Transcript Newton.K12.ma.us - Newton Public Schools

Welcome to Curriculum Night
Open House
• Please find the folder which has your child’s name on it and
take some time to look at the contents
– Ms. Bowen’s Class-green
– Ms. EJ’s Class-blue
– Ms. Montalto’s Class - orange
• 2 Sign Ups:
1. Library Volunteer Sign Up:
• Ms. Bowen’s Class-green
• Ms. EJ’s Class-blue
• Ms. Montalto’s Class – orange
2. PTO Directory Information, please fill out your information
• We will get started soon!
A Typical Day in Kindergarten
at Memorial-Spaulding
Good Morning!
The children arrive at school
by bus or car and get
themselves ready for the day.
Allowing the children to do
things by themselves
encourages their
independence and gives them
a sense of pride.
Morning Routine
Having a consistent arrival-time
routine helps the children
transition from home to
classroom.
Daily jobs such as signing
in and answering the
question of the day foster
responsibility and create
a sense of community.
Morning Meeting
We start each day with a greeting, share, activity and
reading a morning message. This will also be a time to
implement our anti-bullying curriculum called
Open Circle.
The Kindergarten Literacy Block
Shared Reading
During shared reading, the teacher and children read big
books and poems.
Guided Reading
During guided reading,
teachers work with
students to guide them in
using their emerging
reading strategies. By
using books that gradually
increase in difficulty,
students work at their own
levels and feel very
successful! The end goal is
for students to become
confident, proficient
readers who LOVE to read!
(WE WON’T START THIS UNTIL
LATE JANUARY OR EARLY
FEBRUARY)
Interactive Writing
This is a time we share the marker, tap out sounds,
and write important labels to use in the classroom.
Workboard/
Literacy Centers
Workboard/literacy centers provides
meaningful reading and writing
experiences as students work to apply
skills and strategies learned during shared
and guided reading lessons.
Typical workboard/literacy center jobs
may be the ABC, writing, listening,
poetry, science, and reading around
the room.
Fundations
Students experience the joy in
being able to manipulate sounds
and letters to create and read
words.
Multi-sensory activities
promote phonics, phonemic
awareness and handwriting
skills.
Writing Workshop
Children have a lot to say about the world and they can
express themselves on paper through inventive spelling and
drawing.
Writing Workshop builds on the children’s
strengths, provides meaningful, structured
opportunities to write, exposes them to
beautiful literature and actively teaches
the skills and strategies that writers need.
Snack/Lunch
Kindergarteners eat snack in their classrooms.
Kindergartners eat lunch in the cafeteria. Some
students buy lunch, while others bring it from home.
Lunchtime is a great opportunity for students to
talk and build social skills.
Recess
Children learn important social skills on the
playground. Recess helps to develop skills such as
cooperating, helping, sharing, and problem solving.
Math
Kindergartners participate in
the Everyday Mathematics
and the Kathy Richardson
program.
The children do many hands-on
activities involving counting,
numeration, measurement,
geometry, sorting, adding
subtracting and data
collecting.
Science and Social Studies
Kindergartners explore and discover the things and people
around them and make connections between their own
personal lives and the larger world around them. In science
some of the the things we study are, ladybugs, bulbs, the
engineering of blocks, sand and water. Our social studies units
are, seasons, All about Me, families, and important people,
dates, and holidays throughout the year.
Technology
Kindergartners will be given the chance to explore and use
computers and IPads for different projects – creating and
writing stories and making thinking visible in math.
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Special Classes
Each week the kindergartners go to Art,
P.E., Music and Library.
Choice Time
During choice time the kindergartners have a chance
to develop social skills. They practice teamwork,
taking turns and problem solving.
We’re looking forward to a great year!
Reading Log
Day
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Title of Book
Who did you
read with?
Parent Initials
Why can’t I skip my 20 mins of
reading?
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