Kindergarten Curriculum Night

September 19, 2012

Kindergarten Curriculum Night

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