1. 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

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

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

6. 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

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

8. 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.

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

10. SCIENCE Mandatory interactive science notebooks
450 minutes Hands on investigations

11. Social Studies
DBQ’s
Studies weekly

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

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

14. Homework and Grading Policy

15. Classroom Management
Share individual classroom reward and consequence system.

16. SPECIALS
Art
Music
Physical Education
Arts Clayton

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

18. Field Trips
More information to come.

19. Volunteers
Volunteers are always welcomed.

20. 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!!