TK/Kindergarten orientation

Alvarado Elementary School

2022-2023 School Year

Our Team

Transitional Kinder Teachers

Kindergarten Teachers

• Stacey Bastress
• Carmen Galli

• Adriana Tornel
• Danielle Torres
• Mikayla Deibert
• Julianne Hampton

Activities

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Skills

Daily Schedule

Other

Academics

Growth Mindset

Communication

Daily schedule

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• Bell Schedule
• Before/After School Care

Bell Schedule

Plan accordingly for traffic!

First Month of School

Wednesday, August 10 to Friday, September 9

School begins PROMPTLY at 8:00am

Dismissal is at 11:20am for TK and Kindergarten ONLY

(Teachers will be scheduling individual assessments in the afternoons)

Beginning Monday, September 12

School begins at 8:00am (tardy if after the bell rings)

Dismissal is at 2:05pm

Procedures

DROP OFF

PICK UP

• You may walk your child to the classroom
• Have your child hang up their backpack outside the classroom
• On the 1st day of school, help your child find their nametag and put it on

• Come to your child’s classroom and wait outside until the teacher opens the door
• The teacher will dismiss students one at a time to their adult (Please be patient with this procedure; it is for the safety of all students)
• Leave school grounds immediately after pick up (the playground is not open after school)

LUNCH

Breakfast and lunch will be provided for FREE for ALL students next year.

• Breakfast is an option that is served in the cafeteria starting at 7:30am
• TK/K will participate in lunch starting the first day of school
• Families can choose to provide a lunch from home or have their child eat the cafeteria lunch
• Lunchtime will be 10:30am, daily
• Starting September 12, it is highly recommended you provide your child with a snack for the afternoon

Specialist classes

PE (two times a week)

Media

Science

Music

Students have one specialist class every day

Beyond the bell

(Before and after school care)

AES Parent Teacher Club (PTC)

PURPOSE

RESULTS

AES PTC

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Field Day - 5/19

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5th Grade Promotion/Picnic - 5/24

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Field Trips -

• SDC - Special Olympics - 11/4, 5/5 & 5/12
• TK - Happy Hollow - 5/12
• K - Science M - 3/21
• 1st - Happy Hollow 3/31
• 2nd - Exploratorium 3/10
• 3rd - San Jose Tech Museum 2/9
• 4th - Oakland Museum & Exploratorium (tent. 2/24)
• 5th - Rhytmix Cultural Center 10/13, Union Sanitary District Guest Visitor - 1/24, Exploratorium 3/3, Movies/911 Memorial 3/21

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Assemblies

• Music Notes - 1/11
• BMX bike - 4/12
• ZunZun Water - 5/8

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Family Nights

• Math Night with Mathnasium - 2/15
• Science Night - 4/12

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After School Groups

WINTER

• 3 music (Ms. Liu)
• Anak Ng Bayan (Ms. Tecson)
• Reading Intervention (3 groups)

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SPRING

• 3 music (Ms. Liu)
• Anak Ng Bayan (Ms. Tecson)
• Color Guard (LOG Alumni)
• Reading Intervention (3 groups)

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5th Grade Festivities -

• Social/Dance - 2/24
• Water Day - 5/12

AES PTC

CONNECT WITH US!

Email: alvaradoptc@nhusd.k12.ca.us

Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/AES.PTC

In addition, money raised helps use do funny activities like our school wide donut party and dance party.

How can you help us continue this fun?

• Join PTC on FB
• Come to monthly planning meetings (the first Tuesday each month)
• Volunteer your time for events

academics

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Here are some of the subject areas and concepts they will be working on next year.

Curriculum

Transitional Kindergarten-

A combination of Preschool Foundations and California Kindergarten Standards

Reading

• Listens to fiction and nonfiction text
• Identify setting, characters, and parts of a book, makes predictions
• Points to words with 1:1 matching
• Names upper and lower case letters
• Recites short poems and songs

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Writing

• Writes first name correctly

(1st letter uppercase,then all other letters lowercase)

• Explains their drawings and writing
• Begins to label pictures with beginning sounds

Writing Genres Include:

• Personal Narrative
• Opinion (I like story)

Students will:

• Use phonetic spelling
• Use some sight words

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Phonics

• Identify letter sounds
• Phonemic Awareness when reading/writing

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Math

• Identify numbers
• Counting by 1’s
• Sorting
• Patterns
• Write numbers
• Adding
• Use multiple strategies to solve problems
• 2D shapes
• Subitize (see a picture of an amount and know it without counting)

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Social Emotional

• Kimochis(Japanese for Feelings)

Characters that teach us how to recognize and deal with our feelings

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Kindergarten

Skills

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Things to practice with your child over summer

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Preparing for Independence

Tips for Success in the Fall

Please note that while these skills are not required to enter the classroom, they are recommended to help your child have a smooth transition into school.

responsibility

Of Self:

• Get out, take care, and put away own tools
• Carry own backpack
• Opening and closing food items

Of Items:

• Dress/undress self by taking off coat
• Operate zippers
• Take care of own toileting needs
• Attempts to problem solve before asking for help

Hygiene skills

Students need to be able to:

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• Tend to their own bathroom needs
• Blow their own nose
• Wash hands appropriately
• Clean up after themselves and their area

Communication skills

Students should be able to:

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• Ask for help when needed
• Have conversations using complete sentences
• Use an appropriate volume when speaking
• Articulate their own feelings
• Listen to others and take turns speaking

Fine motor skills

Practice how to:

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• Hold a pencil
• Use a glue stick
• Fold a piece of paper
• Cut along lines with scissors
• Play with play-doh
• Tie shoes!

Writing skills

Practice daily:

• Writing your first and last name
• Start with an uppercase letter and the rest lowercase letters
• Writing upper and lower case letters
• Writing numbers
• Tracing on lines

Reading skills

• Build the expectation, routine, and stamina for reading daily
• Read to your child and if they are able, have them read to you, even if it is only a word here or there that they recognize
• Read to your child in your primary language
• Read EVERY DAY with your child

GROWTH MINDSET

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Learning from our mistakes helps our brain grow

We believe

IT IS OKAY TO MAKE MISTAKES

Growth mindset

communication

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• Email
• PeachJar
• Alvarado Elementary Facebook

Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/AES.PTC/

Stay connected!

We believe you are just as important as the teacher in your child’s development. It is very important for us to all stay connected and communicating because consistency and routine are very important for our kids. There are things taught in the classroom that could be beneficial for a student to be reinforced at home and there are things you notice at home that can help our teachers in their plans for you child. We don’t want to miss these opportunities to help our kids.

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There are so many things happening at the school site, family nights, and school activities that you should know about and have the opportunity to be a part of. Our teachers will keep you informed but we encourage you to come and be a part of the school.

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COVID Protocols

Additional Ways to Support

COVID Protocols

Masks are recommended, but not required

Masking

COVID vaccinations are not required for enrollment

Vaccination

Policies may adapt based on current health conditions

Flexibility

To Do At Home

Give your child specific jobs at home

READ EVERY DAY!!!

Read

Sharing and good sportsmanship

Social Skills

Independence/ Responsibility

Establish a consistent morning and bedtime routine

Routine

Thanks!

We look forward to working with you and your child for the upcoming school year!

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Eric Barron, Principal ebarron@nhusd.k12.ca.us

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Jamie Wu, Assistant Principal

jwu@nhusd.k12.ca.us

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