Kindergarten Back to Kindergarten Back to School NightSchool Night

Kindergarten Back to Kindergarten Back to School NightSchool Night

Mrs. StanleyMrs. Stanley

Introduction

• Mom of 11th grader, Andrew• Have taught Kindergarten for 26 years, all

here in Jenks• Received my Bachelor of Science in

Elementary and Early Childhood Education from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah

• Earned my Masters in Reading from NSU – Broken Arrow

• Hold a Reading Specialist’s Certificate

Housekeeping Items• Send snack every day, ask your child what they

want and how much they need

• Please tell your child which is snack and which is lunch, especially if both are in their lunchbox.

• Also, on the lunch menu, our day for CiCi’s pizza is Tuesday. The menu says Monday but just know that Monday and Tuesday are always switched.

• Toys are not to be brought from home unless there is a specific homework assignment or their assigned show and tell time.

• Please label all items brought to school:, backpacks, lunchboxes, jackets, snack containers, etc.

• We go outside everyday (twice) unless the temperature/heat index is above 100 or the wind child is below 32 or it is raining/snowing.

• Make sure your child is wearing appropriate clothing for being active and considering the weather. Don’t forget to have the right kind as the extra set!

• Label all jackets, scarves and hats!

• Daily Folders go home everyday and should be

returned the following day.

• My newsletter will be sent home on the last Thursday of each month. Curriculum objectives, Trojans of the Week, birthdays and other announcements will be on there. This is also available on my webpage.

• Our Library day is Wednesday. We will start this week and book checkout will start in weeks.

• Report cards go home at the end of every nine weeks. A district progress report will go home middle of September and at the mid point for each report card.

DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP PROCEDURES

MORNING DROP-OFF PROCEDURES•Classroom doors open at 8:30 am. Class begins at 8:50am.•Parents may park in designated parking spaces (not along the curbs) and walk children to the classroom before 8:50•Or parents may stay in the traffic lane. Please stay in your car. An adult will assist your child getting out of the car.

PICK-UP PROCEDURES• If you need to change the way your child

will be going home, please contact the office by 3:00. (918)299-4415 ext 5513

• You need to pick up your child between 3:30 and 3:45. If students are not picked up by 3:45, students are sent to building C and a parent is contacted.

• Please stay in the designated pick up lane. Stay in your car, stay in the lane. Be patient. The adult will assist your child getting into the car.

PARKING LOTS/DRIVEWAYS

• During drop-off and pick-up times, there is a lot of traffic in our parking lots. The procedures we have put in place are designed to move traffic efficiently and safely.

• Be aware of children• Be patient• Be respectful to staff & other

parents• DRIVE SLOWLY

• Do not park in spaces designated as “Handicapped Parking” if you do not have a visible handicapped parking permit

• Please stay in the two inner lanes to pick up your child. The third lane is for thru traffic.

• We will not escort your child to the vehicle in the thru traffic lane for safety reasons. 

• If your child has a sibling in Building F, D or E please, pull up in the 2nd lane. 

• There is no picking up of children in front of building C

• If walking up to take a student, ALWAYS tell the adult in charge. 

School Safety is our FIRST Priority!• Campus Police

• School Emergency Response Team (SERT)

• Video Surveillance systems covering areas inside/outside all student buildings and parking areas

• Random drug/explosive K-9 sweeps at all school sites

• Anonymous email, text or 1-800 number to report any school threat or concern

• School Safety Training and Compliance

Officer

• Safe Schools Committee at every school site

• LobbyGuard• Commercial two-way radio

system for Administrators and duty staff

• If you see something, hear something, SAY SOMETHING

• Anti-bullying programs incorporated into the curriculum at all grade levels

• Emergency Procedure Guide endorsed by all emergency response agencies that could respond to JPS

• District Emergency Operations and Continuity of Services Plans

Things to Continue to Work on at Home

• Self Help Skills– Bathroom Skills– Buttoning, Snapping, Zipping, Tying Shoes– Personal Needs – Blowing nose, cutting

food, using utensils, opening food packages, opening/closing backpacks

– Although they are allowed to go to the restroom when they need to, sometimes they have to wait for an appropriate time in order to not miss instruction.

• Responsibility Skills– Cleaning up completely after activity– Responding the first time to the name used

at school– Attentive listening – looking at the speaker– Sitting for short periods of time focusing on a

specific task– Following Directions the first time asked– Knowing first and last name

Things to Continue to Work on at Home

Communication

• Communication will primarily be through emails. If you do not check your email regularly, please let me know so that I can send a hard copy of information.

• If you are unable to receive attachments, they will be on my web page or I can send a hard copy. Sometimes I can resend as a pdf also.

• New this year will be text reminders. If you are interested in receiving a text reminder from me about upcoming events (collaboration, special activities, etc) follow the directions on the next slide.

• Reminders will also be sent by email.

Birthdays• Birthdays are celebrated on their day. When it falls on

a weekend or holiday I will make arrangements with you for a preferred day.

• A special store bought snack may be sent but it is not necessary. If you do, I prefer something small and individually prepared (small cookie, small cupcake, etc.) All the same decorations, same flavor, etc.

• Treat bags or other goodies are not appropriate for the classroom. Invitations to private parties may be given in person to the whole class or all boys/girls. If only some children are to be invited, the invitation must be mailed. Please sign up on the class directory sheet.

Trojans of the Week• Each child will have an opportunity to be spotlighted for

a week, chosen at random.

• The Trojans will receive an award certificate (Arby’s)

• The Trojan will be given a poster to fill out, highlighting themselves. They will also get to bring a favorite book and a show and tell.

• The monthly Trojans are announced in the newsletter and a reminder and the poster are sent home in Daily Folders the week before they are the Trojan.

District wide Collaboration Days

• 2014-2015 COLLABORATION DAYS:• September 25th, October 30th, December 4th,

January 29th, February 26th, April 2nd• Buses will run approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes

later on these dates.• Please be out at your bus stop 1 hour and 45 minutes

later than normal. 

• School start time will be 10:40

Website

• www.jenksps.org

• Click on schools then East Elementary• Click on Staff Pages• Find my name• My classroom management plan, daily

schedule, newsletters and other information will be posted.

• Curriculum information is available on my page as well as the East Elementary page.

Classroom Management Plan

Parent Expectations for Kindergarten Year

• Communication with classroom teacher• Read newsletters and other school

informational flyers• Become familiar with student policy book• Attendance and prompt arrival. School

starts at 8:50• Complete homework activities each week• Read 20 minutes each day to your child

Typical Kindergarten Schedule

• Morning Routine• 90 minutes of Literacy (large group,

small groups and centers)• 60 minutes of Math (whole group and

centers)• SSR• Movement Activities• Science/Social Studies• Writing• Centers

– Dramatic Play, Blocks, Sensory Table, Playdough, Puzzles, Manipulatives, Computers

Daily ScheduleTime Activity

8:30-8:50 Students enter classroom (after walk)Restroom and put materials awayMay do tub toys, drawing journals or morning work 2nd quarter – writing journals

8:50-9:10 Opening and story

9:10-10:10 Literacy center rotationsDaily 5

10:15-10:50 Clean upCalendar, story, Literacy reviewTransition to playground (lunch)

10:55-11:15 Recess building A

11:15-11:30 Transition to Café, wash hands in “C”, lunch line

11:30-11:50 Student’s lunch

11:50-12:40 Transition to class, restroom, whole class games/review and chapter book

12:40-1:30 Math/Science/Social Studies/Handwriting

1:30-1:40 Clean up, restroom, story

1:40-2:00 Table Time (review work at desks)

2:00-2:25 Snack and Recess

2:25-2:30 Restroom break

2:30-3:20 Free Centers

3:20-3:30 End of day group, prepare for dismissal

  Mrs. Dowd takes Parent pick up and DaycareMrs. Stanley takes bus ridersAfter care is in the library

Report Card

Reading/Language Arts• Components will be listed on website and report card

• Please review letter names and sounds with your children.

• We are beginning to work with letter sounds, a review for some and sight words begin next week. A total of 40 sight words plus color words and number words.

• The items learned/reviewed each month will be in my newsletter.

• We will also be learning the components of comprehension with non fiction text and handwriting will be learned with an in class workbook.

• In addition to Fountas & Pinnell and Comprehension Toolkit, we will use Secret Stories, Sight Words, Whole Language, and Phonics/Phonemic Awareness to reinforce reading.

Math

• The most important thing you can work on for math is counting to 100. Forward, backward, by twos and fives and tens.

• Other concepts covered include: addition/subtraction, sets and measurement, .

• All math concepts that are covered each month are in my newsletter.

• We will be using our classroom computers and laptops for online math games. Their password is taped inside their yellow Daily Folder for you to use at home.

Other Curricular Areas• Science: Fall is measurement and Spring is organisms.

• Spanish: Video presentations of vocabulary (family, calendar, colors)

• Social Studies: Citizenship, My Country, Map and Globe skills, Time by the year and Stories of the Past.

• Handwriting: Zaner Bloser (ball and stick)

Homework• Occasionally homework will be sent home relating to a

unit of study in math or reading.

• Homework is to be returned by the following week.

• Even if the activity is not a written one, put your child’s name on the paper and send it back with them. This prepares them for the responsibility of doing and returning homework.

Other papers• Every morning we write a “morning message”. While

writing this letter we are learning letters, sounds, words and sentence structure. There is also punctuation and letter writing. We count and compare for a quick math review and write addition and subtraction sentences. The children take turns circling things they know.

• Each child will get a chance, on a rotation basis, to bring it home.

• Use this at home for review and a chance to connect with your child about what they are learning.

• Papers done independently during centers will be

checked by me, stamped and sent home. The stamp means that I have looked at it and had your child make corrections if necessary. If I stamp it, I’m happy with the product.

• At the end of each nine weeks I will send home a baggie of books we have made in class. We work on these books, practice reading them and share them each other and with reading buddies. Please keep them as review at home.

Cooking

• We will cook occasionally in our classroom.

• It is single serve cooking, so that your child only touches what they make and eat.

• I sometimes need parent help for the activity so the homeroom parent will be calling to see if you are available to be here or possibly send the supplies.

Homeroom Parent

• Desiree Rudisill• Callen’s mom• Fill out the orange papers so she

has contacts for classroom stuff• We will use sign up genius for

signing up for party stuff