Kindergarten

Contacts Danielle Raffo Room 10 [email protected] Rosemary Varlese Room 11 [email protected] Naomi Miluski Room 15 [email protected]

Room Parents Room 10

Room 11

Room 15

Joyce Bernas-Yung Anjali Kurani

Breigh McCall Esha Sinha

Hermonia Lau Kristen Owen

Classroom Volunteer Opportunities 1. Workshop 2. Art in Action 3. Lunch helper 4. Morning drop off (traffic circle) 5. Photographer

School Supplies ● Large backpack ● Lunch box ● Snack!! Please make sure to write your child’s name on all items he/she brings to school.

Schedule Early Birds: Monday - Friday 8:25am - 1:15pm

Late Birds: Mon. Tues.Wed. Fri 10:00 - 2:45 Thursday 8:25am - 1:15pm

** It’s safe to assume that if there is a noon dismissal, all students will be on an early bird schedule.

Specialist Schedule Monday & Wednesday ● Music - Mrs. Miller ● Library - Ms. Morgan ● P.E. - Ms. Devine

**Please have your child wear appropriate attire

Morning Drop Off - 8:10am 1. Pull all the way to the front of the circle. Volunteers will open your car door if your child

cannot. 2. Please have your child ready to get out of the car (lunches and backpacks ready). 3. Children are to exit the car on the curbside only. 4. Parents are to stay in their car at all times. 5. Do not pull around another car or back up while in the traffic circle. 6. Do not drop off in the RED zone. Unloading in this area poses a safety risk to children and parents entering the school via the sidewalk. 7. Please refrain from cell phone use while in the traffic circle. 8. Please do not arrive at school before 8:10am, as your child cannot be supervised. 9. Note: Drivers dropping off a student in the Crocker drop-off zone may also drop of

Pick Up 1. Please clearly display the laminated placard with your child’s name in your windshield. (These will be distributed via backpack on the first week of school). 2. As you approach the top of the traffic circle, your child will be called from the student pick-up zone and directed to one of five numbered pick-up queues. You will be told which queue to proceed to in order for your child to enter the car. 3. You may not wait at the front of the circle for your child to be dismissed. Please plan your arrival several minutes after your child is dismissed. 4. If you arrive before your child, you must exit the parking lot, proceed around the island on Floribunda and re-enter the parking lot. 5. Please refrain from cell phone use while in the traffic circle. 6. Parents are to stay in their car at all times. 7. Fifteen minutes after dismissal, children will be brought to the office to wait for their parents.

Lunch Please pack a separate snack and healthy lunch. Lunch: 12:00pm - 12:20pm Recess: 12:20pm - 12:40pm

Parent Teacher Conferences All students will follow an Early Bird Schedule: 8:30am - 1:15pm ● September 28 - October 2 ● January 25 - January 29

Positive Behaviors Every effort will be made to encourage students to follow the school and classroom norms. While it is most desirable that the students realize that they should treat each other with respect and fairness because it is the right thing to do, I recognize that external rewards are sometimes necessary, particularly at the start of the year. The following approaches will be used in varying degrees to acknowledge and highlight behavior consistent with the class rules and responsibilities: 1. Frequent positive verbal feedback, personal notes to the child and notes, e-mails and calls to home; 2. Special jobs and responsibilities - special opportunities to run special errands, help the teacher and other students; 3. “Bucket filler stars and hearts” - tickets good for prizes in our classroom drawings and in the school’s monthly card drawing; 4. Opportunities to participate in special school events designed to acknowledge consistent observance of class and school procedures and rules. 5. Stickers and other small material rewards.

Thematic Instruction A way of teaching and learning, in which all the areas of the curriculum and the elements of the school day are connected together by a common theme.

Report card 3 reporting periods: ● November 25 ● March 18 ● June 10

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Separates from parents/ caregivers without stress Performs basic self-help tasks Seeks adult help when appropriate Follows classroom rules and procedures Demonstrates impulse control and self-regulation Resolves conflicts with others with limited adult assistance Verbalizes needs and feelings appropriately Shows interest when approaching new activities Demonstrates persistence when attempting challenging activities Plays cooperatively with others Shares materials or space Takes responsibility for own actions Shows empathy by demonstrating an awareness of others’ feelings

Handwriting

We are excited about the Kindergarten handwriting program that we are using this school year. Handwriting Without Tears (HWT) is a simple, developmentally based curriculum for printing. The program uses fun, multi-sensory techniques to teach letter formation and eliminate reversals of letters. Our goal is to make handwriting a natural and automatic skill. You'll receive more information about how to help at home in your first homework folder.

Language Arts Skills Goals ●

Reading (Literature): recognizes text type; retells stories with key details and ideas; identifies characters, settings, major events; asks/answers questions, unknown words; compares/contrasts; connects illustrations to text

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Reading (Informational Texts): identifies main topics, retells key details; asks/answers questions; identifies similarities/differences; sees connections; identifies author’s ideas/points; connects illustrations to text

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Reading (Foundational Skills): demonstrates understanding of organization and basic features of print, spoken words, syllables and sound; applies grade level phonics and word analysis skills; reads with purpose

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Writing: uses drawing, dictating and/or writing to compose opinion, informational, explanatory, narrative texts; responds to suggestions to add details; uses digital tools; collaborates; researches/recalls information

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Speaking and Listening: participates in collaborative conversations, confirms understanding and seeks clarification by asking and answering questions; follows oral directions

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Speaking and Listening: describes familiar things; adds visuals; speaks audibly and expresses ideas clearly Language Standards: command of conventions of English grammar and usage when speaking and writing Language (Vocabulary): clarifies and uses new and multi-meaning words and phrases; sees shades of meaning

Math Goals ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Counting and Cardinality: Knows number names and the counts sequence. Counting and Cardinality: Counts to tell the number of objects. Counting and Cardinality: Compares numbers. Operations and Algebraic Thinking: Understands addition as putting together or adding to. Operations and Algebraic Thinking: Understands subtraction as taking apart or taking from Number & Operations/Base Ten: Works with numbers 11–19 to gain foundations for place value. Measurement and Data: Describes and compares measurable attributes. Measurement and Data: Classifies objects and counts the number of objects in categories Geometry: Identifies and describes shapes. Geometry: Analyzes, compares, creates, and composes shapes.

Websites Our websites are updated with current information that will be helpful for parents when navigating through the year. Please reference the website for questions about the following. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Star of the Week Birthdays Schedules Curriculum Common Core Sight Words Specialist links Volunteering