1. W ELCOME TO K INDERGARTEN O PEN HOUSE M S. C ARDENAS M RS. C LUTTER M S. MUHLE

2. Kindergarten Students are Expected to: 1. Keep hands, feet, and objects to themselves 2. Use appropriate voice 3. Be good listeners 4. Be their best

3. D AILY S CHEDULE 7:30-8:15: A NNOUNCEMENTS /RTI/E NRICHMENT 8:15-9:05: C ALENDAR /M ORNING M ESSAGE /S HARED R EADING 9:05-9:50: S PECIALS 9:50-10:35: M ATH 10:35-10:55: W ORD S TUDY 10:45-11:15: L UNCH (M UHLE ) 10:55-11:25: L UNCH (C ARDENAS AND C LUTTER ) 11:25-11:40: W ORD S TUDY CONTINUED 11:40-12:45: C ENTERS /G UIDED R EADING 12:45-1:15: W RITER S W ORKSHOP 1:15-1:30: S NACK / R ECESS 1:30-2:00: S CIENCE /S OCIAL S TUDIES 2:00-2:30: P ACK - UP /C LEAN /R EAD ALOUD

4. D RESS CODE T OPS : P OLO - STYLE SHIRTS ( ANY COLOR – SOLID OR STRIPES ). T- SHIRTS WITH COLLEGE OR JISD CAMPUS SPIRIT LOGO. M UST BE TUCKED IN AT ALL TIMES UNLESS THE SHIRT HEM IS SQUARE AND NO LONGER THAN SIX INCHES BELOW THE WAISTLINE. B OTTOMS : P ANTS, SLACKS, JEANS, CAPRIS, SKIRTS, SKORTS, DRESSES, AND WALKING SHORTS MUST BE EITHER TAN, BROWN, BLACK, KHAKI, BLUE OR GRAY. (C APRI PANTS : PANTS THAT START AT THE WAISTLINE WITH LENGTH EXTENDING TO OR BETWEEN THE CALF AND ANKLE ) P ANTS MUST FIT AT THE WAIST AND BE PROPERLY HEMMED OR CUFFED AT OR BELOW THE ANKLE, BUT NOT DRAGGING THE GROUND ( SLICING OR RAGGING NOT ALLOWED ). W ALKING SHORTS, SKIRTS, DRESSES AND SKORTS MUST BE KNEE LENGTH OR LONGER.

5. R EADING EXPECTATIONS Formal DRA assessments will be given regularly to evaluate reading and comprehension progress. The levels will help determine teaching strategies, goals, and needs. Please note the following district grade level benchmarks: Beginning of Kindergarten: Level A Mid-year January: Level 2 End of Kindergarten: Level 3 Our end of the year goal for reading is that 90% of all students will be reading at or above a level 3.

6. T HIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF L EVEL A TEXT, WHICH THEY SHOULD BE READING RIGHT NOW.

7. T HIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN C/3 TEXT, WHICH THEY SHOULD BE READING BY THE END OF K INDERGARTEN.

8. R EADING H OMEWORK The guided reading books that comes home, has been read in the classroom. Please let your child read it to you. No new book will come home until the current book is returned. Lost or damaged books must be replaced. The fee is $8 for each book.

9. M ATH Topics covered Numbers and quantities to twenty Ordering events and objects Fractions (whole and ½) Modeling addition and subtraction Patterns Geometry Nonstandard units of measurement Graphing Problem solving

10. S OCIAL S TUDIES Topics covered Historical figures Holidays/ Traditions Geography (concept of location) Needs and wants Purpose of rules and authority figures

11. S CIENCE Topics covered Scientific investigation and reasoning Matter and energy Earth and space Organisms in their environment Force, motion, and energy

12. Thank you so much for coming and please contact us if you have any further questions. We hope to have a great year!!