welcome to k-2

Welcome to K-2Welcome to K-2Welcome to K-2Welcome to K-2

Kindergarten OrientationKindergarten OrientationPlease help your child:Please help your child:

1.1.Find his/her desk.Find his/her desk.2.2.Make a self portrait.Make a self portrait.

3.3.Find his/her cubby and place the finished Find his/her cubby and place the finished portrait there to dry.portrait there to dry.

4.4.Take a family portrait at the picture station.Take a family portrait at the picture station.

Parent presentation will begin at 9:30. Children will go outside for supervised playtime during the parent presentation.

Welcome to K-2!

• Mrs. Adez- Teacher• Aide: Mrs. Wright

Schedule• Morning Schedule

8:00am to 11:20amClassroom open for drop-off at 7:50am

• Afternoon Schedule11:25am to 2:45pmPlayground gate open for drop-off at 11:15

Drop-off and Pick-up• AM Drop-off: Park and walk your

child to the classroom door.– No more than 10 minutes early– Say good-bye at the door

• AM Pick-up: Park and pick your child up at the gates near the MPR. – Please be on-time!– After 10 minutes, children will be walked to the office

Note: Plans may change on inclement weather days.

Office

2nd Grade 1st Grade

K-2K-3

K-1

MPR

Kindergarten Playground

<-No Parking ->

AM Pick-up

PM Drop-off

Where can I park?• Best to walk to school• Legal Parking

– Banyan Ave– West side of Bluegrass

(south of the drive-way)

– Day Creek Park

Please do not park…• Anywhere along the

east drop-off curb.• On the east side of

Blue Grass• On the west side of

Blue Grass north of the drive-way

• In the parking lot

Communication• Absences: Please notify the school

attendance line.• Early pick-up: Must sign your child out in the

office.• Teacher:

– Send a note– E-mail

• angie_adez@etiwanda.org– Cannot take phone calls during the school day.

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Supplies

• Suggested supply list• All items are for

general classroom use (except folders, lunch pails, and backpacks)

• Please do not label items with individual student names

Snack Recess• 20 minutes for snack

and playtime• Please pack healthy

food items• Children should be

able to open items independently

• No toys please!

Allergies? Health Problems?

• Please notify your child’s teacher of any food allergies

• We do many cooking activities in kindergarten

• Medication forms available in the office

Appropriate Clothing• Comfortable for movement activities.• Suitable for art and painting.• Safe shoes for running and playing.• No open toes

• Please label all items on the outside!

Behavior Management• Positive rewards!

– Verbal Praise– Golden Tickets– Marble Jar Party– Treasure Box

• Problems?– Note home– Conference– Principal

Instructional Program• Common Core Standards• Text Book Publishers

– Language Arts: Houghton Mifflin– Math: MacMillian McGraw Hill– Science: Houghton Mifflin– Social Studies: Harcourt

Reading

• Houghton Mifflin• Alphabet & sounds,

30 sight words, CVC words

• Decodable books• Accelerated Reader

Writing• Homework Journals• Daily Journal Topics• Modeled/Directed

Writing • Writing Center Activities

Math• MacMillian McGraw Hill• Sort & Classify• Numbers to 20• Patterns• Graphs• Measurement• Time• Geometry• Addition & Subtraction

Science• Houghton-Mifflin: Materials

Weather Living Things Looking at Earth

Social Studies• Harcourt• Being a good

citizen• My Country• Stories of the Past• Workers• Where We Live• Time Goes By

Assessment• Trimester Goals• ESGI • Interim Progress

Reports• Report Cards• Parent

Conferences

Homework• On-line

– Teacher Web site– http://teacherweb.com/CA/Golden/MrsAdez

– Posted each Friday

• Due the following Friday.

Beautiful Book Box• 1st Homework assignment• Due on or before August 13th• Used to store class made books at

home.

Flash Cards• Letters• Sounds• Sight Words• Word Families• Accelerated Reader

Daily Folder• Any sturdy folder will do• Label with child’s name

and teacher• Turn in each morning • Please check nightly

Volunteers• Open door policy• We need help for:

– Centers– Workroom Prep– Special Days– Field trips– Parties

* I also need a Room Parent.

Star of the Week• Class Buddy• Journal• Poster• Guessing Jar

Birthdays• Limited instructional time• Wellness policy• Treats will no longer be a part of

student birthday celebrations. • Children’s birthdays will be

celebrated in class with each teacher acknowledging birthdays in a special way.

Special Events• Nursery Rhyme Performance 9/27• Scarecrow Day 10/31• Thanksgiving Feast 11/16• Winter Wonderland 12/19• Lewis Family Playhouse 1/31• Kindy 500 2/15• 100th Day of School• Read Across America• Fun in the Sun Day 5/13• Celebration of Growth 5/17

Field Trips•Lewis Family Playhouse January 31st•Greenspot Farms Trip April 19 (tentative)

Performances• Nursery Rhyme

Performance on September 27th

• Celebration of Growth May 17th.

Earth Quake Kits• Gallon sized ziplock bag• Non-perishable food items• Water• Label with child’s name and teacher• Send in ASAP• PTA sells pre-made kits

Important• School Information Sheet

– Please complete and turn in today!– How will your child be picked up on

Monday?

• Emergency Form– Turn in ASAP

Helping Hands• Walgreens cards for photo

development• Flower Pot donation items• Donate for class parties/special

crafts• Donorschoose.org• Help collate workbooks

Thank you!We look forward to an exciting year

of growth with your child.