1. Welcome to Kindergarten Orientation
Please be sure to sign in tonight

2. Agenda For Tonight Schedule Attendance Behavior Expectations Bullying
Tiers/STAR
End of Year Goals
What you can do at home to help
Report Cards/Progress reports
Homework Policy
Classroom Parties
How to Volunteer
Communication
Parent Compact

3. Our Daily Schedule 8:10 - 8:40 Arrival 8:40 - 8:45 Announcements
8:45 - 9:00 Morning Message and Calendar
9:00 - 9:10 Reader’s Workshop-Shared Reading

4. Daily Schedule 9:10 - 9:30 Small Group Reading/Workstation 1
9:30 - 9:50 Reader’s Workshop Mini Lesson
9: :20 Small Group Reading/Workstation 2
10: :54 Writer’s Workshop (Flexible Grouping)
11:00 – 11:30 Lunch

5. Daily Schedule
11: :35 Reader’s Workshop-Word Work/Phonemic Awareness
11: :05 Effective Habits/Intervention
12: :25 Recess
12:25 – 1:30 Math Workshop (Flexible Grouping)
1:30 – 2:25 Specials

6. Daily Schedule 2:25 - 3:35 Number Talks/Problem Solving
2:35 - 2:40 Snack and Pack
2:40 - 3:20 Oral Language Development
3:20 - 3:40 Read Aloud
3:40 Dismissal

7. Attendance
Students may arrive between 8:10 and 8:25. Breakfast is served at this time.
At 8:30 breakfast will end and those children will make their way to class.
The tardy bell rings at 8:40. If you arrive after the tardy bell you will need to escort your child into school to receive a tardy pass. They will be considered tardy for that day.
Excessive tardies, early-sign outs, and/or absences, parents will be contacted to make an appointment with an administrator.
Please have your child be here on time. It is very important they do not miss out on valuable instruction.

8. Behavior Expectations
School Rules:
Be Respectful
Be Responsible
Be safe
Kindergarten Rules:
Big Rule: Listen when your teacher is talking
Rule #1: Follow directions quickly
Rule #2: Raise your hand for permission to speak
Rule #3: Raise your hand for permission to leave your seat
Rule #4: Make smart choices
Rule #5: Keep your dear teacher happy
Incentives:
Positive Paws, DoJo Points

9. Bullying Behavior
Unfair and one-sided. It happens when someone keeps hurting, frightening, threatening, or leaving someone out on purpose.
unfair means there is an imbalance of power (social, physical…). One-sided means that only one person is being mean – not an argument or fight. It keeps on happening. Bullying is not a one-time occurrence. It’s an established pattern of behavior.

10. Tiers/STAR
Tier 1, 2, 3
STAR- Universal Screener Math and Reading

11. End of Year Goals: Read 100 sight words Read on a level D
Write a 3-4 sentence story
Count to 100
Recognize numbers 0-20
Number Sense

12. How to Help Your Child Read Successfully

13. What can you do at home? Read with your child every day.
Talk with your child to develop vocabulary.
Practice high frequency words.
Write with your child (writing helps reading).
Know the Kindergarten expectations.

14. Good Beginning Reading Strategies
Look at the pictures.
Point to the words (left to right).
Think about what would make sense as you read.
Use letters and words you know to help you.

15. Report Cards/Progress Reports
Progress reports go home every 3 weeks on Wed.
Report cards go home every 9 weeks on Wed.

16. Homework Policy Name writing practice will be coming home soon.
Homework will start beginning of October.
Homework will consist of reading with your child and flashcards work.

17. Classroom Parties Holiday Party (Dec) Valentine’s Day Party (Feb)
Easter Egg Hunt (March)

18. Reminders:
Please keep an extra set of clothes in your child’s backpack.
No flip flops on playground equipment.

19. Please sign up to volunteer in our school. Your help makes a difference.

20. How to Communicate H.E.R.O. Binders
Planning and Conference Time 1:30-2:25
ext 3245

21. Parent Compact

22. Thank you for your time and support
Thank you for your time and support. Together we will have a successful year.