Welcome to Beattie Kindergarten Round

Up!Graduating Class of 2027!

Beattie’s Mission Statement: TLC ~ Teaching, Learning and Caring for All!

Agenda

• Current Kindergarten Teacher Introduction

• Kindergarten Song

• Divide by color dots

• Children visit classroom while we talk

• After presentation, you will go down to pick them up by 2:40pm

Kindergarten Team

• Mrs. Ashburn

• Mrs. Morningstar

• Mrs. Holsing

Student Classroom Visit

• Pink Sticker: Mrs. Morningstar Room 32

• Orange Sticker: Mrs. O’Shea/Holsing Room 33

• Green Sticker: Mrs. Ashburn Room 30

Kindergarten Is…..

A place to learn and grow in: • Academic areas - reading, math (60 min.), language,

writing, creativity, sequencing, large and fine motor skills, etc.

• Specialist classes—P.E., Music, Art/Computer Technology- 50 min. daily

• Social skills--interacting with others, requesting, stating, cooperating, following directions, problem solving.

Kindergarten Is…..• Developmental and sequential

• Focused on assisting individual students to make individual progress. (SMART goals, parent involvement, extra time and support. )

• Guided by LPS and State of Nebraska learning objectives --Kind. Curriculum objectives on LPS web site. www.lps.org.

• Focused on student growth and success

• Hours: 8:10 a.m.-2:53 p.m.

• Students arrive at 8:00am--Door #14.

• Predictable for students--daily schedule for lunch/recess/specialist classes

BIST

• School-wide management plan K-5th grade

• Consistent language

• Consistent expectations—two basic rules.• It’s never okay to be disruptive.

• It’s never okay to be hurtful.

• Life Skills:• Let the adult be in charge (follow directions) even if do not want to

• Being okay even though have an overwhelming feeling

• Being okay even if others are not okay

• Safe seat/buddy room information

Making Good Schools Great

Lincoln Public Schools is the second largest of Nebraska’s 596 school districts, with more than 37,800 students in more than 60 schools and programs.

Our goal is to give every student a superb learning environment by providing:

Quality teaching

Personal attention

Excellent facilities and equipment

Academic support

Goals of LPS

Increase Student Achievement

Increase the Graduation Rate

Continue to Close the Achievement Gap

Beattie Students

372 Students, grades K-5

Average Class Size 23

96% Average Daily Attendance

Beattie Staff

1 Principal and 1 Coordinator

18 Classroom Teachers

2 Special Education Teachers

1 Speech Language Pathologist

1 Reading Recovery Teacher (1st Grade)

1 Gifted Facilitator

1 Social Worker (one day per week)

1 School Psychologist (two days per week)

4 Special Education Para Educators

2 Secretaries

1 Security Entrance Monitor

Beattie PTO

Monthly Meetings

Fun-d Night

Skate Nights

Scholastic Book Fair

Cookie Dough Fundraiser

Support Beattie’s Mission of TLC

Health OfficeBefore starting school students will need to have the following:

Physical Exam/Kindergarten Immunizations

Dental Exam

Vision Screening – can be part of the physical

Health History

Clinic with a Heart Information sheet available

Thanks,

Syd Cooper & Liz Post

Communication

Beattie Tribune – Electronically & Website

School Messenger phone & e-mail messages

Classroom Newsletters

Beattie Website

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Facebook & Twitter

Traffic Flow:

Please remember to drive clockwise around the school

Arrival & Dismissal– students enter through Door #14

Drop off & pick up only on 19th Street – no parking Please do not rely on using the parking lot

18th Street has been an option for some families

Important Information:

August 7th, 2014 Open House/Safe Rides 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Summer mailers will be sent home in July

Postcards w/teacher assignment will be sent home last week in July

School Messenger phone & e-mail messages

Classroom Newsletters

Beattie Website

Parent-Teacher Conferences – Fall and Spring

Breakfast 7:45am – Door 7

Family Service - (402) 441-7949

Media/Computer IntegrationMrs. Heckman

MusicMrs. Thompson

Welcome!! In Kindergarten we begin learning the basics of music through singing games and movement activities. As the year progresses we will learn about traditional music notation, famous composers and classroom instruments. Throughout your students career at Beattie they will have the opportunity to join band, strings, or chorus. I am very excited to meet our new Kindergarteners!

Physical Education

Mr. Israelson

PE Standards• Establishing a positive learning

environment

• Understand and follow the gym rules and procedures

• Get kids to be willing to try new activities

• Understand spatial awareness

• Figure out what our body feels like when you exercise

• Feel changes in heart rate

• Work on loco-motor skills (skip/hop/gallop/jump/slide/run/jog)

• Work on the skills they will need to be successful in PE as they get older (throw/kick/strike/swing/catch/jump rope/role/dribble/bounce/rhythms/weight transfer/balance)

• Shoes (needs to cover you toes and heels and be snug on your foot)

Art / ComputerMrs. Group-Weber

LPS VISUAL ART CORE ABILITIES (Based on national standards)(LPS ART OBJECTIVES)1- Think Creatively with ArtExploring and developing the creative process through artistic expression

2- Connect with ArtUnderstanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures

3- Express with ArtCommunicating by using a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas 4- Know the Language of ArtUsing knowledge of art elements and design principles 

5- Create ArtUnderstanding and applying processes, media (art materials), and techniques 

6- Live with ArtMaking connections among visual arts, other disciplines and careers 7- Talk and Write about ArtReflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others

LET’S CREATE!!

Kindergarten Technology

• Creativity & Innovation: Develops original products using technology tools.

• Technology Operations & Concepts: Selects and uses applications effectively.

• Work / Study Habits & Digital Citizenship: Actively attends to instruction and contributes to a productive learning environment. Practices responsible uses of technology.

Thanks for coming!See you on Thursday, August 7th