Oakwood Curriculum Night 2015-2016 Welcome!. Tonight’s Agenda Handouts Typical day Kindergarten homework Oakwood webpage Questions

Oakwood Curriculum Night 2015-2016

Welcome!

Tonight’s Agenda· Handouts· Typical day· Kindergarten

homework· Oakwood webpage· Questions

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Parent Information· Curriculum

packet· Homework · IXL· Policies and

Procedures · Scholastic book

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Kindergarten Homework

• Weekly• Family Times and sight word book (posted online)• Ideas from newsletter – math problems, sentences to read,

questions to ask, and writing ideas• IXL

• Monthly• Math links and math games• Reading Anthology• Monthly reading chart

Oakwood on the Web

www.wayzata.k12.mn.us/oakwood• Lunch menus, add money to account• Report cards (January/June)• Conference sign-up• Oakwood news• Classroom news

• Weekly newsletters• Weekly homework• Announcements

Kindergarten Schedule7:35 Doors open 7:40-8:00 Arrival

If you arrive after 7:45 please check in with the office

8:00-9:25 Language Arts Block

8:00-8:30 Morning Meeting (large group)• Shared reading and read aloud• ‘Book Talk’ story elements – plot, character, setting,

sequencing, making predictions retelling story with details, and identifying main idea

• Work on reading and writing sight words and amazing words• Daily-Fix it grammar and editing • Sound work – blends, digraphs, vowel work

Language Arts Block8:30-9:25 Language Arts Table Work and

Work Jobs· Phonics work, class books, literacy centers,

handwriting, writer’s workshop, journals, guided reading, small group work

9:25-9:35 Morning Break

9:35-10:15 Math Block9:35-9:50 – Whole Group Math

· Calendar, introduction of math concepts, reviewing math vocabulary, group math games

9:50-10:15 – Math Table Work· Combination of individual and small group math

work – math journals, math games, hands on math manipulatives

Lunch and Quiet Time10:15-10:25 Lunch prep

10:30-10:50 Lunch

10:50-11:10 Recess

11:10-11:55 Quiet Time

Afternoon Schedule

11:55-12:15 Afternoon Meeting• Monthly/weekly themes

12:15-12:40 Theme Project

12:40-1:10 Choice Time• All centers open• Small group/individual pull-out

• Guided reading, testing and teacher-student conferencing

Afternoon Schedule

1:15-1:30 Clean-up and Snack

1:30-2:10 Flex Time• Day one library• Science, health, social studies and computer lab • Book Nook, 4rd grade buddies, Partners in Art• Continue activities from AM

2:10-2:20 End of the day – kindergarten dismissed at 1st bell

Questions and Volunteer Sign-Up