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KINDERGARTEN TRANSITION MEETING Paulding County School District Presentation Spring 2016 By: PCSD Title I Instructional Lead Teachers
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KINDERGARTEN TRANSITION MEETINGPaulding County School District Presentation
Spring 2016
By: PCSD Title I Instructional Lead Teachers
INTRODUCTIONSKaren Aylwin – District Title I Parent Involvement Coordinator
Elementary School Instructional Lead Teachers (ILTs)
Lynne Patterson – Hiram Elementary
Karen Woodlief – Allgood Elementary
Carmen Bowling - Baggett Elementary
Kim Williams – Roberts Elementary
Crystal Dankert – Hutchens Elementary
Mary Hannah Gaddis – New Georgia
Wendy Howd – Poole Elementary
Sandra Mitchell – Ragsdale Elementary
Shetal Slusher – Dallas Elementary
Kathy Sander – Union Elementary
Endea Hudgins – Panter Elementary
Karen Slate – Northside Elementary
TYPICAL KINDERGARTEN SCHEDULE*7:30-8:00 Drop-Off and Independent Activity
8:00 School Starts
8:00-8:10 Attendance & Announcements
8:10-9:10 Whole Group Reading & Language Arts
9:10-10:00 Small Group Reading (students work on tasks forremediation or acceleration)
10:00-10:30 Science or Social Studies
10:30-10:45 Recess
10:45-11:15 Lunch
11:30-12:15 Specials (PE, Music, Art, Media Center, Guidance)
12:15-1:15 Whole Group Math
1:15-2:00 Small Group Math (students work on tasks for remediation or acceleration)
2:00-2:15 Pack-Up/Read Aloud
2:20 Dismissal
*the actual order of events may differ from school-to-school
BREAKFAST & LUNCH
•Breakfast - $1.25/day
•Lunch - $2.00/day
•Free & Reduced Lunch Forms are sent home the first day of school or during open house.
It takes up to 2 weeks to get approval.
•You may prepay your child's meal account online with MasterCard or Visa. Please log on to www.myschoolbucks.com for more details.
•For more information about school breakfast and lunch.
http://tinyurl.com/h7h5o8f (handout provided)
TRANSPORTATION
Paulding County School District Website
www.paulding.k12.ga.us
Find It Fast (right hand side)
Bus Stop / School Locator - 2015-16
Click on School/Bus Locator
Enter your child’s information (grade and address)
LEARNING BRIDGE(PRIVATE AFTER SCHOOL DAYCARE)
http://www.learningbridgepaulding.com/
•Their goal is to provide a fun, safe environment for children who need consistent care in the afternoons
•In order for your child to stay in learning bridge they must be registered.
•We are pleased to offer the following two program choices for a very competitive rate:
Full Time Program (4 or 5 days per week)–$35 weekly per child
Part Time Program (1, 2 or 3 days per week)–$21 weekly per child
Yearly Registration Fee (non-refundable)–$15/child or $30/family
No drop-in or short term services are available.
WHAT IS OPEN HOUSE?•Visit your child’s classroom
•Complete beginning of school year paperwork.
•Meet with the School Nurse if needed
•Bus drivers to assist with pick-up/drop-off times.
•Opportunity to register for Learning Bridge
•Pay for student lunches
•Visit the Parent Resource Center
•Meet administration
WHAT ENGLISH/LITERACY SKILLS WILL YOURCHILD LEARN IN KINDERGARTEN?
•Naming upper- and lower-case letters, matching those letters with their sounds, and printing them
•Comparing the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories, such as fairy tales and folktales
•Retelling familiar stories and talking about stories read to them using details from the text
•Using a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to describe an event, including his or her reaction to what happened
•Stating an opinion or preference about a topic or book in writing (e.g., “My favorite book is…”)
WHAT ENGLISH/LITERACY SKILLS WILL YOURCHILD LEARN IN KINDERGARTEN?
•Taking part in classroom conversations and following rules for discussions
•Speaking clearly to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas, including descriptions of familiar people, places, things, and events
•Asking and answering questions about key details in stories or other information read aloud
•Understanding and using question words in discussions
•Learning to recognize and spell sight words
National PTA Parents’ Guide to Student Success for Kindergarten
WHAT MATH SKILLS WILL YOUR CHILD LEARN IN KINDERGARTEN?
•Counting objects to tell how many there are
•Comparing two groups of objects to tell which group, if either, has more; comparing two written numbers to tell which is greater
•Acting out addition and subtraction word problems and drawing diagrams to represent them
•Addition with a sum of 10 or less; subtracting from a number 10 or less; and solving addition and subtraction word problems
•Adding and subtracting very small numbers quickly and accurately (e.g., 3 + 1)
•Correctly naming shapes regardless of orientation or size (e.g., a square oriented as a ‘diamond’ is still a square)
National PTA Parents’ Guide to Student Success for Kindergarten
READY, SET, GO!
Social
Cooperate with adults
Play and cooperate with other children
Share and take turns
Sit for short periods (15 minutes)
Follow class rules
Understand and follow directions
Communicate about wants and needs
Academic Show an interest in books
Hold book and turn pages correctly
Identify labels and signs in the environment
Use crayons, pencils, scissors
Express ideas with drawings
Identify 10 basic colors by name – (red, blue, green, yellow, blue, purple, brown, black, white, pink)
Begin to identify letters of the alphabet
Write first name using capital and lower case letters
Tell about an experience
Identify shapes – square, circle, oval, diamond, rectangle, triangle
Count to 20 by ones
Recognize groups of one, two, three, four, and five objects
Begin to identify numbers (0 – 10)
READY, SET, GO!
GKIDS ASSESSMENT(GEORGIA KINDERGARTEN INVENTORY OF DEVELOPING SKILLS)
•A year-long, performance-based assessment aligned to the state mandated content standards.
•Provides teachers with information about the level of instructional support needed by individual students entering Kindergarten and First Grade.
•Throughout the year, teachers assess students and record GKIDS data (Formative Assessments) about Kindergarten students’ developing skills in Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Personal/Social Development, & Approaches to Learning.
•At the end of the year, summary reports and individual student reports will be generated based on the data the teacher has entered throughout the year (Summative Assessment), and scores in Language Arts & Math serving as an indicator of First grade readiness.
PERFORMANCE LEVELS
ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Science standards will be assessed using two to five performance levels for each element.
•Not Yet Demonstrated
•Emerging
•Progressing
•Meets the Standard
•Exceeds the Standard
SUMMER TIPS
English Language Arts & Literacy
Read with your child every day.
Encourage your child to tell you about his or her day. Keep paper, markers, or crayons around the house for your child to write letters or words to draw a picture about his or her day. Have your child describe the picture to you.
Play word games like I Spy, sing songs, and make silly rhymes together.
SUMMER TIPS
Mathematics
•Look for word problems in real life. Some kindergarten examples might include:
•Play “Write the next number.” You write a number, and your child writes the next number.
•Ask your child questions that require counting as many as 20 objects. For example, ask, “How many books do you have about wild animals?”
•Ask your child questions that require comparing numbers. “Who is wearing more bracelets, you or your sister?”
HOW WILL THE SCHOOL SUPPORT PARENTS?
•Communication in a variety of ways: newsletters, emails, One Call now, etc.
•Offer monthly parent meetings on a variety of topics (state standards and curriculum, child’s progress, Annual Title I meeting, etc.).
•Family Curriculum Nights
•Title I Instructional Lead Teachers
•Parent Resource Centers
PARENT RESOURCE CENTERSThe following schools have a Parent Resource Center. These centers act as a lending library of educational resources for parents to check out and use with their child at home.
Allgood, Baggett, Dallas, Hiram, Northside, Panter, Poole, Ragsdale, Union, Hutchens, Roberts, and New Georgia
The resource centers are funded with Title I funds. These resources are also available to you for checkout.
WEST GEORGIA REGIONAL LIBRARY• 4 Locations
• Online Calendar Available, www.wgrl.net
• Paper Copies of Calendars from all Libraries available on table
• Elementary Age Activities Weekly unless noted “Baby Activity”
• Story Time Once a week and Baby Story Time Once a Week
• Monday Morning “Mini” meet ups (activities for socialization)
• Chalk Club-Vocab Work
• Math Club-Crazy 8’s
• Board Game Days
• Movie Days
• Lego Club
• 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Campaign (reading Log with stickers and prizes at 500, 750, and 1000 books), Under Age 6
PAULDING COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION
www.paulding.gov
Online Calendar of Educational Enrichment Activities: Science Says Ages 3-5, hands on experiments from Atoms to Zoology
Camps: Superheroes in Action for Boys Ages 3-5, Hip Hop Dance for All Ages 4-12, Kinder Camp: Crafts, Gym Time Ages 3-5
I Want to Be a Firefighter: Saturday, July 16th, 1-2:30 for Ages 3-5, $8
Saturday, April 23rd, Touch a Truck, 10-12, Veteran’s Park, FREE
Karate, Tumbling, Bug Catchers---All Ages 3-5
770-445-8065
877-255-4254
www.allgakids.org
Summer Camp Search
Quality Child Care Search---Afterschool Programs
Opportunities for Financial Assistance
Information Cards on Table
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
We love volunteers!Open House
PTA
August - September: volunteer meeting information
flyer, newsletters, school website
Parent & Family Engagement Plan
Contact Title I ILT
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:At School:
•Making grade level copies
•Reading to classes
•Parent Resource Center
•Spanish translator
•Book Fair: during conference weeks
•Room Mom
•PTA events
•School events
•Title I events: setting up, sign-ins, handing
out materials
At Home:
•Preparing supplies: cutting out items, filling bags, making resources
•Reviewing Title I documents and providing feedback
•PTA Hospitality for teacher luncheons and conference week snacks
•Assist room moms with needed supplies for the classroom and/or class party
UPCOMING EVENTS:Event Date Contact
Allgood Fun Run September 3 - 5 [email protected]
Welcome Dance 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. September 5 [email protected]
Ice Cream Social & The “Scoop” on
What Your Child Will be Learning
This Year
6:00- 7:30 p.m.
September 11 [email protected]
All Pro Dads 7:30 – 8:00 a.m. 9/26, 11/14, 1/9, 3/13 PTA or Kwoodlief
Spooky Science Night October 10 PTA
Book Fair 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. October 13-17 &
March 16-20
Family Math Night Kwoodlief
Santa’s Secret Shop 12/8 – 12/12 PTA
UPCOMING EVENTS:Event Date Contact
Reflections Reception December 4 PTA
Royal Ball January 30 PTA
Windows to the World Family Night February 12 Kwoodlief
Grade Level Field Days May [email protected]
Student Success Night May 21 Kwoodlief
Allgoodpta.com
Allgood website – Title I link
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Make arrangements to come on a specific day of the week
Designate a location where copies/items to be made will be left for pick up (with instructions)
Email the contact person if you are not able to come
Check in at the front office
Be sure to have your drivers license
Mandated Reporter Training
2016-2017 PAULDING COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CALENDAR
•Access at anytime via www.paulding.k12.ga.us
• Click on “Calendar” & choose the 2016-17 school year
•Dates to be Aware of:
• Open House: July 28th 2pm-6pm
• First Day of School: Aug 1st
• Early Release Days: Dismiss 2 hours early
• Fall/Spr Conferences: Dismiss 1 hour early (wks of Oct 10 & Mar 20)
• Breaks: wks of Sept 26, Nov 21, Dec 21-Jan 4, Feb 20, & Apr 3
•Information about Dismissals & Closings (i.e. inclement weather) communicated through PCSD website, social media feeds, and One Call Now telephone system
QUESTIONS?Please contact your child’s school Title I Instructional Lead Teacher, or the Paulding County School District Title I Parent Involvement Specialist.
Allgood Elementary Karen Woodlief 770.443.8070 [email protected]
Baggett Elementary Carmen Bowling 678.460.1570 [email protected]
Dallas Elementary Shetal Slusher 770.443.8018 [email protected]
Hiram Elementary Lynne Patterson 770.443.3392 [email protected]
Hutchens Elementary Crystal Dankert 678.838.2683 [email protected]
New Georgia Elementary Mary Hannah Gaddis 770.445.3597 [email protected]
Northside Elementary Karen Slate 770.443.7008 [email protected]
Panter Elementary Endea Hudgins 770.443.1303 [email protected]
Poole Elementary Wendy Howd 770.505.5541 [email protected]
Ragsdale Elementary Sandra Mitchell 770.443.2140 [email protected]
berts Elementary Kim Williams 770.443.8060 [email protected]
Union Elementary Kathy Sanders 770.443.4191 [email protected]
PCSD Title I Parent Involvement Specialist Karen Aylwin 770.443.8000 [email protected]
