Transcript Welcome to Open House

Welcome to
Parents’ Night
Ms.Cappellani’s Class
Goal
To Create Life
Time Thinkers
Fairness
is giving every child
what he/she needs
not treating all
children the same.
Reading
A Balanced Literacy Approach
Word Study/Phonics
• Mini lessons are taught followed by practice
• Making letters, words, and word families
• White boards, Play Doh, chalkboards, and magnetic letters are used
Read-Aloud Time
The teacher reads out loud to the children in order to:
• Develop language and talk about the book
• Extend world knowledge
• Develop new ways of thinking about text and illustrations
Shared Reading
• Poems, stories, song, big books, or charts are read by the teacher and
students together
• With support the children learn about reading behaviors, conventions of
print, and are able to focus on learning some words
Guided Reading
Children read small books in flexible groups that have been specially
chosen to offer an appropriate level of support but also some
challenges.
Each lesson consists of:
• The book from the previous day being read first (It is then bagged
up to go home that night to read and must be returned the next
day).
• A new book briefly introduced to provide support and pique
interest
• The new book read independently using a soft
voice, while the teacher looks for evidence of problem solving,
intervening when needed
• The book is then discussed
• Children are moved after running records and expectations
are met in the leveled book guide
DAILY 5
I teach mini-lessons
•Read to Self - Students shop for a “Good Fit” book while
focusing on the ways to read a book.
•Read to Someone
•Listen to Reading
•Work on Writing
•Word work
The students will choose a literacy area and work
independently.
WAYS TO HELP YOUR READER
Find a quiet spot where you are able to listen to your child read without
distractions. Then ask your child to tell you what the book is all about
before reading. The reading may seem easy for your child because it
will have been a book that has been read four or five times. Yeah!
He/she should be reading fluently which means reading smoothly with
expression at a good pace.
If your child gets stuck here are some things to try: (Ideas are
listed on the bookmark)
• Look at the picture and think about the story. What would make
sense?
• Get your mouth ready to say the beginning of the word. Think about
what would make sense that starts with that letter.
• Go back and reread the whole sentence.
• Find parts of the word you know and reread the sentence.
Writing
Handwriting
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We will begin working on the correct lines and strokes.
Focus on holding the pencil correctly, correct letter formation,
configuration of each letter, spacing, proper use of upper and lower case
letters, learning to write on lines
Writer’s Workshop
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We will begin with Journal Writing
Lucy Calkins Curriculum for mini-lessons including modeled lessons for
specific writing skills like Sentence Formation, Focused Writing Ideas,
Different Styles of Writing using Mentor Texts & Author Studies and
Non-fiction Writing
We put a lot of emphasis on teaching students how writers use their own
lives and experiences as a springboard for their writing topics. We call
these “small moment” stories.
Mini-lesson, students write, I conference, and the students share.
Writing continued
Interactive Writing-the children and I share a pen
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Look at aspects of words
Look at how words are put together into a sequence of sounds
Look at how words are constructed letter by letter or in parts
Practice letter formation, spacing, and punctuation
Shared Writing-The teacher does all of the writing
while the children generate ideas.
Spelling
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25 Word Wall Words found in Kindergarten packet-more will be
added
Ways the children practice learning the new words:
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Rainbow Spelling
Magnetic letters
White boards/chalk boards
Making connections
Mathematics
Daily Math
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Calendar Math, Place Value (counting straws), Graphing (the weather each
month), Tallying (weather)
Problem of the Day book
McGraw-Hill Textbook
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Hands on activities
Games are an integral part (Playing cards, Dominoes, Dice)
Pretesting and differentiated groups
CGI (Cognitively Guided Instruction)
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Story Problems where students solve using multiple strategies and teach
the class his/her strategies.
Ways to help your child at home:
• Begin recognizing coins and values
• Practice flashcards with addition then later subtraction
• Play games that require adding and subtracting strategies
• Play games that require adding and subtracting strategies
• Count by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s to 100.
FOSS
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Science/Health
Trees-a hands on exploratory program that promotes thinking
skills and uses the scientific process.
Harcourt Text-inquiry based learning
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Plants and Animals All Around
Focus on Butterflies
Weather and Seasons
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Cleanliness-washing hands, blowing noses, how to cough
Foods and Nutrition
Safety
Tooth care
Health
Social Studies
Integrated through read alouds, shared reading,
Weekly Reader
Goals
• Define a school environment-rules and consequences
•Understand how we are a part of a neighborhood, community, country,
and world
• Demonstrate character traits of responsibility, honesty, caring, and
respect
PBIS-Positive Behavioral Intervention Strategies
Conscious Discipline-Based on brain research, Comprehensive social/emotional
intelligence classroom management program focusing on rules and
consequences with problem solving, establishing a school/classroom family,
communication, and acceptance.
Specials Classes
• Music with Mrs. Glennon– 1-1:30 (2
days one week three the following) A
or B week
• Art with Mrs. Miller 1:30-2 (2 days
one week, three the next) A or B
week
• Physical Education with Mr. Flannerydaily 12-12:30
• Computers-Thursday 10-10:30
• Library-Fridays 2:30-3(Remind
students to put books in their
backpack on Thursday night.)
• Guidance-Every other Thursday from
12:30-1:00 with Donna McGovern
• Early Release: Departure 12:50.
General Information
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Correspondence through monthly calendar and Daily News
Monday through Thursday. Classroom newsletters will be sent
periodically through out the year.
Whale of the Week forms are sent out the Friday before, so you
will have time to fill them in. Fill the special red All About Me
Bag for Monday including pictures. Whale of the week can bring
in a sharing item every day of the special week. Send 2 boxes of
crackers.
Electronic report cards will be used at the kindergarten grade
level with a number grading scale of 4-1.
If your child does not know how to button, zip, or tie shoes
please help him/her learn these life-long skills.
All children need to bring a sweatshirt or jacket daily as the
weather is changing.
Birthday treats may be sent in the day of your child’s birthday
or on the Friday before just drop me a note.
Please return Take Home Folders daily.
Eat a healthy breakfast and use the bathroom before school.
Gift Ideas
As the holidays approach please consider getting your
child some things that will help with learning.
• Addition and subtraction flashcards
• Puzzles
• Counting games
• Card games
• Magnetic letters
• Diaries
• Books (Scholastic Books are reasonably priced and levels are given for
most).
•White boards/chalkboards
THANK YOU