Welcome to Welcome to Oak Creek Kindergarten!Oak Creek Kindergarten!
Welcome to Welcome to Oak Creek Kindergarten!Oak Creek Kindergarten!
Tonight’s Speakers:
Carlo Grasso - Principal Sonia Tucci & Jenny Tompkins – Co-PTA
Presidents Amy McNeill & Laura Hall - CDC Representatives
K Teachers: Taylor Brooks Krystal Chen Amanda Geddes Maureen Renden
What does Kindergarten look like?
• 3 hours of instructional time
• 100 minutes devoted to literacy each day
• Other curricular areas include: math, social studies, science, health, art, physical education and music.
• Maximum number of students in a class is 33 (during overlap portion of the day)
• Motivating, exciting, nurturing, loving, challenging environment
EL/SEI Kindergarten Class
• New addition to Oak Creek• Allows for newcomer English Learners to
attend their home school while receiving ELD support.
• Curriculum and Standards are the same as mainstream kindergarten.
• Daily instruction and support in English vocabulary, grammar, speaking, reading, writing and listening.
Subject to change for 2012-2013 school year
2011-2012 Schedule*This schedule is subject to change for the 2012-2013
school year based on enrollment and classroom space available.
• Each class is currently divided into 2 sessions that overlap in the middle.
Early Birds: 8-11:30Late Owls: 10:15-1:45
Sample Daily ScheduleTime Activity
8:00-8:05am Welcome Early Birds
8:10-9:20am Language Arts Instruction
9:20-9:55am Math
9:55-10:15am Snack
10:15-10:20am
Welcome Late Owls
10:20-10:50am
Calendar Time
10:50-11:30am
Health/ Science/ Social Studies Instruction
11:30am Early Bird Dismissal
11:30-12:00pm
Late Owl Snack
12:00-12:30pm
Math
12:30-1:45pm Language Arts Instruction
1:45pm Late Owl Dismissal
Is My Child Ready for Kindergarten?
• All students who will be five years old before November 2nd are welcome!
School Year Dates
2012-2013 Nov. 2
2013-2014 Oct. 2
2014-2015 Sept. 2
School Readiness Program
A great resource in our district regarding School Readiness
http://schoolreadiness.iusd.org
(949) 936-5870
Common Core Standards
http://www.commoncore.org/IUSD Kindergarten is implementing
the Common Core Standards in our instruction and that will be reflected in the Common Core progress reports three times a year (Dec., Mar., June).
We are looking forward to meeting you!
• Open House: Thursday, May 24th at 7:15pm
• Kindergarten Assessments: August 28 & 29
• First Day of School: Thursday, September 6th
(plan to stay for the morning)
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