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Welcome to Kindergarten
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Please find your child's seat & begin to fill out the paperwork on top of your folder.
Introductions
Ms. BerganTeacher
Mrs. MaxwellAssistant
Rules & ExpectationsBe bucket fillers by being:
Safe, Respectful and Responsible!
Bucket Fillers vs. Bucket Dippers
• Every day students will start on “Ready to learn”
• If a student is caught working extra hard to be a bucket filler, he/she will get the chance to clip up on our clip chart.
• Good choices• Great choices• OUTSTANDING
• If a student is caught being a bucket dipper (not following classroom rules) he/she will have to clip down.
• Warning • Consequence (Teachers choice at recess
or silent lunch)• Parent contact/office
• Each day in the communication folder your child's ending color will be marked.
Individual Clip Chart
This child has tried hard all week! They will have the opportunity to visit the class store and shop for a coupon on Friday.
This child has had some difficulty with class rules this week, a note home or conference may be called depending on certain situations. This child would not be able to go coupon shopping.
Classroom BucketStudents will work as a class to fill our class bucket:
• Once the bucket is full of ‘ warm fuzzies’, a sparkle stick will be chosen. Each sparkle stick has a reward on it. Class reward days will be on Fridays! You will be notified of our fuzzy Friday once we have earned it!
• Rewards include:• Candy day (candy treat)• Extra recess • Movie day• Class choice • Choose your seat day• Bring a ‘stuffed’ friend day • Special treat day • Game day • Show & Tell day
Daily Schedule8:00-8:10
Morning Assembly
8:10-8:30 Unpack, Bathroom and morning work8:30-8:45 Calendar8:45-9:05 Listening and Learning: Part A9:10-9:55 Specials9:55-10:15 Bathroom & Snack10:15-10:50
Math
10:50-11:00
Brain Break: Movement
11:00-12:00
Skills
12:00-12:30
Bathroom, Lunch & clean up
12:30-12:35
Brain break: Movement
12:35-1:00 Listening and learning: Part B1:00-1:30 Recess/Bathroom1:30-1:50 Read aloud1:50-2:15 Rest time2:15-2:40 Stations or Crafts2:40-2:55 Stack & pack2:55-3:00 Dismissal
Specials Schedule
**Please be sure to send your child’s library books with them on Tuesday!
Daily ProceduresCommunication Folder- This folder will come to school and home each day. This folder is where you would find notes, homework, behavior logs, lunch menus, etc.
Thursday Folder- Each Thursday your child will bring home their Thursday folder (maroon folder). This is where you will find your child’s work for your review. Please return all items on the “Return to School” side in the folder. Please keep the items on the “Keep at Home” side.
Snack- Please pack a healthy snack in a separate bag from your child's lunch, with his/her name on it, every day.
Uniforms- Please be sure your child is in full uniform everyday. If your child is not in compliance with our uniform policy, we will send home a notice. If it is not corrected, the office will be notified. As much as we love them, no sparkly shoes ladies.
Daily ProceduresMoney- Please send exact amount (if 4.99 don’t send 5.00), in an envelope with your child’s name, teacher’s name, $ amount and what it is for. You will receive a receipt unless it is $5.00 or under.
Lunches- We can not microwave or refrigerate student lunches for safety reasons. If your child will be ordering lunches, please fill out the monthly lunch calendar at the beginning of each month. This is how we will order your child his/her lunch. If you ever need to access the lunch menu, you can find it on the TJCA website.
http://tjca.teamcfa.org/pages/parents_and_students/511/lunch_menu
Transportation changes- Please send a note in your child's communication folder. I cannot guarantee that I will get a last minute email about transportation changes. If it is last minute you must call Mrs. Caldwell in the office, she will notify us.
Field Trips- If you will be volunteering for field trips/activities, please note that you will be in charge of supervising your child and at least one other child during activities. Unfortunately, siblings are not able to accompany us on any field trips.
Helpful “Self help” activities to practice at home
• Shoe tying- Take every opportunity to teach and practice shoe tying with your little one. Once they can tie their shoes all by themselves, they become a member of Pete the Cat’s shoe tying club!!
• Opening containers and snack items, water bottles, etc.
• Buckling belts & tucking shirts in. • Zipping and buttoning clothing items.
Curriculum
• Core Knowledge • Listening and Learning &
Skills • Domains (Year at a glance)• Singapore Math
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• Knowledge builds on knowledge • Promotes cultural literacy• 3 C’s
•Coherent -> What each child should know
•Cumulative -> Spiral curriculum
•Content specific -> Specifies important knowledge• Domain based units 12 themed units • Vocabulary rich (fancy words)
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4th 5th
CurriculumWhat is Core Knowledge?
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Curriculum: Listening & LearningDomains: The Year at a Glance
1. Nursery Rhymes and Fables2. Five senses3. Stories4. Plants5. Farms6. Pets & Animal needs7. Magnets8. Native Americans9. Kings and Queens10. Seasons and weather11. Columbus and Pilgrims12. . Colonial Towns and Townspeople13. Taking care of the Earth14. Presidents and American Symbols
What are “Smart” beads/coins
During & after domain read alouds, I will ask students a series of content questions, if a student correctly answers a ‘smart bead’ question, they get to wear a ‘smartie necklace’ ALL day. At the end of the day they turn in necklaces for a card to bring
home.
The second half of the year (after Christmas) students will be working towards earning smart
coins, which they will collect and cash in at our class store.
This year in writing we will learn:• proper letter formation• writing from left to right and top to bottom• writing the sounds we hear• high frequency words• sentences• capitalization
CurriculumSkills
This year in skills we will learn:• Fine motor skills – drawing diagonal/horizontal lines,
circles, spirals, etc. • proper letter formation•Letter sounds before letter names. •Decodable words vs. tricky words• writing the sounds we hear• writing from left to right and top to bottom• writing with ‘finger’ spaces•high frequency words (tricky words) •Capitalization and punctuation.
This year in writing we will learn:• proper letter formation• writing from left to right and top to bottom• writing the sounds we hear• high frequency words• sentences• capitalization
CurriculumSingapore Math
Why before howThis program…• Develops students into capable problem solvers• Builds number sense through part-whole thinking• Builds an understanding of place value • Teaches how to break numbers into ‘friendly’
numbers
• Very hands-on!
Part A – First part of school year (until end of December) • Count and write numbers up to 10• Compare two or more sets to 10• Count and identify 1 more/1 less• # order• Understand larger # equals a set of more • Describe and compare objects by length and weight (standard &
non standard measurement)• Compare and measure capacity (standard & non standard
measurement)• Recognizes & names 2D & 3D shapes• Extend & describe patterns• Identify and sort by attributes• Identify objects that do not belong• Collect & analyze data
CurriculumSingapore Math
CurriculumSingapore Math
Part B – Second part of school year (End of December-May)
• Place value to represent # to 30• Compare two sets of objects• Count objects, read and write # to 30• 1 more/1 less to 30• # order ( 7 < 10)• Use place value # to 100• Number bonds (Part – Whole)• Addition/Subtraction within 10• Reasonable estimates• Skip counting by 2s, 5,s, 10s to 100• Recognize & know value of coins• Count coin combos• Understand sequence of events• Tell time to hour• Sort and classify objects• Solve problems (numeric equations)• Use boxes or symbols to stand for unknown
Assessments/Grading
• Core Knowledge Assessments
• MAP Tests (measure of academic progress)
• 10’s Scale
• Volunteer Form Please fill out form and return to me if you are interested in volunteer opportunities.
Options include: • Reading with/or to students• Bulletin boards, cutting, preparation at school• Cutting/Prep at home• Help during lunch**No volunteers for the first 6 weeks as students get into routines. Thank you so much for understanding!
• Family Forum email: [email protected] with the following information:
1. Name2. Contact number3. Volunteer interest area
We Volunteers
Homework• Homework sheets will be given Monday through
Thursday• A skills and a math sheet will be given on these
days• Send back homework daily in communication
folder.
• Nightly reading log:• Monday-Friday• 20 minutes (separate from bedtime stories)• Discuss book with your child and ask them the
nightly comprehension question.
• Additional: Education extras on website Extra practice!
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Weekly updates will be posted on my website every Friday after school. Check the website often!!
Remind 101 app- text message reminders directly to your phone! Donorschoose.org/bergan
Class website: http://tjca.teamcfa.org/staff_pages/stephanie_bergan/home
My Email: [email protected]
School Phone: 828 245-9526
Best time to call me at school during the day: 3:15-3:45 or via email. I try my best to check my email before and after school daily. If you email me I do my best to respond within 24 hours.
Communication is
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*_____ in a nutshell- Three items that tell about your child, if their favorite color is blue, maybe a blue crayon. Please do not put any fragile or expensive items. Due by Friday, August 22.
*All about me flag – ask your child to complete the thoughts and help them by writing what they say. Please glue a recent photo of your child in the rectangle. Due by Friday, August 22.
*Green transportation tag- if your child is a car rider, please write your child’s full name LARGE letters.
In your folders…
is• Every trimester we will have an optional parent
workshop in our classroom.
Workshop #1 will be in the beginning of November. Keep your eyes peeled for a survey in regards to the date/topic that best fits your needs!
Questions for the whole group
Individual questions or concerns?? Please sign up for a conference.
