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Allenwood Elementary SchoolAllenwood Elementary SchoolMay 19May 19thth and 21 and 21stst

Kaye StumbKaye Stumb

Welcome• Goals of the evening

– Introduce you to staff who will be working with you in the years to come.

– Give you an overview of our vision.– Share our expectations.– Give you “get started” summer packets.– Make sure you are comfortable with

contacting us.

Vision Our vision is to provide the

foundation that will allow every student who passes through Allenwood the opportunity to graduate from high school prepared for higher education or career ready.

How does the school support the vision?

• By offering an extremely rigorous curriculum.

• By ensuring that we offer an environment in which children feel safe enough to ask questions in order to understand what is being taught.

• By providing resources that will allow the students to begin at the concrete level and move to abstract thinking.

How can parents support the vision?

• By making sure homework is done EVERY night.

• By reading with your child EVERY night.• By attending Parent Workshops to

develop an understanding of the curriculum being taught in our schools.

• By using the Parent Portal on a regular basis.

• TALK! TALK! TALK!

Allenwood’s Expectations for

Reading Reading Levels

– Prekindergarten – • Ability to say and recognize all letters • Ability to recognize and write First and Last Name• Ability to read at Levels 2 or 3 and retell the story• Ability to use pictures as cues for the story• Beginning to read the kindergarten sight words

– Kindergarten • Ability to read at a Level 10+ with excellent comprehension• Ability to write 3 sentences on a topic• Ability to read the kindergarten sight words• Recognize sounds letters make and use them in decoding

– First Grade • Level 24+ with excellent comprehension• Ability to write 4-5 sentences on a topic• Ability to read the Kindergarten and First grade sight word list• Ability to use letter sounds, blends and diagraphs to decode words

– Second Grade • Ability to read at a Level 38+ or SRI score of 300 to 400 with excellent comprehension• A well developed vocabulary base• Ability to write several paragraphs on a subject with a topic sentence and details• Ability to apply strategies to what is being read.

Allenwood’s Expectations For

Mathematics• Prekindergarten

– Recognize the numbers and be able to count to 30– Ability to add 1 to a number – Ability to do doubles

• Kindergarten– Recognize the numbers and be able to count to 100– Ability to add and subtract 5 to a number– Ability to know basic facts to 10 from memory

• First Grade– Know the basic addition and subtraction math facts from memory– Do 50 facts in Five Minutes– Ability to add and subtract with and without regrouping– Ability to measure using rulers

• Second Grade– Know the basic addition, subtraction and multiplication math facts from

memory– Ability to do 100 math facts in five minutes

How To Reach Us!• School’s current hours are 7:30 am

to 4:00 pm• Summer hours will be 7:00 am to

5:00 pm Monday through Thursday• School Phone (301) 702-3930• Ms. Stumb’s e-mail

kstumb@pgcps.org

Thank you for spending your evening with us! We are excited to have

you as a part of our family!