kindergarten parent orientation
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KindergartenParentOrientation.
WelcomeParents!
Somethingtothinkabout…• Ifchildrenlivewithencouragement,theylearnconfidence.Ifchildrenlivewithtolerance,theylearnpatience.Ifchildrenlivewithpraise,theylearnappreciation.Ifchildrenlivewithacceptance,theylearntolove.Ifchildrenlivewithapproval,theylearntolikethemselves.Ifchildrenlivewithrecognition,theylearnitisgoodtohaveagoal.Ifchildrenlivewithsharing,theylearngenerosity.Ifchildrenlivewithhonesty,theylearntruthfulness.Ifchildrenlivewithfairness,theylearnjustice.Ifchildrenlivewithkindnessandconsideration,theylearnrespect.Ifchildrenlivewithsecurity,theylearntohavefaithinthemselvesandinthosearoundthem.Ifchildrenlivewithfriendliness,theylearntheworldisasafeplaceinwhichtolive.
Who’swhoinKindergarten?MsMaryMcGrady
Who’swhoinKindergarten?MrsStephano
Hasworkedwiththeparishforover30years.
ShehasbeenaKindergarteninstructionalaidfor22years
MrsStephanoisaveryvaluableassettothisclassandworkwithmyselfandthechildrenonafull-timebasisfrom
MondaytoFriday.
ImportantTimes! Schoolstarts–8:15am! Recess–10am–10:15am! Lunch–12pm–12:45pm! NapTime–12:45pm–1:45pm(Story/Mats/Quiet)
! Dismissal–3:00pm! Childrenwillhavefrequentbathroombreaksuntiltheydevelopagoodroutine.
WhatsubjectsoftheCurriculumwillmychildlearninKindergarten?
LanguageArts/ReadingSuperkidsReadingProgram:
HowcanIasaparenthelpmychildwithreading?
Asparents,YOUareyourchild’sMOSTinfluentialteacherwithanimportantparttoplayinhelpingyour
son/daughtertolearntoread.
1.Chooseaquiettime2.Makereadingenjoyable(Changeyourtoneofvoice…besilly)3.Maintaintheflow4.Bepositive5.Successisthekey
Howcanyouasaparentmakereadingwithyourchildapositiveexperience?
6.Visitthelibrary7.Regularpractice(Littleandoftenisbest)8.Communicate(Readingrecordbook–writepositivecommentsandanyconcerns)9.Talkaboutthebooks(pictures,characters,theirfavoritepart,theauthor…)10.Varietyisimportant(picturebooks,comics,magazines,poems)
MathWhatwillmychildlearninKindergarten?
“ICan”CommonCore
ScienceWhatwillmychildlearninKindergarten?
LittleKindergartenerswillbecomescientistswhowillaskquestions,enjoypracticalwork,exploreandengagetheircuriosity.
! WeatherWatching–studentsdevelopthehabitofbecomingweatherwatcherswhotakepleasureinnoticingweatherpatternsandpredictingchanges
! PlantandAnimalSecrets–studentsdeveloptheconceptthatanimalsandplantsneedthingsinordertosurvive.
! ForceOlympics–studentsdeveloptheirfirstconceptof‘force’andtheideathatbyplayingwithforcesandthinkingaboutthem,wecanaccomplishbigthings!
! AlltopicswillfallintoalignmentwiththeNGSScurriculum.
SocialStudiesWhatwillmychildlearninKindergarten?
! Studentswillbecomegoodcitizensbyactingincertainways(followingrules,sharing,takingturns,consequences,beinghonest,courageousanddetermined).
! Recognizenationalandstatesymbolsandicons(flag,baldeagle,StatueofLiberty).
! Studentsplaceeventsintemporalorderusingacalendar(days,weeks,months)
! Studentsunderstandthathistoryrelatestoeventstoday(holidays)
ReligionWhatwillmychildlearninKindergarten?
Studentswilllearn:ChurchDoctrine,Scripture,WorshipandChristianLiving.
! StudieswillfocusonscripturesforthefollowingSundayinmass.
! MrsStephanoandIwillbeworkinginpartnershipwithReligion.ShewilltaketheleadandIwillbeintroducingnewprayers,hymnsandplaysongsontheguitarwiththechildren.
! God’sTimewillbeeverydayaftersnacktime.
ElectiveSchedule–PE&Music
• PEtakesplaceonaMonday,WednesdayandFridayafternoon.
• MusictakesplaceonaTuesdayandThursdaymorning.
Homework
• Minimalhomeworkisgiven,inordertoaccentuatehomefamilylifeintheevenings.
• Studentswon’tstarthomeworktasksforthefirstfewweeks.ItisimportantthattheyenjoytheirfirstfewweeksofKindergartenandsettleintonewschoollife.
• Homeworkwillbegivenweekly.PacketswillbepassedoutonMonday.Eachnight’shomeworkisduethenextday.
• FamilyCornerinreligionpacket(activityandprayer).• Dailyreadingof15minutes.Pleasefilloutreadinglogandinitialit.Theywillbecollectedattheendofeachmonth.
Behavior
• Aswellasthegeneralschoolrules,thekindergartenclasshaveasetoftheirownrules.
• Thechildrenwillbecomemorefamiliartotheseastheweeksprogressandreinforcementoftheseruleswilltakeplaceeachday.
• Positivebehaviourwillbewidelyencouragedandrewardedintheclassroom.
• Soonyouwillhearyourchildtalkabout‘ClassDojo’,our‘MarbleJar’andour‘StaroftheWeek.’
CulturalTeachingExchangeWhattoexpectthisyear–‘AWindowintoMyWorld’.
! Childrenwillbeintroducedtoanewculturalexperienceintheclass.
! TheywillmaintainalinkwithasimilarclassfrommypreviouselementaryschoolinIreland(St.Nicholas’PS,Ardglass).Thismayinvolveeitheremail/penpalactivities,Skypecallsovertheyear.
! ChildrenwilllistentosomestoriesoffolkandfairytalesfromIrelandandourclassleprechaun‘Finnegan’willbearegularfeatureinourclassroom.
! EveryFriday,onechildwillbechosen(atrandom)totakehomeCillian,ournewKinderbear.Hewillstaywiththechildovertheweekendandparentscanhelptheirson/daughterwriteanddrawabouttheirexperiencesinhisbook.PleasereturnthistoschooleachMonday,sothatthestudentcantellusallaboutwhattheygotupto!
! Childrenwillalsohaveanopportunitytoparticipateina‘ShowandTell’duringanallocateddayoftheweek.Thiswillhelppromoteconfidenceandindependencetospeakinfrontoftheirpeers.
AndFinally…!
• Anyquestionsorconcernsyoumayhave,pleaseconsultthe2019-2020Parent-StudentHandbook.Itisfilledwithimportantinformationregardingschoolpolicies,rules,schedules,programsetc.
• Anyconcernsyoumayhavecanbeaddressedinprivatemeetingsafter3:15pm,notduringmorningassembly,pick-uporemail.
• Myemailaddressis:mmcgrady@csdo.org
• Phone:(510)357-2530x1012
• Theclasswebsitewillbeagoodsourceofinformationalso.
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