Kindergarten Nance Curriculum

Night

Ms. Hutchinson Room 310

Mrs. Castillo Room 309

Arrival & Breakfast – 7:20am

Late Bell - 7:45 tardy slips necessary after 7:45 at front

office

We begin each day promptly at 7:45. Please help your child

have a smooth start to the day by helping him/her arrive

early enough to use the restroom and take care of any

morning work.

Arrival

If your child is a car rider, the person that picks them up in the back MUST HAVE A CAR TAG printed by our front office. If you need a car tag for yourself or someone else that has permission to pick up your child, please contact your child’s teacher as soon as possible. Drivers without car tags will be asked to go to the front office to show identification before picking up their child.

If your child is going home a different way than usual, please notify the teacher in writing or call the office by 2:00 pm.

Ride Change Note should include: • date• first and last name of child• Teacher name• new mode of transportation• parent signature

7:20-7:45 Morning Work7:45-8:00 Morning Meeting 8:00-9:00 Reader’s Workshop9:00-9:40 Snack/Handwriting/Phonics9:40-10:25 Writer’s Workshop10:25-10:55 Recess10:55-11:25 Lunch11:25-12:10 Science/Social Studies12:10-1:05 Specials (PE each day)1:05-2:40 Math Workshop2:45- Pack up & Dismissal

Work and Study Habits Personal Behavior

1.Listens attentively2.Completes assignments on time3.Follows directions4.Uses time appropriately5.Works carefully and neatly6.Works well independently and in groups

7.Uses self-control8.Talks at appropriate times9.Obeys school rules10.Respects others and environment11.Works/plays well with others12.Accepts responsibility

E – ExcellentS – Satisfactory

N – Needs ImprovementsU – Unacceptable

Student/Behavior Expectations

Students received a behavior sheet with the expectations. This will be used as a communication piece to track your child’s behavior. Please initial it each night.

Rewards Punch Cards

5 punches and they will pick from the following: Stinky Feet Day, Bring a Stuffed

Animal, Lunch in the Classroom Each 6 Weeks – Special Awards Day (E 0-3)

Consequences verbal/eye contact warning

Documentation on Behavior Card Loss of rewards

Student/ Behavior Expectations

Read each night

Handwriting homework and reading bags will be coming home after parent

conferences.

School Website – Classroom schedules, newsletter, examples of student

work, strategies, what is going on in class

Email – Reminders, Newsletters, what is going on in class

Instagram-Reminders, Newsletters, exemplar models, student work

Remind 101 – Allows you to receive a text message with brief information.

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Nance PTA has a Facebook page you can join.

Nance has a Facebook page you can join.

Many Different Ways of Communication

Opening/Mini-Lesson: 5-10 minutes where the teacher teaches one new strategy, models the strategy and students practice.

Work Period/Independent Writing: 20-40 minutes where students work independently.

Teacher is working with small groups or doing individual conferences on their individual goals.

Closing/Share/Wrap-Up: 5-10 minutes where the class comes back together as a group and discusses what they may have learned that day, clarify any questions that student may have, and or share student work.

Workshop Model

Reading ExpectationsBeginning of the year o identify 10 uppercase letterso identify 10 lowercase letterso produce 10 letter soundso write their name using primarily lowercase letterso read a simple book with repeated text (Level A)

Middle of the yearo identify 20 uppercase letterso identify 15 lowercase letterso produce 20 letter soundso read text level 3

End of the yearo identify 26 uppercase letterso identify 26 lowercase letterso produce 30 letter soundso read text level 6 (Goal 8)

Writing ExpectationsBeginning of the year Student selects random letters, letter-like shapes, or environmental print. Students draw pictures to represent their words. By October their goal is to record 10 letter sounds from a passage read by the teacher. Picture matches the topic.

Middle of the year Student selects letters representing several dominant sounds in a word and may use some

environmental print to convey meaning. Uses letters that progress from left to right, top to bottom on the page. Records 20 letter sounds.

End of the year Student links one action/idea to a picture or assigned topic. Capitalizes ‘I’, spells using dominant vowel & consonant sounds, spells some words

conventionally. Uses upper and lower case letters more consistently and leaves spaces between words. Records 30 sounds.

Most Social Studies Concepts are incorporated into the reading workshop via children’s literature, textbook use, and additional resources.

My Family, My School, and My CommunityBeing a Good Citizen

LeadersTexas and US Flag and Pledges

Goods and ServicesTraditions & Holidays

Life Then and NowMaps

FluencyProblem Solving

Kindergarten math is centered around using math skills within problem solving. We focus on important vocabulary to help decipher the problem. Stepping Stones Curriculum

This work is done in their math notebook and math workbook and will be kept at school.

Science Workshop 5E Instructional Model

The 5 stages are:EngageExplore

Explain ElaborateEvaluate

5 SensesLight, heat and sound

MagnetsRocks and Water

Weather and SeasonsDaytime Sky and Nighttime Sky

Living and Non-livingAnimal Needs

Plants

Most work created from the 5E model is recorded in a science notebook. This notebook will remain in the classroom in order to review, and expand upon, scientific concepts throughout the year.

We love volunteers! Please go to https://nisd.ezcommunicator.net/edu/northwest/ezcomm/register.aspx?t=v&app=0 to complete a background check in order to be an approved volunteer.

Please text or email Michelle Smith if you would like to be a room mom or dad @ 682-367-9573 orb_m_smith00@yahoo.com.

We appreciate all you support!

We want you to know that we love your children and are

excited about a great year together!

One more thing…

Parent conferences will be held the week of October 5th. This will be a time to discuss your child’s progress and goals. Please look for a Sign-up Genius email from your child’s classroom teacher to reserve your date and time.

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Thank you!