Empowering Kindergarten Students for Success

MOOSE Meeting Agenda MOOSE Meeting Agenda September 7, 2016 September 7, 2016 Kindergarten Kindergarten shannonglover@hebisd.edu shannonglover@hebisd.edu

This is a meeting about Kindergarten in general, please hold all questions that are about your child specifically, until we can visit privately. Feel free to email me or set up a conference before October 5th, if you have pressing questions.

Empowering Today To Excel Tomorrow! Children are responsible for their own learning. They will be taught what is expected of them. They will be taught how to improve their skills. They will be given opportunity to practice. As their teacher I am their guide and support. We will track our progress.

Data folders will be kept in the classroom, however students will be allowed to bring them home when they have made progress. When a student has made progress they will come home excited to show you what they have done. We will celebrate our accomplishments. They are so proud of themselves for reaching their goals. This makes for a very positive and supportive classroom.

7:40-7:50 7:50 8:00 Kids walk to class. Announcements/ Attendance and Lunch count 8:00 8:15 Morning Meeting Large group /LANGUAGE ARTS Conscious Discipline 1st 6 weeks Starting 2nd 6 weeks LANGUAGE ARTS Intervention S.T.R.I.P.E Small groups with an interventionist 8:15 9:00 9:00-9:50 LANGUAGE ARTS 10:00-10:25 Recess 10:30 11:00 Lunch 11:30-12:15 MATH 12:15-12:45 Science/Social Studies 12:45-1:30 1:30-2:15 Fine Arts/P.E. Art-Music- LANGUAGE ARTS- Writing Workshop 2:15-2:45 Afternoon wrap-up MOOSE / Dismissal 3:00-3:40 Teacher Conference Time

Independence Allow your student to do things on their own at home. Being independent instills confidence and we strive to send them the unspoken message that I am capable!

Conscious Discipline It is based on brain research. The brain seeks connection not attention. You need- 1. eye contact 2. touch and 3. Playful interaction In order to make connections with kids. We are all adding this into our classrooms at our own pace.

Conscious Discipline https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pHvNMHu LBY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMvrK_8alO E Conscious Discipline links will be added to the Kindergarten newsletter for parents so we can all learn the right way to help our children handle different feelings.

Arrival and Dismissal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E85TLx3MiYU&f eature=youtu.be *Drop off all students at the front doors of the school starting at 7:15. *Children need to be in the classroom at 7:50 or they will be TARDY!! *Make sure your student has time to walk to the classroom after you drop them off.

Pink- car tags are required to pick up all children everyday. Even if we know you. This is the rule and it is the rule for everyone everyday.

If you are in your car, please pull as far forward as possible. You may pull all the way up to the red bench. However do not block the crosswalk. Teachers will always walk your child to your car and by pulling forward you make it possible for us to load more kids at a time, which should solve the traffic problem.

If you are walking up to pick up your child please remember to cross at the crosswalk. Crossing in any other place stops the flow of traffic and again keeps us from moving dismissal traffic. If your student will be going home in a different way, please be sure to notify their teacher as early in the day as possible. Our planning time is from 12:45-1:30 and this is when we are not with your children, which makes it the perfect time for messages and emails.

Language Arts * Oral language development * phonemic awareness (sounds of letters, and beginning, middle and end) * sight words (84 Kinder words) * read and comprehend (students must read at a level E by the end of the year) *guided reading (reading with support from teacher or parent)

Writing *pencil grip *writing their name correctly Allow children to use invented spelling to write. When children are worried about spelling words correctly it keeps them from writing.

Math * Developing Number Sense Recognize 1-20 Count to 100 *More than, Less than and equal * Addition and Subtraction Story Problems * Measuring with Nonstandard Units * Geometry 2D and 3D shapes * Time to the hour and Money-coins * Making Graphs

Science Students will participate in activities to help develop the skills of observing, asking questions, gathering information, communicating what they discover, and making informed decisions.

Social Studies *Why do we have rules? *How to be a good citizen in our class and in our community? *People and Events from History *Customs from Around the World *Landforms

Fine Arts Music and Art Physical Education Gross motor skills Library The students will check out books. The books will remain in the classroom for Reading time. Parents may go to the library after school on Tuesdays until 3:30 to check out books for home.

COMPUTER LAB Every student will spend time on I- Station. I-Station is an individualized leveled reading computer program. I-Station assesses the students once a month at school and shows their progress. Parents will be provided with your child s login information so they may spend additional time with this program at home.

Computers in the classroom will be used to give students extra time with this program to help catch them up. Computers in the classroom will also be used for listening to reading and math games for additional practice.

CAFETERIA Please practice opening lunch items at home. Please send items that your child can open easily. We are available to help, however the time your child spends waiting for help is time they could be eating. Our time in limited. Restroom breaks in the cafeteria are for emergencies ONLY! Again we want them using this time to eat their lunch.

ATTENDANCE If your child is absent please: call the school office at 817-354-3370 Or email your child s teacher. I forward these emails to the office. Send a note or Doctors excuse the day the student returns to school. **Students must remain at home for 24 hours after diarrhea or vomiting, and must be fever free without medication for at least 24 hours before returning to school.

M.O.O.S.E Management of Organizational Skills Everyday Kindergarten students are learning how to keep themselves organized. Please check your child s M.O.O.S.E. (binder) each day and remove all papers. COMMUNICATION Please initial the behavior calendar daily. Please do not allow your child to mark on any of the pages at home.

Assessment Reading 3-D will be given 3 times throughout the year by our instructional specialist. This insures that all children were given the reading assessment the same way. I-station will assess children every month at school the first day of the month that they log in. Report card assessments are given every 6 weeks by your child s teacher.

PARENT CONFERENCE DAY Please sign up for a conference on November 1st. Students will report to school ONLY for your conference time! If you and your child are not able to make it on this day, please make arrangements with your child s teacher. REPORT CARDS A report card will be sent home each six weeks. The first six weeks report cards will be discussed on Parent Conference day.

CLOTHING Please make sure students are able to pull up and fasten their own clothes (belts, overalls, etc.) If your child is unable to tie their shoes please send them to school with shoes that do not require tying. Shoe laces distract children from their learning Send a change of clothing with your child in a plastic bag in case of an emergency and also a light jacket or sweater can be kept in their backpack. Girls should wear shorts under skirts and dresses every day.

HOMEWORK *Read. Read. Read!! .

BIRTHDAYS We celebrate birthdays with a classroom book. Any store bought treats (preferably Little Debbie s)that you send for birthday celebrations must be in containers that can be sent home. School nutrition guidelines are very strict and there are an increased number of students with food allergies.

VOLUNTEERS Please register to volunteer online. You must register to attend school parties, go on field trips or volunteer at school. A driver s license must be scanned every time you enter the school building. We can always use some extra hands in the cafeteria.

Just one more thing: Water bottles: students may bring a water bottle with a SPORTS CAP each day, for them to drink in class. WATER ONLY, please.

In the interest of improving this meeting in the future you may fill out a plus/delta on a post it note and leave it on the chart paper outside your child s classroom. Please sign up for a conference before you leave. Thank you for coming! shannonglover@hebisd.edu