Kindergarten Parent Information Night January 9, 2019 7 pm

Agenda Prayer Welcome/Introductions KDI-2 Background Information Kindergarten Readiness Sign-up Process Testing Procedures A Word from Our Kindergarten Teachers Admissions Timeline Questions/Closing

Kindergarten Diagnostic Instrument- Second Edition Author: Daniel C. Miller, Ph.D. Age Range: 4-6 years old Administration Time: approximately 35 minutes Diagnostic and prescriptive assessment tool for early identification of pre-academic skills Determines a child’s strengths and weaknesses across 13 developmental readiness tests

Developmental Skills Assessed Concept Mastery- knowledge of basic kindergarten concepts Form/Letter Identification- knowledge of shape names and letter identification skills General Information- ability to recall basic information from memory Gross Motor- large muscle coordination Memory for Sentences- short-term auditory memory Number Skills- knowledge of basic math skills Phonemic Awareness- phonemic awareness skills Verbal Associations- language-based reasoning skills Visual-Motor Integration- eye-hand coordination, drawing ability, & visual spatial skills Visual Discrimination- visual discrimination skills Visual Memory- visual memory skills Vocabulary- knowledge of word meanings

TEACHEr RECOMMENDATION FORM Confidential form used as a second data point to determine kindergarten readiness If your child currently attends CKS, Mrs. Fenske and Mrs. Rolinski will fill out the form for your child (no action is needed on your end). If your child does NOT currently attend CKS, give the form to their current preschool teacher with an address/stamped envelope.

How to prepare your child? Shapes (identifying/drawing) Letters (identifying/writing) First and Last Name (proper formation of letters) Numbers (identifying/writing) Gross Motor Skills (balance, bounce a ball, hop, skip, etc.) Fine Motor Skills (cutting, drawing lines/shapes, buttons, etc.) Phonemic Awareness (rhyming words, beginning sounds)

How do I sign up? Go to signup.com link, chose a time slot (if non-CKS student), and pay $15 testing fee. Time slots are 45 minutes. Students who attend Christ the King will be signed up for a slot by their teacher (based on class schedule). You will be notified of their time slot the week before testing. If your student attends Christ the King, you do not need to come to the testing. Other parents may wait outside the school office during testing.

What to expect on testing days? Check-in at the school office. Walk to the Library ( 8:00 am- 12:30 pm) or the Church Basement (1:00 pm-3:00 pm) to sign in and drop your child off. Parents should wait outside the school office while students rotate around to 5 stations. Teachers will walk students back to the school office/classroom when testing is complete. After all testing is completed and scored, you will receive a phone call to set up a meeting about additional testing or with the testing results.

A Word from our Kindergarten teachers… Mrs. Kathy Greve Mrs. Kim Grunawalt

Kindergarten Admissions Timeline Prospective Parent Meeting: January 9, 2019 Open House (tours available): Sunday, January 27, 2019 KDI-II Testing: February 4 or February 11, 2019 Notification of Results: February 2019-March 2019

Questions? If you have any questions, please contact us! Mrs. Tara Schuppig- Director of Curriculum tschuppig@christthekingonline.org Mrs. Kathy Greve- Kindergarten Teacher kgreve@christthekingonline.org Mrs. Kim Grunawalt- Kindergarten Teacher kgrunawalt@christthekingonline.org