Welcome to Oak Creek Kindergarten!

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Welcome to Oak Creek Kindergarten!
Tonights Speakers Carlo Grasso -
Principal Sonia Tucci Jenny Tompkins
Co-PTA Presidents Amy McNeill Laura Hall
- CDC Representatives K Teachers
Taylor Brooks Krystal Chen Amanda
Geddes Maureen Renden

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Welcome to Oak Creek!

• Carlo Grasso
• Principal

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Help support our school! Join PTA!

• Co-Presidents
• Sonia Tucci
• Jenny Tompkins

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On-Campus Day Care

• Amy McNeill Laura Hall
• Child Development Center
• (C.D.C.)
• [phone]

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What does Kindergarten look like?

• 3 hours of instructional time
• 100 minutes devoted to literacy each day
• Other curricular areas include math, social
  studies, science, health, art, physical education
  and music.
• Maximum number of students in a class is 33
  (during overlap portion of the day)
• Motivating, exciting, nurturing, loving,
  challenging environment

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EL/SEI Kindergarten Class
Subject to change for 2012-2013 school year

• New addition to Oak Creek
• Allows for newcomer English Learners to attend
  their home school while receiving ELD support.
• Curriculum and Standards are the same as
  mainstream kindergarten.
• Daily instruction and support in English
  vocabulary, grammar, speaking, reading, writing
  and listening.

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2011-2012 Schedule This schedule is subject to
change for the 2012-2013 school year based on
enrollment and classroom space available.

• Each class is currently divided into 2 sessions
  that overlap in the middle.
• Early Birds 8-1130
• Late Owls 1015-145

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Sample Daily Schedule
Time Activity
800-805am Welcome Early Birds
810-920am Language Arts Instruction
920-955am Math
955-1015am Snack
1015-1020am Welcome Late Owls
1020-1050am Calendar Time
1050-1130am Health/ Science/ Social Studies Instruction
1130am Early Bird Dismissal
1130-1200pm Late Owl Snack
1200-1230pm Math
1230-145pm Language Arts Instruction
145pm Late Owl Dismissal
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Is My Child Ready for Kindergarten?

• All students who will be five years old before
  November 2nd are welcome!

School Year Dates
2012-2013 Nov. 2
2013-2014 Oct. 2
2014-2015 Sept. 2
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Just a few helpful hints!
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School Readiness Program

• A great resource in our district regarding School
  Readiness
• http//schoolreadiness.iusd.org
• [phone]

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Common Core Standards

• http//www.commoncore.org/
• IUSD Kindergarten is implementing the Common Core
  Standards in our instruction and that will be
  reflected in the Common Core progress reports
  three times a year (Dec., Mar., June).

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Speech

• Jessica Hopkins Speech Pathologist
• Developmentally Appropriate Speech Sounds Sheet

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We are looking forward to meeting you!

• Open House Thursday, May 24th at 715pm
• Kindergarten Assessments August 28 29
• First Day of School Thursday, September 6th
• (plan to stay for the morning)

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Questions