1. Welcome to Kindergarten
Back to School
Parent Meeting
August 21, 2014

2. Meet The Teachers Mrs. Goldstein Mrs. Graves Ms. Oswald Ms. Tecler
Mr. Harrington
Mrs. Street

3. Our Road Map to Kindergarten
Procedures
Communication
2.0
Our Road Map to Kindergarten
Assessment
Common Core

4. School Procedures Call the office if your child is going to be absent.
If late, students must go to the office and get a late slip.
Notes are required for absences, late arrivals, and when your child’s dismissal routine will be different.
Yellow information papers will be sent home on the first day of school.
School hours are from 8:50 a.m.-3:05 p.m.
Early Dismissal (1/2 Days) 8:50a.m.-12:35 p.m.
Delayed Openings(inclement weather) Listen to the radio, news on TV (MCPS Channel is 34 on Comcast), or check on the MCPS Website (

5. School Procedures, cont.
Lunch/Breakfast
Breakfast is FREE to all students and is served everyday in the classrooms.
Children may buy their lunch from the cafeteria or may bring their lunch from home.
Please do not send lunch items needing refrigeration or items stored in glass containers.
Free and Reduced Lunch Applications will be sent home along with the Yellow Information paper on the first day of school. Each family will complete one form listing all of the children in the family.
Daily lunch costs $2.55 for full price and $.40 for reduced price. Milk is $.60.
An account can be set up with the cafeteria manager if you prefer, rather than sending money daily.

6. School Procedures, cont.
Birthdays
Parents may bring cupcakes or cookies only to school to celebrate their child’s birthday. Please do not bring in cakes or drinks.
The cupcakes or cookies need to be brought to the office and will be served at lunch in the all-purpose room.

7. School Procedures, cont.
Materials
Children are requested to bring a backpack to school daily.
Donations of school supplies are requested for your child’s classrooms and are appreciated. 
Please label your child’s belongings and clothing (lunchboxes, coats, hats, gloves, boots, etc.)

8. School Procedures, cont.
Personal Belongings
Please do not let your children bring a toy from home to school. (unless it is for a special occasion that the teacher will inform you about)
We are not responsible for stolen or damaged belongings and it may become a distraction to learning.

9. Communication Parent/Teacher Conferences to be held in November
Newsletters will be sent home by the classroom teachers
Updates on classroom events
Current Studies
Homework Information
Parent/Teacher Conferences to be held in November
Progress of students
Concerns or questions
Monthly Yellow Sheets from the Principal
Information about upcoming school, community, and PTA functions

10. Home/School Folders 301-840-7123 Communication, cont.
Classroom Newsletters
Homework
Community Information
Notes between home and school
Please contact your child’s teacher with any questions you may have. Send a note in the folder or call and leave a message with the main office
Home/School Folders

11. Homework
15 minutes a night is required by Montgomery County Public Schools
Homework will be in your child’s folder daily/weekly (depending on your child’s teacher)
NO Homework will be assigned on Fridays

12. Montgomery County Public Schools follows the Common Core and also uses Curriculum 2.0.
The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them.
MCPS Curriculum 2.0 is built around developing students' critical and creative thinking skills, as well as essential academic success skills, so that students are well prepared for a lifetime of learning.

13. Reading/Literacy Reading Word Work Writing and Writer’s Workshop
Guided Reading Groups
Read Aloud
Shared Reading
Phonics
Sight vocabulary
Writing and Writer’s Workshop
Modeled
Shared Writing
Guided Writing
Interactive Writing
Independent Writing

14. Learning/Literacy Centers
ABC Letters
Writing
Puppet Show
Phonics
Read the Room
Computer

15. …..More Learning/Literacy Centers
Puzzles
Books
Read-Along

16. Math/Learning Centers
Statistics
Number Sense
Measurement
Compose
Decompose
Geometry
Sorting
Patterns
Positional Words
Graphing
Counting

17. Math & Social Learning Centers
Music
Science
Math Manipulatives
Housekeeping/Dramatic Play
Computer
Art
Sand Tables
Blocks

18. (Many direct links and integration through the Reading Program!)
Science
(Many direct links and integration through the Reading Program!)
Weather
Plants and Animals

19. Social Studies Transportation Welcome to the Neighborhood
(Many direct links and integration through the Reading Program!)
Transportation
Welcome to the Neighborhood
All About Families
America the Beautiful

20. Assessment KRA (Kindergarten Readiness Assessment)
DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills)
Progress Monitoring and Benchmark Assessment
Parent Conferences are in November
Report Cards are sent twice during the year in
January and June

21. E.S.O.L.
E.S.O.L. is a support for students for whom English is a second or other language.
Students with a first language other than English will be tested/assessed within the first couple of weeks of school.
A letter will be sent home to notify parents if their child has tested into E.S.O.L. and will receive services.
Students will meet in small groups based on their language proficiency and needs to help them gain a grasp and understanding of the English language.

22. Don’t forget to join the PTA!
Available Resources
Linkages to Learning
Don’t forget to join the PTA!

23. We are looking forward to a great year!
Thank you for coming!