Turner Creek Elementary

July 29th, 2014

Welcome Parents!

•Our goals for Open House:* To help you understand the

work your child will be doing throughout the school year.

* To explain our expectations in Kindergarten. (Common Core)

* To share information on how you can help support your child’s learning.

* We will meet individually in September to talk about your child.

Parents will Always be Teachers

• Children love to imitate and copy their parents. We hope we can share this role as a teacher with you.

Here is the road map with the “I-Am-Reading” road signs to watch for:* My child plays at reading.* My child can look at a picture and tell what is going on.* My child can use pictures to figure out what words he/she

might find on the page.* My child can retell a story he/she has heard in order.* My child can point to words from left to right.* My child can point to each word as he/she reads.* My child can locate a word when I ask him/her to find it by

using memory or what he has read.* My child can fill in a word that makes sense when I pause at the

end of a sentence.* My child chooses to read independently at times.* My child knows the front and back of the book.* My child knows the top and bottom of the page.* My child knows what the author and illustrator do.* My child knows where the first page to read is and the first

word.* My child knows about print-the names and sounds of the

letters.* My child can use the sounds to help him find a word or figure

out a new word.

Evolution of Reading•When your child is doing any of these steps, he/she is reading!

• Let your child know he/she is doing a great job reading!

• Remember: “Children learn to read better by reading.”

Print Concepts• points to the front of the book

• points to the back of the book

• points to the title

• shows us that print carries message

• shows us where to begin reading the story

• shows us the direction to read

• shows us where to go at the end of the line

• can name some letters and point to them

• can point to some words

• can point to the first word on the page

• can point to the last word on the page

• can point to the first letter in a word

• can point to the last letter in a word

• can point to a capital letter

• can point to a lower case letter

• can find a period

• can find a question mark

• can use one-to-one correspondence

• Drawings are an important part of a child’s writing. As children begin to write, they move through different stages. We encourage children to add their own “writing” to each picture that they draw at school. We ask them what they have written about their picture and then we might add some words for them. Our main goal is to encourage the children to write.

The Evolution of a Child’s Writing

The Evolution of a Child’s Writing

•Read to your child!!!!!

•Discuss the books you read to your child/your child read to you.

•Model being a good reader and writer by letting your child see you read and write.

•Encourage your child to write (even if it is scribble writing and randomly written letters which are the first stages of writing) AND let him/her read his/her writing to you.

•Ask your child to locate certain letters/words in signs, billboards, posters, food containers, books, and magazines

Ways for your child to Enjoy Reading

English Language Arts (Four Strands)1. Reading

•Literature

•Informational

•Foundational Skills2. Writing3. Speaking and Listening4. Language

English Lang. Arts (The Big Idea)•Prompting and support are provided by the teacher as students learn to read, write, and discuss their learning•Identifying topics and details in text read or heard•Asking questions to deepen their understanding of text read or heard•Participating in classroom discussions following agreed upon rules

Math

•We will have conferences at the end of 1st and 3rd quarters.

•2nd and 4th quarters their will be a report card.

Math Content Standards

Instructional time will focus on two critical areas:•Representing, relating, and operating on whole numbers, initially with sets of objects.•Describing shapes and space

Subitizing in Math

It is instantly recognizing a number without counting it.

It is instantly recognizing a number without counting it.

Standards for Math PracticeStandards for Mathematical Practice:

1.Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them2.Reason abstractly and quantitatively3.Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others4.Model with mathematics5.Use appropriate tools strategically6.Attend to precision7.Look for and make use of structure8.Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

Social Studies

Five strands include:HistoryGeography and Environmental LiteracyCivics and GovernmentCultureEconomics and Personal Financial Literacy

Science

Science instruction continues

to be inquiry-based Areas of Focus for Grade K:

•Animals Two by Two

•Investigating Properties

•Weather

Common Core Parent ResourcesNCDI www.dpi.state.nc.us/acre/standards/

Common Core State Standards Initiativewww.corestandards.org

National PTAwww.pta.org/common_core_state_standards.asp

Conferences

•We will have conferences at the end of 1st and 3rd quarters.

•Their will be report cards at the end of each quarter.

L Live Safely

E Expect Excellence

A Act Responsibly

P Praise and Respect All

LEAP

How can your child LEAP in the classroom?Live Safely

By walking in the classroomBy sitting appropriately at the table and on the carpetBy using class materials properly (ex: scissors, pencils, etc..)Expect ExcellenceBy using good mannersBy maintaining personal spaceBy raising my hands for helpBy talking quietly in the classroomBy responding to “Give Me Five”Act ResponsiblyBy keeping my hands and feet to myselfBy listening carefully to directionsBy keeping the classroom clean & picking up trash without

being askedBy using all my materials the correct way Praise and Respect AllBy listening and answering the teacherBy speaking kindly and being helpful to othersBy pushing in chairs when leaving the tableBy sharing and taking turns

• This is a classroom incentive. A student who has been caught being a good listener, follows directions, and being kind to other can earn a frog buck. At the end of the week, the students can cash in their frog bucks to go to the treasure box.

• Some other ways students can earn frog bucks are:

• Be respectful.

• Be responsible.

• Be kind.

Frog Bucks

Daily Folders

•Daily folders will be sent home each day. Please review all contents and return daily. We will do the same. If you have notes, money, or important information to get to school, please send it inside of the folder so that we will receive it. Please do not ask your child to hand us notes and money. We will get these items out of his/her folder.

Friday Folders

• We use Friday folders for sending home student work. These folders are used for the entire year and should be sent back to school the following Monday.

Snack Time• We have a snack time each afternoon. Please

send a small, healthy snack that can be consumed in 10-15 minutes. Great snacks to send in are fruit, granola bars, cheese and crackers, carrots, etc. If your child needs a utensil to eat their snack please make sure that you send one with the snack. Children are encouraged to bring water bottles and will have access to the classroom water fountain throughout the day. However, juice and other drinks are not permitted with snack as they cause stains and attract bugs.

• Please make sure that their snack is in a separate bag from their lunch box.

Birthdays• Please contact me a few days in advance if you

are planning to bring in or send a “special snack” to our class for your child’s birthday. This will take place during our snack time.

• Please note also that WCPSS policy forbids us from allowing students to pass out invitations at school. We have a classroom directory with parents that wish to participate. Only students whose parents who sign the permission form will be included.

Get Involved!•Our room parent – help organize our class

book and bite schedule, collect various materials, and coordinate parents for various learning experiences.

•Tie Dye T-shirts

•Cafeteria Helper-assist students in the lunch line

•Small Groups- -working with students one on one, small groups, read aloud, Kids Into Thinking group, etc)

•Stuff Friday folders

•Field Trip Chaperones

Book and Bite

• Book and Bite is a very special time when a parent volunteer takes a group of 3-4 children back to the room during lunch to listen to books while they eat their lunch. The groups are rotated so that every child has a chance to participate. Please remember that you must be a cleared volunteer to do Book and Bite.

Library Check Out

•Your child will be checking out 1 library book every 5 days. If they do not return their book they will not be able to check out a new one.

Absences

• Make sure if your child is absent to call the front office.

• Please send in a note the following day too!

Wish Frog

• Thank you for all your help and support. We really appreciate the items you donated! You may also send any items throughout the year.

Please leave any questions you have about the Common Core on a stick note and place it on the poster board.

Thanks!