Transcript Kindergarten Orientation 2005-2006 Freeport Kindergarten

Kindergarten Orientation
2011-2012
Freeport Kindergarten Center
Ms. Raber
• Graduated from IUP in 1991 with B.S. in Early Childhood
Education.
• 2003 graduated with my Master’s in Education.
• I have one year towards my Doctorate in Curriculum and
Instruction.
• I have taught 13 years in the Freeport School District.
• 9th year teaching Full Day Kindergarten.
• Taught 1st grade for 4 years.
• I have a son, Zachery, who is 18 years old and attends
Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
How I can be reached?
• Note sent to school
• E-mail: [email protected]
• School phone: 724-295-9250
(Please note I will not be able to answer the
phone during class and I may not get back to
you until the end of the day).
What will my child need?
• *Back pack big enough for coat
and large library book.
• *Small mat, blanket or towel to
sleep or rest on at “rest” time.
• *PLEASE label all of your child’s
things with first and last initial.
Academic Goals and Terms
• Know all alphabet letters (Upper and lower
case) and sounds.
• Patterns/Shapes/Colors
• Know numbers 0-31 (Counting, recognizing and
one-to-one correspondence).
• Math series from Harcourt, which is the same
as Language Arts.
• Coins: penny, nickel, dime (recognize and
value). Telling time on the hour.
• Graphing (being able to make and read).
Academic Goals and Terms Cont.
• Handwriting: writing their names (Correct
letter and number formation). Zaner-Bloser
Handwriting is what we use in the district
www.zaner-bloser.com
• Reading will be to concentrate on the ideas of
Phonemic Awareness - is the ability to hear,
identify, and manipulate the individual sounds
in spoken words and Phonological Awareness –
includes phonemic awareness, but also involves
work with rhymes, words, syllables, and rimes.
Take Home Folder and
Homework
• Each student will be given a take home
folder with their name and room number
on it.
• Your child will bring this folder home
everyday with papers in it from that day
along with any homework or school
information.
• Look through the papers and if there is
any homework please do it with your
child, sign and return it in the folder to
school the next day.
Absences
• Every time your
child is absent
please send an
excuse with him/her
to school the next
day.
Toys
• Please do not send toys
from home to school
with your child (unless it
is for show-and-tell or
they have permission
from me).
• Also please do not send
any type of trading
cards (Yu-Ghi-Oh,
Pokemon, and sport
cards).
Daily Routine
• Pledge, calendar, morning message, alphabet,
place value, counting, and morning seat work
(review of concepts already taught).
• Language Arts (reading, phonemic awareness)
• Snack
• Special Class – 10:35-11:05
• Language Arts/Writing
• Lunch
• Rest time
• Math
• Science/Social Studies
• Learning Stations
Lunch
• The first day of
each week lunch
money and juice
money is due for the
entire week.
• TIME – 11:55 – 12:25
• LUNCH - $3.00/day
• JUICE - .50/day
Snack
• A monthly schedule
will be sent home at
the beginning of
each month.
• Your child will have
one day a month to
bring in snack for
the entire class.
Special Classes
• Day 1 Gym
• Day 2 Art
• Day 3 Computer
• Day 4 Library
• Day 5 Music
Morning Note
The Question of The Day
• Every morning the student’s will have a
morning note to begin the day (there is
an example of a morning note in your
folders). As the year goes on the note
will increase in length and more in depth
activities.
• Along with the note there will be a
“Question of the Day” on the board
(this is a great graphing opportunity).
Journal writing Graphing
• Each child will have
their own journal and
they will write in their
journals everyday.
• At the beginning of the
year the children will do
a lot of copying as the
year goes on I will
encourage them to
sound out the words.
• I like to graph everything.
• We will make different
types of graphs (tally,
columns, vertical and
horizontal).
• We will use the graphs in
many ways: vocabulary
words, more – less, how
many more, addition and
subtraction, etc.
Learning Stations
• Language, math, writing, computer, art,
puzzles, listening, and big book.
• Children will get to choose the station
they go to, but can only go to each one
once. The student may return after all
have been completed.
“Take Home Book” and
“Wonderful” Word Card Ring
• Once a week I will be sending home a “Take Home
Book” that goes along with the High-Frequency words.
• Please have your child read the book to you and
anyone else they want to read to, sign the book and
return the book to school the next day.
• I will check for your signature and your child will
receive a treat from the treasure box.
• I will send the High- Frequency word card ring home
twice a week, please read the words with your child
and send the cards back the next day.
Classroom Rules:
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Raise your hand to talk.
Listen to the speaker.
Be Polite, No Bullying.
Use inside voices.
Use walking feet.
Keep our bodies to our self.
Classroom Management
• Each student is given a Special Note
Card (flower, bug, animal, seasonal, etc..)
• Everyone’s Note card will start at the
bottom of the “Stop Light” at the
beginning of each day.
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We will have: (1)Verbal Warning
(2) move to green light - warning
(3) move to yellow light – miss some free time
(4) move to red light - note send home
Management Cont.
• If your child’s note card is moved they
will have an opportunity to get it moved
back to green by improving their
behavior through out the day.
Student of the DAY
Each day I will give the
Question Marked ? Box to a
child. The first time they will
have to place something in the
box that has the same
letter/sound of their first
name. Second time, place
something in the box the has
the same letter/sound as their
last name.
Show-and-Tell
I will have the ShowAnd-Tell days and
topics marked on the
Classroom Monthly
Calendar.
*Scholastic Book Orders*
• At the beginning of each month I will
send home a Scholastic and See Saw
Book Order.
• If you are interested in ordering books
please send the form and money (cash or a
check made out to Scholastic Books) back to
school by the date on the bottom or top
of the book order form.
Book-It
• Will begin in October and end in March.
• I will send home a Book-It form each month.
• You and your child will read a book together
then answer the questions on the Book-It form
(for example: What was your favorite part of
the book? Who was your favorite character?
Where did the story take place?)
• Return Book-It form by the end of each month.
• Your child will receive a free pan pizza, paper
award, and a treat from the treasure box.
Your Turn
• Please feel free to ask any
questions.
• I look forward to working with ALL
of you this year.