Welcome to Kindergarten Curriculum Night

Please sign inMs. High

Ms. DowlingMrs. Argumaniz

Miss CookMs. Kelly

Mrs. Flores

Kindergarten has changed!

• Everyone is expected to read independently.• Students will write complete sentences on their

own.• Students will count forward and BACKWARD to at

least 30.• We don’t have much time for “play.”• We ALL have to work together to help our children

meet the goals set out for them this year.

Kindergarten is

• Songs• Field Trip• Family Projects• Kindergarten Rodeo• Field Day• Lots of Fun!!

Independence

• Your child is expected to be independent• Restroom• Personal Needs• Cafeteria• Backpack/Folder/Homework• Following Classroom Routines• Follow 3 step directions

Attendance• By Texas Law, once a child is enrolled in school, they

must attend 90% of the school days (159 days out of 177 days), in order to receive credit and be promoted to the next grade. • When your child is absent, please send a note to school

when he/she returns explaining the absence. Please send a doctor’s note if you have one.• Being tardy affects everyone’s learning. A child is

counted tardy if they are not in the classroom by 7:40 a.m. • Every Friday at the end of the day we have a dance

celebration for students who have been on time and not absent for the week.

Lunch Money

The best way to put money on your child's account is to use the Bank a Meal program. You can reister at www.myschoolbucks.com. This ensures that no money is misplaced or lost. If you need to send money to school it needs to be in a sealed envelope marked with:• Student’s name• Teacher’s name• Amount enclosed

Please ensure that the envelope is in the take home folder. We do not check through the student’s backpacks regularly.

Snack

Students will have the chance to have a working snack during the day. The snack should be healthy and easy for the student to eat while working, keeping hands clean.

Healthy snacks include: fruit, crackers, cereal, cereal/granola bars, graham crackers, etc.

Healthy snacks do NOT include: candy, cake, pudding, chips, sugar cereals, etc.

Birthdays

Teachers will acknowledge birthdays in the classroom. However, the Texas Education Agency and District policy prohibit parents bringing snacks to share into the classroom.

You can bring or join your child for lunch at anytime.

If you are sending party invitations to be passed out in class, there must be one for each student, and they cannot be in sealed envelopes. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.

Language Arts

Reading• Reading ability will be assessed using the DRA• The first administration of the DRA will be January 12-

26th.• The district requirement is that your child can read a

DRA level 3 by the middle of the year and a level 6 at the end of the year. • Not only does your child need to read this, he or she

must also be able to retell all of the main events and characters in the story without looking back in the book.• By the end of 1st grade, your child must read at a

minimum of a level 18.

DRA Report

Level 3 Example

Level 6 Example

Level 18 Example

What can you do to help your child read?• When your child begins bringing home guided

reading books and readers, sit down with them and have them read to you. • Read to your child every night.• Practice sight words and letters and sounds with

flash cards• Check out books from the library or order from

Scholastic Book Clubs. Try “Step into Reading” books or “BOB” books. Also try phonics readers or sight word readers.

TRPI

• Texas Primary Reading Inventory• Administered 3 times per year in Kindergarten

through 2nd grade.• Students are expected to be developed in all areas

by the end of the school year.• First administration of the TPRI will be October 6th-

24th.

TPRI Report

Phonemic Awareness

easiest Task 1: Rhyming D / SD ____ out of 5 Correct Task 2: Blending Word Parts D / SD ____ out of 5 Correct Task 3: Blending Phonemes D / SD ____ out of 5 Correct Task 4: Deleting Initial Sounds D / SD ____ out of 5 Correct

hardest Task 5: Deleting Final Sounds D / SD ____ out of 5 Correct

Graphophonemic Knowledge

easiest Task 1: Letter Name Identification D / SD ____ out of 26 Correct

hardest Task 2: Letter-to-Sound Linking D / SD ____ out of 10 Correct

Listening Comprehension

Listening Comprehension D / SD ____ out of 6 Correct

On tasks 2 through 5, if children score SD on a task they do not move on to the next task.

If children score SD on task 1, they do not move on to task 2.

Conferences

• A conference will be scheduled for every child during the week of November 3-7. Wednesday, November 5 is designated as an early release day for parent conferences.• If you have concerns about your child, please

call or email to schedule a conference sooner.

Math

Counting and the Number System

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Addition and Subtraction and the Number System

Data Analysis

Measurement

Patterns, Functions, and Change

Geometry

Science

STEMscopes

The district has adopted a new science curriculum. STEMscopes is an online resource for teachers to plan lessons. There are activities and other things that students can do online.

We will keep you informed to at home features as we learn and use the curriculum.

Science Topics

• Exploring Matter and Energy• safety, tools and physical properties of objects, five

senses

• Force, Motion and Energy• ways objects move, water, rocks and soil

• Earth and Space• objects in the sky, weather

• Living Systems• life cycles

Kindergarten Report Card

• ES- Performance exceeds the standard expectation

• GREAT

• Rendimiento excede la expectativa de la norma

• MS-Performance meets the standard expectation

• GOOD JOB

• Rendimiento cumple con la expectativa de la norma

• AS- Performance approaches the standard expectation

• TIME FOR EXTRA PRACTICE

• Rendimiento se acerca a la expectativa de la norma

• DS- Performance shows development is significantly below the standard expectation

• PLEASE CONFERENCE TO DICUSS PROGRESS

• Rendimiento de desarrollo es significativamente inferior a la expectativa de la norma

Report Card Sample

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Demonstrates one to one correspondence when reading MS * * *

Identifies and produces rhyming words MS * * *

Manipulates sounds in words * * * *

Uses reading strategies to promote fluency AS * * *

Identifies and reads high-frequency words DS * * *

Volunteers

mentor

tutor

field tripchaperon

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Spring Rodeo

assist

teacher

Room Parent

PaRTieS!

at home

and/or

school

Volunteer Application

"Volunteering" under

"Parent" tab on

emsisd.comReturn it to the office.

PTA

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Who can join?moms dads

grandparentsaunts uncles

childrenjoinpta.org

Stay informed:

*Notes will come home in your child’s folder

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Save the Date

9/11 at 6:301st PTA meeting

& Ice Cream Social

PE and Dress Code

What shoes can I wear in PE?

Shoes must be tied. No slip-ons or sandals.

What can I wear to school?

Girls• Wear shorts under your

dresses and skirts.• No spaghetti straps.• Shirts must cover the

belly.

Boys• No tank under-shirts• No underwear showing

above pants.

Dismissal

BUS DISMISSAL

Students are lined up by bus number and escorted by a

teacher to the appropriate bus.

CAR DISMISSAL – SIDEWALK LANE

Please display one sign with your child's name in large black letters on the outside of your visor, between the visor and the windshield with your child's name visible. Kindergarten pick-up area will now be located as you turn the loop making us first. Stay in the car line closet to the sidewalk. Do not leave your vehicle. Teachers will walk your child to your car as it approaches our designated area.

WALKER DISMISSALOutside the door of the gym on the east side, make a line and tell Ms. Wall your child's name if she does not recognize you.

We understand that emergencies sometimes occur resulting in a change of dismissal. Please notify the office as early as possible and no later than 2:00 p.m.

Thank you for helping us !

For your child’s safety, send a note if your child will be going home differently than usual.

Children who are not picked up will be

given an espresso and

a free puppy

Thank you!•Thanks for coming!•Thanks for reading to

your child!•Thanks for helping your

child to be successful!