Curriculum Night

Welcome to Kindergarten

Kindergarten Schedule

• ELA – reading, language arts, writing• Lunch/Recess• Math• PE/Music- 12:45-1:30• Science/Social Studies

• Mondays – Specials are 1:30 – 3:00

Lunch

• Saunders/Brown 11:05-11:35• Anderson/McCorkle 11:10-11:40• Settles/Crane 11:15-11:45

• Lunch $2.05– Extras: ice cream, juice, water, cookies, chips

–Monday is Kindergarten lunch guest day (adult $3.25)

Dress Code• Student Handbook page 32• General Requirements for All Students• Hats or head coverings may not be worn in the school buildings.• Appropriate footwear is required.• Any garment or design of a garment which is too short or too revealing • No underwear-styled garments will be worn as an outer garment.• Shorts (“athletic attire,” walking or "Bermuda" type)/skirts/dresses are acceptable as long as they are mid-thigh or below. Bike shorts of any style or length, worn either as an outer or visible under garment, are prohibited.• Pants that hang on the hipbone, frayed pants, unhemmed pants, or those that result in a bare midriff are not acceptable.• Any low-cut, see-through, or backless dress, tank top, blouse, or shirt may not be

worn to school. Straps on outer garments must be sufficiently wide to cover undergarments.

• Hair must be clean and neatly combed and out of the eyes. It may not be rolled or covered by a scarf. Any hair style or color that is distracting or disturbing will not be permitted on school property. Designs and insignias cannot be cut in the hair.

Visitors

• All visitors will need to sign in at the front office.

• You will need to go only to the places that are marked on your name tag.

For example: If it says cafeteria you can not go to your child’s classroom too. You will need to get a new badge.

Helping out in the classroom1. Get a background check2. Let your child’s teacher now you would like to volunteer. Examples: room reader, computer lab, science labs

Homework

• Homework is sent home on Monday and is due back on Thursday.

• Practice the sight words and letter/sound flashcards.

• Sit with your child and help guide them with their work. Homework is a reflection of what is being taught in the classroom.

We teach to the state standards

• http://tea.texas.gov/index2.aspx?id=6148

• Or google Kinder TEKS Texas

ReadingReading/Beginning Reading Skills/Print Awareness. Students understand how English is written and printed. Students are expected to: • recognize that spoken words can be represented by print for

communication; • identify upper- and lower-case letters; • demonstrate the one-to-one correspondence between a spoken word

and a printed word in text; • recognize the difference between a letter and a printed word; • recognize that sentences are comprised of words separated by spaces

and demonstrate the awareness of word boundaries (e.g., through kinesthetic or tactile actions such as clapping and jumping);

• hold a book right side up, turn its pages correctly, and know that reading moves from top to bottom and left to right; and

• identify different parts of a book (e.g., front and back covers, title page).

Reading

Reading/Beginning Reading Skills/Phonological Awareness. Students display phonological awareness. Students are expected to:• identify a sentence made up of a group of words; • identify syllables in spoken words; • orally generate rhymes in response to spoken words (e.g., "What rhymes with

hat?"); • distinguish orally presented rhyming pairs of words from non-rhyming pairs; • recognize spoken alliteration or groups of words that begin with the same

spoken onset or initial sound (e.g., "baby boy bounces the ball"); • blend spoken onsets and rimes to form simple words (e.g., onset/c/ and

rime/at/ make cat); • blend spoken phonemes to form one-syllable words (e.g.,/m/ …/a/ …/n/ says

man); • isolate the initial sound in one-syllable spoken words; and • segment spoken one-syllable words into two to three phonemes (e.g.,

dog:/d/ …/o/ …/g/).

Reading

Reading/Beginning Reading Skills/Phonics. Students use the relationships between letters and sounds, spelling patterns, and morphological analysis to decode written English. Students are expected to:

• identify the common sounds that letters represent; • use knowledge of letter-sound relationships to

decode regular words in text and independent of content (e.g., VC, CVC, CCVC, and CVCC words);

• recognize that new words are created when letters are changed, added, or deleted; and

• identify and read at least 25 high-frequency words from a commonly used list.

Comprehension

• retell a main event from a story read aloud; and • describe characters in a story and the reasons for their

actions. • identify the topic and details in expository text heard or

read, referring to the words and/or illustrations; • retell important facts in a text, heard or read; • discuss the ways authors group information in text; and • use titles and illustrations to make predictions about text. • identify elements of a story including setting, character,

and key events;

WritingOral and Written Conventions/Handwriting, Capitalization, and Punctuation. Students write legibly and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation conventions in their compositions. Students are expected to: • (A) form upper- and lower-case letters legibly using the basic

conventions of print (left-to-right and top-to-bottom progression); • (B) capitalize the first letter in a sentence; and • (C) use punctuation at the end of a sentence.

Oral and Written Conventions/Spelling. Students spell correctly. Students are expected to: • (A) use phonological knowledge to match sounds to letters; • (B) use letter-sound correspondences to spell consonant-vowel-

consonant (CVC) words (e.g., "cut"); • (C) write one's own name.

Math

• count forward and backward to at least 20 with and without objects;

• read, write, and represent whole numbers from 0 to at least 20 with and without objects or pictures;

• count a set of objects up to at least 20 and demonstrate that the last number said tells the number of objects in the set regardless of their arrangement or order;

• recognize instantly the quantity of a small group of objects in organized and random arrangements;

• generate a set using concrete and pictorial models that represents a number that is more than, less than, and equal to a given number up to 20;

Math

• generate a number that is one more than or one less than another number up to at least 20;

• compare sets of objects up to at least 20 in each set using comparative language;

• use comparative language to describe two numbers up to 20 presented as written numerals; and

• compose and decompose numbers up to 10 with objects and pictures.

Math

• model the action of joining to represent addition and the action of separating to represent subtraction;

• solve word problems using objects and drawings to find sums up to 10 and differences within 10; and

• explain the strategies used to solve problems involving adding and subtracting within 10 using spoken words, concrete and pictorial models, and number sentences.

More Math Topics

• identify two-dimensional shapes• identify three-dimensional solids• measurable attribute of a given object, including

length, capacity, and weight• use data to create real-object and picture graphs• draw conclusions from real-object and picture graphs• identify ways to earn income• differentiate between money received as income and

money received as gifts• list simple skills required for jobs

Science• Scientific investigation and reasoning

• Matter and energy • observe and record properties of objects• observe, record, and discuss how materials can be changed by heating or

cooling

• Force, motion, and energy. • use the five senses to explore different forms of energy such as light,

heat, and sound• magnets • observe and describe the location of an object • observe and describe the ways that objects can move

Science

• Earth and space• observe, describe, compare, and sort rocks by size, shape,

color, and texture; • observe and describe physical properties of natural sources

of water, including color and clarity; and • give examples of ways rocks, soil, and water are useful. • observe and describe weather changes from day to day and

over seasons • identify events that have repeating patterns, including

seasons of the year and day and night • observe, describe, and illustrate objects in the sky such as the

clouds, Moon, and stars, including the Sun

Science

• Organisms and environments• differentiate between living and nonliving things• examine evidence that living organisms have basic needs such

as food, water, and shelter for animals and air, water, nutrients, sunlight, and space for plants.

• sort plants and animals into groups based on physical characteristics such as color, size, body covering, or leaf shape;

• identify parts of plants such as roots, stem, and leaves and parts of animals such as head, eyes, and limbs;

• identify ways that young plants resemble the parent plant; and • observe changes that are part of a simple life cycle of a plant:

seed, seedling, plant, flower, and fruit.

Social Studies

• The student understands that holidays are celebrations of special events.

• The student understands how historical figures, patriots, and good citizens helped shape the community, state, and nation.

• The student understands the concept of chronology. • The student understands the concept of location. • The student understands physical and human

characteristics of place.

• The student understands that basic human needs and wants are met in many ways.

• The student understands the value of jobs. • The student understands the purpose of rules. • The student understands the role of authority

figures. • The student understands important symbols,

customs, and responsibilities that represent American beliefs and principles and contribute to our national identity.

Social Studies

Social Studies

• Culture. The student understands similarities and differences among people.

• Culture. The student understands the importance of family customs and traditions.

• Science, technology, and society. The student understands ways technology is used in the home and school and how technology affects people's lives.

• Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology.

• Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. • Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-

making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings.

Websites

• Starfall.com• Raz-kids.com

• Kleinisd.net– Student net– Kohrville website– Gradespeed (parent connect)

Thank you for coming tonight.

Together we can make this a terrific year.