1. Welcome to VPI!
Arlington Science
Focus School
2016=2017

2. We are happy that you are here!

3. This is our day! Arrival Morning Meeting Literacy Block Recess
Snack Time
Story Time
Songs, Word Play, & Letters
Specials
Lunch Time
Everyday Math Counts
Plan, Do, & Review
Quiet Time
Dismissal

4. These are some of the things that we will be studying!
The Seasons
Sound
Community Helpers
Holidays
Water
Light & Shadows
Families
States of Matter
Sinking & Floating
How to care for living things
Letter Recognition
Letter-Sound Correspondence
Sight Vocabulary
Pre-Reading/Reading Skills
Rhyming Words
Numeral Recognition
One-to-One Correspondence
Graphing Skills
Data Analysis
Geometry
Addition &Subtraction
But most importantly…….

5. Classroom Behavior & Social Skills

6. Classroom Rules
Be Safe
Be Kind
Be Fair

7. This is how we will know we are making progress.DM
Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS)
Developmental Mathematics Assessment (DMA)
Portfolio Items

8. Some important dates you should keep in mind!
Parent Teacher Conferences:
Thursday & Friday, October 6 & 7, 2016
Thursday & Friday, March 7 & 8, 2017
June 2013 – Specific dates and time will be announced at a later date.
Kindergarten Orientation* & Pre-K End-of-the-Year Celebration, Friday, June 9 , 2017.
*All children must be accompanied by a parent in order to participate in this event.

9. Field Trips* Thursday, September 22, 2016 - Planetarium
Friday, October 14, 2016 from 10:30-12:30 – Potomac View Vegetable Farm
March 2017 – Kennedy Center
April 2017 – Arlington Career Center’s Animal Lab
May 2017 – National Botanical Gardens
*All field trips are free of cost.

10. This is how we can keep in touch!
School Number:
Home-School Communication Notebook

11. Questions?