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+Welcome to Kindergarten!!
Mrs. Hreniuc, Mrs. Dinsmore and
Ms. Williams
+About Mirage…
Dream it. Believe it. Achieve it. Vision Statement:Graduating lifelong learners who will
successfully compete, lead, and positively impact the world.
Mission StatementOur mission is to provide extraordinary educational opportunities to every learner.
Mirage Kindergarten Goal By the end of the school year, 100% of students will demonstrate mastery of AZCCRs Math Standards as evidenced by scoring 90% or higher on the district DVMA!
+What is Kindergarten all about?
Forming a classroom community
Teaching responsibility
Understanding and using Arizona College and Career Readiness Standards (AZCCRs)
Developing a LOVE for Learning!
+AZCCRs for ELA
(Language Arts/Literacy)
BIG IDEAS… •Reading Standards for Literature
•Recognize that print represents spoken language•Hold a book right side up and turn pages in correct direction.•Identify letters of the alphabet, upper and lower case•Demonstrate one-to-one correlation between spoken and printed word•Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds•Ask and answer questions about a story
+AZCCRs for ELA
(Language Arts/Literacy)
BIG IDEAS… • Reading Standards for Literature
• Retell story, including key details about characters and setting
• Determine meaning of words from how they are used in context
• Determine whether a story is realistic or fantasy• Identify title, author and table of contents in a book• Make predictions based on title, cover, illustrations
and text• Actively engage in group reading activities with
purpose and understanding
+Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
DIBELS
Brief, but powerful, measures of the critical skills that underlie early reading success
K-3 Benchmark assessments are given three times per year
Results are used as indicators for students being on track to learn to read
+Kindergarten DIBELS
Recommended Benchmark GoalsAugust
Benchmark Goals
December Benchmark
Goals
May Benchmark
Goals
Letter Naming Fluency
29+ 52+ 62+
First Sound Fluency 23+ 52+ Not Administered
Phoneme Segmentation Fluency
Not Administered
51+ 62+
Nonsense Word Fluency Correct Letter SoundsWhole Words Read
Not Administered 34+ 44+
7+
+What can parents do at home? Play rhyming and segmenting games together
Have your child practice saying the names of lowercase and uppercase letters quickly
Have your child practice saying the sounds of letters quickly
Read, Read, Read! Be a model and read to your child Read with your child Listen to your child read and encourage them
to use their reading strategies when they get stuck
Have your child retell what he/she just read
Practice sight word lists sent home by teacher
+WOW!! That’s a lot …
How will we accomplish this?
Using Daily 5 Structure/Literacy Centers Read to Self Read to Someone Listen to Reading Word Work Work on Writing Meet with Teacher !
CAFÉ strategies (Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, and Expanding Vocabulary)
District Adopted Curriculum (Reading Street)
+ CAFÉ StrategiesStudents may be working on the same skills, but at
various levels at the same time.
+AZCCRs for Writing
BIG IDEAS…
Writing Standards Use a combination of drawings, dictating
and writing to compose opinion pieces, informative/explanatory text, and/or narrate a single event
Add details and strength to writing, with guidance and support
+AZCCRs for Writing
We will use the following to accomplish these standards…
Write From the Beginning
Journals Sentence structure (complete/incomplete) Word Wall Use/Sight Word Book (sight words within writing) Grammar (punctuation, capitalization, parts of speech)
Cross-Curricular Connections within our Reading Program
+AZCCRs for Speaking and
ListeningBIG IDEAS…
Speaking and Listening Standards Participate in group conversations with diverse topics Confirm understanding of a story or text read aloud Ask and answer questions to get information or seek
help Describe familiar people, places, things and/or events Speak and express thoughts clearly
+AZCCRs for Math
We will use District Adopted Material, Math Centers, and Math Journals to accomplish the following…
Know number names and the count sequence.Count to tell the number of objects.Write numbers 0 to 20.Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from.Work with numbers 11–19 to gain foundations for place value.Describe and compare measurable attributes.Classify objects and count the number of objects in categories.Identify and describe shapes.Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes.
+Mathematical Practices will also be
utilized within these topics.
These practices include:1. Making sense of problems and persevering in solving them.
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively
3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
4. Model with mathematics
5. Use appropriate tools strategically
6. Attend to precision
7. Look for and make use of a structure
8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
+Science within the AZCCRs
Explorations will be Inquiry-Based
Science Notebooks will be utilized
Within our Reading Curriculum we will spiral through the following concepts: Domestic farm and zoo animals and life cycles Senses Studies energy (e.g., hot, cold, and sound) Weather and seasons Body parts Classroom, campus and bus safety Man-made object vs. nature
+Social Studies within the
AZCCRsStudents will educate themselves in the areas of :
• Major holidays and festivals
• Human adaptations to climate (e.g., clothing, shelter).
+What Else Will We Be Doing This Year??
iPads, Technology
Music and Art
LibraryComputers
Field Trips
TBD
+Support Your Student and Classroom
Facilitate Responsibility - Hold students accountable for their own work. (Homework/BEE Folders- Bring Everything Everyday )
Return Paperwork promptly
Discuss behavior with students when appropriate – consistency between classroom and home promote accountability
Volunteer!MOST IMPORTANT… HAVE FUN!!! Enjoy this time with your students! You will be amazed at the growth you will witness this school year.
+Kindergarten Website
Please visit for up to date information about of classes!
http://www.dvusd.org/me-hreniuc
*Kindergarten Roundup 2016-17
+QUESTIONS??
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