Mrs. PachecoKindergarten2015-20156

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About Mrs. Pacheco

•Mom of four children ( 17,14,11,& 3)•Taught for 19 years in Special Education and General Education.• Endorsements:

P-3 Early Childhood EducationP-3 Early Childhood Special EducationK-8 Elementary EducationK-12 Special Education

First Day of School

•On the first day of school, if your child is riding the bus, please have them ride the bus. (Follow them in the car if you need too.)

•Please complete the transportation form.

•Bus riders will always be put on the bus unless we have a note or phone call.If your child is sick please notify the office first thing in the morning.

Bell TimesMonday, Tuesday,

Thursday and Friday9:05 Warning Bell(Kids enter the building)9:15 School Begins10:45 – 11:00 Recess11:45– 12:05 Lunch12:05 – 12:30 Recess3:40 Dismissal

Wednesday9:05 Warning Bell9:15 School Begins10:40-10:50 Recess11:45– 12:05 Lunch12:05 – 12:20 Recess1:30 Dismissal

TYPICAL DAY IN KINDERGARTEN●Welcome/Attendance●Circle Time●Phonics/Reading●Break/snack●Writing/Reading/Making Meaning●Getting Ready for Lunch●Lunch/Recess●Chapter Book●Math●Specialist●Recess●Science/Social Studies●Snack/Free Choice●Pack-up to go home

Specialist ScheduleMonday: Library

Tuesday: PE

Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday & Music

Thursday: Music

Friday: PE

School Lunch Information

Your child has the choice of bringing a lunch to school or buying a lunch from the school cafeteria. The cost of the lunch is $3.50 and there are several choices everyday. Each child has his/her own account number and you are able to deposit money in this account for his/her use. Whenever you send in money for the account please put your child’s number on the check and make it out to Issaquah Food Services. If you have any concerns about your child’s account call #425-837-5622.

***Please label your child’s lunch***

● Letter and sound recognition

● Blending sounds to make words

● Rhyming● Mini Lessons● Conferring with

students● High frequency words

(The, is, my, we…)

*Special Program: Sight Word Keys

Reading/LanguageFountas & Pinnell

Making Meaning:Strategies that Build Comprehension and Community

●Comprehension●Sequencing●Prediction●Making connections to real life experiences

WritingWriting Units●Narrative-Launching the Writing Workshop●Narrative-Writing for Readers●Information-How to Books●Opinion-Persuasive Writing of all Kinds

Expectations for Writing●Uses pictures and print to convey meaning.●Begins to write using letter sounds, words and sentences.●Writing short stories with a beginning, middle and end.

Handwriting Without Tears

I’ve included a handout for you to use to with students that uses the verbiage and formations we will be using.

*They have a great app for the ipad.

EVERYDAY MATH WITH STATE STANDARDS FOR

THE COMMON CORECounting and Cardinally

●Know number names and the count sequence●Count to tell the number of objects●Comparing numbers

Operations and Algebraic Thinking

●Understanding addition as putting together and adding to, and understanding subtraction

Number and Operations in Base 10

●Work with numbers 11-19 to gain foundations for place value

Measurement and Data●Describe and compare measurable

attributes●Classify objects and count the

number of objects in categories

Geometry●Identify and describe shapes●Analyze, compare, create, and

compose shapes

Science/Health● Physical Science:

Liquids

● Earth and Space Science: Properties and Change

● Life Science: Plant and Animal Parts

Science Labs with Science to Go:

-Exploring Plants, Liquids and Solids

-Rocks and Soil

-Exploring Animals

*Two Paid by the PTA!

SOCIAL STUDIES

●Kindergarten: A Year of Change●Cooperation: Working and playing well with others●Respecting Differences: We are all alike, we are all different

STAR OF THE WEEK●Monday: Send in 5 pictures (Whatever they like.)●Tuesday: Something for the estimation jar●Wednesday: Sharing a favorite book●Thursday: Sharing a special collection●Friday: Chester Journal

**Reminder note will go home on the Friday before with the student! ☺

HIGHLY CAPABLE PROGRAM

• See flyer• Look for district communication by E-

News and a letter will be sent home in late September

• All students with be screened between 10/12 and 10/23

• Group Screening CogAT• CogAT and ITBS achievement in reading

and math for those passing screener• Delivery Model: Differentiation in

classroom and pull out 30 minutes with SAGE teacher

Behavior●Positive Reinforcement●Successful Sockeye Awards●Encourage children to make good choices●Sticker Chart

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

●Due to the district nutrition guidelines birthdays at our school will not be celebrated with food.●Our grade level has decided to celebrate with a students donating a special birthday book to the classroom. Students will also receive a birthday crown. (We love having parents come and read the donated book to the class! ☺)●Please contact me before the date to setup a time for you to come and read the book to the class.

SNACK INFORMATION

●Snack: Small, healthy, simple snacks as students have only about 5 minutes to eat them. I have a parents who has offered to send in pretzels for the kids. I will send out an e-mail when we are low on snack or Dixie cups to hold snack. ☺

●Cheese Stick●Fruit●Crackers*No juice please!

FIELD TRIPS & IN CLASS ACTIVITIES

Field Trips●The Seattle Children’s Theatre Play October, 27th

Lessons in the Classroom●Howard McOmber: Children’s Drama Coach●Mrs. Reko: Directed Art Lessons●Worms on Wheels (in school)

*We will be asking for an activity fee to cover the cost of these activities.

SPECIAL EVENTS

●Harvest Party (Oct. 30th )●Friendship Feast (Nov. 20th)●Valentine’s Day (Feb. 12th)●100th Day of School (Feb. ?)●Mother’s Day Tea (May)●Father’s Day Rise and Shine (End of May/June)

REPORT CARDS

Report Cards Dates:November 25thMarch 18thJune 16th

Conferences Dates:Dec. 2nd and 3th (Sign-ups to come)*

*These are no student days.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

-Room ParentClass PartiesSpecial EventsFinding/reminding class helpers

-Art DocentMust be able to attend training

and teach 3 lessons-Class Photographer

Take pictures/submit pictures to yearbook staff.

PARENT HELPERSGeneral Everyday Parent Helpers

Sometime in October, you will be able to sign-up to help the class. I will send out an attachment with the times we need helpers to the classroom scheduler. All helpers must have completed the district background check.

*These jobs can be photocopying, Art projects, working with small groups of students, and much, much more...

IMPORTANT WEBSITES!●Mrs. Pacheco’s Connect Site

●http://connect.issaquah.wednet.edu/elementary/sunset/staff/ms_pacheco_site/default.aspx

●The School District:●http://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/

●Sunset:●http://www.sunset.issaquah.wednet.edu/

●Sunset PTA:●http://www.sunsetsockeyepta.org/

●Emergency School Information:●http://www.schoolreport.org/

CONTACT INFORMATION

•Please feel free to contact me with any questions regarding your child. I’m very excited to get to know you and your child! I also have a connect website! The best way to get to it is from the bottom of my e-mail! Make sure to request membership at the top right.

Pachecos@issaquah.wednet.eduor

(425)837-5613