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Welcome Parents, to the Fall Open House

Welcome Parents, to the Fall Open House. Mrs. Bills’ Kindergarten Class. About Mrs. Bills. 23rd year to teach public school 20 th year at Schultz Two adult children 3 grandchildren Maxine, an 8 year old Golden Retriever

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Welcome Parents, to the Fall Open House

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  1. Welcome Parents, to the Fall Open House Mrs. Bills’ Kindergarten Class

  2. About Mrs. Bills • 23rd year to teach public school • 20th year at Schultz • Two adult children • 3 grandchildren • Maxine, an 8 year old Golden Retriever • B.S. from East Texas State University, Commerce, Texas (Now a Texas A & M affiliate – I’m an Aggie by default). • Born in Des Moines, Iowa • Love to read, read, read! Enjoy yard work and cooking with my granddaughter.

  3. Schedule - • Lunch 10:48-11:18am daily • Library 9:00am Monday • Computer Lab 2:00-2:45pm Monday • PE & Music 12:30-1:15pm Monday - Thursday 12:45-2:00pm Friday

  4. Don’t Be Tardy! • The tardy bell rings at 8:15am. • Tardy Information Each campus in Klein ISD is to have a tardy policy in place. The following policy went into effect, October 17, 2005.Students who are tardy four (4) times during a nine-week grading cycle will receive a gentle reminder. A student who has accrued five (5) tardies in a nine-week grading cycle will have his/her general conduct grade lowered by one letter designation for that grading cycle. For every additional five (5) tardies, the student’s conduct grade will continue to be lowered.

  5. Goals of Kindergarten • Read simple stories with expression and comprehension. • Write simple sentences using phonetic spelling, wall words, and other words copied or sound spelled. • Use calendar and math manipulatives to develop an understanding of numbers and patterns in math. • Experience hands on science to develop skills of observation to sort, classify and order things in their world. • Learn and practice the life skills to understand others and get along with others. • Use technology to learn, practice, share and record concepts. • Express themselves in art and drama.

  6. Our English Language Arts curriculum includes: Read Aloud Books, Vocabulary, Wall Words, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Shared Reading, Guided Reading, Modeled Writing, and Guided Writing. You can see an overview for each 9 weeks on Mrs. Bills’ webpage.

  7. How we learn to read: • “Star of the Day” helps us learn how to spell the names of our classmates, and compare and contrast the letters and sounds in those names. • “Wall Words” are frequently used words that we display on cards under the alphabet and memorize so we can read them quickly in books and write them easily in sentences. Use of poetry books to locate the wall words. • We practice reading words around the room, and finding words in books so we can use them in our own writing. • District Academic Vocabulary words are 15 words for language, math, science, & social studies.

  8. How we learn to read continued: • We read together stories, poems and songs that are familiar to us. • We listen to recorded books so we can read them to others with expression. Then we draw pictures and write about the story in a “Book Report”. • We make our own books and practice reading them till they are memorized. We place them in a “book box” to read often.

  9. How we learn to write: • Drawing a series of pictures that tell a story that can be retold. • Printing a word to complete a sentence. (I like the color green.) • Using wall words and words we copy or sound out to make a sentence. (My brd is blue.) • Eventually, we use a combination of learned skills to express our own ideas in sentences and short stories. (I like the store of the red dog. He is fune.)

  10. How we learn Math: • Calendar is central to learning and applying math skills. (Every Day Counts) • Working with manipulatives to discover properties of number, shapes, fractions, time, money and patterns in math. • Games help us practice what we have learned and have a lot of fun. • Math Worksheets help us show what we have learned or still need to work on.

  11. How we learn Science: • Books, videos, observations, and experiments help us learn about our world. • Graphs, charts and journals help us record our observations. • Worksheets help us show what we have learned or still need to work on.

  12. How we learn Social Skills: • Books, videos and guest speakers help us learn about the people in our world. • Role-play, puppets, and discussions help us practice and apply what we have learned.

  13. How we learn Technology: • Learning.com gives us instruction and practice in basic skills like keyboarding, mouse, printing, saving, and creating charts and pictures. Your child will login with their student ID as the username and password. • Computer lab and classroom computers give us opportunities to practice. • Star Board, E Instruction, document camera and the projector give us opportunities to work as a class to learn more about technology and practice using technology as we study all the other subjects.

  14. Other things to know about Kindergarten: • Lunch Graph—a pocket chart where each student places his/her name card under a picture of what they plan to have for lunch, and also shows who is absent. • Tickets—colored strips of paper with rules on them that we put in our pocket chart to show the rules we are having trouble with. Tickets are recorded in the Daily Folder and in the Tuesday Folder. • Tuesday Folders—folder for home/school communication. Please go over the papers with your child and help them make corrections. Discuss work habits and conduct marks and plan how to improve, then sign and date weekly report sheet. Attach your notes to outside so I will see them promptly. • HomeworkFolder---Supervise your child’s homework and return Friday. Your child is responsible for turning in the folder in the morning when it is called for, repeatedly.

  15. Offices— folding cardboard privacy screens that we place around our work when we are doing private work with no talking. Especially used when work is to be taken for a grade. • Center Wheel—a five color wheel that shows a group of children where to sit each day. • Literacy Stations—language activities that are placed on a shelf, and used by students at that station. Words, Writing, Sorting, Stories, Listening. This is also the time that the teacher works with small groups for guided reading/writing lessons. • Centers—end of day activities that are organized on shelves according to skill topic and used by students at that center: Art, Building, Pretend, Games & Puzzles, Computers. This is also the time that the teacher can meet with other small groups • Quiet Zone—hallways, bathrooms, “office” work spaces.

  16. Questions • Personal questions pertaining to your specific child need to be discussed in private. Please send an email or sign up for a conference on October 14th. • Email- jbills@kleinisd.net

  17. First PoemMommy! Daddy!Come and look!I'm reading! I'm reading!I'm reading a book! I just found it hereOn the library shelfAnd I can read every wordAll by myself. Mommy! Daddy!Come look! Come look!I'm reading! I'm reading!My very first book! -Linda Kulp

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