Marlborough Marlborough Elementary Meet the Elementary Meet the

Staff NightStaff Night

Marlborough Marlborough Elementary Meet the Elementary Meet the

Staff NightStaff Night

August 26, 2013August 26, 2013

Mrs. Puzauskas• Elizabethtown College- undergrad

• Kutztown University- Master’s

• 7th year teaching– 6 years as learning support teacher

• Teach A.M. & P.M. Kindergarten

Attendance

• Attendance is very important, even in Kindergarten.

• Kindergarten builds a very important foundation for the following years to come.

Kindergarten Curriculum

• Reading: Houghton Mifflin

Letters and their sounds30 word wall words10 word families Reading skills (story details, predicting, etc.)Phonics Library Books

Kindergarten Curriculum• Math

– 4 Units1. Counting, Cardinality, Operations, and

Algebraic Thinking with Numbers to 10

2. Measurement and Data

3. Counting, Cardinality, Operations, and Algebraic Thinking with Numbers to 20

4. Geometry

Kindergarten Curriculum

• Writing: Kid Writing There are several stages in Kid Writing.

• Scribble Writing ( )• Letter Strings (ekidkiels)• Inventive or Phonetic Spelling (hom for home)• Conventional Spelling

Some of these stages may intermingle!

Special Subjects• Music, Movement & Art: taught in classroom

throughout year.• Library: Ms. Havlik• Technology: Mr. Moyer• Guidance: Mrs. Shetler

AM Kindergarten

Day 1- TechnologyDay 4- LibraryDay 3 - Guidance

PM Kindergarten

Day 2- TechnologyDay 5- LibraryDay 3 - Guidance

Resource Personnel• Principal: Mrs. Motruk• Secretaries: Mrs. Hersh & Mrs. Reed• Counselor: Mrs. Shetler• Speech Clinician: Mrs. Ramspacher• Nurse: Mrs. Maginnis• Reading Specialist: Dr. Gaugler

Routine Procedures• Session Hours:

AM Kindergarten 8:35-11:25PM Kindergarten 12:30-3:25

• School bags: Send to school everyday. –Please label bags and all clothing (jackets/sweatshirts)

• Daily snack: No snack unless requested by teacher due to allergies and short amount of instructional time.

• Birthday Celebrations: No food treats. Goodie bags with toys, pencils, erasers etc. are other options.

• Transportation: Send me a note in your child’s homework folder if he/she is being picked up.

• Book Clubs: Monthly flyers will be sent home. Online ordering is optional.

• Absence Excuses: Please send an excuse note in when your child returns to school after being absent.

Routine Procedures

• 2 hour (emergency) Delayed Start AM - Start at 10:30 am - Buses pick up 2 hours later than usual.

Finish at 12:25 pm - Buses discharge 1 hour later than usual.

PM - Start at 1:30 p.m. - Buses pick up 1 hour later than usual. Finish at 3:20 pm - Buses discharge at usual time

• 2 hour (planned) Early Dismissal AM - Start at 8:35 am - Buses pick up at usual time. Finish at 10:25

am - Buses discharge 1 hour earlier than usual.

PM - Start at 11:30 am - Buses pick up 1 hour earlier than usual. Finish at 1:20 pm - Buses discharge 2 hours earlier than usual.PM Class only needs to pack a lunch on early dismissal days

Routine Procedures

Home School Communication• Progress Reporting:

Conferences: Tuesday, Nov. 26 (11 am-8 pm) & Wednesday, Nov. 27 (8 am -12 pm)

* More times are available the week before. See conference sign-up on the table.

Report Cards:*November you will receive a checklist

* Pending Administration approval, trimester report cards for kindergarten only will be sent home the beginning of March and end of June

Home School Communication• Weekly Homework Sheet

Help your child complete the day’s assignment and initial for the day when completed. Use another piece of paper if not enough room.

Challenge activities (*)

Behavior Charts: refer to handout

Notices: check homework folder each day for notes & papers to be completed/reviewed. Review weekly homework schedule on Monday.

• Teacher webpage• Mrs. Puzauskas's Webpage

Parent Involvement

• VolunteerParties, special activities, etc. Working at home - cutting, tracing etc.PTFS: PARENTS & TEACHERS FOR STUDENTSSpecial Talents

Parent Involvement

• HomeworkReading with your childWeekly homework sheetRe-read & review papers sent homeTalk about what he/she did in schoolFamily projects

Contact Information• Phone #: (215) 541-7256

• Email: jpuzausk@upsd.org

Thank You For Attending the Meeting Tonight!

*Don’t Forget to sign-up for a conference time at the table.