kindergarten parent night power point 2010-2011
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Welcome to Kindergarten!
Kindergarten Parent Night, 5:00 – 6:00
p.m.
Mrs. Blankenship and Mr. Dunn
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On the Other Side of the Door
On the other side of the doorI can be a different meAs smart and as brave And as funny or strong As a person could want to beThere’s nothing too hard for me to doThere’s no place I can’t exploreBecause everything can happenOn the other side of the door.
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Meet the Kindergarten Team!
Mrs. Amanda Blankenship• Originally from the United
States• Third year teaching in
Shekou.• Has taught 8 years in
kindergarten and 2 years in Grade 2.
• Loves to scuba dive, cook, go running, and read.
• Favorite Book: Oh the Places You will Go!! by Dr. Seuss.
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Meet the Kindergarten Team!
Mr. Patrick Dunn• Second year teaching
kindergarten at SIS; seventh year in the classroom
• Hobbies: reading, writing, spending time with my family
• Favorite book: I Love You Like Crazy Cakes
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What do we learn in kindergarten?
We believe children learn best through . . .
•Purposeful play
•Active, hands-on learning
•A developmental approach
•Working cooperatively
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A kindergartener’s work is play!
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Reading
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Reading – Sample Book
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Reading – Sample Book
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Reading – Sample Book
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Writing – Preconventional Level
Telling a story through our drawings!
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Writing – Early Emergent Level
The students begin adding more text (labels) to their drawings.
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Writing – Later Emergent Level
The students begin stringing together very simple sentences.
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Writing – Developing Level
Students begin writing several connected sentences.
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Handwriting Without Tears• A developmental, multisensory K-2 handwriting
program
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Science
FOSS Kits – Full Option Science Systems
• Investigating Water
• Trees
• Wood and Paper
• Animals 2 by 2
• Daily Weather
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Water Unit
How can I pick
up water?
What happens
when I blow
on the water?
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Science Units
• Wood and Paper
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Science Units
Animals Two by Two
Trees
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Social Studies
Units of study in Social Studies . . .
• All About Me
• Me and My Friends
• Me and My Family
• Me and the Environment
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Celebrate China!To celebrate Chinese culture, we made lion
dancers . . .
. . . and received lucky red envelopes from our Chinese teachers.
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EverydayMathematics
background
• Developed by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project
• Based on research about how children learn and develop mathematical power
• Provides the broad mathematical background needed in this century.
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In Everyday Mathematics you can expect to see….
• A problem-solving approach based on everyday situations;
• An instructional approach that revisits concepts regularly;
• Frequent practice of basic skills, often through games;
• Lessons based on activities and discussion, not a textbook; and
• Mathematical content that goes beyond basic arithmetic.
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Games
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Home Links
• Home Links – short activities children complete at home
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Website
• Curriculum
• Photo Gallery
• Schedules
• Curriculum
• www.sis.org.cn
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Thank you so much for coming! We’re looking forward to a great year!