1. Mrs. Gillingham’s Class Rhodes Elementary School Back to School August 28, 2017

2. My Family Emily is a Junior in high school
Sarah is a Freshman in high school
Joshua is in 8th Grade
Pets
Dog, Kasey
Cat, Tiger
Snake, Jake

3. Meet The Teacher My background B.S. Child Development CSUF
Multiple Subject Credential CSUF
M.S. Reading and Literacy CSUF
California Reading and Literacy Specialist Credential CSUF
Taught kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and
4th grade

4. Classroom Expectations
Listen, and follow directions the first time.
Raise your hand and wait to be called on before speaking.
Keep hands, body, words or things from hurting others or disturbing our work to ourselves.
Walk when not on the playground.
Stay seated at your desk or on the rug until directed to move.

5. Behavior Management Green: On task, Great Day!
Blue: Warning – reflection and a chance to change the behavior
Purple: Sit a recess for a few minutes and think about how to make a better choice
Pink: Contact parents
Yellow, Orange, and Red: Caught being good!
They have a punch card and when they receive 10 punches they get to choose a toy from the treasure chest.

6. Goals For Kindergarten
Recognize and produce sounds for the entire alphabet
Develop fluency in word recognition and reading by developing a strong sight word base
Love reading and find both pleasure in reading as well as a source for knowledge
Develop confidence in writing as a way to express themselves and as a product of creativity
Use critical thinking skills to help solve math problems
Become independent learners who are
confident in their abilities and feel successful

7. Reading The Key To Success
Reading 15 minutes daily
Reading aloud to your child models fluency and expression
Having your child read aloud to you daily
Practicing sight words, helps develop fluency
Fluency- the more your child reads and is exposed to words, results in their ability to read words accurately and automatically
Reading for understanding- Asking your child to retell the story, tell you the problem in the story and how it was solved

8. Newsletter

9. Homework
Homework in Kindergarten should take about minutes a night.
Homework sheets will alternate between Language Arts and Math
Please practice the list of sight words nightly. Flash cards are available on my website
Please read with your child minutes EVERY night.

10. 100 Book Club 10 books: Pick from the treasure chest
20 books: Bookmark
30 Points: Pencil
50 Points: Stickers
75 Points: Bring in your favorite stuffed animal
100 Points: Certificate

11. Literacy Centers
The children will have an opportunity to learn through a variety of hands on games and activities.
The centers help to reinforce previously learned concepts and to extend them.
The centers also meet the needs of children that learn in a variety of ways.
I’m able to differentiate the activities to help those who need more practice, as well as to challenge those who have already mastered certain skills.
Finally, they allow me to evaluate and observe the children in a one on one situation, so that I can provide them with the necessary support.

12. Other Stuff
Birthdays -You may send small treats (cookies, cupcakes no chips and only 100% juice) to celebrate your child’s birthday. Send a note a couple of days in advance. If your child has a summer birthday please let me know when you would like to celebrate it.
Each month I will send a Scholastic Book Club order form. The books offered are usually award-winning and age appropriate for first grade children. All orders can be done online.

13. Star of the Week Monday – Share the “Star of the Week” poster
Tuesday – Favorite book
Wednesday – Button Bear sleeps over
Thursday – Share Button Bear’s experience at your home
Friday – Favorite item from home

14. Stay Connected
Newsletters will be sent home weekly. Check your child’s folder. My
Website:
School: (909)
Best time to call me at school during the day: 8:00-8:30 or 3:40-4:30

15. Welcome to a Great Year in Kindergarten