Welcome to Kindergarten!Kerry Bock, Mary Fontana, Michelle
Keso, Jeanette Rosenfield, Ann Trent and
Scott Wilson
School Wide Discipline Plan
Lomas has 3 rules…
– Be safe!– Be respectful!– Be responsible!
Behavior Management Steps
Step 1 – Friendly Reminder Step 2 – Refocus Desk (in Room) Step 3 – Parent Phone Call Step 4 – Refocus Desk (in Buddy
Room) Step 5 – Office Referral (ISS)
Harcourt Reading Series
Proficient reading strategies
Phonics Vocabulary Grammar Comprehension High frequency words Literary Elements Literature Response
What This Looks Like Morning Message Shared literature Phonics Vocabulary Reading –focus skill Small group work-flexible
grouping Independent work Ashlock strategies
DIBELS Next
District test used based out of Oregon
One indicator used to determine if a child is going to struggle with reading.
Done 3 times a year. Letter Id 55 Per Minute First sound fluency 30 Per Minute Phoneme Segmentation 40 Per
Minute Nonsense Words 28 Per Minute
Math
Investigations Additional Support From…
– Scott Foresman– Addison Wesley– Other Sources
MathConcepts Covered
Numeration: make a model for a given number 0-20, count to 100, model addition and subtraction to 10 using manipulatives…
Statistics, Analysis, and Probability: pictographs, formulate questions based on graphs, charts, tables…
Patterns, Algebra: 3 part patterns (letter, color, object): extend and create
Geometry: identify shapes, terms inside, above, between, larger, shorter…
Measurement: compare objects length, weight, size, communicate how objects can be measured, order objects
Writing and Handwriting
Writer’s Workshop (Lucy Calkins) D’Nealian – adopted
handwriting curriculum
This is an example of D’Nealian handwriting.
Science, Social Studies and Health
Science, Social Studies and Health are integrated with Language Arts, Math, and
Reading.
Technology
Integrate technology in everyday teaching in all subject areas.
Each classroom contains 5 laptops, a mounted projector, a document camera, and a SMARTBoard.
Teachers attend meetings to further their knowledge and ideas of using technology in our classrooms.
Goal – For your child’s learning to be enhanced by technology in order to prepare them effectively for our
technologically advanced world. Each child must memorize their 6 digit student number
in order to log onto the computer. (This is also their library checkout number).
Skills to Work On at Home…
Tying Shoes, (taking on and off) Zipping and Buttoning Clothes Hygiene
– Washing Hands and Blowing Nose Writing and Telling First and Last
Name Knowing Address and Phone
Number Knowing Parents’ Names
Report Cards and Assessments
A report card will go home in January and May.
We will conference with parents after the first and third quarters.
We Need Volunteers!
We desperately need volunteers this year! If you can help at all please let your child’s teacher know! We
need help in several areas!Classroom Volunteers - (Regular and Sporadic)
Art MasterpieceFrom-Home Volunteers
Closing
Thank you for coming!
Questions?
Have a great evening!