Welcome to Back to School

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Parent ProfilesHow many of your children have gone

through kindergarten?

• This is my first! (Take a deep breath!)

• I survived one…it’s my second!

• I’m a veteran…this is my third (or more).

What We Do (Most Days) Check In Meeting and Calendar Math Letter Work or Kid Writing Centers Snack and Recess Reading and Language Activities Social Studies, Science, or Choices ** We will also go to Gym class and Library

class.

Morning Meeting Calendar Routine • Flag Salute• Review Rules• Greeting • Message • Sharing • Activity

• Calendar • Weather • Number of the Day • Graph of the Week• Today’s Goals

Meeting and Calendar

We use the Math In Focus Program. The math skills we work on in Kindergarten include:

Children learn to think mathematically about problems and their solutions. They are given opportunities to investigate, discover, explore and apply their own solutions to math problems. Connections to real life

situations are emphasized using the Math In Focus program. Topics are taught thoroughly using a concrete-pictorial-abstract learning progression that includes hands-on experiences and technology.

Concepts such as same/different, counting, patterns, add/subtract, and more/less are taught. 

Language Arts • Houghton Mifflin Journeys Reading Program

– Read Alouds to develop comprehension– Phonemic Awareness – Letter Identification and Phonics – Sight Words– Word Families (-at, -an, -it) and Rhyming

• Guided Reading using leveled readers in small groups

• Handwriting Without Tears

• Kid Writing

• Poetry

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Choices Construction Play Dough ABC Fun Library/Big Books Math Puzzles

Computers Art Writing Center Listening Science

Other Subjects

• Environmental Science (a.k.a. Trees)

• The Five Senses and The Seasons

• Social Studies (Native Americans and Kindertravels) • Library and Gym Class

• Computer Lab

Star Student of the Week

Calendar Coming Soon!!

Report Cards • Conferences: December and March• Report Cards: (based on PA Standards)• Here are examples from the Report Card:General Skills Language Arts* Math**

Writes first name (capital first, rest

lowercase)

Identifies capital & lower case letters

Count to 30, 70, 100

States Birthday Identifies beginning and ending sounds in words

Id. numbers to 20, 70, 100Writes numbers to 10, 20, 30

Address and phone number

Identifies and extends rhymes Reads a graph

Listening & Speaking Skills

Handwriting Identifies 2-D Shapes

Characteristics of Successful Learners

Writing: Understands letter/sound relationships,

correctly spells high frequency words, writes

simple sentences

1 to 1 correspondence

Extends and designs a pattern

* We will also assess blending, high frequency words, story elements, writing last names, and conventions of writing by June.** We will also assess skip counting, addition/subtraction, coin identification, non-standard measurement, and will have higher expectations for counting, number identification, and number writing.

Volunteers Needed!Ways to help:• Work at home (cutting, gluing, tracing, etc.)• Kid Writing and Centers • Computer Lab• Holiday/Seasonal Events • Field Trips

If you haven’t already, please complete the Volunteer Form and send it back to school as soon as possible. I will send a confirmation

notice once I organize our classroom volunteers. Thank You!

Keep in Touch!The best ways to reach me are:

1. Leave a note in your child’s composition book

2. Email me at kedge@havsd.net 3. Leave me a voicemail 610-853-5900

x41464. If your child’s dismissal plans change or

there is an emergency, call the school directly at 610-853-5900 x4000

Thanks for coming!

Any questions for the common good?

I’ll see you in December for our first conference!