kindergarten orientation gilbertsville elementary school august 18, 2015
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Kindergarten Orientation
Kindergarten Orientation
Gilbertsville Elementary School
August 18, 2015
Contact Information…Main Office:
610.369.7485
Phone Number: DeMaria: 610.473.5032 Reifsnyder: 610.473.5033 Myers: 610.473.5020
Will ring in classroom before and after school.During school hours it will go directly to voicemail.
E-mail Address: DeMaria: [email protected]: [email protected] Myers: [email protected]
GES List Serve…
Would you like to be a little more green?
Join the school wide list serve
http://www.boyertownasd.org/our-schools/gilbertsville-elementary/ListServe.aspx
Difficulties joining? Contact Chris Moyer at [email protected]
Reporting Absences…Call the main office before 9:00 a.m.
Record the following: First and last name of callerRelationship to studentName of studentDateReason for absenceHomework sent home or picked up
Daily Schedule…
Regular Schedule:AM session 8:45–11:25 PM session 12:45–3:25
Early Dismissal Schedule:AM 8:45–10:30 PM 10:30My3kids!
–12:30
Buses…
Bus Tags:Please wear for the first couple days of school
Kindergarten students will not be let off bus without a designated person waiting at the
bus stop!
Daily Folder…
Daily Folder Will Include:Notes and Mail
Please Remember:Bring the folder to school everydayWe will provide the first folder to each studentReplacements are the responsibility of the
parentClean out the folder regularly
Snack Time…
Guidelines:Bring one healthy snack every day Must be nut-freePractice opening containers independentlyNo snack will be provided for students without a
snackQuick, ten-minute working snack
Birthdays…
Guidelines:Birthday book or snack is optionalSign-up paper first week of schoolPlease put on your calendar at homeReminders of the date will not be sent homeSummer birthdays – subtract 6 months Self-serve, all the same
As per GES handbook: Party invitations are for all students of same
sex or entire class.
Birthdays…
Self-serve snacks!All the same.
Birthdays…
Different flavors.
Not self-serve.
Different colored icing.
Special Area Classes…
Specials Schedule:Music and Library instruction bi-weeklyBook exchange weeklyComputer instruction weekly (in the
classroom) – done by classroom teacher
Please help your student practice typing in their username and password.
Parent Volunteers…Interested in helping in the classroom?
Here are a few ways: Filing and material preparation Letter and sound identification, popcorn words, flashcard
helpers Classroom parties - homeroom parents chosen by HSA Mystery Readers
Remember that Criminal Background Check required to work in the classroom!
Scholastic Book Club…
FYI:Ordering is optionalOnline orders onlyDue the last day of each month
Ordering from the Scholastic Book Club is a wonderful way to build your home library, as
well as our classroom library.
Academics
Reading…Reading Workshop:
Reading Street (Scott Foresman)Fundations (Wilson Language) Interactive Read Alouds (Linda Hoyt)The Daily 5 (Gail Boushey & Joan Moser)Guided Reading (Gay Pinnell & Irene Fountas)
Key Components:
Read AloudShared Reading
Small Group Reading Independent
ReadingConferring
Reading Comprehension
Strategies…
• Check for understanding• Back up and reread• Monitor and clarify• Use prior knowledge and experiences:
schema• Predicting• Synthesizing
• Analyzing: determining importance• Visualizing• Questioning• Inferring• Critiquing: evaluating
These are things good readers do as they read. You do these as you read! It is automatic for most adults – we do these
things without thinking about it.
Writing…
Programs:Kid Writing (Eileen Feldgus)Being a Writer (Developmental Studies
Center)Write Source (Houghton Mifflin)
Popcorn Words…
What are Popcorn Words?
These words are popping up all over the place40 words in kindergartenStudents will be assessed on reading and writing these wordsOn report card, listed under both reading and writing as high frequency wordsAlso can be referred to as sight words
Making Words…
What is the Making Words program, and how does it help my child?
Brain research suggests the brain is a pattern detector, not a rule applierBreak words into onset and rime – word families –
at, ap, et, it, op, ugStudents will be assessed on writing these wordsTeaches segmenting and blending
Handwriting…
Key Components:Fundations (Wilson Language Basics)Phonics based programGoal –
teach the relationship between letters of the written language and the individual sounds of
spoken language
Four lines – sky line, plane line, grass line, worm line
Math…
Programs: Investigations (Pearson Education)
First time activities are introduced, every student does at the same time
Regular math workshops – students rotate through activities already taught
AIMS (Activities Integrating Math and Science)hands-on math and science integration
Math Skills… Number recognition
numbers: zero to forty Number writing
numbers: zero to twenty Counting to 100
counting by ones and tens Counting on from any given number Place value Sorting and classifying Shape recognition and drawing
circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, rhombus Shape recognition
cone, sphere, cylinder, cube Measuring and comparing measured objects Addition and subtraction to ten Positional words
above, below, behind, in front of, inside, outside, between, beside, next to
Social Studies…
Key Components: Incorporated through literacy
Curriculum:
Q1 – Rules, Citizenship, Columbus Day
Q2 – Fall and Winter Celebrations
Q3 – Groundhog’s Day, President’s Day, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day
Q4 – Earth Day, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day
Science…
Key Components: Integrated into literacy and mathStudents will participate in science experiments
that allow them to explore their environment
Curriculum:
Life cycle of a pumpkin
Life cycle of a butterfly
Life cycle of a plant
Day and night time sky
Report Card…
Keys to Remember:Standards based“Three is where you want to be”
4…3…2…1 system4 = exceeds requirements 3 = meets
requirements2 = approaching requirements 1 = below
requirements
Homework…Reminders:
Review packets will be sent home on a monthly basis
Complete packets at student’s own pace
Includes:HandwritingLeveled ReadersSocial Studies, Science and
Math review
Websites to “Check Out”…For Students:
www.symbaloo.com/mix/kindermixwww.starfall.com www.pbskids.org www.earobics.com – click on Game Goo linkhttp://storylineonline.net
For Parents:www.hubbardscupboard.org www.getreadytoread.org
Please use your discretion. Never leave your child unattended while using the Internet.
Thank you!
Reminders: Be sure to sign up for a conference time in November If you would like, please take an apple from the
“Giving Tree” outside your child’s classroom Call or email with any questions and/or concerns
If you promise not to believe everything your child says happens at school,
I promise not to believe everything your child says happens at home.