1. WELCOME Please sign in at the door Thanks!

2. Kindergarten Goals Learn to read to at least a level E (see books at your table) Learn to read to at least a level E (see books at your table) Learn 100 sight words (or more ) Learn 100 sight words (or more ) Learn to write own stories Learn to write own stories Learn to count to 100 or higher Learn to count to 100 or higher Learn beginning math concepts of patterns, cardinal and ordinal numbers, one to one correspondence Learn beginning math concepts of patterns, cardinal and ordinal numbers, one to one correspondence

3. Please Help!!! We need your help. It is difficult for us to be constantly tying shoes. Please, please, please practice with your child at home!!!! This is not a skill we work on in the classroom but it is vital for your child to know how to tie his/her own shoes. We need your help. It is difficult for us to be constantly tying shoes. Please, please, please practice with your child at home!!!! This is not a skill we work on in the classroom but it is vital for your child to know how to tie his/her own shoes.

4. Tutoring/Cub Club Cub club is to work on previously taught skills and review Cub club is to work on previously taught skills and review If your child does not reach the expected goals they will be pulled for intervention during the school day by either the teacher or the interventionist. If your child does not reach the expected goals they will be pulled for intervention during the school day by either the teacher or the interventionist. Cub club/ intervention is from 8:10-8:40 Cub club/ intervention is from 8:10-8:40

5. C Scope District wide curriculum District wide curriculum This will insure vertical alignment throughout the school district and grades This will insure vertical alignment throughout the school district and grades

6. Kindergarten Schedule We are learning routines right now but hope to be on the regular schedule next week. We are learning routines right now but hope to be on the regular schedule next week. 7:50-8:00 Put things away, get ready for the day, lunch count 7:50-8:00 Put things away, get ready for the day, lunch count 8:00-8:10 Announcements, morning message 8:00-8:10 Announcements, morning message 8:10-8:40RTI/Cub Club/ journals 8:10-8:40RTI/Cub Club/ journals 8:40-9:50 CSCOPE Math lesson/Calendar, Songs, 8:40-9:50 CSCOPE Math lesson/Calendar, Songs, 9:50-10:15Snack/restroom 9:50-10:15Snack/restroom 10:15-11:15 Music and P.E. 10:15-11:15 Music and P.E. 11:15-11:49 Science/library/computer 11:15-11:49 Science/library/computer 11:52-12:22 Lunch 11:52-12:22 Lunch 12:19-1:15 CSCOPE ELAR lessons/Art on Friday 12:19-1:15 CSCOPE ELAR lessons/Art on Friday 1:15-1:30Recess 1:15-1:30Recess 1:30-2:45 Daily 5 literacy centers 1:30-2:45 Daily 5 literacy centers 2:45-3:00Get ready to go home 2:45-3:00Get ready to go home

7. Daily 5/Centers Word work Word work Writing Writing Read to self Read to self Listening Listening Computer Computer Art/ fine motor skills/ puzzles Art/ fine motor skills/ puzzles

8. Important things to know… We eat lunch at 11:52 We eat lunch at 11:52 Snack is at 9:50 - please send a HEALTHY snack to eat in the morning and water only. Please make sure your child knows how to open their snack. Snack is at 9:50 - please send a HEALTHY snack to eat in the morning and water only. Please make sure your child knows how to open their snack. Please only send water for drinks! Please only send water for drinks! Send jackets – we will be playing outside! Send jackets – we will be playing outside! Please send any money in a sealed envelope with name and purpose in the behavior folder Please send any money in a sealed envelope with name and purpose in the behavior folder

9. In the morning… If you arrive to school before 7:50am, students must sit quietly in the hallway. If you arrive to school before 7:50am, students must sit quietly in the hallway. A student is considered tardy after 8:00 A student is considered tardy after 8:00 After 3:10… Pick students up at the office or at the front of the school.

10. Library Children can check out books each week. Please bring them back in the library bags on library days! Children can check out books each week. Please bring them back in the library bags on library days! Library Time: Tuesday at 11:30 Library Time: Tuesday at 11:30 Computer Lab We will be going to the computer twice a week –Thursday at 11:15-11:45 and Friday at 8:45- 9:15.

11. P.E. Please wear tennis shoes to school, they may change after P.E. Please wear tennis shoes to school, they may change after P.E. Make sure that girls wear shorts under skirts. Make sure that girls wear shorts under skirts. If your child needs to sit out at P.E., please send a note and we will get it to Coach Broadhurst. If your child needs to sit out at P.E., please send a note and we will get it to Coach Broadhurst.

12. Tuesday and Behavior Folders Tuesday Folders-Go home every Tuesday; please return on Wednesday. Tuesday Folders-Go home every Tuesday; please return on Wednesday. Behavior folder (yellow folder) Your child will color the date box with the color they ended on. If they are on Green or Blue, they had a great day. If they are on Red or yellow I will send a note with what happened. Please initial these each night and bring back every day. Behavior folder (yellow folder) Your child will color the date box with the color they ended on. If they are on Green or Blue, they had a great day. If they are on Red or yellow I will send a note with what happened. Please initial these each night and bring back every day.

13. Homework Homework it will go home on Tuesdays in the Tuesday folder. Please don’t feel like you have to do it all at once. You can always turn it in later in the week! Homework it will go home on Tuesdays in the Tuesday folder. Please don’t feel like you have to do it all at once. You can always turn it in later in the week! Please have your child use a pencil. (and hold it correctly!) Please have your child use a pencil. (and hold it correctly!) Please read to your child or have them read to you each night. Please read to your child or have them read to you each night. Practice sight words Practice sight words

14. Sight words We will be learning over 100 sight words this year. The more words your child can (almost) instantly recognize, the more time their brain spends on making meaning in a text not just decoding words. Please practice these with your child daily. You can find them in our weekly newsletter and in his/her yellow folder. We will be learning over 100 sight words this year. The more words your child can (almost) instantly recognize, the more time their brain spends on making meaning in a text not just decoding words. Please practice these with your child daily. You can find them in our weekly newsletter and in his/her yellow folder.

15. Coming Up… We will start guided reading groups in October We will start guided reading groups in October We are working very hard now to establish routines and work quietly so that guided reading will be possible We are working very hard now to establish routines and work quietly so that guided reading will be possible After they read a book with me, they will bring it home in a book bag! After they read a book with me, they will bring it home in a book bag! Please read the book and send it and the bag back the next day!!!! (this is very important!!!!!) Please read the book and send it and the bag back the next day!!!! (this is very important!!!!!)

16. Why guided reading is important: The goal is to support your child and help them learn to read with out frustrating them. The goal is to support your child and help them learn to read with out frustrating them. They will be able to move up levels when they are ready and will move in and out of groups. They will be able to move up levels when they are ready and will move in and out of groups. We work on fluency, phrasing, inflection and reading for meaning (comprehension). We work on fluency, phrasing, inflection and reading for meaning (comprehension).

17. Conferences We will have a conference with each parent starting the middle of October. We will have a conference with each parent starting the middle of October. If you would like to schedule a conference before then, our conference time is from 10:15-11:15 or after school if needed. If you would like to schedule a conference before then, our conference time is from 10:15-11:15 or after school if needed.

18. Report Card This year your child will have a numerical grade on their report card. You may access the grade book at any time to see what your child’s grade is. The report card grade will be an average for each subject but in the grade book you can see the specific grade for each assessment. 100 (4)Understands concepts with minor or no prompting 88 (3)Understands concepts with some prompting 76 (2)General understanding with misconceptions and errors 64 (1)No evidence of understanding Incomplete (0) Does not attempt the task

19. Temperature Due to budget cuts our A/C will not go any lower than 73. Usually around 75 or hotter. It is hot in here! Please dress with that in mind (but girls are not allowed to wear spaghetti strap shirts  ) Due to budget cuts our A/C will not go any lower than 73. Usually around 75 or hotter. It is hot in here! Please dress with that in mind (but girls are not allowed to wear spaghetti strap shirts  ) Heater-Will not get any warmer than 68 degrees. Dress in layers! Heater-Will not get any warmer than 68 degrees. Dress in layers!

20. Birthdays You are welcome to bring a treat for your child’s birthday (if you want to). We will have the treats at 2:40 You are welcome to come or just send the treat. Please no cake that needs to be cut. Cookies, cupcakes (or individual treats) are best! You are welcome to bring a treat for your child’s birthday (if you want to). We will have the treats at 2:40 You are welcome to come or just send the treat. Please no cake that needs to be cut. Cookies, cupcakes (or individual treats) are best!

21. BYOT

22. BYOT This a new area for Kinder and we may have some kinks to work out as we grow! What we mean by NON gaming devices - The device can be an internet ‐ ready cell phone, tablet, laptop, or eReader. How ever if you don’t have a device (or do not want to send it with your kindergartener it is completely ok.) We will try to have a Kinder BYOT once a six weeks starting the second six weeks... This a new area for Kinder and we may have some kinks to work out as we grow! What we mean by NON gaming devices - The device can be an internet ‐ ready cell phone, tablet, laptop, or eReader. How ever if you don’t have a device (or do not want to send it with your kindergartener it is completely ok.) We will try to have a Kinder BYOT once a six weeks starting the second six weeks...

23. Books!!! We can always use more books for our classroom library. If you are ever getting rid of good children’s books, please keep us in mind! We are always happy to get “new” books! We can always use more books for our classroom library. If you are ever getting rid of good children’s books, please keep us in mind! We are always happy to get “new” books!

24. Check out my website Go to www.canyonisd.net Go to www.canyonisd.netwww.canyonisd.net Campus – Hillside Campus – Hillside Campus Staff –Kimmell Campus Staff –Kimmell Follow me on Twitter! @DanaKimmell (to receive updates via text; text “follow DanaKimmell” to 40404) Follow me on Twitter! @DanaKimmell (to receive updates via text; text “follow DanaKimmell” to 40404)

25. Orientation Packets If you want to review the information again you can visit our website and I will have it posted there. www.canyonisd.net www.canyonisd.net

26. Thanks for coming! We are looking forward to a great year.