Nevin Coppock Nevin Coppock ElementaryElementary

“Where Everyday Is A Great “Where Everyday Is A Great Day!”Day!”

““Excellence is a Tradition”Excellence is a Tradition”

BUILDING STATEMENTNevin Coppock:Nevin Coppock:•Is a nurturing Is a nurturing environmentenvironment•Encourages students to Encourages students to become life-long learnersbecome life-long learners•Fosters productive and Fosters productive and responsible citizensresponsible citizens

BUILDING THEME

• “The Trail to New Adventures”

• Incorporated Into Activities

• Established by Our Teachers

OHIO STANDARDS• Reading• Writing• Mathematics• Science• Social Studies• Art• Music• Physical Education

TODAY’S SCREENING• Used to Assess Present

Levels• Letters and Sounds• Listening• Math• Draw a Person• Colors/Shapes/Fine Motor• Gross Motor• Speech• Vision and Hearing

TODAY’S SCREENING• Screening is Not

Pass/Fail• Data Used to Build Class

Lists• A Teacher Will Briefly

Share Results With You Today

• A Meeting May Be Scheduled If You Need Additional Readiness Feedback

DATES TO REMEMBER

• First day of school for Kindergarten is Friday, August 21

• Kindergarten class lists posted on Friday, August 14 at 4:00 PM

• Kindergarten screening/testing on August 18-19-20 (by appointment)

• Kindergarten Orientation on Thursday, August 20• Raccoons at 5:00• Owls at 6:00

AUGUST KRA• KRA (Kindergarten Readiness

Assessment)• State Required• August 18-20 by Appointment

• Postcard or Letter Sent to You With Date/Time of Screening

• Any Trusted Adult May Bring Your Child

• Not Pass/Fail

ORIENTATION• Thursday, August 20

(5:00 and 6:00 PM Sessions begin promptly at 5 and 6)

• Nuts and Bolts of NC Kindergarten

• Meet the Teacher• Final Group Meeting to

Discuss School and Teacher Specific Items

• Please Plan on Attending!

KINDERGARTENFIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

• Friday, August 21, 2015• 9:10 to 3:15

Kindergarten• Students May Enter the

Building at 8:55 and Report to Their Classrooms.

• 9:10 to 3:25 First Grade

IMMUNIZATION• The Board of Education

requires all students to be immunized against:

• Poliomyelitis• Measles• Diphtheria• Rubella (German

measles)• Pertussistetanus• Mumps

IMMUNIZATION

• The Board of Education requires all students and others legally designated in accordance with State statutes to be immunized unless specifically exempt for medical or other reasons

IMMUNIZATION• The Board also requires that

students who start kindergarten during or after the school year beginning in 1999 be immunized against Hepatitis B or be in the process of being immunized. 

• The Board also requires that students who start kindergarten during or after the school year beginning in 2006 be immunized against chicken pox.

IMMUNIZATION• The shot records need to be on

file in the office by the first day of school. Exclusion date will be September 10, 2015.

• BOE policy on immunizations can be found at:

• http://www.neola.com/tipp-oh/

KINDERGARTEN

• Preparation for First Grade and for the Future

• Engages Students in Learning

• Academically Driven• Strong Curriculum

WHAT SHOULD MY CHILD KNOW

Personal Care•Manage clothing – zippers, buttons, gloves, hats, etc. (dress himself/herself)•Use restroom independently

• An accident may occur• Accidents shouldn’t occur

over and over again

•Put papers in and out of a folder

WHAT SHOULD MY CHILD KNOW

Social/Emotional •Separate from parents or caregivers easily•Listen to adults•Follow one and two step directions•Focus on a given task•Sit without bothering others•Play appropriately with children

WHAT SHOULD MY CHILD KNOW

Gross Motor•Run, hop, and climb without help•Control own body (in a busy hallway for example)

WHAT SHOULD MY CHILD KNOW

Academic Skills•Write their first name with one capital and the rest lowercase letters•Know colors and shapes•Recognize most capital and lowercase letters•Know some letter sounds

WHAT SHOULD MY CHILD KNOW

Academic Skills•Hear sounds at the beginning of words (What does cat start with?)•Have some experience with rhymes•Count to 20 or beyond•Recognize numbers 0-10 or beyond

WHAT SHOULD MY CHILD KNOW

Academic Skills•Have book handling skills – how to hold a book and turn pages•Experience with school tools – able to cut on a line, able to hold a pencil correctly and form some letters

KINDERGARTEN YEAR END GOALS

• 40 Sight Words• Count to 100• Independent Reader at a

Level C3 or Above• 26 Upper Case Letters• 26 Lower Case Letters• 26 Sounds

KINDERGARTEN

• The Third Grade Reading Guarantee = State Mandate That All 3rd Grade Students Will Pass An Assessment to Be Promoted to 4th Grade

KINDERGARTEN• Trickle Down Effect in Each

Grade• Impacts K-1 Instruction• Impacts K-1 Expectations• Kindergarten Students Are

Expected to Be Readers By Year-end

DAILY ACTIVITIES• Guided Reading = 90 Minutes• Mathematics = 45 Minutes• Writing/Reading = 45 Minutes• Lunch/Recess = 45 Minutes• Related Arts = 40 Minutes• Calendar = 30 Minutes• Science/Soc. Studies = 30

Minutes• Intervention = 15 Minutes• Recess = 15 Minutes• Snack Break = 10 Minutes• Dismissal Time = 10 Minutes

LUNCH

• Students Will Receive an ID Number

• Lunch Currently Costs $2.35• Packers Wanting Milk =

$0.50• Menus Sent Home Monthly• Lunchroom Volunteers Will

Be Needed

RELATED ARTS• Four Day Rotation

• Schedule Sent Home Monthly

• A-B-C-D Rotation (LAMP)• Library• Art• Music• Physical Education

BUS TRANSPORTATION• Bus Information Shared at

Fall Screening• Contact Jane Thompson (

jlthompson@tippcity.k12.oh.us) if Your Student Will Be Attending Ginghamsburg, Little Lighthouse, or Nazarene Child Care

• Parents Must Be Present at Pick-up and Drop-off!

DROP OFF/PICK-UP• Before school—students

should be dropped off on Westedge St. and use the crosswalk to proceed to Nevin Coppock.

• After school—students will be brought to the crosswalk at Westedge for pick up.

• Students are encouraged to enter and leave the building independently.

DROP OFF/PICK-UP• The Nevin Coppock

driveway/parking lot is for staff and buses immediately before school and immediately after school.

• Parents dropping off or picking up their child between 10:00 and 3:00 can use the Nevin Coppock driveway/parking lot.

WALKER/DROP-OFF• Do Not Drop-off at

Crosswalk If the Crossing Guard Has Already Gone In.• No Crossing Guard = Bring

Your Child in the Front Door and Sign in

• Yellow Pole to Yellow Pole

WALKER/PICK-UP• Students Will Be Brought to

Westedge Street—Yellow Pole

• Students Will Be Released One at a Time—Please Be Patient

• If the Teacher Does Not See the Parent = Student Will Be Returned to the Office

KINDERGARTENHOMEWORK

Homework Is Important!• Shouldn’t Be Very Long• Reading With Your Child

NEVIN COPPOCKSTUDENT EXPECTATIONS

• Always Respect Yourself / Others

• Be Polite and Courteous• Please and Thank You

• Keep Hands / Feet to Yourself

• Complete Folder Work Daily• Quiet in the Hallways• Hats Only Inside on Hat

Days

PARENT ACCESS TO BUILDING

• Parents Should Sign-in and Sign-out Whenever Entering/Leaving the Building

• Volunteering Is Encouraged

• Our Teachers Want to Give You The Attention You Need• Hard to Do This When

Students Are Arriving

VOLUNTEERS• Form Sent Home at

Orientation to Sign-up• Some Teachers Use More;

Some Teachers Use Fewer• You Will Be Assigned a Time• Upon Arrival, Go to the

Office:• Sign-in, Get a Badge, Go to

the Classroom• Sign-out in the Office When

Leaving

FIELD TRIPS• Aligned With Curriculum

• Fulton Farms, Aulwood Farms

• Both Walking and Bus Trips

• Support Classroom Studies

• Parent Volunteers Are Appreciated!

• Appropriate Student Dress• Coats, Boots, Gloves,

etc.

PIEPARENTS INVOLVED IN

EDUCATION• Active Parent Volunteer

Group That Supports Our School

• Monthly Meetings• Fund Raising• Supports School

Traditions• Pretzel Day, Author Visit• Book Fair• Fun Fair

PIEPARENTS INVOLVED IN

EDUCATION

• Help us earn “free money” over the Summer by collecting:• Box Tops for Education

labels• Labels for Education

(Campbell’s Soup/Goldfish)

• Tyson Products• My Coke Rewards

• We will start collecting immediately in the Fall

SPECIAL EVENTS• Classroom Parties and

Music Programs Provide Special Memories

• 100th Day of School• Three Parent Organized

Classroom Parties Each Year

• Art Show in the Spring• Book Fair• PIE Organized Events

ONE CALL NOW• Special Nevin Coppock

Announcements/Reminders

• Special District Announcements/Reminders• Weather Cancellations• Weather Delays• Weather Early

Dismissals• Meetings

TWO-HOUR EARLY RELEASE

Two-hour Releases May Occur:•9:10 to 1:15 Kindergarten•Weather Related Issues•Need to Have a Plan

TWO-HOUR DELAY

• 11:10 to 3:15 Kindergarten

• Weather Related Issues• Need to Have a Plan

OFFICE STAFF

Mrs. Derringer and Mrs. Jones

Mr. Brownlee

K OWLS

Mrs. A. Gray

Ms. Stearns

Mrs. HakeMrs. Poffenberger

K RACCOONS

Mrs. Scott Mrs. Beam

Mrs. M. Gray

Mrs. McKinney

1st Grade--Hikers

Mrs. Crull Mrs. Andersons

Mrs. Sowder Mrs. Yunker

1st Grade--Campers

Mrs. Anderson

Ms. Blake

Mrs. Carus

Mrs. Berning

INTERVENTION

Mrs. Johnson Intervention Specialist

Mrs. Manes Title 1 Reading

Mrs. Bee ESL Services

RELATED ARTS

Mr. Holderman Phys. Ed.

Mrs. Evans Art

RELATED ARTS

Mrs. Marsh--Music

Mrs. Jackson--Music

SUPPORT STAFF Mrs. Hargrave Speech

Mrs. O’Brien Counselor

SUPPORT STAFF Mrs. Becky Holderman School Psychologist

Mrs. Porto Library Aide

SUPPORT STAFF

Mrs. Marko; Mrs. Jones Custodians

Mrs. Fugate; Mrs. Sealock; Mrs. Rouse--Kitchen

School Fees for 2015-16

• Kindergarten Fees $60.00• Supplies and Materials

Will Be Provided• Student Should Bring a

Backpack

Nevin Coppock ElementaryA Great Place to Grow &

Learn!