Kindergarten Back to School Night

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Kindergarten Back to School Night

• Ms. Pitezel

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Introduction

• Single mom of 7th grader, Andrew
• Have taught Kindergarten for 22 years, all here
  in Jenks
• Received my Bachelor of Science in Elementary and
  Early Childhood Education from Northeastern State
  University in Tahlequah
• Currently working on my Masters in Reading from
  NSU Broken Arrow

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Housekeeping Items

• Send snack every day, ask your child what they
  want and how much they need
• Rest towels are sent home on Friday for washing.
  But please remember to send them back on Monday.
• School starts at 850, any students arriving
  after will be sent to the office for a tardy
  pass. All tardies and absences are recorded.
  Children are not to arrive prior to 835 and
  picked up at 330. Those that miss the bus or
  are late being picked up will be in building C.

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• Toys are not to be brought from home unless there
  is a specific homework assignment or their
  assigned show and tell time.
• Please label all items brought to school rest
  towels. backpacks, lunchboxes, jackets, snack
  containers, etc.
• We go outside everyday (twice) unless the
  temperature/heat index is above 100 or the wind
  child is below 32 or it is raining/snowing.
  Make sure your child is wearing appropriate
  clothing.

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• Homework Folders go home every Thursday and
  should be returned on Friday.
• My newsletter will be sent home on the last
  Thursday of each month (email or paper copy?).
  Curriculum objectives, Trojans of the Week,
  birthdays and other announcements will be on
  there.
• Our Library day is Tuesday. I will stamp their
  hands on Tuesday as a reminder to bring their
  book back. Book checkout will start in a few
  weeks.
• Report cards go home at the end of every nine
  weeks. A district progress report will go home
  middle of September.

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• Book orders will be sent home 2-3 times per
  year. There is no obligation to buy but the
  prices and selection are good. You will also be
  able to order online and it will be delivered
  here. If you wish it to be a gift just let me
  know.

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Birthdays

• Birthdays are celebrated on their day. When it
  falls on a weekend or holiday I will make
  arrangements with you for a preferred day.
• A special store bought snack may be sent but it
  is not necessary. If you do, I prefer something
  small and individually prepared (small cookie,
  small cupcake, etc.)
• Treat bags or other goodies are not appropriate
  for the classroom. Invitations to private
  parties may be given in person to the whole class
  or all boys/girls. If only some children are to
  be invited, the invitation must be mailed.
  Please sign up on the class directory sheet.

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Trojans of the Week

• Each child will have an opportunity to be
  spotlighted for a week, chosen at random.
• There is a Trojan Assembly with other
  Kindergarten classes where the Trojans receive
  their certificate (Arbys)
• The Trojan will bring a poster highlighting
  themselves, be an extra helper all week, get to
  bring a favorite book and a show and tell, sit in
  the rocker and bring our mascot, Jolene the
  turtle (stuffed), home for the weekend.
• The monthly Trojans are announced in the
  newsletter and a reminder is sent home in
  Thursday folders the week before they are the
  Trojan.

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Tea Party with Mrs. McKnight

• Our Principal, Mrs. McKnight, has a tea party
  with students that exhibit exemplary behavior.
  Students are chosen by me or Mrs. McKnight.
• The children receive the invitation the day
  before to join her during their lunch time,
  either bringing a lunch from home or purchasing
  one in the cafeteria.
• She makes fresh cookies to share with them while
  they enjoy each others company. Then the
  children then join their classmates for recess.

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Website

• www.jenksps.org
• Click on schools then East Elementary
• Click on staff then the letter P
• New website, still learning how to add my stuff
• My classroom management plan, daily schedule,
  newsletters and other information will be posted.
  

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Classroom Management Plan

• Take care of you
• Hands and Feet to yourself
• Criss Cross Applesauce
• Listening ears
• 1-2-3 eyes on me
• Follow directions the first time.
• Soft voices inside, no voices in the hall.
• Keep hands, feet and objects to yourself.
• Show me a 3 (hands and feet to self, eyes on me,
  voice put away).
• Respect others, no mean words or teasing.

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• Actions and Consequences
• As a class
• First semester we have a marble jar. The class
  earns marbles for behavior and when it is full we
  have a small celebration.
• Second semester we will use links that each
  individual student will earn. The may spend
  their links on Fridays at a small general store.
• Each Child
• Each child is responsible for their own actions.
  When a child breaks the rules, there are
  warnings given and then time-outs. When
  time-outs are repeated, the parent will be
  called. If the inappropriate behavior continues
  there will be a loss of recess and time-out in
  the principals office.

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Daily Schedule

• 835 - 850 Tub toys or journals, restroom,
  lunch money/homework
• 850 - 915 Pledge of Allegiance, Mystery Bag,
  Calendar, Morning Message
• 915 - 940 Group time Story, Reading/Language
  Arts lesson
• 940 - 1030 Table Time writing, authors
  chair, curriculum review
• 1000 - 1040 Literacy Centers
• 1050 - 1110 Recess
• 1125 1150 Lunch
• 1150 - 1205 SSR
• 1210 - 1240 Math/Science
• 1245 - 115 Rest time and chapter book

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Curriculum

• Reading/Language Arts Fountas and Pinnell,
  Comprehension Tool Kit and the Write Source
• Math Everyday Math
• We also have science, social studies and Spanish

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Reading/Language Arts

• Components will be listed on website and report
  card
• Please review letter names with your children.
• We are beginning to learn sounds, a review for
  some and sight words begin after labor day. A
  total of 40 sight words plus color words and
  number words.
• The items learned/reviewed each month will be in
  my newsletter.
• We will also be learning the components of
  comprehension with non fiction text and
  handwriting will be learned with an in class
  workbook.

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Math

• The most important thing you can work on for math
  is counting. Forward, backward, by twos and
  fives and tens.
• Other concepts covered include patterning,
  graphing, measurement, time and money,
  addition/subtraction and sets.
• All math concepts that are covered each month are
  in my newsletter.
• We will be using our classroom computers and
  laptops for online math games. I will be sending
  home their password for you to use at home.

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Other Curricular Areas

• Science Fall is measurement and Spring is
  organisms.
• Spanish Video presentations of vocabulary
  (family, calendar, colors)
• Social Studies Citizenship, My Country, Map and
  Globe skills, Time by the year and Stories of the
  Past.

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Homework

• A homework folder will be sent home every
  Thursday.
• It will have notes from me and the homework for
  the week.
• There is usually a reading/language arts activity
  and a math activity. This may vary.
• Homework is to be returned by the following week.
  Send the empty folders back on Friday.
• Even if the activity is not a written one, put
  your childs name on the paper and send it back
  with them. This prepares them for the
  responsibility of doing and returning homework.

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Other papers

• Every morning we write a morning message.
  While writing this letter we are learning
  letters, sounds, words and sentence structure.
  There is also punctuation and letter writing. We
  count and compare for a quick math review and
  write addition and subtraction sentences in
  second semester. The children take turns
  circling things they know.
• Each child will get a chance,on a rotation basis,
  to bring it home.

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• Papers done independently during centers will be
  checked by me, stamped and sent home. The stamp
  means that I have looked at it and had your child
  make corrections if necessary. If I stamp it,
  Im happy with the product.
• At the end of each nine weeks I will send home a
  baggie of books we have made in class. We work
  on these books, practice reading them and share
  them with our first grade buddies. Please keep
  them as review at home until the next bag of
  books comes home.

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Cooking

• We cook in our classroom 2-3 times per month.
• It is single serve cooking, so that your child
  only touches what they make and eat.
• I sometimes need parent help for the activity so
  the homeroom parents will be calling to see if
  you are available to be here or possibly send the
  supplies. There is a sign up sheet for those
  interested in helping.

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Homeroom Parents
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Conferences

• There are sign ups for Fall Conferences.
• The evening of October 19th and the morning of
  October 20th.

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Other sign ups

• Dynamic Dads
• Thursday helpers
• Playdough
• Consumables
• Wish List

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• Thank you for being here!!!