WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN OPEN

HOUSEMS. CARDENASMRS. CLUTTER

MS. MUHLE

Kindergarten Students are Expected to:

1. Keep hands, feet, and objects to themselves

2. Use appropriate voice

3. Be good listeners

4. Be their best

DAILY SCHEDULE

7:30-8:15: ANNOUNCEMENTS/RTI/ENRICHMENT

8:15-9:05: CALENDAR/MORNING MESSAGE/SHARED READING

9:05-9:50: SPECIALS9:50-10:35: MATH

10:35-10:55: WORD STUDY10:45-11:15: LUNCH (MUHLE)

10:55-11:25: LUNCH (CARDENAS AND CLUTTER)

11:25-11:40: WORD STUDY CONTINUED11:40-12:45: CENTERS/GUIDED READING

12:45-1:15: WRITER’S WORKSHOP1:15-1:30: SNACK/ RECESS

1:30-2:00: SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES2:00-2:30: PACK-UP/CLEAN/READ ALOUD

DRESS CODE

TOPS: • POLO-STYLE SHIRTS (ANY COLOR – SOLID OR STRIPES).

• T-SHIRTS WITH COLLEGE OR JISD CAMPUS SPIRIT LOGO.

• MUST BE TUCKED IN AT ALL TIMES UNLESS THE SHIRT HEM IS SQUARE AND NO LONGER THAN SIX INCHES BELOW THE

WAISTLINE.

BOTTOMS: • PANTS, SLACKS, JEANS, CAPRIS, SKIRTS, SKORTS, DRESSES, AND WALKING SHORTS MUST BE EITHER TAN, BROWN, BLACK, KHAKI, BLUE OR GRAY. (CAPRI PANTS: PANTS THAT START AT THE WAISTLINE WITH LENGTH EXTENDING TO OR BETWEEN

THE CALF AND ANKLE)

• PANTS MUST FIT AT THE WAIST AND BE PROPERLY HEMMED OR CUFFED AT OR BELOW THE ANKLE, BUT NOT DRAGGING THE GROUND (“SLICING” OR “RAGGING” NOT ALLOWED).

• WALKING SHORTS, SKIRTS, DRESSES AND SKORTS MUST BE KNEE LENGTH OR LONGER.

READING EXPECTATIONS

Formal DRA assessments will be given regularly to evaluate reading and comprehension progress.

The levels will help determine teaching strategies, goals, and needs. Please note the following district grade level benchmarks:

Beginning of Kindergarten: Level A Mid-year January: Level 2 End of Kindergarten: Level 3

Our end of the year goal for reading is that 90% of all students will be reading at or above a level 3.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF LEVEL A TEXT, WHICH THEY SHOULD BE

READING RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN C/3 TEXT, WHICH THEY SHOULD BE

READING BY THE END OF KINDERGARTEN.

READING HOMEWORK

The guided reading books that comes home, has been read in the classroom.

Please let your child read it to you.

No new book will come home until the current book is returned.

Lost or damaged books must be replaced. The fee is $8 for each book.

MATH Topics covered

Numbers and quantities to twentyOrdering events and objectsFractions (whole and ½)Modeling addition and subtractionPatternsGeometryNonstandard units of measurementGraphingProblem solving

SOCIAL STUDIES

Topics covered Historical figures Holidays/ Traditions Geography (concept of location) Needs and wants Purpose of rules and authority figures

SCIENCE

Topics coveredScientific investigation and reasoningMatter and energyEarth and spaceOrganisms in their environmentForce, motion, and energy

Thank you so much for coming and please contact us if you have any further questions.

We hope to have a great year!!