Ms. Shelly and Ms. Kim’s ClassKindergartenOrientation

July 25th, 2013Created by: Ashley Magee, www.firstgradebrain.com Graphics © ThistleGirlDesgns

Meet the Teacher

Ms. Shelly has been teaching for 23 years. She is married to Troy. Her daughter, Alyssa, is going to UK soon and her son, Weston, is in the 8th grade.

Ms. Kim is the assistant. She is married to Kevin. Her oldest son Anthony is going to EKU soon and her youngest son, Conner, is in 3rd grade.

Classroom Rules

• Follow the teacher’s directions the first time.• Keep hands and feet in your own personal

space.• Listen while others are speaking.• If you can’t say something nice don’t say

anything at all.• Come prepared to work with your best

attitude.

Behavior Management

If students receive a warning I will move their pin to yellow. Yellow means that the student has been given a warning and will lose 5 minutes of their recess. Red results when a student receives 2 warnings. At this point the student will miss out on 10 minutes of recess. The next warning will result in a conduct cut. Inappropriate behaviors continued beyond red will result in loss of all recess. Certain behaviors such as fighting require no warnings and could result in a conduct cut.

Snack and Lunch

We will have snack time every day except on Friday. Students may bring their own drinks or purchase milk. The cost of milk is 30 cents. Please send your money or check in an envelope and place it in the zipper pouch of your child’s red folder. If your child is going to drink milk, send in $1.20 for the week or $5.00 for the month. Please be sure to label the money milk money. Please send a snack with your child daily! It’s hard to concentrate when you are hungry! If you are willing, send in a few extra snacks that are individually wrapped. We will put these in a container for children that forgot theirs.

LUNCH MONEY AND MILK MONEY GO IN SEPARATE ACCOUNTS SO PLEASE PUT THEM IN SEPARATE ENVELOPES AND SEND SEPARATE CHECKS OR CASH.

The cost of lunch is $1.60. Please send it on Monday ($8.00) for the entire week or by the month. Place it in an envelope with your child’s name, the amount, and their lunch number.

Free and Reduced Lunch is $0.00 this year! You may want to send some money for the account so your child can purchase extra items if they are still hungry.

*We have an orange allergy on our team. Please be mindful of this when preparing your snacks for the day!

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Please return all back-to-school papers in your child’s folder by Friday of the first week of school. It is important that we receive your information as soon as possible so we have all the information necessary to contact you in case of emergencies. Please tell us the first day pickup or bus information tonight! We will have Early Release EVERY Friday at 12:50. Please be sure to send a note with your child if plans in transportation vary on those days! Students may participate in Friday Wrap-Up until 2:50 on Fridays. However, you must pick them up; there is no bus routes!

We would love to celebrate your child’s birthday in the classroom if you request. Please try to contact me in advance if you would like to bring in treats for your child’s birthday so we can discuss the best time to schedule. There’s more information in the folder about this.

Important Information

Reading

This year in reading we will learn:•The alphabet •Beginning, middle, and ending sounds•Blends and vowels•Sight words•How to Read books! * We will send books home in baggies, return them the next day!

Math

This year in math we will learn:•Numbers- Counting by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, & 10’s•Shapes and Patterns•Weight and Measurement•Addition and Subtraction•Calendar –Months, Days, Weather•Problem Solving•Money-coin amounts and counting collections

Writing

This year in writing we will learn:Handwriting Aa to ZzFirst, Middle, and Last NameWe will write in a daily journal. Students will spell out the words the best they can with the sounds they hear. Encourage them by letting them write things for you at home. For ex. Grocery List=jus (juice) egz (eggs) bred (bread) The more they practice, the better they will be!

Science

This year in science we will learn:How to do science experiments to predict what will happen and then watch to see what happens! We may need your help with some of the supplies. I will send home notes in the daily folder for you.Space, Matter, Insects, Butterflies, Magnets, Volcanoes, Color Mixing, Bubbles, etc.

Social Studies

This year in social studies we will learn:Campbellsville is the city we live in. Taylor is the county and it’s in Kentucky in the United States.

*Presidents, Map Skills, Holidays Cultures Around the World, and Symbols

Daily Schedule

• 7:50-8:20 Collect Folders/Morning Work• 8:20-9:25 Calendar Math/Writing Journals/Snack• 9:25-10:25 Reading (10 min. rotations with mini lessons)• (Science, Social Studies, & Health are incorporated)• 10:50 – 11:20 Lunch & Restroom• 11:20-11:30 Story Time/Sustained Silent Reading• 11:30- 12:10 Math -Whole group , 4 small groups • 12:10 – 1:00 Centers • 1:10-1:50 Activity (PE, Art, Music, Library, Technology)• 1:50-2:00 Transition (Poems/Songs) • 2:00-2:30 Art projects, science experiments, reteaching

opportunites• 2:30-2:50 Songs/Review Day/Dismissal to Buses and Pick-up

Special Classes

Students will visit five special classes each week. We will send home a calendar telling you which day of the week we will attend these classes.

Physical Education, Art, Music, Technology, and Library

* On P.E. days please make sure your child wears tennis shoes and dresses appropriately.

Field Trips

We will take a few fieldtrips. In the past we have visited the pumpkin patch, Lincoln’s Birthplace, and the Miller Park.

If you want to be a chaperone you must complete the Family Resource Parent Volunteer Program. They will send home information with dates and times.

Grading

We send home report cards every 9 weeks.

Instead of A’s, B’s, and C’s we give the following grades:

E = Exceeds ExpectationsM = Meets ExpectationsNMT = Needs More Time to master skills

Assessments

We begin the year with the Brigance test.

We will give daily and weekly assessments. Our school also takes the MAP test 3 times a year. We will send home the scores.

Your child will be placed in groups for math and reading. They will be taught at the level they are ready for. For ex. one math group may be learning numbers to 10, one group may be learning numbers to 20, and one group may be learning numbers past 20. This is what performance based education is all about! Meet the children where they are. Don’t hold back others that are ready to move on!

Parent Involvement

Most important – CLEAN OUT Your child’s red folder every night! Look through and talk to your child about what they do at school everyday! Spend time with your child talking and reading to them, play games with them!

You may help in our classroom if you have completed the Family Resource Parent Volunteer Program!

Homework

There will be activities to go along with the letters we study. For example: Find things in your house that start with the letter M. Let your child find the things, draw them, and you help them spell. Do NOT do the writing work for them!

Games will be sent home in baggies with instructions, return them the next day.

Books will come home often too!

Stay Connected!

Newsletters will be sent home weekly. Check your child’s folder.

Class website: www.taylor.kyschools.usClick on Schools, scroll down to Taylor County Elementary, Teacher Websites, and find Michelle Young

My Email: michelle.young@taylor.kyschools.us

My Phone: (270) 789-3048

Best time to call me at school during the day: 1:10 -1:50

Kindergarten is Fun! We are a Family! We will learn and play together everyday! When students are well-behaved, school is

enjoyable for everyone! Thanks for coming to Orientation!