K INDERGARTEN C URRICULUM N IGHT Oak Grove Fine Arts Academy Mrs. D’Ambrosio Kindergarten 2015-2016.

KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM NIGHT

Oak Grove Fine Arts Academy Mrs. D’AmbrosioKindergarten2015-2016

JOIN PTA Please join PTA We need room parents…please let me know if

you would be interested. PTA is looking for 100% participation Collections: Box Tops, empty ink cartridges,

Campbell's soup labels, and used cell phones Fundraisers: Stevi B’s, Blimpie, Cheeseburger

Bobby’s, Chuck E. Cheese, Chick-Fil-A, Sparkles, and Zaxby’s

MY GOALS To give your child the academic and social

skills needed to progress to first grade

To provide a supportive, safe, and loving classroom environment.

To help your child make new friends and discover new interests.

MEET MRS. D’AMBROSIO Personal Life:

I have been married for 12 years. I have a 7 year old daughter, Ava, and a 5 year

old son, Drew. I am originally from Glen Mills, Pennsylvania.

Professional Life: This is my 13th year teaching. I received my undergraduate degree from West

Chester University in Pennsylvania. I have worked with Kindergarten, 1st grade, & 2nd

grade.

SCHOOL/CLASS RULES I will raise my hand when I want to talk or if I

need something. I will follow the “S” rule in the hallway.

Second squareSilent in the hallStrolling (walk) in the halls

I will respect myself, my property, others, and other people’s property.

I will always try to do my best in school. I will not disturb other people’s learning. I will keep my hands and feet to myself. I will listen carefully and follow directions.

DISCIPLINE PLAN The goal is to help your child become aware

of his/her behavior and how it affects his/her own day and also the day of classmates.

I am currently using stars to reinforce positive behavior.

I use the color system to monitor your child’s behavior throughout the day.

I use a star to let you know how your child’s day was.

POSITIVE

Children do what they believe they can do. Building a feeling of self-worth is the stepping stone to developing good behavior.

My belief is: Behavior should be followed by immediate feedback Good behavior is rewarded with opportunities to do

other things Rewarding positive actions and words increases the

desire to be positive The teacher’s attitude sets the tone for the classroom Parent support is the cornerstone to creating a great

year

We are always reaching for the stars!

CONSEQUENCES Warning Clip down to yellow (5 minutes off of recess) Clip down to orange (10 minutes off of

recess) Clip down to red (loss of all of recess)

If behavior becomes a consistent problem you will receive a call or note from me

If behaviors can’t be resolved your child may have to visit the office and have a consequence from the principal.

GETTING TO SCHOOL Car rider or bus rider

Kindergarten is held in the gym for morning bus duty.

Breakfast – before 7:30 Make sure your child knows if they are eating

breakfast. If so, they need to go straight to the breakfast

line.

Please make sure your child is at school on time. When your child is late they are missing very important instructional time.

MORNING ROUTINE

The most important part of our day:Communication FolderMoneyNotesAgendaHomeworkTransportation Change

SNACK Our class snack time is at 9:15

Please make sure that your child has a nutritious snack everyday! A nutritious snack is fuel for the brain.

Please DO NOT send in juice boxes for snacks. Students are not allowed to have them at snack.

If your child does not bring in a healthy snack they will be asked to put it in their book bag and take it home.

We will provide snack for students who occasionally forget their snack, however, if it is a regular thing we will not provide snack.

SPECIALS AND EXTRA CLASSES

Every Thursday our class will visit the Media Center.

Don’t forget to wear tennis shoes on PE days. Our PE days are on Wednesdays and Fridays.

GENERAL INFORMATION Please help your child learn his/her ID#. Label anything that your child can take off or

leave at school. Please keep all phone numbers and change of

addresses current. Remember to send in an excuse when your

child is absent. Please use envelopes for any money coming to

school…remember to write your child’s name on it.

Please help your child learn how to tie his/her shoes…We will have a class goal for this by October.

CLASS SCHEDULE7:30-8:00 Morning Work/Bathroom Break8:00-8:15 Whole Group Morning Directions

8:15-9:15

(15 min. rotations/4 groups)

Small Group Reading/Writing Centers

Thematic ~ Content Activity9:15-9:30 Snack9:30-9:40 Bathroom Break9:45-10:30 Specials

10:30-11:05 Finish Small Group Reading Centers11:09-11:39 Lunch11:40-11:55 Bathroom Break11:55-12:15 Recess

12:15-1:0015 min. rotations/4 groups)

Whole Group and Small Group Math Centers

Thematic ~Content Activity1:00-1:30 Social Studies/Science1:30-2:00 Calendar/Math Focus Time2:00-2:15 Announcements/Dismissal2:15-3:00 Bus Duty/Planning

KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM

The kindergarten curriculum is standards driven.

You can find the standards on the CCSD website. www.cherokee.k12.ga.us

GKIDS assessment – Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills – report card – 4 times per year

Easy CBM testing - 3 times a year

GKIDS GRADING SYSTEM

NA- Not Yet Assessed ND- Not Yet Demonstrating- Not Evident EM-Emerging PR-Progressing ME-Meets the Standard EX-Exceeds the Standard

Report cards come home every 9 weeks. Each child is tested one-on-one Please make sure you sign and return the

report card.

LEARNING TO READBeginning to read involves 3 major beginning steps!

1. Left to right order2. Sequencing events

3. Seeing details

LANGUAGE ARTS/READING

Reading Street by Pearson/Scott Foresman Concentrates of five skills

Phonemic AwarenessPhonicsFluencyVocabularyComprehension

SIGHT WORDSThere are at least 40 sight words that each student is required to know by the end of the school year.

Other sight words will also be covered.

a, my, the, I, like, go, we, on, it, she, this, to, you, have, do, what, no, see, look, at, can, play, come, for, me, one, little, are, here, and, he, & is.

PHONICS I will be using a program called Fundations. Our phonics letters will be the letters of the

week. The order of the letter is:

t, b, f, n, m, i, u, c, o, a, g, d, s, e, r, p, j, l, h, k, v, w, y, x, z, q

Through this program your child will also learn about digraphs (th, sh, ck, wh, and ch), long vowel words (sneaky e), word building, trick words, and sentence formation.

MATH Counting Writing &

Representing Numbers Shapes (2 & 3

Dimensional Simple Addition

Concepts Simple Subtraction

Concepts Measurement Analyzing Data

Not in our standards but will be covered: Ordinal Numbers Extending and

Creating Patterns Spatial Relationships Calendar Introduce coins

DAILY WRITING Handwriting ~ letter formation ~ Zaner

Bloser Also called block writing

The goal is for every child to learn to write phonetically spelled words and sentences, which will build toward story writing.

SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES/HEALTH

Themes are incorporated into lessons throughout the year.

Many themes are developed around the seasons.

CONTENT

Properties of Matter Gravity and Motion Day and Night Sky Living and Non-

Living Things Animals Plants Rocks and Soil

Neighborhoods Where in the World

are We Celebrating

Differences Being a Good

American America the

Beautiful Holidays

Science Social Studies

CONTENT CONTINUED

All About Me Growing and Learning Caring for My Teeth Staying Fit and Healthy Food for Health Staying Well Medicines Help-Drugs

Hurt Keeping Safe Healthy Community

Apples Four seasons Pumpkins Spiders Fire Safety Community Helpers Insects

HealthOther Thematic

Units

INTEGRATING FINE ARTS No difference in standards, ALL teachers in the State will

use the Georgia Standards of Excellence-What is different is the manner that these standards are taught (at times)

The focus is less on “the arts” themselves but rather on the creativity therein

Students singing a song to learn grammar rules, drawing a picture to predict the end of a story, learning hand motions to memorize geometric terms, playing musical chairs and stopping at various desks to correct sentences, projects involving original creations of cabins, robots, scenes from a story, etc. ALL of these are examples of incorporating the Fine Arts into instruction

INTEGRATING FINE ARTS Bottom line

the regular school day at a Fine Arts Academy differs from that of a traditional school only in the incorporation of the Arts into instruction- ALL students in the District will have the same academic standards, whether at a STEM, a Fine Arts Academy or a traditional school

SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS Excitement and Energy in all classrooms, lots

of “happy noise” but always under control

High educational aspects for ALL students- don’t aim for the middle, aim for the top!

Exemplary Student Behavior- when time to sing, sing with all your heart, when it’s time to study, do so with enthusiasm, and always answer with “ma’am” or “sir” knowing that you will be actively engaged in learning from the minute you step on campus each day

CONFERENCES/VISITING OAK GROVE

The number one best way to stay in touch with the me is placing a note in communication folder.

Schedule a conference in advance – OGFAA number is 770- 974-6682 or note…these can be in person or over the phone.

My website is: http://mysite.cherokee.k12.ga.us/personal/hefziba_dambrosio/site/default.aspx

Sign in at office and wear a visitor sticker

IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT

YEAR!

QUESTIONS???