Kindergarten Parent
Information Night
Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Methacton High School Large Group
Instruction Classroom (LGI)
Agenda…
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Introductions
Eligibility
Kindergarten Registration & Screening
Kindergarten Readiness
Typical Kindergarten Day
Things To Do At Home
Questions
Panel Members
• Mrs. Alison Navarrete (Eagleville Kindergarten Teacher)
– [email protected]
• Mrs. Shannon Broadhead (Worcester Counselor)
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– [email protected]
Mrs. Jamie Friedman (Arrowhead Counselor)
– [email protected]
Mrs. Tara Ricci (Principal of Audubon Elementary)
– [email protected]
Dr. Todd Fay (Director of Pupil Services)
– [email protected]
Dr. Diane Barrie (Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and
Assessment)
– [email protected]
Eligibility
• Five years of age on or before
September 1, 2013.
Kindergarten Registration
& Screening
• March 2013
- March 11 & 12 Arrowhead, Mr. Aaron Roberts
Eagleville, Mr. Jason Sorgini
Woodland, Dr. Zanthia Reddish
- March 18 & 19 Audubon, Mrs. Tara Ricci
Worcester, Mr. Bruce MacGregor
• Registration Information
– Go to www.methacton.org
– Scroll down to “Announcements” to find the link
to reserve your appointment.
Kindergarten Screening
• Purpose – to assess students’ basic skills in
order to screen for a summer “Jump
Start” program
• Provide information to kindergarten
teachers regarding students’ skills and
understandings
What Does
Kindergarten Readiness
Look Like?
Beginning of Kindergarten
• Identify some letters of the
alphabet
• Recognize own name in print
• Write own name
• Grip a pencil correctly
• Use scissors, glue, and paint with
relative ease
• Repeat full name, address, and
telephone number
Beginning of Kindergarten
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Manage bathroom independently
Dress self, zip coat
Follow directions
Clean up after self
Separate from parents easily
Listen without interrupting
Display self-control
What Skills Will
Children Develop in
Kindergarten?
Social and Emotional Skills
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Share with others
Display self-control
Participate in activities
Respect others and their property
Show courtesy and thoughtfulness
Identify and express feelings
On-Going Work Study Skills
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Listen attentively
Follow directions
Work independently
Work neatly and accurately
Complete tasks
Put away materials and toys
A Typical Kindergarten
Day…
Typical Kindergarten Day
• Arrival tasks completed independently
(coats, backpacks, folders)
• English Language Arts
– Storytown (phonemic awareness, phonics,
letters, sounds, sight words, vocabulary,
literature)
– Kid Writing
– Guided Reading groups
Typical Kindergarten Day
• Mathematics
– Everyday Math (number sense, patterns,
sorting, graphing, number identification,
counting, writing numbers, skip counting)
– Daily routines and EDM games
• Special Area Classes (30 minutes):
Art, Music, Library, Physical
Education
Typical Kindergarten Day
• Response to Instruction and
Intervention (RtII)
– Three tiers (25 minutes, 4 x/week)
– Students placed in tiers based on
results of universal screener tests and
teacher input
Typical Kindergarten Day
• Computers
– Everyday Math games
• Recess (15 minutes each day)
What Can We Do
at Home?
Gross Motor Skills
• Jump from one marked spot to
another along a path
• Balance on one foot for a count of 10
• Practice skipping and hopping on one
foot
Gross Motor Skills
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Move in rhythm to music
Climb on playground jungle gyms
Swing
Bounce a ball
Fine Motor Skills
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Color, trace, copy
Write own first name
Cut on straight, curved, or zigzag lines
Assemble puzzles
Fine Motor Skills
• String beads, Cheerios, or pasta on a
shoestring
• Move spoonfuls of objects from one
bowl to another
• Stack small blocks
Self-Help Skills
• Encourage the “I Can Do It!” attitude
• Practice dressing independently
(zipping coats, putting on mittens, etc.)
• Manage bathroom needs independently
• Wipe own nose
Self-Help Skills
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Clean up after self
Separate from parents easily
Ask for help appropriately
Communicate feelings
Developing a Love of Reading
• Read aloud to your child
• Talk to your child about the story
• Have reading materials available in your
home http://lpc.mclinc.org/
Developing a Love of Reading
• Model reading – read for pleasure in
front of your child
• Help your child notice that words
are everywhere
• Play oral rhyming games
Having Fun with Numbers
• Have your child count items – to
support one-to-one correlation
• Talk about number relationships
(“What number comes after three?”)
• Sort and classify items
Having Fun with Numbers
• Copy and create patterns
• Use math terms (“add, ”subtract,”
etc.)
• Use sand and water to explore volume
and capacity relationships
Having Fun with Numbers
• Grocery store play to explore
counting money
• Block building to explore similarity,
measurement, symmetry, and
relationships
• Talk about “more” and “less”
Getting Ready for the
First Day of School
What to Talk About
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What happens in school
The teacher in a friendly way
Making new friends
Separation from home and
acceptance of the situation
Parent Resources
Go to district website www.methacton.org
• under District Offices, select Curriculum
and Instruction
• click on Elementary Curriculum Guides
• click on Kindergarten
Panel Members
• Mrs. Alison Navarrete (Eagleville Kindergarten Teacher)
– [email protected]
• Mrs. Shannon Broadhead (Worcester Counselor)
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– [email protected]
Mrs. Jamie Friedman (Arrowhead Counselor)
– [email protected]
Mrs. Tara Ricci (Principal of Audubon Elementary)
– [email protected]
Dr. Todd Fay (Director of Pupil Services)
– [email protected]
Dr. Diane Barrie (Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and
Assessment)
– [email protected]
Questions?