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Welcome to Kindergarten 2017-2018

This is the general information for the 2017-2018 kindergarten class. It includes details about the school day, behavior system, lunch options, communication with teachers and parents, volunteers, reading/writing block, math, science, social studies, assessments, and report cards.

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Welcome to Kindergarten 2017-2018

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  1. Welcome to Kindergarten 2017-2018

  2. General Information School Day 9:10 a.m. – 3:50 p.m. Dismissal- Patrols will escort students to cars, buses and KidsCo. During the day parents should go directly to the office if needing to pick child up early. Birthdays- No edible treats We will acknowledge the birthdays in the classroom

  3. Behavior System • **New School Wide Positive Behavior System!! • Students work towards DESWay • D- Demonstrate Respect & Responsibility • E – Engages in Learning • S – Safety for myself and others • Students earn “ROAR’s” for positive behavior both individually and as a class

  4. Lunch • Lunch Time - 12:05 – 12:35 pm • Recess -12:35 – 1:15 pm • Lunch Options: • Bring from home • Purchase in cafeteria for $2.55 (includes milk) • Milk a la carte .60 • Money may be deposited in student’s SNAP account for convenience • www.myLunchMoney.com

  5. Change in Routine • Please let us know as soon as possible with written note or phone call to the office. • Faxes and emails may not be checked in time.

  6. Communicating with Teachers • Send a note in your child’s Take Home Folder • Call the school at 301-253-7080 • Email your child’s teacher • Michela_A_Harrigan@mcpsmd.org • Stacey_L_Morton@mcpsmd.org • Pamela_E_Jones@mcpsmd.org

  7. Communicating with Parents • Take Home Folder (provided by DES PTA) • Please check and return to school daily • Parent/Teacher Conferences—November 10 & 17 • Report Cards (NEW – 4 times/yr) • Weekly ROAR tally mark on homework sheets • Emails

  8. Volunteers • Room Parents are organized through the PTA • ONE Sign up for ALL K Classes • Parents will be contacted for special projects on an as needed basis • ALL VOLUNTEERS MUST COMPLETE MCPS ONLINE TRAINING ON CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT

  9. Reading/Writing Block • Mini Lesson • Strategy Work • Guided Reading Groups • focus on strategies • Independent Work& Centers • reinforce skills/strategies • Writer’s Workshop

  10. Reading and Writing • Texts are varied and authentic. • Informational text (which supports other content areas) • Fiction Texts (story elements) • Concepts of Prints • Foundational Skills • Work with recognizing upper and lower case letters • Letter sounds • Syllables • High frequency words • Writing • Sentences beginning with a capital letter • Space between words • Correct punctuation

  11. Students will write for various purposes, in various forms and for various audiences during writers’ workshop in EACH quarter • Purposes for Writing • Informative/explanatory • Opinion (persuade) • Narratives (stories) • Students will actively participate in two Inquiry Projects: • Winter: Animal Research • Spring: All About Me Museum Writing Block

  12. Math • This year in math we will learn: • Positional Words • Patterns • Sorting • Counting 1 to 100 by 1’s and 10’s • Basic Addition and Subtraction • Measurement • Base Ten

  13. Academic Centers • Fosters Independence through: • Opportunities to have & make choices • Practice & review of skills • Social collaboration with peers • The feeling of being competent & successful • Accountability

  14. Science • Engineering Design and Process • Weather • Life Science • Life Cycles (mealworms) • Plants • Animal Habitats and External Features

  15. Social Studies • Culture • Families & Friends • Economics • Wants & Needs • Geography • Maps • History • Long Ago & Today

  16. Assessments • mCLASS Reading assessments • September, January, and May • MIRL (Monitoring Instructional Reading Levels) • Quarterly • EMAT (Elementary Mathematics Assessment Tasks) • Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) • September • MAP-P • October, January and May • We are continually assessing through guided reading, directed math groups, writing, and observation

  17. Report Cards • Report Cards • Quarterly (for all MCPS) • Conference Dates: • Friday, November 10 • Friday, November 17

  18. Conferences • Sign ups will be at the following times: • Back To School Night for Grades 1-5 • Open House on October 9 • Halloween • THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT’S PRESENTATION

  19. All students have been assigned a Homeroom Class where they will begin each day for the First Week. • Attendance and Lunch Count will be taken in Homeroom. • Daily Schedule: • Tuesday: Students will spend the day in their assigned homeroom. • Wednesday: Students rotate classes after Lunch/Recess. • Thursday: Students rotate classes after Morning Announcements. • Friday: Students will spend the day in their assigned homeroom. • Notification will go home of final placement. • Monday, September11 - Officially begin set placement!!!!!! First Week

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