Welcome to Welcome to Kindergarten!!!Kindergarten!!!

Welcome to Welcome to Kindergarten!!!Kindergarten!!!

Back to School Back to School NightNight

Welcome to Ms. Menton’s class- Room

110jmenton@bcps.org*410-887-1088

Daily Schedule*Morning Message/Journal *Lunch*Calendar *Recess*Reading *Quiet Reading*Phonics *Writing*Content *Specials*Centers *Math

Math/Investigations/ Common Core

• Unit 1: Who Is in School Today?• Unit 2: Counting and Comparing• Unit 3: What Comes Next?• Unit 4: Measuring and Counting• Unit 5: Make a Shape, Build a Block• Unit 6: How Many Do I Have?• Unit 7: Sorting and Surveys• **Manipulatives used daily

Phonics• Letter Recognition• Sounds• Handwriting of

uppercase/lowercase letters• Pre-decodable Books• Blending and Segmenting

Reading• Wonders Program/Common Core• Skills and strategies• Sight words• Small/flexible groupings• Skill-based activities

Content/Writing• Aligned with Wonders reading

program• Content: Science, Social Studies,

Health

CentersReading• Small Group Reading• Letters, Sounds,

Words• Bookmaking• Following directions• Listening Center• Read the room• Independent Read

Math/Content/Social• Fine Motor• Construction• Dramatic Play• Computer• Discovery• Math• Write the room• Art• Science

Field Trip

• Summers Farm-Frederick, Maryland– Wednesday, October 21– Volunteers/Chaperones must have

completed the volunteer training– Fill out form – Complete on line– Send in certificate

Report Cards• 1st and 3rd quarter• Report cards will be distributed in

November • Mandatory Parent Conferences are

in November and in May • Conference sign up via Volunteer

Spot

Parties• Birthdays

– Store bought treats

• Holidays-No homemade food items-No nuts

• Sign up for items with Volunteer Spot.

Parent Volunteers• Must have the parent volunteer

training.• To sign up, please write your name

10-11:45am on the calendar outside the classroom or email me.

• One parent only per day, please. :- )

Attendance• Notes within 2 days of illness• Please send paper notes or email • Students will receive work when

theyreturn

Supplies• Please make sure your child has all the

necessary supplies by September 8th.• Buy glue sticks, pencils, erasers and

crayons now while on sale.• Clorox and baby wipes would be much

appreciated to wipe down tables.• As supplies dwindle we will send a

letter home.

Scholastic Books• Monthly• Online or paper copy• Books and CDs for the classroom

the classroom library and listening center.

• For holidays, we can keep the book orders a surprise.

Important!!!• Please bring in a change of clothes in a ziplock

bag to keep in your child’s cubby.• Please triple check your child’s arrival and

dismissal procedures so that every child arrives and leaves safely.

• Kindergarten does not use the county grade book on BCPS One. Anecdotal Records/checklists and observations are kept.

Let’s Make It a Great Let’s Make It a Great Year!!!!!Year!!!!!

Let’s Make It a Great Let’s Make It a Great Year!!!!!Year!!!!!

From the Kindergarten TeamFrom the Kindergarten Team