Welcome to Kindergarten 101

International Charter School of Atlanta

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Routines, routines, routines

Intro to your Kindergartener

Kindergarten at ICSAtlanta

Language Immersion

Crash Course in Apps

Questions for the Panel

Intro to your Kindergartener

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Physical Needs

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Emotional Needs

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I feel connected

I feel Capable

I feel courageous

I count

Kottman, Terry. Play Therapy: Basics and Beyond. American Counseling Association, 2011.

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I feel connected...

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I feel capable...

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• Allow your child to fail

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• Encourage, encourage, encourage!

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• Create opportunities for independence
• ROUTINE!

Routines, routines, routines

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Afternoon Routine

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Determine what works best for your family

• Unpack from school
• Lunchbox on the counter
• Backpack on the hook
• Important papers on the table
• Snack
• Playtime
• Homework/Reading time
• Chores
• Dinner
• Bedtime routine

Nighttime Routine

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• American Academy of Sleep Medicine suggests 6-12 year olds should get between 9-12 hours of sleep per 24 hours.
• Before bed routine
• Set out uniform, bookbag, and help get lunch ready for the next day
• Go through bedtime prep: bathtime, brush teeth, reading

Morning Routine

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Establish a morning routine, and provide visuals

Tips for

establishing routines

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Attendance

Now is the time to establish GREAT attendance habits!

• Only miss if your student is truly sick.
• Avoid scheduling appointments or trips during the school day.
• Lean on those nightly bedtime routines to set your morning up for success.
• Reach out to your child’s teacher if they are displaying school avoidant behaviors.

Attendance

Morning Carpool begins at 7:12am and ends at 7:40am. Any arrival after 7:40am is considered tardy.

Kinder at ICSAtlanta

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A Day in the life of an ICSAtlanta Kindergartener

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Kindergarten Blog

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Week at a Glance (W@G)

Y@G

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Language Immersion

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Quick Trip down Immersion Lane

These responses were gathered from our L2 Coordinators.

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What is Immersion?

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There is always a moment of hesitation or of apprehension, but through songs, games, repetitions the students start grasping the big ideas. They do not understand the process but they are remembering some words that allow them to get the gist of it.

Immersion is learning the language without realizing that you are learning it.

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“But my student doesn’t understand what the teacher is saying!”

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Our teachers will repeat, circle back, review the same words and give the students the opportunity to use that word multiple times during the same session.

But my student doesn’t understand what the teacher is saying!

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The students will also develop their ability to use other strategies/ context clues to find out what the teacher is trying to say: “What are the others doing?” “What is the picture showing? “

But my student doesn’t understand what the teacher is saying!

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The teacher will model for the students, then have them repeat with her/him.

After she/he has the students try it on their own (via songs, games, nursery rhymes...)

Me, then you Method

Ways to practice L2 at home...

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Listen to easy audio books read in their L2.

Listen to songs in the L2.

Explore the links and resources provided by the L2 teacher.

Talk about what they are learning in both classes and read books on the subject.

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Avoid asking your student to “perform” in their L2.

Crash Course in Apps

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Main point of access for:

• Grades
• Attendance
• Parent/Guardian Contact Information

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ICSAtlanta Help Center: Clever

Clever Website

User name: Student ID

Password: student GTID

Password is student’s State ID

Questions for the Panel…

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Weather Matching

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Weather Matching

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Weather Matching

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Good job!

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