1. Welcome to Kindergarten Meet The Teacher Night
Miss Blake, Kindergarten Teacher
Mrs. Castellanos, Extended K Teacher

2. Introduce staff Miss Blake Mrs. Castellanos
20 years in special education
5 years in Kindergarten
Mrs. Castellanos
Kindergarten Teacher 7 years
Reading Specialist

3. ALLERGY ALERT Kindergarten Nut and Latex allergies
NO BALLOONS ALLOWED ON CAMPUS
Please DO NOT send pencils or erasers to school in your child’s backpack.

4. Drop Off and Pick Up
Please use the crosswalk in the center of the north parking area to cross from the parking lot to the sidewalk.
Please do NOT park along the curb area and leave your car. If you need to leave your car, please use the parking lot.
Pick up students at the Kindergarten playground gate. Please wait there for students to be dismissed.

5. Classroom Management Students are responsible for their own choices
Praise and tangible rewards
Treat others with respect
Do your BEST work
Classroom rules
PBIS

6. Folder Information Homework calendar – no more than 5-10 minutes
PRIZES AT END OF MONTH 4/5 days of homework done each week (signed)
Behavior – no note is GOOD (green bear)
Yellow and red bears noted in behavior calendar

7. Daily Schedule Regular schedule: 8:15-11:00 and 12:15 to 3:00
EARLY RELEASE: 8:15-9:45 and 10:05-11:35
Playground gates open at 8:10 and 12:10
Breakfast starts at 8:00 am
No students allowed on campus prior to 8 am and they must be in the cafeteria between 8:00 and 8:10 am.

8. Systems Approach Assess prior knowledge (pre test)
Set learning goals and steps to achieve those goals
Teach/learn
Assess (post test)
Reteach / reassess if necessary

9. Mission Statement
100% of kindergarten students will be ready for first grade by May, 2013 by:

10. State Common Core Standards
Overview and explanation for parents of the state standards and what your child will be learning in reading and math:

11. Learning Goals First Semester: Name 52 letters of the alphabet
Tell 31 sounds for the letters of the alphabet
Read introduced sight words
Count objects to 10 in a scattered pattern
Count objects to 20 in a line
Label shapes and solid figures

12. Learning Goals Second Semester: Blend and segment CVC words
Tell words that rhyme with a given word
Count to 100 by ones and tens
Add and subtract fluently to 5
Tell and act out subtraction and addition stories

13. Individual Learning Goals
Used first sememster
In folder pockets every 3-4 weeks
Individualized based on student needs
Targets specific reading and math skills students need to practice

14. Reading Curriculum New curriculum: Reading Street
Aligned with the new Common Core State Standards

15. Further Information
Kindergarten web site has all the information you need to know including the complete parent information packet
Suggestions for activities at home to support instruction
Communication with teachers
PTSA

16. What is Desert Wind’s K.E.E.P?
K.E.E.P stands for Kindergarten Extended Enrichment Program. Extended Day Kindergarten is a literacy rich academic program with a math and science focus aimed to promote the growth of your child academically, socially, and emotionally.
Our early childhood certified teachers utilize state of the art technology, innovative teaching practices, and authentic learning opportunities!
The K.E.E.P curriculum follows the standards set forth by the Arizona State Department Of Education.
This year Extended Day Kindergarten will be held in the afternoon. Your child will eat lunch in the cafeteria before beginning his/her afternoon session.
Current tuition is $235.00/mo. & is tax credit eligible!