Principal: Mrs. Hud-Kirk Assistant Principal: Dr. Lawyer Welcome to the WONDERFUL World of Fountain Elementary School Curriculum Night 2017 \ Principal: Mrs. Hud-Kirk Assistant Principal: Dr. Lawyer

Meet the Kindergarten Team Ms. Lusane Ms. Magee Ms. Richardson Mrs. Jordan Ms. Power

The mission of Clayton County Public Schools is to be accountable to all stakeholders for providing a globally competitive education that empowers students to achieve academic and personal goals and to become college and career ready, productive, responsible citizens.

The vision of Clayton County Public Schools is to be a district of excellence preparing ALL students to live and compete successfully in a global society.

School Expectations School-Wide Discipline Plan (Bear Paw Program) Uniform Policy Attendance Policy (attendance letters) Daily Schedule

Attendance Instructional school day begins at 7:45 a.m. Students should arrive each day on time Doctors note or parent note is required for all excused absences Constant tardies affect achievement Students must be checked out by 1:45 p.m. for early checkout

School-wide Academic Focus SIOP, Literacy across the curriculum Numeracy across the curriculum Integration of technology

Reading/ELA Phonemic Awareness –Recognizing the sounds of each letter Fluency- Able to read all Pre-primer words by the end of December is our goal. Vocabulary- Recognizing and using language of the standards. Comprehension-Being able to ask and answer questions about text.

Math Counting and recognizing numbers up to 100 Math problem of the day Mandatory interactive notebooks Mountain Math Missing number and quantity discrimination

SCIENCE Mandatory interactive science notebooks 450 minutes Hands on investigations

Social Studies DBQ’s Studies weekly

Assessments DIBELS - Bi-Weekly assessment of letter sounds Gkids – Kindergarten assessment given twice a year DIBELS/MClass Brains

Technology Discuss the technology you utilize in the classroom to enhance instruction Gizmos Edmodo Brainpop Laptops/chrome books Padlet Kahoot.it

Homework and Grading Policy

Classroom Management Share individual classroom reward and consequence system.

SPECIALS Art Music Physical Education Arts Clayton

Afternoon Dismissal School ends at 2:15 p.m. NO early check-outs after 1:45 p.m.

Field Trips More information to come.

Volunteers Volunteers are always welcomed.

THANK YOU… For taking the time to attend Fountain Elementary School’s Curriculum Night! We look forward to working with you to ensure your child achieves academic success!!