Kindergarten Monkeys2013-2014

South Park School – Mrs. WhislerOpen House September 12,

2012

                                                                                                         

Zoo Keeper – Mrs. Whisler

•I earned my B.A. Elem. Education – University of Iowa ’84•I earned my Masters of Education – National Louis Univ. ’88•This is my 26th year of teaching (24 in kindergarten).•I came to South Park in 1997.•My husband and I live in Deerfield and have 3 boys; ages 19, 20, and 23.

                                                                                                         

Kindergarten in 2013…

•The new 1st grade?•Academics vs. social skills•Assessments, RtI, and benchmarks•Homework•Computers – mice, headphones, & apps•Common Core State Standards

                                                                                                         

Classroom ManagementPenguin Principles

South Park Rules:• Be Respectful• Be Responsible• Be Helpful• Be Safe

“Be a Bucket Filler”

Mrs. Whisler’s Room K5:• Earn drops for our bucket

by following the Penguin Principles.

• When our bucket is full we have earned a movie/party!

See the following books:How Full is Your Bucket? RathHave You Filled a Bucket Today? By

McCloudFill a Bucket by McCloud

                                                                                                         

Communication

•Email kwhisler@dps109.org•Voice mail 847-945-5895 ext.2132•Call school nurse when child will be absent•Website!•Parent-Teacher Conferences Nov. 25-26•Portfolio Night – April 2014•Notes in OK Folder – especially for changes in after school routine.

                                                                                                         

Social Skill DevelopmentSecond Step Curriculum

•Unit 1 – Empathy Training•Unit 2 - Emotion Management•Unit 3 – Problem Solving

At home• Foster independence and

problem solving in your child.

• Foster responsibility by giving your child appropriate expectations at home.

• Teach your child self-help skills (zip coat, tie shoes, open snacks, etc)

                                                                                                         

Language Arts/Literacy

Phonemic Awareness:• The ability to differentiate and manipulate the

sounds in words (rhyming, blending & segmenting)

• The ability to identify onsets (beginning sounds of words), final, and middle phonemes (sounds)

Phonics - Writing• Identifying upper and lower case letters• Learning to associate the letters with their

sounds• Writing the letters when "sounding-out“ words

phonetically.

                                                                                                         

Lead 21

1. Guided Reading Instruction Reading from leveled books, developing sight word vocabulary, learning to track print (left to right), matching the spoken word to the written word (one to one correspondence), develop strategies to decode unfamiliar words, comprehension of main idea, identifying the setting, main characters, and story sequence.

2. Online Resources – passwords coming (see handout)

3. Literacy Centers4. Read Alouds/Shared Reading 5. Writing vs. Handwriting (see next slide)

                                                                                                         

Writing Stages• Drawing pictures• Scribble writing• Inventive spelling

(sounding out words)• Use of beginning,

ending, and some vowel sounds

• Conventional spelling (of sight words only in Kindergarten)

Handwriting• How to form letters

(handout)• Proper pencil grip

(handout)

                                                                                                         

Math Skills & Concepts•IXL Online practice – see handout with your student’s user name/ password•Compare Numbers

•Identify which group is greater than, less than, or equal to another group of objects

•Understanding of Addition & Subraction•Represent & solve addition and subtraction with objects, drawings, verbal explanations, expressions, and equations•Fact Fluency (addition ) up to 10.

•Identify, analyze, and describe attributes of 2D shapes

•square, circle, triangle, rectangle, hexagon

•Identify, analyze, and describe attributes of 3D shapes

•cube, cone, cylinder, and sphere

                                                                                                         

•Positional words •above, below, beside, in front of, behind, next to

•Measurment•Describe measurable attributes of objects(length, weight, size)•Classify objects into categories and compare

•Place Value•Compose and decompose numbers from 11-19 into tens and ones using objects or drawings

•Counting Skills •count to 100 by 1’s and 10’s •count forward beginning from a number other than 1 •write numbers 0-20 •One to one correspondence (counting objects correctly)•cardinality 1st, 2nd, 3rd

                                                                                                         

Science Units Life Science

Needs of Plants and Animals How do Plants and Animals Grow and Change Plants and Animals All Around

Earth Science Our Land, Water and Air Weather and Seasons

Physical Science Solids, Liquids and Gases Heat and Light How Things Move

                                                                                                         

Social Studies Units Social Studies Alive! Me and My World

Lesson Topics: Who am I? What is a family? How do I get along with others? How do I make friends? How do I solve problems with others? How can I be a good helper at school? What is in my neighborhood? Where am I in the world? How can I help take care of the world?

                                                                                                         

Star of the Week

•See schedule (handout)•Poster•Guest Reader•Show & Tell•Weekend with the class mascot – Flat Mrs. Whisler!

                                                                                                         

Room Parents

AM Parents

• Mrs. Rutman• Mrs. Ulizio

PM Parents

• Mrs. Jensen• Mrs. Gordon