Welcome to Kindergarten!

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Welcome to Kindergarten!

• Grays Woods Elementary
• Room 24

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SCASD Kindergarten Program

• Recognizes different backgrounds, experiences,
  and developmental levels
• Focuses on the social, emotional, intellectual
  and physical needs of all children
• Child-centered themes that are engaging for both
  large and small instructional groups

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CHECK IT OUT)

• District Wide Kindergarten Info.
• SCASD Home Page
• Select Kindergarten
• Room 24 Kindergarten Classroom Info.
• SCASD Home Page
• Under Select A School choose Grays Woods
  Elementary
• Select Staff
• Select Dillon, Shari

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- Daily Schedule -

• Opening
• Calendar
• Kidwriting
• L.A. Centers
• Snack/Recess
• Math
• Lunch
• Recess
• Brain Break
• Science/Social Studies
• Special (i.e, Art, Gym, etc.)

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Stations-Flexible Grouping

• Guided Reading
• Familiar Reading- reread favorites for confidence
  and fluency
• Respond- talk/write about books we have read
• Word Work- play games that reinforce the
  letters/words from the books that we are reading
• Please refer to the Develop Readiness Skills for
  Reading handout for at home ideas

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Writers Workshop

• Kidwriting a systematic and guided approach
• Drawing phase great writing evolves from great
  illustrating
• Guided spelling stretch out the words like a
  rubber band
• Underwriting individual mini-lesson
• Focused mini-lessons revolve around shared
  student work
• Please refer to the Kidwriting Procedures handout
  for helpful suggestions when writing with your
  child

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Brain Break

• Every day
• Children may rest, look at a book, or draw/write
• You may send a blanket, pillow and one stuffed
  animal with your child
• Blankets may stay in cubbies

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Snack

• Please send a hearty snack for your child.
  This years later lunch will work out well as
  long as the students have their snack.
• Birthday treats...please note that there are 19
  students in our classroom

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Math

• PA Common CORE Curriculum Standards
• Frequently Used Resources
• Math Expressions - Combines activities, games,
  skills, and practice to help students develop a
  solid grasp of mathematical concepts
• IXL - Program offers extended math opportunities
  and practice via the computer

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Science/Social Studies

• Fall, Winter, Spring Kindergarten Units
• Field Trips
• Integrated activities throughout daily curriculum
• Informational letter sent home with each new unit

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Kindergarten Units

• Community
• Seasons
• Body Growth and Hygiene
• Light and Sound
• Animals
• Plants
• Transportation

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PATHS

• Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies
• Parent letters and activities will be sent home
• Topics include
• friendship
• recognizing and understanding feelings
• different ways to solve problems
• following rules

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The Kindergarten Snapshot

• A Picture of observed behaviors-socially and
  academically
• Completed 3 times a year
• January, March and June
• You will be notified regarding how and when to
  view your childs Snapshot

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Parent Volunteers

• All parents/guardians who want to volunteer in
  the schools must complete the Volunteer Policy
  Review at the following link http//www.scasd.org/
  Page/18801 
• Scheduling Coordinator
• Organizes classroom volunteer schedules
• Party Coordinator
• Organizes Thanksgiving celebration

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Thank you for sharing your children with us this
year!
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