Welcome to Kindergarten Meet the Teacher and Curriculum

Welcome to Kindergarten Meet the Teacher and Curriculum Night 2017 -18

Heroes in Charge Principal: Christie Winkelmann Hello. My name is Assistant Principal: Marcie Romero

Meet the Teachers Janet Pancratz Audrey Yoshioka, Christy Asta, Patti Foster

Daily Procedures Daily attendance is important Learning starts at 7: 40 AM If you are late, take your child to the office to get a late pass If your child will be absent, call the attendance line 480 -541 -2001 If you are changing your going home plan, you need to notify the teacher in writing. E-mail may not be the best option, as we don’t always have time to check our messages throughout the day. If there is a change of who is picking up your child, notify the teacher in writing

Classroom Rules are consistent throughout the school and classrooms: 1. Be Respectful 2. Be Responsible 3. Be Safe These follow a PBIS model where ALL teachers and staff adhere to the same rules.

ELA (English Language Arts) • CKLA Listening and Learning and Skills • Phonemic Awareness and Phonics • Large Group: Big Books, Poems, Songs • Small Group Instruction • Individualized Reading at varied levels • Picture books and Informational texts DIBELS Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills.

Writing English Language Arts (ELA) • Inventive Spelling • Writing Rubrics • Manuscript (ball and stick) • Response to literature • Informative, opinion and narrative

Math Common Core: Counting and Cardinality Know number names and count sequences Count to tell the number of objects Compare numbers Operations and Algebraic Thinking Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from. Number and Operations in Base Ten Work with numbers 11 -19 to gain foundations for place value Geometry Identify and describe shapes Analyze, compare, create and compose shapes Measurement and Data Describe and compare measurable attributes Classify objects in categories **Dreambox …Home/School xt

Science/Social Studies Plants/Insects Earth/Space Life cycles Five Senses/Healthy Habits Seasons/Weather United States/Holidays Native Americans Community

Special Classes Students will have five special classes each week, most taught by special area teachers. PE Art Music Library Computer Lab (taught by classroom teacher) *On P. E. days please make sure your child wears tennis shoes and dresses appropriately. If they do not dress appropriately they will have to sit out of P. E.

Homework packets will be sent home electronically each week. Parents please PRINT and send completed packets back to school with your child. Please notify the teacher if you have any problems. Packets are posted on Wednesday or Fridays (depending on classroom) Small books will be sent each week in the homework folder Access homework: http: //www. kyrene. org/brisas

Homework Weekly packets - on line *Baggie Books *Monthly reading log

Access Child Accounts

Access Child Accounts

Progress Reports • Progress Reports-2 x a year in January & May • A mini progress report is sent home in March • Conferences *Parent-Student-Teacher Conference in October *Group Portfolio Conference in March “Popsicle Night”

• Lunches • Students eat lunch in the cafeteria • Your child’s teacher is NOT with them during lunch time, lunch aides are on duty to help assist students • Hot Lunch $2. 90 • Milk, Water, Juice $. 50 available for sack lunches Breakfast also available for purchase $1. 65 • Adults $3. 50, • On-line purchases available • Cash/Check can be sent in with your student in a baggie/envelope. Please write your child’s name on it.

* Class Shared Snacks • August – Sign up to bring a healthy, store bought snacks to share with the class, 25 please. • Sept – May – Assigned a day 1 x/month Individually wrapped and easy to pass out Please let us know if your child has any food allergies. Thank you

Building A Brighter Future …One Book at A Time! Book Fair Coming soon CLICK HERE to enter text

Brisas PTSO ALL are welcome and encouraged to attend the Parent Social/Meeting. Look for more information coming out soon! August 21 st at 6: 30 PM President – Chris Hightower Vice President – Dan Helt Treasurer – Stephanie Tammaro Secretary – Julie Forth Volunteer Coordinator – Phyllis Cagle, Kinder Meet & Greet, Contributions Coordinators – Phyllis Cagle & Hope Kopp Fundraising Coordinator Carnival, Ice Cream Social, Pumpkin Walk, – Christy Wilson, Turkey Trot, Decades Dance, Field Day, Student Communication Coordinator – Ingryd Hernandez, Historians – Kerri Jackson & Alisha Twitchell Store, Staff Meals, Book Fair, and more! PTSO EVENTS

Fundraiser – 2017 Read-a-thon Ø The goal is to fundraise AND increase the love for reading in students Ø Reading starts Wednesday, September 6 th - Friday, September 15 th Ø Includes daily treats, exciting prizes, grade-level raffles and fun events! Ø Prizes for ALL students who participate. Ø Ø Ø No minimum $ amount required to participate. 100% of all money collected goes directly to help Brisas Only planned fundraiser Goal is to raise $30, 000 to fund many school programs Information will go home the week of August 28 th

Communication Newsletters will be sent home each week. School/Class website: http: //kyrene. org Teachers contact information can be located on the homepage School Phone: (480) 541 -2000 Classrooms: (480) 541 -21__ __ (ends w/room number )

Field Trips Permission Slips Desert Breeze Park Walking (Trees/Leaves, Fire/Police stations, Train, Water Day, picnics, etc. ) 2 day notice Bus field trip Field Trip Volunteers Tax Credit donations: indicate “Brisas Kindergarten”

Field Trips

And Always Remember… All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be …I learned in Kindergarten. Share everything. Play fair. Don’t hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. And it is still true no matter how old you are-when you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together. Robert Fulghum

I look forward to working with you and your child this year. It is going to be a wonderful year filled with exciting learning activities!