1. Oakwood Curriculum Night 2016-2017 Welcome!

2. Tonight’s Agenda  Curriculum handouts  Policies and procedures  Kindergarten homework  Leave time for questions and volunteer sign-up

3. Curriculum Information  What is Kindergarten? (orange)  Handwriting/L.A. (yellow)  Bridges Math (green)  Sample Day (blue)  Notes from office (white) More information found online

4. Policies and Procedures  Birthdays – no treats and no invitations  New play date policy  Change in after school plans

5. Kindergarten Homework Weekly Family Times and sight word book (posted online) Math Connections homework Ideas from newsletter – math problems, sentences to read, questions to ask, and writing ideas Monthly Reading Anthology Monthly reading chart Science and health

6. Oakwood on the Web www.wayzata.k12.mn.us/oakwood Lunch menus, add money to account Report cards (January/June) Conference sign-up Oakwood news PTA Classroom news Weekly newsletters Weekly homework Announcements

7. Volunteer Opportunities  Items to donate – please take post-it note as reminder  Listen to Reading  Book Nook  Partners in Art  Parties

8. 8:00-9:25 Language Arts Block 8:00-8:30 Morning Meeting (large group) Shared reading and read aloud ‘Book Talk’ story elements – plot, character, setting, sequencing, making predictions retelling story with details, and identifying main idea Work on reading and writing sight words and amazing words Daily-Fix it grammar and editing Sound work – blends, digraphs, vowel work

9. Language Arts Block 8:30-9:25 Language Arts Table Work and Work Jobs  Phonics work, class books, literacy centers, handwriting, writer’s workshop, journals, guided reading, small group work 9:25-9:35 Morning Break

10. 9:35-10:15 Math Block 9:35-9:50 – Whole Group Math  Calendar, introduction of math concepts, reviewing math vocabulary, group math games 9:50-10:15 – Math Table Work  Combination of individual and small group math work – math journals, math games, hands on math manipulatives

11. Lunch and Quiet Time 10:15-10:25 Lunch prep 10:30-10:50 Lunch 10:50-11:10 Recess 11:10-11:55 Quiet Time

12. Afternoon Schedule 11:55-12:15 Afternoon Meeting Monthly/weekly themes 12:15-12:40 Theme Project 12:40-1:10 Choice Time All centers open Small group/individual pull-out Guided reading, testing and teacher-student conferencing

13. Afternoon Schedule 1:15-1:30 Clean-up and Snack 1:30-2:10 Flex Time Day one library Science, health, social studies and computer lab Book Nook, 4 th grade buddies, Partners in Art Continue activities from AM 2:10-2:20 End of the day – kindergarten dismissed at 1 st bell

14. Why Read At Home?

15. Questions and Volunteer Sign-Up