Orientation Presentation

Fennville Elementary 2014
Principal:
Albert Lombard
Student Success
Coordinator:
Lynn Beelen
Teacher:
Traci Martin
Animal Name: Fish
Teacher:
Jennifer McKean
Animal Name:
Mice
Teacher:
Sandra Jimenez
Animal Name: Tigers
Teacher:
Alyssa Schafer
Animal Name:
Owls
Teacher:
Cherie Schmidt
Animal Name:
Bears and Bugs
Blue/Purple = Great Job!
Green = Ready to Learn
Yellow = Think about it, 5 min of recess
Red = Talk with the Teacher, All of recess
School wide rules:
Be SAFE
Be RESPECTFUL
Be RESPONSIBLE
Bully Pledge is said every
morning
Walking to classroom door
English Language Arts
READING:
I can
Sound out words (c-a-t)
Break apart words and put them back together (j-u-m-p
= jump)
Understand and retell a story when read to me
Read books at my level with understanding

The goal is to have students reading at or above an early emergent
level by the end of the year. This is how we get there:

Learning letters and sounds

Reading pictures and small text

Breaking apart sounds and reading CVC words (consonant, vowel,
consonant), such ascat, dog, bug, map, etc.

Ball
By the end of the year, students should be reading at a level C

These books contain A LOT of new vocabulary words and sight
words for your child

A great white shark
has white teeth.
A Spider has eight legs.
It can climb.
WRITING:
I can
Write about many topics using
pictures and words
Communicate clearly

The goal is to have students writing AT LEAST one complete
sentence, if not more, to match their drawing. This is how we get
there:
Students will begin with drawing
pictures, scribbling letters and words, and initial sounds.

B or bal

Students will use sound spelling to write a complete sentence

My frenz jump in the pol! Yeh!

What can you do to help your
child in reading?
READ at home! Children begin learning to read when they are read to
Ask questions while reading and retell the story together
Talk about daily events throughout the day. This helps them to begin
exploring ideas, learn new vocabulary and understand the world
around them!
Practice letters and sounds/sight words all the time! Flashcards are a
good way to do this
WRITE at home! Start by drawing pictures and then add words when
your child is ready
Mathematics
I can
Count up to 100 by 1s and 10s

Count on from any number other than 1 up to 100

Represent a group of objects with a written number up to 20

Count objects in a group regardless of arrangement or order

Show the correct number of objects when I am told a number up
to 20

Mathematics
I can
Read and tell the values of numbers to 20

Compare two numbers between 1 and 10 and say which number has greater
value

Compose/decompose numbers 11-19 into a ten and some ones, and show
my work with a drawing or an equation

Easily add and subtract numbers up to 5 or less

Find how many more to get to 10 using numbers 1-9: 1 + ___ = 10

What can you do to help your child in
Math?
Count daily! Count with your child to model counting
correctly
Use objects around the house to represent a number
Practice writing your numbers and then count objects
to match it
Read numbers wherever you see them
Talk about which number is more and which one is
less
Practice the skills we teach. It is ok to teach ahead of
us!

Kindergarten Science
& Battle Creek Science Kits

Kit My 5 senses

I CANIdentify the 5
senses
Kit Is it Living?

I CANrecognize the
difference between
living and non-living
things

Kit - Motion

I CANUnderstand
the concepts of
motion
Kit My Earth

I CANidentify the
elements of the Earth
(air, water, light and
soil)

Learning about Science through
Experiments
Hands-on
Experiences
Making Memories and Connections!
What can you do to help your child in
Science?
Do experiments at home!
Ask questions
Ask your child what he/she
learned in science and apply it
to something at home

Handwriting
Without
Tears
I can
Correctly form all my capital and
lowercase letters and numbers
Tools we Use:
Step #1 Build Each Letter
Tools we use:
Step #2 Wet, Dry, Try
Tools we Use:
Step #3 Write in our books
What can you do to help your child with
handwriting?
Practice every day
Make sure you start
letters/numbers at the TOP!
Practice holding the pencil
correctly pinch and flip
Work on fine motor skills use
tweezers to move objects, make
letters with play-doh, lace string
through holes
Kickstart
Reading Goals
Identify all uppercase/lowercase letters and sounds
Identify the beginning sounds in words
Identify and produce words that rhyme
Answer comprehension questions about a story that was read to me
Retell a story that was read to me
Begin sounding out CVC words: cat, leg, fed
Kickstart
Math Goals
Identify numbers 1-10
Count by 1s to 50
Count by 10s to 100
Count items to 10
Count on from any number to 20
Write any number to 10
Kickstart
Writing Goals

Draw a picture related to specific topic
Write for a specific amount of time
Write any sounds for one or more words that describe your picture
THANK YOU!
Thank you for attending tonight!
We loved meeting you and your child!
Please remember to work with your child at home.
Remember, YOU ARE YOUR CHILDS FIRST
TEACHER!

We are looking forward to a FANTASTIC
year in Kindergarten! Go Blackhawks!

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