NEWBURYPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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FRANCIS T. BRESNAHAN SCHOOL

KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION NIGHT

JANUARY 29, 2020

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7:00-7:05 p.m. Welcome and Introduction of Staff

7:05-7:30 p.m. General Session

Kindergarten Programming

Registration Procedures

Special Education Overview

7:20-7:30 p.m. General Questions and Answers

7:30-8:00 p.m. Meet the Kindergarten Staff

Tour the Building and Classrooms

KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS

Students must be 5 by September 1st to enroll in Kindergarten

Full Day Kindergarten:• Tuition-based kindergarten program- $3,800 annually

• 5 days per week for 6 ½ hours from 8:20 a.m.-2:50 p.m.

• Longer day offers additional academic blocks as well as socialization periods during recessperiods, a lunch period in the cafeteria, and participation in specialist periods.

• During the 2019-2020 school year, 151 of the 153 kindergarten students participate in thefull day program.

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Half Day Kindergarten: • Tuition-free program

• 5 days per week for 3 hours and 10 minutes from 8:20 a.m. -11:30 a.m.

• Half day students are included in full day kindergarten classrooms and dismissed prior to lunch.

• Students in the half day kindergarten program do not participate in specialist periods.

• The half-day kindergarten program meets the Massachusetts Time on Learning requirements of 425 instructional hours per year.

• During the 2019-2020 school year, 2 out of 153 students have participated in the half day program.

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KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM

• Literacy

• Math

• Social Studies

• Science

• Social-

Emotional

Learning

• Music and

Movement

• Purposeful Play

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MORNING ROUTINES

Morning routines include:

• Taking care of personal belongings

• Attendance

• Greetings

• Morning Work

• Morning

• Message

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MORNING MEETING

Morning Meeting is a time for

community building and includes

greeting our friends, sharing news,

calendar, and discussing the

activities for the day.

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LITERACY

• Identify & print uppercase & lowercase letters

• Identify the sounds in words, such as rhyme in stories, poems, and song

• Explore beginning reading comprehension through read-alouds

• Begin to decode or sound out words and read simple leveled reader texts.

• Express thoughts with expanding oral language and in writing.

• Promote literacy independence through the Daily 5 Literacy Program, Read to Self, Read to Someone, Listen to Reading, Work on Writing, and Word Work.

• Participate in small group reading to work with teacher

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MATH

• Read & write numerals 0-20

• Add & subtract to 10

• Count to 100 by ones and tens

• Name, sort & copy shapes

• Recognize & create 2 & 3 part patterns

• Explore estimating, graphing & measuring

• delay

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HISTORY/SOCIAL SCIENCES

Many Roles in Living, Learning and Working Together

Student learning focuses on:

• Classroom democracy

• National symbols, songs and text ~

US Flag, bald eagle, Star Spangled

Banner, Pledge of Allegiance

• Local geography

Maps, globes, elements of a physical

address

• Traditions of the United States and

our community ~ national holidays

• Economics in the context of work

and money

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SCIENCE/ STEM• Observe, classify & describe objects

& events

• Ask questions (I wonder?) as we investigate topics

• Make predictions & interpret results

• Identify seasonal changes in nature & how animals adapt

• Identify stages of the life cycle of insects & animals studied

• Explore forces – Push & Pull

• Understand how we get energy from the sun

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COOPERATIVE PLAY

The bulk of our academic work is in the format of small group practice, partner work and exploration in rotating stations.

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SNACK

Parents

provide

a small,

healthy snack

and drink.

Some of our

classrooms

are nut or

allergy aware.

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FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN: LUNCH

Students eat lunch in the

cafeteria and have the option

of purchasing a lunch or

bringing one from home.

Chartwells School Lunch

Program partners with the

Newburyport Public Schools

and provides 4 meal choices

daily.

Parents may set up an on-line

account and pre-pay for

lunches.

Check out these resources:

• http://www.chartwellsschools.com

• www.MySchoolBucks.com

• www.Newburyport.nutrislice.com

There is also an Nutrislice App!

RECESS/OUTDOOR PLAY

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SPECIAL SUBJECTS

Each day students

in the full day

program will

participate in one

of the following

subjects:

• Art

• Library

• Music

• Physical

Education

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TIME SUBJECT

8:05-8:20 Arrival

8:20-8:45 Morning Meeting

8:45-9:15 Phonemic AwarenessWord StudyPhonics

9:15-10:15 Math

10:15-10:30 Recess

10:30-11:30 Literacy

11:30 Clean Up/Half Day Dismissal

11:40-11:55 Recess

11:55- 12:25 Lunch

12:25-12:45 Rest

12:45-1:00 Work Centers/Purposeful Play/Reading Buddies

1:05-1:50 PE, Art, Music, Library

1:55-2:40 Enrichment• STEM• Social Studies• Integrated Reading and Writing

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For more information please visit our website:

http://bresnahan.newburyport.k12.ma.us/PreK---

K/Kindergarten/Registration-Process/index.html

REGISTRATION PROCESS

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Full Day Kindergarten Program 8:20AM – 2:50PM

Half Day Kindergarten Program (AM) 8:20AM – 11:30AM

Applications will be accepted (entered into the lottery) from: • February 3rd - February 14th and February 24th – February 28th -school days only from

10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at the Bresnahan School Upper Office- access using North Atkinson Street and enter at Door #1.

• Or may be scanned and emailed to lmorasse@newburyport.k12.ma.us and gphillips@newburyport.k12.ma.us beginning February 3rd.

• Or may be mailed to the school beginning January 30th at: The Francis T. Bresnahan School333 High StreetNewburyport, MA 01950ATTN: Kindergarten Registration

*Please note that if you are emailing your registration materials, your packet for the full day kindergarten program is not complete until all forms have been received, including deposits. Checks should be made payable to the Newburyport Public Schools.

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Only complete applications will be accepted. The following documents are required:• Kindergarten Application Form

• Newburyport Public Schools Enrollment Form

• Certification of Address Form

• Home Language Survey

• Parent Questionnaire

• $380.00 Registration Fee forFull Day Kindergarten only. Check should be made payable to the Newburyport Public Schools (no cash or credit)

• Observation Consent Form (optional)

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Please make copies of each of the following to submit with

your application.

• Your child’s birth certificate

• Your child’s most recent health record including lead test,

immunization and physical

• Proof of Newburyport Residency

must be one of the following:

utility bill, ex: water bill,

electricity bill, cable bill,

mortgage/lease agreement

SLIDING FEE SCALE

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TOUR THE KINDERGARTEN

CLASSROOMSKindergarten Teachers

Sherry Herzig Room 151

Julie Carroll Room 152

Melissa Duguie Room 153

Linda Gershuny Room 154

Laura Bouchard Room 155

Robin O’Malley Room 156

Dianna Ouellette Room 157

Kellie Beeler Room 158

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MEET THE SPECIALISTSIN THE GYMNASIUM

Specialists and Related Service Providers are in the Gymnasium

Reading Specialist: Kathy Ryan

Special Education Teachers: Keri Lynch, Lisa Mosquera, Stefanie Pessolano

School Adjustment Counselors: Jenna Fraher, Colleen Wile

School Social Worker: Holly Curtis

Speech/Language Pathologists: Julie Clemente, Candi Skiba

Occupational Therapists: Vanessa Norton, Pamela Vecchio

Physical Therapist: Jillian Grelle

School Nurse: Nelson Lane