Kindergarten Back to Kindergarten Back to School NightSchool Night

Kindergarten Back to Kindergarten Back to School NightSchool Night

Ms. PitezelMs. Pitezel

Introduction

• Single mom of 8th grader, Andrew• Have taught Kindergarten for 23 years,

all here in Jenks• Received my Bachelor of Science in

Elementary and Early Childhood Education from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah

• Earned my Masters in Reading from NSU – Broken Arrow

• Hold a Reading Specialist’s Certificate

Housekeeping Items• Send snack every day, ask your child what they

want and how much they need

• Rest towels are sent home on Friday for washing. But please remember to send them back on Monday.

• School starts at 8:50, any students arriving after will be sent to the office for a tardy pass. All tardies and absences are recorded. Children are not to allowed in the classroom prior to 8:35 and must picked up at 3:30. Those that miss the bus or are late being picked up will be in building C.

• Toys are not to be brought from home unless there is a specific homework assignment or their assigned show and tell time.

• Please label all items brought to school: rest towels. backpacks, lunchboxes, jackets, snack containers, etc.

• We go outside everyday (twice) unless the temperature/heat index is above 100 or the wind child is below 32 or it is raining/snowing.

• Make sure your child is wearing appropriate clothing for being active and considering the weather.

• Label all jackets, scarves and hats!

• Daily Folders go home everyday and should be returned the

following day. Most district correspondence is on Thursday.

• My newsletter will be sent home on the last Thursday of each month (email or paper copy?). Curriculum objectives, Trojans of the Week, birthdays and other announcements will be on there. This is also available on my webpage.

• Our Library day is Wednesday. The children will write (with washable marker) on their hand a large B to remember to bring their book back or a happy face if they have already brought it back. Book checkout will start in a few weeks.

• Report cards go home at the end of every nine weeks. A district progress report will go home middle of September.

Book orders will be sent home 2-3 times per year. There is no obligation to buy but the prices and selection are good. You will also be able to order online and it will be delivered here. If you wish it to be a gift just let me know.

Birthdays• Birthdays are celebrated on their day. When it falls on

a weekend or holiday I will make arrangements with you for a preferred day.

• A special store bought snack may be sent but it is not necessary. If you do, I prefer something small and individually prepared (small cookie, small cupcake, etc.)

• Treat bags or other goodies are not appropriate for the classroom. Invitations to private parties may be given in person to the whole class or all boys/girls. If only some children are to be invited, the invitation must be mailed. Please sign up on the class directory sheet.

Trojans of the Week• Each child will have an opportunity to be spotlighted for a

week, chosen at random.

• There is a Trojan Assembly with other Kindergarten classes where the Trojans receive their certificate (Arby’s)

• The Trojan will bring a poster highlighting themselves, be an extra helper all week, get to bring a favorite book and a show and tell, sit in the rocker and bring our mascot, Jolene the turtle (stuffed), home for the weekend.

• The monthly Trojans are announced in the newsletter and a reminder is sent home in Daily Folders the week before they are the Trojan.

Tea Party with Mrs. McKnight• Our Principal, Mrs. McKnight, has a tea party

with students that exhibit exemplary behavior. Students are chosen by me or Mrs. McKnight.

• The children receive the invitation the day before to join her during their lunch time, either bringing a lunch from home or purchasing one in the cafeteria.

• She makes fresh cookies to share with them while they enjoy each other’s company. Then the children then join their classmates for recess.

District wide Collaboration Days

• 2011-2012 COLLABORATION DAYS:• September 29th, October 27th, December 1st,

January 26th, February 23rd, March 29th• Buses will run approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes

later on these dates.• Please be out at your bus stop 1 hour and 45 minutes

later than normal on these dates. 

• School start time will be 10:40

Website

• www.jenksps.org

• Click on schools then East Elementary• Click on staff then the letter P

• My classroom management plan, daily schedule, newsletters and other information will be posted.

• Curriculum information will be added soon.

Classroom Management Plan

Take care of you:“Hands and Feet to yourself”“Criss Cross Applesauce”“Listening ears”“1-2-3 eyes on meFollow directions the first time.Soft voices inside, no voices in the hall.Keep hands, feet and objects to yourself.Show me a 3 (hands and feet to self, eyes on me, voice put

away).Respect others, no mean words or teasing.

Actions and Consequences

As a class:

First semester we have a marble jar. The class earns marbles for behavior and when it is full we have a small celebration. Second semester we will use links that each individual student will earn. The may spend their links on Fridays at a small general store.

Each Child:

Each child is responsible for their own actions. When a child breaks the rules, there are warnings given and then time-outs. When time-outs are repeated, the parent will be called. If the inappropriate behavior continues there will be a loss of recess and time-out in the principal’s office.

Daily Schedule8:35 - 8:50 Tub toys or journals, restroom, lunch

money/homework

8:50 - 9:15 Pledge of Allegiance, Mystery Bag, Calendar, Morning Message

9:15 - 9:40 Group time: Story, Reading/Language Arts lesson

9:40 - 10:30 Table Time: writing, author’s chair, curriculum review

10:00 - 10:40 Literacy Centers

10:50 - 11:10 Recess

11:20 – 11:45 Lunch

11:50 - 12:00 SSR

12:10 - 12:40 Math/Science

12:45 - 1:15 Rest time and chapter book

1:25 - 2:10 Free choice centers

2:15 - 2:40 snack and recess

2:45 - 3:15 Group time: Music, Social Studies, Spanish

3:15 - 3:25 End of day procedures and prepare to Dismiss

Curriculum

• Reading/Language Arts: Fountas and Pinnell, Comprehension Tool Kit and the Write Source

• Math: Everyday Math

• We also have science, social studies and Spanish

Reading/Language Arts

• Components will be listed on website and report card

• Please review letter names with your children.

• We are beginning to learn sounds, a review for some and sight words begin after labor day. A total of 40 sight words plus color words and number words.

• The items learned/reviewed each month will be in my newsletter.

• We will also be learning the components of comprehension with non fiction text and handwriting will be learned with an in class workbook.

Math

• The most important thing you can work on for math is counting. Forward, backward, by twos and fives and tens.

• Other concepts covered include: patterning, graphing, measurement, time and money, addition/subtraction and sets.

• All math concepts that are covered each month are in my newsletter.

• We will be using our classroom computers and laptops for online math games. I will be sending home their password for you to use at home.

Other Curricular Areas

• Science: Fall is measurement and Spring is organisms.

• Spanish: Video presentations of vocabulary (family, calendar, colors)

• Social Studies: Citizenship, My Country, Map and Globe skills, Time by the year and Stories of the Past.

Homework• Occasionally homework will be sent home relating to a

unit of study in math or reading.

• Homework is to be returned by the following week.

• Even if the activity is not a written one, put your child’s name on the paper and send it back with them. This prepares them for the responsibility of doing and returning homework.

Other papers• Every morning we write a “morning message”. While

writing this letter we are learning letters, sounds, words and sentence structure. There is also punctuation and letter writing. We count and compare for a quick math review and write addition and subtraction sentences in second semester. The children take turns circling things they know.

• Each child will get a chance,on a rotation basis, to bring it home.

• Papers done independently during centers will be

checked by me, stamped and sent home. The stamp means that I have looked at it and had your child make corrections if necessary. If I stamp it, I’m happy with the product.

• At the end of each nine weeks I will send home a baggie of books we have made in class. We work on these books, practice reading them and share them with our first grade buddies. Please keep them as review at home until the next bag of books comes home.

Cooking

• We cook in our classroom 2-3 times per month.

• It is single serve cooking, so that your child only touches what they make and eat.

• I sometimes need parent help for the activity so the homeroom parents will be calling to see if you are available to be here or possibly send the supplies. There is a sign up sheet for those interested in helping.

Conferences• There are sign ups for Fall

Conferences.

• The evening of October 18th and the morning of October 19th.

Other sign ups• Dynamic Dads

• Thursday helpers

• Playdough

• Consumables

• Wish List

Thank you for being here!!!