back-to-school night september 17, 2014 welcome to pre-k!
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Back-To-School NightSeptember 17, 2014
Welcome To
Pre-K!
Who’s Who in Pre-K?
Classroom Teacher: Theresa Chin Para-educator: Quely Medina ESOL Teacher: Virginia Arca Speech Pathologist: Melanie Fleisher Pre-K Nurse: Eileen Carroccio Family Service Worker: Ignico Frazier
What’s Happening in Pre-K?
10 to 1 ratio
Big Day: Make Learning Bigger
School-wide breakfast program
Note-Breakfast ends at 9:25 a.m.
Character Counts
How’s your day?
White - Super SoaringPurple - AwesomeGreen - Terrific Yellow - Slow down,
turn it aroundRed - I’m not doing
the right thing
How will the math program be structured this year?
Big Day: Make Learning Bigger
Emphasis on differentiated instruction (What the child needs.)
County-wide assessments are done 3 times a year: September, January, and May.
How will the reading program be structured this year? Big Day: Make Learning Bigger
8 Themes: Unit 1: Ready For School
Unit 2: My Family
Unit 3: Our Community
Unit 4: Awesome Animals
Unit 5: Imagine It, Make It
Unit 6: Growing Up Healthy
Unit 7: Nature All Around Us
Unit 8: Moving On
Emphasis on differentiated instruction. (What the child needs.)
County-wide reading assessments are done 3 times
a year: September, January, and May.
Big Day for Pre-K Families
Go to the following URL: http://bigday.scholastic.com
What We are Learning
BookFLIX
Suggested Book List
Kindergarten Readiness
Family Resources
AM PM
Username ChinAM ChinPM
Password classroom classroom
Ways You Can Support Your Child in Reading
Read daily
Letter identification
Letter sounds
Ask questions about what they have read.
Practice sight words
Discuss new VOCABULARY.
SpecialsMonday
Media Center
Tuesday
ComputerLab
Wednesday
P.E. Gym
Thursday
Music
Friday
Art
Monday
Art
Tuesday
Media Center
Wednesday
Computer Lab
Thursday
P.E.Gym
Friday
Music
Academic Grades
P – Proficient: Child demonstrates behavior or skill consistently.
I – In Progress: Child is beginning to demonstrate behavior or skill.
N – Not Yet: Child does not demonstrate behavior or skill.
Odds and Ends
Extra clothing
Early Dismissal
AM – Leaves at 10:30 a.m.
PM – No School
Donations
Kleenex Tissues
Foaming Soap
Birthday Parties
Blue Folders
Kindergarten Orientation
Let’s have a great year!
Teamwork…Alone we can do so little, but together we can do so much!