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The Kindergarten Experience

Eli Pinney Elementary School2010-2011Troy Ehrsam, PrincipalWendy Hamby, Kindergarten TeacherLindsay Simons, Kindergarten Teacher

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What will my child learnin kindergarten? Kindergarten used to be about saying the alphabet,counting numbers and getting along with eachother. Today kindergarten is much more academic. Itincludes hands-on learning and problem solving,independent reading, writing, mathematics, science,social studies and health.

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Enrollment Information

Parents of students who will be entering kindergarten this fall will have twoopportunities to register their child for the 2010-11 school year. The Dublin City School

District has applied for an all-day kindergarten waiver for the 2010-11 school year.

Assuming the waiver request will be approved by the Ohio Department of Education,

will we continue to have a half-day program. Kindergarten registration days at Dublin

City Schools elementary buildings are scheduled for April 14 and April 20. Parents

should contact their buildings after Feb. 16 to make an appointment for either of thosetwo dates. Times will vary by building.

A building representative will provide parents with additional details. Students must turnfive years old prior to Sept. 30, 2010 to be eligible to enter kindergarten.

Parents are asked to bring copies of the following papers for registration: 1. Original Birth Certificate or Passport 2. Immunization Records 3. Proof of Residency (i.e. utility bill) 4. Childs Social Security Number 5. Custody Papers (if applicable) Any questions about kindergarten registration should

be directed to the office of the school your child will be attending.

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Reading is. . .A literature based program that includes read alouds bythe teacher, shared reading of big books, guided readinginstruction based on student needs and independentreading time.

Student skills: Listening to and retelling stories Making predictions about story events Recognizing beginning sight words Using phonemic skills to decode words Using multiple strategies to read new text Reading and identifying fiction and non-fiction text

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Students qualify based on KRA-L assessmentFast paced, focused instruction on: Book handling skills Phonemic awareness Letter/word recognition Vocabulary development 12:00-1:00 extended day for halfstudents Incorporated into the school day forall day students

ELI ProgramEarly Literacy Intervention Program

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Writing is . . .taught through shared writing, interactive writing,guided writing and independent writing experiences

It begins with drawing andscribbling and moves on tomaking letters and spellingwords. By the end of the year,students are writing incomplete sentences withspacing and beginning &ending sounds.

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Listening and SpeakingStudents will: Listen without

interrupting Take turns to speak Express completethoughts

Summarize ideas in order Discuss and share ideaswith others

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Mathematics is . . . Number - understandingquantities and recognizingnumerals Measurement - exploringand comparing length Geometry -2D and 3Dshapes Patterns - logical thinking Probability & Statistics -gathering data & graphing

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Science is. . .Exploration of the world in scientific terms

Students will learn aboutanimals, trees, seasons, Earth & space and the scientific process through: Hands on experiments

Observations Informational Text Big Book Shared

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Social Studies is . . . Realizing that people areboth alike and different Understanding theimportance of rules

Understanding roles insociety Knowing that maps and

globes represent realplaces Identifying special days and holidays

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Health is . . . Identifying the five senses Understanding feelings &emotions Developing personalrelationships Developing healthy habits Taught by the classroom

teacher and the guidancecounselor.

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9:05-9:15Fine Motor Skills HandwritingOne-on-one reading

9:1510:00Math / Language ArtsListeningSpeakingReadingWritingSpelling

A typical day in half day kindergarten10:00-10:15Gross Motor Skills Outdoor Play

10:15-10:30Whole Group Instruction10:30-11:25Small Group RotationTeacher-led activitiesIndependent WorkHands-on activityTechnology11:25-11:35Review & Dismissal

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Bus Schedules9:05-11:35 Morning Session12:00-1:00 ELI for half day students preceded by lunch1:05-3:35 Aernoon SessionA.M. Kindergartners are bussed to school with all day K-5students in the morning. They are dropped off at their assignedlocation at the end of the morning by a kindergarten only bus. P.M. Kindergartners are picked up at their assigned location by akindergarten only bus. They return on the same busses as all dayK-5 students.(August ??,2010) TBA - Bus schedules

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School/Home PartnershipCommunication is key to a successful year.

Conferences & Curriculum NightPhone CallsNewslettersNotesSchool email, district website & massemail

Voice Mail

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August 2010Phase-in daysMonday, August 23rdTuesday, August 24th 1/3 of all students each dayWednesday, August 25th

ALL students attend school on Thursday, August 26thAs you plan for the beginning of kindergarten, please be aware of the three-day phase-in for kindergarten

students. The phase-in helps with the transition to kindergarten because the students are brought into

schools in small groups. On each of the three days of the phase-in, one-third of the students attend class.

During the phase-in time, students are oriented to the world of kindergarten and teachers take some time to

accurately assess individual skill levels in a small-group setting. The phase-in period is Aug. 23-25. Your

child will only be attending kindergarten one of the first three days of school. Your phase-in day, Aug.

23-25, will be assigned to you by your school. Students are also assigned AM or PM kindergarten status.

Buildings may try to accommodate parental requests, but staffing levels are set and requests may not be

able to be granted. Additional information regarding the phase-in will be provided during the registration

nights in April.

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Getting Ready What can you do with your child to prepare for kindergarten?

Count objects to 20 and read numbers in the world around us Learn to say their full name and write their first name Learn their phone number and address Name objects with a specific attribute, for example namesomething blue in your house Listen to a story and retell it in your own words Put a puzzle together Tie shoes, button buttons, zip zippers, snap snaps Say the alphabet and practice capital and lower case letters

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