Kindergarten

Mr. Matsuura

Who is your child’s teacher?• 18 years in education

• 17 years in kindergarten, 1 year as a CPT and mentor teacher

• undergrad at UCSB

• graduate: ASU and NAU

• grew up in Southern California

• wife,2 boys(7th and 9th grade),dog

• Live in Estrella Mtn Ranch

• soccer, guitar, ukulele, surf, skateboard

Mentor Teacher

• Adjunct faculty at Grand Canyon University

• Mentored students interns

• Mentored student teachers

• Mentored new teachers

• Mentored K-1 teachers

Tonight’s Objectives

Talk about the upcoming school year.

National Core Standards

• reading

• math

• http://www.ade.az.gov/standards/contentstandards.asp

Assessments

• Progress Reports (4 weeks)

• Report Cards (4 weeks)

• DIBELS: reading assessment (3 times)

Daily Agenda

Agenda

Includes contact information

Homework folder box

Bus pass

Lunch money (on bag or envelope, please write your child’s full name and my last name)

Lunch boxes

cafeteria

This is where we line up. The playground is right behind me.

Mr. Matsuura

Language Arts Curriculum

• Treasures by McGrawHill

• 180 minutes a day• Phonemic Awareness (rhyming, alliteration, beg. & end. sounds)

• Phonics (letters, sounds, blending letters to make words)

• Comprehension

• Reading Strategies

• Writing

Letter Moves and Sounds

Math Curriculum

• McMillian/McGraw Hill

• 100 minutes a day

• Number awareness

• Patterns, sorting, graphing

• Addition

• Subtraction

Science Curriculum

• District Science Kits– Hands on materials– Experiments

• Properties

• Body and Senses

• Weather

Social Studies• Creating Classroom Community

• Symbols and Leaders

• Community Helpers

• Money

• Exploring the United States (Google Map)

• The World All Around Us (Google Map)

Behavior• Second Step

– Focuses on creating self control among the students.

– Teaches students how to deal with everyday situations.

– belly breathing

• Classroom– agendas (communication)– The blue line

Blue line

Specials

• We have PE for 2 days a week (M, Th).

• Library (once a week on Fridays)

Homework

• Reading Program (100 book goal)

• Homework Folder (Friday)

• Genji and Murasaki

Ways to Help at Home

• flash cards: letters, numbers, sight words (webpage)

• Starfall and ABC Ya! (links on webpage)

• Playing games

• Reading Books

• Writing (ex. letter to a family member)

Communication• (623)772-4121

• dmatsuu@avondale.k12.az.us

• webpage: http://www.avondale.k12.az.us/webpages/DMatsuura/

• I check my messages in the morning, lunch, prep (Monday & Thursday), afterschool, weekends

• newsletter

• Please check your e-mail.

Questions?