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Welcome to Back to School Night

Welcome to Back to School Night. Parent Profiles. How many of your children have gone through kindergarten? This is my first! (Take a deep breath!) I survived one…it ’ s my second! I ’ m a veteran…this is my third (or more). All About Me. What We Do (Most Days). Check In

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Welcome to Back to School Night

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  1. Welcome to Back to School Night

  2. Parent Profiles How many of your children have gone through kindergarten? • This is my first! (Take a deep breath!) • I survived one…it’s my second! • I’m a veteran…this is my third (or more).

  3. All About Me

  4. What We Do (Most Days) • Check In • Meeting and Calendar • Math • Letter Work or Kid Writing • Centers • Snack and Recess • Social Studies, Science, or Choices • Story Time * We will also go to the computer lab, Gym, & library : )

  5. Meeting and Calendar

  6. Math • We use the Everyday Math/ Chicago Math Program. • The math skills we work on in Kindergarten include: • Addition and subtraction (including calculator skills) • 1 to 1 correspondence and counting • Number identification and number writing • Problem Solving • Graphing and data analysis • Measurement (Introductions to time, money, weight, and length)

  7. Language Arts • Houghton Mifflin Reading Program ** New Program  • Read Alouds to develop comprehension • Phonemic Awareness • Letter Identification and Phonics • Sight Words • Word Families (-at, -an, -it) and Rhyming • Guided Reading using leveled readers in small groups • Handwriting Without Tears • Kid Writing • Poetry

  8. Snack

  9. Choices • Computers • Art • Writing • Listening • Science • Construction • Play Dough • ABC Fun • Book Nook • Math • Puzzles and Puppets

  10. Other Subjects • Environmental Science (a.k.a. Trees) • The Five Senses and The Seasons • Social Studies (Native Americans and Kindertravels) • Library (AM and PM on Friday’s for a Book Exchange) • Computer Lab • GYM  (AM Tuesday and PM Wednesday)

  11. Personality of the Week Calendar Coming Soon!!

  12. Report Cards • Conferences: December and March • Report Cards: (based on PA Standards) • Here are examples from the Report Card: * We will also assess blending, high frequency words, story elements, writing last names, and conventions of writing by June. ** We will also assess skip counting, addition/subtraction, coin identification, non-standard measurement, and will have higher expectations for counting, number identification, and number writing.

  13. Volunteers Needed! Ways to help: • Work at home (cutting, gluing, tracing, etc.) • Kid Writing and Centers • Clerical work (filing, stapling, copies) • Holiday/Seasonal Events • Field Trip If you haven’t already, please complete the Volunteer Form and send it back to school as soon as possible. I will send a confirmation notice once I organize our classroom volunteers. Thank You!

  14. Keep in Touch! The best ways to reach me are: • Email me at dwilson@havsd.net • Leave a note in your child’s notebook • Leave me a voicemail 610-853-5900 x4148 • If your child’s dismissal plans change or there is an emergency, call the school directly at 610-853-5900 x4000

  15.  Thanks for coming! Any questions for the common good? I’ll see you in December for our first conference!

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