Lillian M. Jacobs Elementary School Full Day Kindergarten Program

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Lillian M. Jacobs Elementary SchoolFull Day
Kindergarten Program
NAEYC Accredited National Association for the
Education of Young Children
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Welcome

• Dr. Kathleen Tyrell
• Superintendent of Schools

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Introductions

• Administrative Staff
• Dr. Kathleen Tyrell, Superintendent
• Dr. Joy Turpie, Assistant Superintendent
• Donna Tobin, Principal
• Christine Cappadona, Assistant Principal
• Teachers
• Laurie Buttkus, Kindergarten Teacher
• Barbara Cerri, Kindergarten Teacher
• Ann Connelly, Kindergarten Teacher
• Maureen Connolly, Kindergarten Teacher
• Kathy DeiCicchi, Kindergarten Teacher
• PTO
• Lisa Canavan, Parent

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• The purpose of the Hull Parent Teacher
  Organization is to support Hull Public Schools by
  sponsoring fundraising activities, cultural and
  academic enrichment programs, and other
  activities to enhance the quality of education
  offered to the children of Hull."
• Who is the PTO?
• What do we do?
• How to get involved

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Our Program

• 5 Full Day Kindergarten Teachers
• Educational Support Personnel
• Standards-Based Curriculum
• based on enrollment

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Typical Kindergarten Schedule

• Circle / Meeting Time
• Reading, Writing, Academic Domains
• Snack Time
• Recess
• Specialists
• Literacy Programs
• Everyday Math Activities
• Lunch
• Center Activities / Quiet Time
• Science/Social Studies Activities
• Recess
• Story Time
• Dismissal

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Circle / Meeting Time

• Pledge of Allegiance
• Morning Announcements
• Attendance and Lunch Count
• Morning Message
• Calendar Counting Routines
• Weather Report
• Songs and Movement
• Sharing
• Daily Agenda/Schedule

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Literacy

• Students are exposed to a wide variety of
  materials and early literacy concepts through
  shared, interactive, guided, and independent
  reading/writing experiences.

• Early Literacy concepts and activities include
• Using clear language to express and
• describe ideas, people, places, and things
• Following multi-step directions
• Demonstrating the connection between
• written and oral language
• Participating in rhyming activities, songs, and
  finger plays
• Recognizing concepts of print (print carries a
  message, left to right, top to bottom, spacing )
• Listening to a variety of genres

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Literacy contd

• Printing first and last name
• Identifying and printing uppercase and lowercase
  letters
• Identifying sounds heard in words-phonemic
  awareness
• Associating letters with their sounds-phonics
• Creating words and sentences using
• approximate spellings-shared writing,
• interactive writing, independent writing
• (journals)
• Recognizing sight words
• Reading-
• Big Books
• Guided Reading (leveled books)
• Scholastic-Literacy Place

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Handwriting Without Tears

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• Handwriting Without Tears is a developmentally-bas
  ed method of teaching that makes handwriting easy
  to teach.
• Jan Olsen, an occupational therapist, developed
  this program for children struggling with the
  formation of letters.
• The purpose of this program is to make
  handwriting available to all children as an
  automatic, natural skill.
• Children who write well and easily do better in
  school, enjoy their classes more and feel proud
  of themselves.
• This comprehensive, easy-to-use curriculum
  appeals to administrators, teachers and parents.
• The Handwriting Without Tears curriculum is
  suited to all children.  It uses a fun, hands-on
  approach to develop good skills and teach correct
  letter formation.
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Mathematics
The Jacobs School uses the Everyday Math program.
This is a hands on, developmental approach. A
spiraling curriculum ensures repeated exposure
and practice for developing concepts.

• All mathematical strands are represented
• Number Sense and Operations
• Patterns, Relations, and Algebra
• Geometry
• Measurement
• Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability

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Mathematics cont

• Learning Goals
• Identifying, naming, and printing numerals 0 -10
• Rote counting 1-20
• Counting forward / backwards 0 -10 and up to 20
  objects
• Counting objects with 11 correspondence
• Recognizing halves and wholes
• Recognizing coins by name
• Sorting and classifying objects according to more
  than one attribute
• Participating in oral number stories and using
  drawings and objects to solve addition and
  subtraction problems.
• Identifying, reproducing, describing, and
  creating patterns
• Identifying time on the hour
• Naming, describing, and drawing simple
  two-dimensional shapes
• Performing simple data collection and graphing
• Identifying and using measuring tools for linear,
  weight, and volume measures
• Identifying spatial relationships

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Social Studies

• Developing concepts of self and others
  (appearance, family, celebrations)
• Learning significance of important people,
  places, and holidays
• Exploring careers and occupations
• Learning school rules, class rules, and
  individual responsibilities
• Knowing the location of your home and what it is
  like where you live
• Identifying simple map / globe features

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Science

• Developing a growing curiosity about the physical
  world
• Developing the ability to make logical
  predictions
• Naming the four seasons and stating typical
  characteristics of each
• Observing, describing, and illustrating
  properties of trees and leaves on the schoolyard
• Observing and describing animals and their
  habitats
• Observing, naming, and describing objects in the
  sky

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Curriculum Resources

• Language Arts
• Month by Month Phonics
• Scholastic Literacy Place
• John Collins Writing
• Handwriting Without Tears
• Mathematics
• - Everyday Mathematics

• Science
• FOSS Full Option Science System
• Literature-based Selections
• Social Studies
• Literature-based Selections
• Weekly Readers

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Transitional Activities

• Pajama Story Hour
• PTO Book Fair
• Kindergarten Orientation
• Play and Learn Pizza Night
• Early Childhood Fair
• Kindergarten Meet and Greet
• The Hull Times and local cable Channel 22 will
  have further information regarding the dates and
  times for each event.

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Recommended Websites

• Literacy
• Website to explore literacy with the help of
  childrens favorite characters
• pbskids.org/stories
• scholastic.com/kids/playground
• Learn-to-read website primarily designed for
  pre-kindergarten through second grade
• starfall.com
• Mathematics
• Comprehensive pre-kindergarten through sixth
  grade math program
• everydaymath.uchicago.edu
• Science
• Official site for the inquiry-based science
  curriculum
• fossweb.com
• A unique award-winning health, science, and
  technology site
• brainpop.com
• Social Studies
• Children's educational websites and games
  designed to capture the imagination while
  maximizing creativity, learning, and enjoyment
• enchantedlearning.com