1. Welcome to the 2018-2019 KINDERGARTEN School Year Back to School Night
Title 1 School
Welcome to the
KINDERGARTEN
School Year
Back to School Night

2. 10+ Dojo Points weekly= Treasure Box
Classroom Management
Dojo Points
10+ Dojo Points weekly= Treasure Box
No news is good news!
Some incentives in the class are: treasure box, being able to have a class job, sitting on the bouncy balls, and taking home our class pet

3. CLASS SCHEDULE Doors open at 7:55
Students should be in the classroom by 8:15 (8:16 they are tardy)
8:15-8:30 Morning Bins /Journal
8:30-9:00 Writers Workshop
9:00-10:30 Reading and Language arts
11:00-11:30 Finish Reading/LA Centers
11:30-12:30 Science/Social Studies
12:30-1:00 Recess/PE
1:00-2:00 Math
Spanish is on Mondays 45 min
Art/Music on Thursdays 45 min
*Bathroom breaks

5. CURRICULUM/GRADING
For Reading/Language Arts we use Superkids: How it works
Weekly Reading Grades:
Reading letters and sightwords in sentences
Comprehension
Unit Progress Test
Weekly LA Grades:
Writing
Letter formation/Grammar
Phonics/Spelling
Weekly Math Grades: GO MATH CURRICULUM
Check for Understanding
Mid-Chapter/Chapter Tests
E (4 points)
G (3 points)
S (2 points)
M (1 points)
U (0 points)
100 % -90 %
89-80
79-70
69-60
59-0
Social Studies: Little Thinkers Kindergarten Curriculum
Weekly Activities/Unit test
Projects
Science: STEM
Weekly Evaluations
Weekly Labs (not all will be graded)

6. HOMELEARNING
Home-learning is a reinforcement of what is being learned in class.
Try not to go ahead a day.
Allow your child to complete it independently and review with your child.
Please let me know if you feel your child is struggling with home-learning.
Home-learning is kept track of and students who turn is HL weekly will receive incentives.
**Focus of the Week**

7. JEAN DAYS Every Friday $2 on Friday Regular blue jeans only
Pants or bermuda, NO SHORT SHORTS
Any sneakers
Spirit Shirts
First Wednesday of every month
Wear Red for Neurofibromatosis (NF) Research
First Friday of the month
College Day

8. MONEY COLLECTION No money taken in front office
Deadlines strictly enforced
Money is due to teachers by 8:15 AM
No money will be taken afterschool.
Money should be placed inside of zipper pouch in child’s B.E.E. Book
Always send exact change.
Different payments may not be combined with each other. Everything goes to different accounts.

9. GRADE LEVEL PARENT EXPENSES
Activity
Month
Cost
Little Farm
October
$15
Seat Sacks
$10
Zoo Miami
December
In House field trip
May
Yearbook
$30
Graduation
$25
Estimated Total:
$105
This does not include fundraisers such as dances, holiday grams, Thanksgiving Feast, Music Shows, pictures, etc.

10. ONLINE RESOURCES

12. VOLUNTEER HOURS 30 volunteer hours per FAMILY
Option: $150 year or $5/hour
Donations: please keep receipts and turn them into your child’s homeroom teacher
1st 15 hours January
2nd 15 hours due April
Ways to Volunteer
Monthly Parent Meetings
Field Trips (Must be cleared)
Hispanic Festival (food)
Harvest Festival
Trunk or Treat (candy)
Wish Lists
Classroom Events
Volunteer log will be kept in the classroom

13. Florida Standards Assessment (FSA)
STATE ASSESSMENTS
K-2
SAT
April
Reading and Math
3-5
Florida Standards Assessment (FSA)
3-5th Reading and Math
4th and 5th Writing
5th FCAT Science

14. Thank you for coming!
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