holiday party, and February 14th Valentine’s Day party

• $7 October 2 field trip to Frying Pan Farm Park (adult chaperones $7)

• A new book for a winter holiday gift exchange• Free January field trip to the APS planetarium• Free February field trip to the APS planetarium• $4 April 3 field trip to That's Not Magic, It's Science @ the

Baird Auditorium, National History Museum. (adult chaperones $5)

• Free June field trip to the National Zoo• Any balance from the initial $20 donation will be allocated to

a year end celebration• contributions of snacks to share as needed and fresh

fruit/vegetables for our Friday snack

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