To Orientation Night At Washington School

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Welcome
To Orientation Night At Washington School
Working Together . . . Learning For Life
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Home Of The Washington Wolves
Principal Mr. Lockenvitz Secretaries Mrs.
Zwanzig Mrs. Watson Psychologist Mr.
Nietzel Social Worker Mrs. Buss Counselor Ms.
Myatt Nurse Mrs. Mengarelli
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The Wolf Creed

• Respect the elders
• Teach the young
• Cooperate with the pack
• Learn every day
• Play when you can
• Rest in between
• Work together
• Learn for life
• Leave your mark

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Meet The Teachers

• Mrs. Casey Classroom Teacher
• Mrs. Batorson Program Assistant

Mrs. Hurliman, Mrs. Ryan Mrs. Shaver K.
Teachers Mrs. Romer P.E. Teacher Mrs. Eggleston
Music Teacher Mrs. Dunlap Art Teacher Mrs.
Singhall Library/Computer Teacher Mrs. Chiles
Speech Therapist Mrs. Franklin Occupational
Therapist Mrs. Kline Physical Therapist
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Our Daily Schedule

• Morning Schedule
• Calendar
• Center
• Specialist
• Center
• Center
• Lunch

• Afternoon Schedule
• Journals (M - F)
• Science M F
• (w/language math)
• Video - Wednesday
• Show Tell -Thurs.
• (w/language math)
• Social Studies Tues.
• (w/Mrs. Hurliman)

We will end each day with free play
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Our Curriculum

• In Math we will
• review colors shapes
• sort and classify objects
• make extend patterns
• recognize write numbers
• count numbers of objects
• demonstrate beginning addition facts

• In Reading we will
• label the letters of the alphabet
• trace, copy write letters of the alphabet
• identify the beginning letter sounds
• sequence pictures to tell a stories
• begin to demonstrate phonetic spelling

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Our Curriculum

• In Science we will
• learn about the properties of matter
• learn about our five senses
• learn about the four seasons
• and so much more

• In Social Studies we will
• learn about building good character traits

• respect
• responsibility
• trustworthiness
• caring
• fairness
• citizenship

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School Supplies
Please be sure your child has the following
school supplies

• A book bag that they can pack unpack
  independently
• A supply of 2 pencils (with their name on them)
• A box of markers in classic colors or bold
  colors
• A roll of paper towels - boys
• A box of Kleenex girls
• A box of gallon size Ziploc baggies boys
• A box of quart size Ziploc baggies - girls

• Teacher Wish List
• disposable cameras
• AA batteries

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Homework Opportunities
We will provide your child with many homework
opportunities throughout the year
Monday - Parent Newsletter - describing our
lessons activities for the week Please read
these carefully as they often contain important
information! Tuesday - Checklist of activities
that begin with the letter we are
learning Wednesday - Choose an item for show
tell and write 3 descriptive clues Thursday -
Problem-solving activity to do together
w/family Weekly - Home-School Reading Connection
Book Packets Library Books
. . . we do notice a significant increase in
learning for those who participate on a regular
basis!
Although these homework
assignments are not
mandatory. . .
Although these homework
assignments are not
mandatory. . .
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School Classroom Rules
Your child will bring home a daily behavior
chart. This will allow you to see the kind of
day your child has had in school.

• Be Kind
• Use Good Manners
• Share Take Turns

• Use Teamwork
• Tell The Truth
• Do Your Best

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Home-Reading Connection Materials
The focus of our Home-Reading Connection
materials is as follows

• To learn that print moves from left to right.
• To learn to associate the spoken word with the
  printed word (by pointing to each word).
• To learn to recognize any pattern or
  predictability in the text.
• To learn to use pictures as cues in order to
  identify the unknown words.
• To begin to recognize read familiar sight
  words.

The more that you read, the more things you will
know. The more that you learn, the more places
you'll go.         
Dr. Seuss
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All I really need to know . . .
I Iearned in Kindergarten
Robert Fulghum