kindergarten open house 2018
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Mrs. Kawalek, Principal
Ms. Young, Dean of Students
Kindergarten Teaching Team
Ms. Brady
Mrs. Campbell
Mrs. Ritter-Mack
Mrs. Savoy
Ms. Terinoni
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• Create a safe and non-threatening environment
• Create a sense of community
• Develop social skills
• Work cooperatively and independently
• Build confidence and encourage risk-taking
• Make good choices
• Learn to LOVE SCHOOL!
• Focuses on the strong relationship
between social-emotional learning
and academic success
– Cooperation
– Responsibility
– Self-Control
– Classroom Community
– Logical Rules and Consequences
www.responsiveclassroom.org
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Literacy InstructionLiteracy InstructionLiteracy InstructionLiteracy InstructionBalanced Literacy ProgramBalanced Literacy ProgramBalanced Literacy ProgramBalanced Literacy Program
• Phonics Instruction
• Teacher Read-Alouds
• Mini-Lessons
• Shared Reading
• Independent Reading
and Writing
• Word Work and Spelling
Handwriting without Tears
• Capital Letters
– Most capitals are based on 4
shapes:
• Big line
• Little line
• Big curve
• Little curve
• Numbers Instruction
– Throughout the fall (1-10)
• Lowercase Letters
– Starts in January
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High Frequency (Sight) Words
• Words readers recognize
automatically
• Change each week
• Make flashcards
• iPad apps
• Practice in school and at
home
• See yellow handout
Writer’s Workshop
Being a Writer
• The Writing Community
• Getting Ideas
• Telling More
• Just the Facts
• Exploring the World through
Poetry
• Opinion Writing
• Revisiting the Writing Community
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Investigations in Math• Counting and the Number System
– Counting to 100 and comparing different quantities
• Addition and Subtraction
– Developing strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems
• Measurement
– Comparing and measuring objects
• Geometry
– Describing, identifying, comparing, and sorting 2-D and 3-D shapes
• Place Value
– Teen numbers
• Data Analysis
– Representing and using data, sorting and classifying data
Science and Social Studies
• All About Me
• Real and Make-Believe
• Nutrition
• Holidays Around the World
• Weather and Seasons
• Living Things
• Life Cycles
• Forces of Motion
• Community Helpers
• Seasonal Activities
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School SuppliesSchool SuppliesSchool SuppliesSchool SuppliesA standard list included in your packet.
Before and After School Program
• School Hours – 8:55 – 3:40
• Early Dismissal Days - 8:55 – 1:40
• Extended Day Program (EDP)
– Extra care available before school and after school
• Breakfast Program
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Personal Development
Knows birthday, address, and phone number
Recognizes and writes first name
Colors with crayons and writes with pencil
Uses and holds scissors correctly
Recognizes left and/or right
Ties shoes, buttons or zips jacket or pants
Able to sit and listen to a story
Able to wait his or her turn
Follows two and three step directions
Language and Reading
Readiness• Names capital and lowercase letters
• Begins to write capital and lower case letters
• Begins to identify letter sounds and beginning sounds in
words
• Rhymes
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Math Readiness
• Writes numbers to 10
• Recognizes numbers 11-20
• Able to count to 20
• Names colors and shapes
Contact Information
Summer Office Hours
Monday – Thursday
8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Principal Kawalek
(609) 538 – 9800, ext. 6102
kkawalek@ewingboe.org
Ms. Young, Dean of Students
(609) 538 – 9800, ext. 6106
kyoung@ewingboe.org
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