1. 1 Welcome to Back to School and Title I Night Kindergarten Cradlerock Elementary School 2014-2015

2. Prior Care IN WHAT CATEGORY IS MY CHILD’S PRIOR CARE CONSIDERED? PUBLIC PRE-KINDERGARTEN Cradlerock Elementary Guilford Elementary Atholton ElementaryTalbott Springs Elementary Deep Run ElementaryBellows Springs Elementary any Baltimore County/City Public School CHILD CARE CENTER Cradlerock Children’s CenterChildren’s Learning Center at HCY Journeys At Owen Brow Child Time Learning CenterColumbia Academy Bright BeginningsThe Goddard School Lornwood Child Development CenterKindercare NON PUBLIC NURSERY SCHOOL Oakland Mills Nursery SchoolThe Learning Cottage Montessori Schools Liberty Baptist PreschoolBet Yeladim Preschool East Columbia PreschoolEmmanuel United Methodist Preschool HEAD START Dasher Green Head StartEllicott City Head Start Harriet Tubman Head StartFirst Presbyterian Head Start HOME/INFORMAL CARE At home with mom, grandmother/father, aunt; in care of relative FAMILY CHILD CARE In licensed Family Child Care with 6-8 or fewer children

3. At Cradlerock Elementary School students will be: Respectful On Task Cooperative Kind PBIS at Cradlerock

4. Day in the Life of a Kindergartener 8:03-8:15 Arrival, Breakfast 8:15-8:30 Calendar Math 8:30-10:05 Language Arts 10:05-11:05 Recess, Lunch 11:05-11:35 Content 11:35-12:35 Related Arts 12:35-12:50 Take 15 12:50-1:35 Math 1:35-2:40 Centers/Snack 2:40-2:45 Pack Up, Dismissal

5. Arrival & Dismissal School begins at 8:15 Students may enter the building at 8:03 Dismissal is at 2:45

6. Daily Folders with Calendars Progress Reports, Report Cards Conferences Connecting School & Home

7. Classroom Volunteers start Oct. 6 Please fill out the volunteer sheet if you’re able to help out in the classroom. Volunteers

8. Field Trips Space is limited but we appreciate your willingness to chaperone! If a parent/guardian would like to chaperone, they must check the chaperone box on their child’s permission form, provide contact information, and return the form to the child’s teacher. Permission forms may be turned in before payment.

9. Chaperones will be selected based on the order in which the forms are received. Parents/guardians who have not attended a previous field trip will take priority. Parents/guardians who are not selected will be placed on a waiting list. If you volunteer to chaperone, you will be notified whether you are selected or not. Field Trips

10. Language Arts Treasures School-wide reading and writing program Balanced program emphasizes letter/sound relationship & sight word recognition Develops deep comprehension of varied texts (poetry, nonfiction, short articles, fables and more –Math Common Core State Standards Curriculum emphasizes the development of number relations, computation, and problem solving through use of hands on materials

11. Children become better readers and develop a love for reading by having time to actually read and write. A way of organizing language arts instruction so that every student is engaged in meaningful literacy tasks. Students receive explicit whole group instruction and then are given independent practice time to read and write independently while the teacher provides focused instruction to individuals and small groups. Daily Five

12. Snack is brought from home. Please limit the snacks to: Fresh fruit, fruit snacks, dry cereal, goldfish, pretzels, or crackers. Please pack the snacks separate from lunch. Snack should be packed in a disposable bag, not a lunch box. No peanuts or peanut products No LIQUIDS Please Snack

13. Homework We will start homework in October. Math homework Refer to the math calendar in the homework journal. Do at least 2 activities each week and initial the calendar. Language Arts: Work on 2 poems each week. Complete selected activities from the back of the poems. Return homework journals quarterly.

14. Questions: Thank you for coming tonight!