Fruitland Park Elementary Kindergarten Roundup

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Fruitland Park Elementary Kindergarten Roundup

• Welcome!
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What should we expect?

• Reading
• Harcourt Storytown
• Getting to know you activities
• Letter and sound recognition
• Begin blending sounds into words
• Reading sight words and short books

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What should we expect?

• Writing
• DNealian is the style of writing used in our
  county.
• His/her first name, recognizing it, spelling it,
  and writing it.
• Please also work on coloring, cutting, and
  gluing.

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Writing Student Name

• Please make sure that students learn to write
  their names with a capital letter at the
  beginning, the rest lower case letters. Here is
  an example
• Melissa

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What should we expect?

• Math
• Harcourt Go Math
• Hands-on, manipulatives
• At home, count pennies, beans, pieces of cereal,
  small candies, crayons, buttons
• Play games
• Workbooks are used in many of the classrooms

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What should we expect?

• Social Studies
• People and places are explored
• Social skills are discussed and developed
• Community leaders and resources are discovered

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Breakfast/Lunch

• Breakfast costs
• Full price 1.00 Reduced price .30
• Lunch Costs
• Full price 1.75 Reduced price .40
• ( These are the 10-11 prices)
• Free and reduced lunch forms are available.
• You have the option of paying
• by cash by check on line
  www.MyLunchMoney.com
• Children may also bring a lunch from home if you
  choose.
• Menus are available monthly.

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Back Packs

• Send backpacks or book bags daily
• Check it/sign papers daily
• Folders are put in book bags daily
• Parent/Teacher communication is managed daily
  through the folders

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Homework

• Yes, even in Kindergarten, they have homework.
• Monthly calendar of skills are sent home
  outlining homework activities
• Daily activities are sent home
• Skills practiced in homework activities are based
  on skills learned each week at school and will
  prove to be beneficial at testing times.

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Testing / Grading

• Each 9 weeks students are tested in specific and
  required skills.
• Report Cards are issued each 9 weeks
• Progress reports are sent home in the middle of
  the term
• Grades in kindergarten are
• 3 Meets or exceeds grade level expectations
• 2 Below grade level expectations
• 1 Far below grade level expectations

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Promotion Requirements

• Cumulative Score of 48 Points
• (24 in Language 24 in Math)

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A day in the life of a kindergartener

• Arrive at school, possibly eat breakfast (800
  825)
• Put away belongings
• Morning work activity at their seat journal
  writing
• Announcements, pledge, moment of silence (835)

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A dayContinued

• Morning Meeting Kindergarten news, Calendar,
  Helpers Chart
• Reading Letter, sound activities, rhyming, big
  books, shared reading and writing, story
  activities, and literacy centers
• Lunch
• Specials (enrichment) Physical Education,
  Music, Library, Computer Lab

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A dayContinued

• Math
• Center time- learning activities that are
  hands-on and individual instruction time
• Science/Social Studies
• Snack
• Dismissal
• Please note that there is no recess, Free Play
  time or nap time.

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Dismissal Procedures

• Bus riders, walkers, car riders, and daycare
  riders walk out with a teacher
• We all need to work together for the childrens
  safety
• Traffic patterns must be observed at pick up
  areas in front/beside the school
• Send a note when normal mode of transportation
  changes- no exceptions.

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Visitors on Campus

• Walking students to class
• Please only walk the children to class through
  the first week of school then the children need
  to go by themselves
• Volunteer forms need to be completed at the
  beginning of year
• (They will be in the information packets at
  the beginning of the school year)

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Behavior expectations

• Give me Five
• 1- Eyes on speaker
• 2- Lips closed
• 3- Ears listening
• 4- Sit up straight
• 5- Hands and Feet Quiet

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Daily Behavior Sheet

• A daily behavior sheet comes home each day in
  your childs folder. It should be signed each
  night and returned the next day.

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Consequences

• 1st consequence Warning
• 2nd consequence Name moved to Yellow on the
  traffic light
• 3rd consequence name moved to Orange on the
  traffic light
• 4th consequence name moved to Red on the
  traffic light
• Severe disruption Child sent to the
  office.Brown

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Rewards

• Students whose names are on the happy face or
  green at the end of the day receive a stamp on
  their hand and/or a treat.
• Students who are able to have good weeks are able
  to receive a reward or a visit to the treasure
  box on Fridays.

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Supplies

• Crayola crayons, no larger than 16 per box. This
  allows for true colors and less confusion with
  the children.
• Pencil box
• Scissors, with blunt or safety tip
• 4 oz. Elmers glue
• Facial tissues like Kleenex
• Zip lock baggies ( 1 box)

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Our Teachers

• Mrs. Hallowell
• Mrs. Wittman
• Miss Binneveld
• Mrs. Daley
• Mrs. Westfall
• Mrs. Mitchell

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Registration Requirements

• Please register as soon as possible.
• You will need
• Birth certificate
• Social Security Card (optional)
• Physical examination dated August 22, 2010 or
  later
• Proof of residence, such as Electric bill, Lease
  agreement, Property bill

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Attention

• Please be advised that students coming from
  Pre-K will need UPDATED SHOT RECORDS to enroll in
  Kindergarten.
• You may register anytime between now and the
  beginning of the school year. We highly
  encourage you to register early!

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2011 2012 Immunization Requirements

• Immunization record which includes
• 5 DPT
• 4 Polio (New If the fourth dose is
  administered prior to the 4th birthday, a fifth
  dose of POLIO vaccine is required for entry into
  kindergarten)
• 3 Hepatitis B
• 2 Varicella
• 2 Doses MMR

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Questions?

• Thank you so much for attending.
• Please follow us to the classrooms, where you can
  get an idea of what the students are doing here
  in Kindergarten now.