Download - Kindergarten Curriculum Night September 13, 2011 Ms. Bergan Sbergan.cmswiki.wikispaces.net
Agendas
Main communication between school &home
Transportation changes
Absence notes
Record nightly reading
Thursday Folders
Goes home on Thursdays
Keep all completed work at home
Return folder on Friday morning
Homework
Nightly reading – between 15 – 30 minutes– (20 nights of reading = a special treat! )
Can include reading to or reading by your child
Nightly practice of sight words (must be recognized by “sight” – not sounding out)
Have students answer the wall question , once a week at home on Wall Wisher.
Beginning in October, complete activities on homework calendars
Our Daily Schedule7:30 - 8:00 - Unpack / Morning Enrichment
8:00 - 8:15 - Calendar
8:15 - 9:00 - Science (M, T, W) S.S. (Thur. Fri.)
9:00 - 9:50 - Specials (except Mondays – 2:10 – 3:00)
9:50 - 10:00 – Snack
10:00 –11:00- Writing
11:00-12:50- Literacy (Imagine It! and Workshop)
12:50 – 1:15 Lunch
1:15– 2:30 – Math
2:30-3:00– Recess
3:00 - Pack Up / Dismissal
Specials
Monday – Computer/Science Lab
Tuesday- Art
Wednesday- Music
Thursday-P.E (Make sure students wear tennis shoes!!)
Friday- Media
Curriculum
We use the Common Core State Standards for language arts and math (44 states have adopted this as their curriculum)
We use the N.C. Standard Course of Study for Science
We use the N.C. Essential Standards for Social Studies
Curriculum
The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy.
Provides consistency across the states. See: http://www.corestandards.org/frequently-asked-questions for more information .
Science Themes(integrated through the general curriculum as
much as possible)
Animals
Plants
Weather (including seasons)
Matter
Moving Right Along (simple machines)
1 lab lesson in the classroom each week
Science Lab as special every other week
Social Studies Themes
Families
Unique Individuals
Citizenship
Changes (over time, within the community)
Holidays and special days in the community
Geography (simple maps and symbols)
Economic concepts (wants & needs)
Technology (transportation, media, computers)
Literacy
Identification of letters & letter sounds
Phonemic awareness: the ability to distinguish and manipulate individual sounds (phoneme isolation, phoneme identity, phoneme substitution, oral segmenting, oral blending, sound deletion, onset-rime manipulations (i.e. j-ump, st-op, str-ong).
Listening Comprehension
Sight Words (know by sight – not sounding out)
Literacy Themes
Off to School
Patterns
Finding Friends
By the Sea
Stick to It
My Shadow
Teamwork
Ready, Set, Grow
Red, White, and Blue
Windy Days
Literacy Workshop
Small groups that target specific skills (listening comprehension, phoemic awareness, computers, sight words, etc.)
I meet with small groups 3 times per week, as needed
Math
Investigations (hands-on exploration)
Number sense
Problem solving
Counting and cardinality (to 100 by 1’s and 10’s, write numbers to 20, etc)
Algebra (addition & subtraction)
Number & Operations (place value 11 – 19)
Measurement & Data (compare, graphing)
Geometry (identify 2-D and 3-D shapes, compare)
Writing
Lucy Caulkins – Writer’s Workshop
Predictable Charts (I am, I see, etc.)
Telling stories through pictures (5 color rule)
Labeling pictures with letters / sounds (inventive spelling- don’t panic!)
Writing short sentences to tell a story across 3 fingers (by end of year)
What is inventive spelling?
Deer pair ants,
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What is PBIS?
PBIS stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Majors vs. Minors
Office Referrals
Are you making a good choice?
What should you be doing?
Interventions – time away, loss of privilege
What is a bee? What are “bee” incentives?
Bee Incentives
25 = candy
50 = hat day
75 = recess on PE day
100 = wacky hair day
125 = pajama day
150 = class choice with teacher approval
175 = game day on non-PE day of recess
200 = educational video at 2:15 on a Friday
TREASURE CHEST
Students independently earn coinsListening & Following
directionsExtra effort to ‘help’Bucket Filler! (good friend &
classmate)
After 10 Coins students earn a trip to the treasure box!
Progress Reports & Report Cards
Grading Scale (3, 2, 1)
Sent home mid quarter
Sign and return
1st quarter conferences will be held in October.
Conferences will be held on an as needed basis thereafter.
Miscellaneous
Pay Pams is the easiest way to pay for lunch.www.paypams.com
Please send an easy-to-open snack each day
Scholastic Book Clubs – Order Online
Sight Word List
Check my wiki page often for information
http://sbergan.cmswiki.wikispaces.net
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/bergan
- Have students answer the wall question , once a week at home.