Pre-K Parent Orientation Massey Ranch Elementary Mrs. Smith

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Pre-K Parent OrientationMassey Ranch
ElementaryMrs. Smiths Wonderful Pre-K
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Daily Folders

• If your student brings home a folder
• Clear out students work or art papers from
  previous days.
• Sign and return, in folder pockets, any school
  papers, class work, etc.
• Look for notes from teacher. Return these in
  BACKPACK, FOLDER, or MACK binders!! . ?

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Dress Code
Dress code is enforced in PK!
Shirt must have a collar.

• Solid colors
• Sleeves any length
• A single logo is allowed on shirts/blouses. The
  size of the logo is to be no larger than a U.S.
  quarter coin.

• All pants, shorts, and shirts must be solid color
  tan, beige, brown, black, gray, or navy.
• Length of shorts, skorts, skirts, dresses or
  jumpers must be no more than three 3 inches
  above the knee

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Food at School

• Breakfast starts at 725 am in cafeteria.
• (Either have your child eat at school or make
  sure that your child has a good breakfast at
  home.)
• We have no Snack Time!
• Special Snacks only on Party Days. (You may send
  birthday snack, enough for each student.)
• Please fill out food allergy form and return to
  school for Mrs. Smiths records, if your child
  has any food or drink allergies.

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Rules

• Be kind.
• Keep hands and feet to self.
• 3. Be safe.
• 4. Be neat.
• 5. Be thoughtful.
• 6. Complete your work.

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Clips and Sticker Chart

• In Mrs. Smiths class, there is a clip system for
  discipline. A child starts on green and stays on
  green if all rules are followed.
• If a child breaks the rules after warnings then
  her clip can be moved to yellow, or red.
• When the clip is moved to yellow or red, the
  straight face for yellow or the sad face for red
  is posted on the behavior report sheet. Please
  check and sign this if you receive the MACK
  binder. ?

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Arrival

• 725 am Students sit in the hallway.
• 730 am PreK and Kinder move to the PK/Kinder
  hallway and wait.
• 745 am PreK and Kinder walk into the
  classroom.
• 755am Pre-K put away backpacks, binders,
  homework folders. Wait for Boss to talk!
• School starts at 800am. Please make sure that
  your child is on time for school! ?

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Schedule of Activities
Preparing for the day Backpack, Daily folder,
jackets Announcements Opening Songs Reading
Lesson Table Work Math Lesson Small Group
Instruction Science Lesson Social Studies
Lesson Reflection of the Day Preparing for
Home EMAIL is NOT CHECKED during the instruction
time, so please do not expect a response until
later in the day. District policy requires 24
hour response. Thanks!
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Computer Lab and Library, are one day per
week.

• Computer

• Library

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Announcements

• Principal or Asst. Principal announces important
  information about the day to the staff and
  students.
• We have Music in the Morning, Pledges to US and
  Texas Flag, Moment of Silence, and Shout Outs.

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• Helpers are chosen to help with our busy day. A
  Leader and a Caboose are chosen to help with
  materials management, duties, and
  responsibilities. EACH FRIEND will get a
  turn-EVERYBODY gets a turn in our class! is our
  motto.

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Calendar

• Students learn about
• Days of the week
• Months of the Year
• Year
• Counting to 100
• Review math skills

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Reading Lessons are daily with homework on
Tuesdays.
Lessons are integrated. However, our reading
lesson supports our instruction of the Letter of
the Week.
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Table Work specifically reinforces the lesson
taught.
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Workstations
Completion of Work Puzzles Matching Sorting Patter
ning Big Books Writing ABCs, Numbers and
words Sequencing and more..
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Recess is only on Thursdays!
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Math Lesson is a daily lesson with homework on
most Thursday nights.
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Work Stations
Play-dough Listening/Lang. Puzzles Building Engine
ering Computers
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End of the Day

• Preparing to leave Backpacks, folders and etc.
• Reflection Discussion
• What did we learn today?
• Quiet dismissal, as we exit the building while
  other children are still receiving instruction.

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Dismissal

• Bus, Daycare , Parent-Pick Up
• Meet at the 1128 Parking Lot.
• Busses load in first.
• Cars will make a line. Stay in your car. Keep
  the line moving.
• Mrs. Smith will load your child into your car.

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Any Changes to Dismissalsmust be made in writing
to Mrs. Smith
Examples Include Needs to leave early for
doctors appointment Aunt Linh is
picking up my child today. My child Will not
ride the bus home today. My child will
picked up from school by Mrs. Khan.
Mrs. Smith must be notified of any changes of how
your child will go home by note. You may also
call to the office at Massey Ranch before 1030.
Make sure that you update the Emergency Card with
names of people you trust to pick up your child.
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In Pre-K
We will learn to Read Write Count, Sort, Graph,
Add, Subtract Care for ourselves, others and our
materials. Be a Friend