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Kindergarten Curriculum Night
September 19, 2012
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September 21, 2011
Welcome and Introductions………………Carole Carr Covey Habits…………………………………Kindergarten Team Reading Benchmarks……………………… Abby Skinner Writing Benchmarks……………………… Shea Grisham Math Benchmarks………………………… Lesley Christie Data Notebooks…………………………… Aricia Cox“Who Wants to be a Millionaire”…………Kindergarten Team
and ParentsPlus/Delta……………………………………Kate Schneider and Rachel Smith
Welcome and Introductions
Covey Habits• Habit 1: Be ProactiveStop, think, and make a good
choice.• Habit 2: Begin with the End in
MindSet a goal and work to achieve it.
Covey Habits• Habit 3: Put First Things FirstDo the most important things first.
Work before you play.• Habit 4: Think Win-Win
Do what’s best for you and your friend. Share. Compromise.
Covey Habits• Habit 5: Seek First to
Understand, Then to Be Understood
Listen to your friends and care about what they’re saying.
• Habit 6: SynergizeWork together
Covey Habits• Habit 7: Sharpen the SawHave fun and take care of yourself.
• Habit 8: From Effectiveness to Greatness
Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs.
•Focus on Reading and Writing
•Emphasis on 21st Century Skills
• Increasing Text Complexity
•Deep learning of Concepts
Common Core State Standards
Common Core State Standards
Strands in English Language Arts• Reading
– Reading text of increasing complexity to develop critical analysis skills based on evidence.
• Writing– Write narrative, informational, and argumentative
texts supported by evidence.• Speaking and Listening
– Developing skills to participate in academic discussions and present new learning.
• Language– Conventions, knowledge of language, and
vocabulary extending across reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
Reading Benchmarks• 26 letters and sounds (Capital and
Lowercase) by end of 2nd Quarter• 25 sight words by the end of the
year• 19 print concepts by end of the
year.
Reading Benchmarks
Writing Benchmarks• Beginning of the year
Writing Benchmarks• Middle of the year
Writing Benchmarks• End of the year
Math Benchmarks• Count to 100, by 1’s and 10’s• Fluently add and subtract within 5• Compose and decompose numbers from 11 to
19 into ten ones and some further ones• Identify and describe shapes (NEW: squares,
hexagons, cones, cylinders)• Identify shapes as two-dimensional or three-
dimensional• Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes
WCPSS is moving towards online testing incorporating the new standards. Teachers will use more informal and formal checks to make sure students are on track throughout the year.
• More open ended questions• More technology• More real world applications
Changes in Assessments
NCDPIwww.dpi.state.nc.us/acre/standards/
Common Core State Standards Initiativewww.corestandards.org
National PTAwww.pta.org/common_core_state_standards.asp
Parent Resources:
Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
• How many print concepts is your child expected to know by the end of the year?
• How high is your child expected to count to by 1’s and 10’s by the end of the year?
• How many sight words does your child need to know by the end of the year?
• True or False, your child needs to know 2-dimensional AND 3-dimensional shapes.
• Your child is expected to know 26 letters and letter sounds by the end of what quarter?
• What does it mean to be proactive?• How can you help your child at home?• If you have questions about common core, where
can you find answers?• In Math by the end of the year, your student is
expected to be able to add and subtract within what number?
• True or false, does your child need to spell every word correctly in their writing?
Plus/Delta