Welcome to

Curriculum

Night!

Kindergarten

Meet the Team

Kelly Capps

Heather Hamilton

Susan Hooper

Chelsea Leo

Maggie Jack, MCL

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Ice Breaker

What are your hopes and dreams for your child during his/her kindergarten year?

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Please write your response on the post-it note provided…

• Partner Reading
• Reading Responses
• Letterland
• Treasure Box of Sight Words

Literacy

EL Curriculum

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• Read Aloud
• Mini-lessons
• Independent Reading
• Partner Reading
• Handwriting
• Sight Words

EL Education

EL Curriculum

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Module Lesson

Skills Block

Module: Whole group, on-grade level, rigorous text, standards driven.

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Module Lesson

Skills Block

Students are given numerous opportunities to grow their knowledge in different content areas while simultaneously developing their reading comprehension with complex texts.

Skills Block: Small groups ensuring students understand and have internalized foundational skills and the rules for “breaking the code.”

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Module Lesson

Skills Block

• Partner Reading
• Reading Responses
• Letterland
• Treasure Box of Sight Words

Math

• We will be teaching math through the Open Up curriculum

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• Students will visit learning centers each week to participate in activities based on their learning goals.

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• Partner Reading
• Reading Responses
• Letterland
• Treasure Box of Sight Words

Science

Unit Topics

• Weather/Seasons
• 5 Senses
• Matter (wood, clay, paper)
• Movement
• Reduce/Reuse/Recycle
• Life Cycles
• Animals & Plants
• Living and Non-living Things (insects, birds, ocean, reptiles/frogs, arctic)

Assessments

Microphases

DIBELS

PAST

iReady

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• Partner Reading
• Reading Responses
• Letterland
• Treasure Box of Sight Words

Social Studies

Unit Topics

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• Communities/Helpers
• Geography/Map Skills
• Citizenship/Rules
• Environment/Recycling
• Economics/Goods & Services
• Holidays
• Current Events

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• Partner Reading
• Reading Responses
• Letterland
• Treasure Box of Sight Words

Homework Policy

• Practice reading with your child
• Practice counting up to 100
• Practice sight word list
• Practice writing name with uppercase and lowercase letters
• Practice life skills:
• tying shoes
• opening lunch containers
• packing and unpacking a backpack
• putting on a coat/jacket and zipping it up

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• Partner Reading
• Reading Responses
• Letterland
• Treasure Box of Sight Words

Miscellaneous

• KVES Folder (Tuesdays)
• Lunch Money (paypams)
• Snack
• Birthdays (can purchase from cafeteria)
• Scholastic Book Orders
• Newsletters
• Transportation Changes
• Progress Reports
• Report Cards
• PTA
• Wish List Items

• Partner Reading
• Reading Responses
• Letterland
• Treasure Box of Sight Words

Communication

A Key to a Successful Year

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• Parent Square App(easiest mode of communication)
• Email
• Daily Folder

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• Partner Reading
• Reading Responses
• Letterland
• Treasure Box of Sight Words

Ways to Help

• Send in school supplies-headphones are important!
• Help make math centers at home!
• Talk to your child about his/her day
• Discuss with your child what he/she is reading
• Check your child’s folder each night
• Check KVES Folder for skills to review, notes...
• Provide a nightly routine / quiet place for reading/homework
• Regular bedtime and good breakfast
• Be on time to school - in the room before 8:45 A.M
• Set goals- Expect your child to do his/her best!!

Celebrate your

child’s success!!

• Partner Reading
• Reading Responses
• Letterland
• Treasure Box of Sight Words

Thank you for coming tonight…We honor the GREATNESS in you!