Transcript Kindergarten Curriculum Night

Kindergarten
Curriculum Night
Mrs. Bouchillon
Language Arts
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Speak in complete sentences
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Identify and produce rhyming words
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Identify words with the same beginning
sounds
Blend and break words apart by syllables
and individual sounds (such as cat, c-a-t).
Language Arts
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Identify all uppercase and lowercase
alphabet letters and identify and
produce all letter sound
relationships.
Identify 15 sight words by middle of
the year and 35 words by the end of
the year.
DRA
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Developmental Reading Assessment
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Unseen text
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Oral reading (ability to call the words on the page)
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Fluency (speed & expression or intonation),
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Retelling/comprehension (ability to share or retell the
story to a friend who has never seen/heard/read the
text)
Expectations by of end of year is to read a DRA level 4
(fiction and non-fiction)
Writing
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Plan a first draft by generating ideas for
writing through class discussion
Develop drafts by sequencing the action
of details in the story
Share writing with others
Dictate or write information for lists,
captions, or invitations
Mathematics
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Geometry
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Algebraic Reasoning
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Numeration
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Measurement
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Our mathematics curriculum spirals each
grading period.
Science
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Follow safety rules.
Use science tools to participate in simple
experiments.
Identify the states of matter: solid, liquid,
and gas.
Observe and describe a variety of rocks
and soil such as clay and sand.
Science
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Distinguish between living and
nonliving things.
Identify basic needs of organisms
such as food, water, air, and a place
to live.
Observe changes that are part of a
simple life cycle of a plant.
Social Studies
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We begin with rules, laws and authority
figures
Pledges are recited during the
announcements
Social Studies is taught throughout the year
and integrated into Language Arts
Participation grades recorded on the report
card
D3 Time
Dragons Digging Deeper
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All students
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45 minutes per day
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Students will enrich their learning by
working on targeted areas based on the
child's needs.
Data from common assessments
Attendance
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Time with the teacher equals student
success!
Homework
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Homework Calendar
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Read 20 minutes every night!
Parent Conference
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Kindergarten will begin parent
conferences in October.
Sign-up Genius
Parent Access
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You will need your child’s student
ID number to log-in.
CISD website – Parents – Parent
Access
Volunteer
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You must register online to be a
volunteer.
Deretchin webpage – Parents –
Volunteer in CISD
Daily Dragon Folders
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Primary mode of
communication between
parent and teacher.
Please help your child keep
this folder neat and current.
Dragon Conduct Calendar
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Used to document behavior
Areas of concern will be noted on
the calendar (if necessary).
Please sign the calendar at the end
of each week.
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Do not remove!
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New to Kindergarten - E
Snack
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Children may bring a nutritious snack
from home each day.
Unhealthy snacks such as chips or
cookies may not be consumed during
snack time.
Please put your child’s snack in their
backpack (not in their lunch box) and
only send one snack per day.
Lunch
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12:15-12:45
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No visitors the first 3 weeks.
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CISD website - Child Nutrition
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Checks made out to “Child Nutrition
Department”
Birthdays
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Treats can be passed out in your
child’s classroom at 12:45pm.
Please contact your child’s
teacher prior to the date.
Money
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Please send money (cash or
check) in an envelope with
your child’s name.
Do not send loose money.
Scholastic Book Orders
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Sent home about once a month
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Class activation code
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Our class earns free books with
every order!
Transportation Changes
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Please keep your child’s transportation tag on
the backpack all year.
We cannot accept changes via email or phone.
Medications
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Give to our school nurse, Mrs.
Colleen
Please apply sunscreen at home
for special events
Label Items From Home
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Backpacks, lunch boxes, jackets
and other clothing items that
can be removed should be
labeled with your child’s name.
Library
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Students will alternate between
a library lesson and the
computer lab each week.
Books will be checked out
weekly as long as the library
book is returned.
Special Events
FABULOUS FIFTIES!
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November 7 @ 5:00pm
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Kindergarten’s Parent Event
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We will be celebrating the first 50
days of school with fun math
activities!