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Danish PersonnelDanish PersonnelPrincipalPrincipal Kelly DaltonKelly Dalton

Assistant PrincipalsAssistant Principals Rocio BraleyRocio Braley

Kimberly CriswellKimberly Criswell

NurseNurse Ms. BernalMs. Bernal

Media SpecialistMedia Specialist Lou CatanellaLou Catanella

Counselor for KCounselor for K Charlotte MillerCharlotte Miller

Isntructional Spec.Isntructional Spec. Angela RydenAngela Ryden

Behavior Specialist Behavior Specialist Misty Lo /Atiya Ahmed Misty Lo /Atiya Ahmed

SecretarySecretary Renee Renee PerretPerret

Kindergarten Kindergarten TeachersTeachers

Ngoc TranNgoc Tran Krystal MalichiKrystal Malichi

Brittney BroussardBrittney Broussard Amber GonzalesAmber Gonzales

Noelle SharonNoelle Sharon Robin Lindley Robin Lindley

Edda BarragánEdda Barragán Julia ZunigaJulia Zuniga

Rarshunda PhillipsRarshunda Phillips

Our Our MissionMission

The Cypress-Fairbanks The Cypress-Fairbanks I.S.D. kindergarten I.S.D. kindergarten program is one that program is one that accepts all five-year old accepts all five-year old children and provides a children and provides a learning environment that learning environment that will help them develop will help them develop intellectually, socially, intellectually, socially, physically, and physically, and emotionally in a manner emotionally in a manner appropriate to their age appropriate to their age and stage of and stage of development.development.

SchedulSchedulee

8:45 9:008:45 9:00 Welcome and Welcome and AnnouncementsAnnouncements9:00 9:509:00 9:50 Writing Workshop Writing Workshop9:509:50 10:3510:35 Reading Workshop Reading Workshop10:35 11:3510:35 11:35 Lunch Group 1 / Lunch Group 1 / Recess Recess 11:35 12:5011:35 12:50 L.A. Workstations/ L.A. Workstations/ Guided reading groupsGuided reading groups12:55 1:5012:55 1:50 Music, Art and P. E. Music, Art and P. E. 1:50 2:50 Math1:50 2:50 Math2:502:50 3:10 Social Studies and/ or 3:10 Social Studies and/ or ScienceScience3:103:10 3:30 Developmental Center 3:30 Developmental Center3:303:30 3:45 3:45 Prepare for dismissal Prepare for dismissal

TestingTesting

Language Arts I-Station Benchmarks Reading Levels Writing Levels HFWReport Card Criteria

Math Benchmarks Report Card Criteria

Report Report CardsCards

Our report cards have been changed to 9 week grading periods. We will have 4 report cards this year.

Every child will receive a progress report on the 4th or 5th week of each 9 week grading period.

There will be parent conferences on Oct. 11. please sign up for a time slot.

Love Love and and LogicLogic

Expectations

Every student has the right to learn. If that right is infringed upon, there will be a consequence.

“Firm but loving.”

Behavior Continuum of Consequences

* Verbal warning* Heart to heart (one on one conversation)* A start over (2-3 minutes to go back and try again)* Consequence: Lonely lunch, Thinking path at recess, Workstations (quiet work), Centers (quiet work)* Note or mark in Tuesday folder for consequence issued* Parent phone call and/or time in other teacher's class* Cool down or talk with administrator* Discipline notice sent home with a phone call home* Parent conference

Parent Parent CommunicationCommunication

We will be taking home Daily folders for the time being.

Danish provides a monthly newsletter.

Visit our website at http://schools.cfisd.net/danish/index.stm for the latest updates.

Always feel free to call me to leave a message or send a note.

Homework in Homework in Kindergarten?Kindergarten?

Yes!Yes! All Kindergarten students will All Kindergarten students will have a weekly homework. Please have a weekly homework. Please read with them at least 15 minutes read with them at least 15 minutes every night. Starting next week, we every night. Starting next week, we will be sending home a homework will be sending home a homework calendar. Please help your child work calendar. Please help your child work on their assignment each night but on their assignment each night but make sure to have your child do their make sure to have your child do their own work. Thank you.own work. Thank you.

Find Us On The Web!The official Danish website is

http://schools.cfisd.net/danish/index.stm

•You can get newsletters and other important information by e-mailing Danish@CFISD.NET and asking to join Key Communicators

MiscellaneouMiscellaneouss

•Bring extra change of clothes•Shoe laces- please practice at home

•Dress code- no spaghetti, wear shoes on PE days- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.

•Snack Calendar- no peanuts!!

•Parent teacher conferences (Oct. 11) please sign up for a time

•Nurse/ medications•Keep numbers current•Excuse notes- if absent

•Transportation changes- must be in writing

No Silly Bandz

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Library day is Wednesday

For letting us be part For letting us be part of your child’s of your child’s education.education.Danish Kindergarten TeachersDanish Kindergarten Teachers