Transcript What are we doing at Nance?

Nance Elementary
Kindergarten
Curriculum/Information Night
WELCOME
• Thank you for joining us.
• Introductions
What are we doing at Nance?
• Daily Schedule:
Keystone
Number Corner
Language Arts-Reading/Social Studies
Lunch
Recess
Specials
Math
Language Arts-Writing
Science
Specials
10:20—11:15
•Students go to PE everyday
PE Teacher-Mrs. Cobb
Music Teacher-Mrs. Adams
Art Teacher- Mrs. Riggall
•The rest of the period
includes instruction in either
Art, or Music.
Library
• Mrs. Moore
• Classes visits the library
once a week.
• Students can check 1
book per week.
• Students must return
their book before a new
one can be checked out.
Counselor
•Mrs. Garrett
•Counselor visits each
classroom for 45 minutes
per six weeks.
•Small group and individual
sessions will be held based
on parent or teacher
request.
Lunch
- Visitors: Check in at the front desk. Then
meet your child in the cafeteria. Sit at the
parent tables located by the cafeteria
entrance door.
- If you want to purchase a lunch from the
cafeteria please send a note in your child's
folder so that it can be ordered in the morning.
- Choices: 3-4 choices are available per day.
Students may also bring a lunch from home.
- All cash or checks need to be placed in and
envelope and labeled with your child’s first and
last name.
- You can also pay online! Go to mynutrikids.net.
Snack
• Parents will be asked to bring in “bulk”
snack for the class.
• A note will be placed in the weekly
newsletter, or emailed when the class is
low on snacks.
• Please note that some classes have
student allergies that must be taken into
consideration when making these snack
choices.
Behavior Plan
Students have set class rules. If students break these rules, they
change their color.
Students start off each day on GREEN.
If students choose not to follow the class social contract, the
following are the consequences we have in place.
•
BLUE-warning
•
YELLOW-student must miss 5 minutes of recess or centers
•
RED-student must miss 10 minutes of recess or centers
BEHAVE WAY OUT OF CLASS-student will be isolated within
the classroom at a desk by the teacher’s desk
•
** all behavior issues are handled in accordance with NISD student handbook
policy and may skip steps as needed**
Keystone Character Traits
• Every day students will have a lesson on a
character trait, which may take the form of a
discussion and/or activity. Each month the school
will focus on a character trait such as friendship,
kindness, self-control, respect, honesty, and
courage.
Daily Communication Folder
To ensure consistent contact with you, a daily
folder will go home every night. This folder will
contain grade level information, a daily behavior
chart for the six weeks, graded papers, and
school/PTA information. Please check this
folder nightly. Initial the calendar each day
your child brings the folder home. Folders need
to be returned to school every day.
Place notes to school and labeled money into the
folder.
Weekly Eagle Folder
A weekly eagle folder will be sent home almost
every Wednesday. This folder will contain
various mounds of PTA, Nance, and district
information as well as approved flyers and/or
advertisements.
Please empty and return the eagle folder every
Thursday
Field Trips
• We take several field trips
throughout the year and we would
appreciate any assistance.
• To assist with a group of children, a
background check is REQUIRED.
Complete the background check at
least 4 weeks prior to the trip.
Drop off
•Please do not drop your child off before 7:20 am. Teachers are
not on duty, or in their classrooms, until 7:20 am.
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•The first bell rings at 7:40 am. If a student arrives at school prior
to 7:45 am, they are required to go their classroom or to the
cafeteria for breakfast.
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•The tardy bell rings at 7:45am. Instruction begins promptly.
Please try to avoid being tardy because your child may miss out on
valuable information.
Pick up
The dismissal bell rings at 2:45 pm. If
you would like to pick up your child prior
to 2:30 pm, you will need to sign out your
child in the office. The office staff will
call the classroom for your child to be
sent to the office for early dismissal.
Please wait in the office for your child
when picking up early.
Ride Changes
• ALL ride changes MUST be sent in WRITING.
•Please send a note with your child if their mode
of transportation changes.
•If an emergency arises, you must contact the
front office and speak directly to Ms. Chaney.
• Unfortunately, a request sent via email or left
on a teacher’s voicemail can not be honored.
Grading on Report Card
• Kindergarten students do not receive
numerical grades.
• Parent-Teacher conferences will be held
for the first six weeks in lieu of a report
card and/or progress report.
Mandatory Parent
Conferences
• A conference sign-up form should be
coming home in your child’s folder
after beginning of year assessments
are complete.
• At this conference, we will discuss
progress as well as assessment
results.
DRA 2 Test
• DRA- Developmental Reading Assessment
• DRA is used to monitor student progress
throughout the year.
• Assessments are given at the beginning,
middle, and end of the year.
• Provides a baseline for teachers to provide
individualized reading instruction for your
child.
• DRA includes assessments for reading skills
and reading level.
Guided Reading
• Begins after assessments have been
completed and parent/teacher
conferences have been held.
• Students will bring Guided Reading books
home.
• Read books several times with your child
and send them back to school daily.
• End of Year Expectation: We would like
each child to be reading at a level 4
(independently).
Curriculum
Now that we have discussed the
ins and outs of Kindergarten
at Nance…..
Let’s talk about the
important information….
Curriculum…
Curriculum
• Math Workshop
• Readers Workshop
• Writers Workshop
• Science Inquiry
Websites for more
information
For more information about Kindergarten TEKS please visit
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/grade/Kindergarten.pdf
For more information about NISD please visit:
http://www.nisdtx.org
For more information about Nance or to access your teachers
homepage please visit:
http://www.nisdtx.org/Page/14751
Thank You for
Coming!
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