Welcome to Kindergarten Please find your childs seat

Welcome to Kindergarten! Please find your child’s seat and begin filling out the forms in the folder. Thanks! We are so glad you are here!

Kindergarten Curriculum Night Mrs. Ensley & Ms. Jordan’s Class Policies 2017 -2018 Thomas Jefferson Classical Grammar

Welcome! Welcome to our classroom! I want your child to have a fun and successful year in Kindergarten. I am so looking forward to the new school year. I will always be available to conference with you throughout the year. Please feel free to contact me at any time. The best way to reach me is through email (hensley@tjca. org) or call the school (245 -9526) after 3: 00 pm.

About the Teachers About Me - I was born and raised in Rutherford County. I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Appalachian State University with a bachelors degree in Elementary Education. Previously, I taught first grade for four years at a local school. However, I am so excited to be a part of the Thomas Jefferson Classical Grammar family and be in Kindergarten for the second year! This is such a vital time your child’s life, and I aim to do my best at helping them grow in all areas of their life. My husband’s name is Miles, and we have two children, South (5) and Carolina (3). I enjoy spending time with my family, friends, being outdoors, reading, history, and travelling. About Ms. Jordan – I was born in Nampa, Idaho and moved to Rutherford County when I was 2 weeks old. My father is a pastor, so we traveled a lot when I was young which gave me the opportunity to see some amazing places. I am a mother to 4 awesome kids (2 boys and 2 girls). I have been a substitute teacher and bus driver for Thomas Jefferson for 5 years. I got the opportunity to start teaching with Mrs. Ensley last year. I am so excited to start this year off with her again, and I look forward to meeting all our new students!

Daily Schedule 8: 00 -8: 15 -8: 45 -9: 15 -10: 00 -10: 15 -11: 00 -12: 00 -12: 45 -1: 00 -1: 45 -2: 15 -2: 45 -2: 55 Assembly, Restroom, & Unpack Listening & Learning (Part A) W. I. N. (What I Need) Specials Restroom & Snack Math Skills Restroom & Lunch Calendar & Student of the Week Recess & Restroom Listening & Learning (Part B) Rest Time (will end around December) Pack Up & Dismissal

Specials Schedule Monday 9: 15 -10: 00 Music Tuesday 9: 15 -10: 00 Computer Wednesday 9: 15 -10: 00 Library Thursday 9: 15 -10: 00 Art Friday 9: 9: 15 -10: 00 PE

Attendance/Transportation School Hours: School begins promptly at 8: 05 a. m. and ends at 2: 55 p. m. A successful school experience is the responsibility of the children, the parent, the teacher, and the school. Your child’s progress, both academically and socially, is influenced to a great extent by daily participation. Regular attendance without tardiness is key. If your child plans to go home a different way than usual , you MUST send an email, written note, or contact the office NO LATER than lunchtime. Please don’t rely on your child to tell us about the change. If there is no written note or call, your child will go home as usual.

School Work Please look in your child’s book bag each day. We will send school information by way of your child. Each day your child will bring home a folder that will contain your child’s work and activities and important notes or information. Please look over work and keep it at home unless it is to be signed and returned. Please send the folder to school EVERY day. Please send all notes, money, and other important items in your child’s folder.

Snack/Lunch Snack - We will have snack each morning around 10: 00 a. m. Please send a snack daily in a small bag, labeled with their name, separate from their lunch box. Please only send one healthy snack and a water to drink. Lunch - Please send a lunch that does not need to be refrigerated or heated. Our lunch time is 12: 00 -12: 30. We have a hot lunch program at the school. Meals are $3. 00 per day.

Rest Time Our class will rest for about 30 minutes each afternoon. Your child will not be required to go to sleep but must relax and rest quietly during this time. Rest time will be decreased gradually throughout the year.

Birthdays and Treats Birthdays are wonderful!!! Simple treats may be brought by you (or sent to school) on your child’s birthday. Sending a birthday treat is optional. Please let us know ahead of time if you plan on doing something special.

Field Trips We will go on several field trips throughout the year. Parents are welcome to chaperone. We will let you know of field trips several weeks in advance. Please note that siblings are not allowed to accompany us on field trips.

Uniforms Please be sure your child is dressed in the proper uniform attire as written in the handbook. A note will be sent home if your child is not in the correct uniform clothing.

Classroom Behavior Plan We will use a color card system to keep up with your child’s behavior. Classroom Rules • Purple – Above and beyond! • Listen when the teacher is talking. • Green – Keep up the good work! • Follow directions quickly. • Yellow – Warning • Blue – Walk at recess • Red – Note home and/or principal’s office • Respect others, respect yourself, respect your school. • Raise your hand to speak. • Be safe, be kind, be honest.

Homework We realize that this is Kindergarten. However, it is important that the children reinforce things they have learned in the classroom. It is also important that they develop good habits at a young age that will follow them through their academic life. With that said, we will send home simple practice pages to be completed. Homework MUST be completed NEATLY in pencil. Along with homework, we would like you to read with your child daily. Please fill out the reading log each night and return it in the folder. (This will come later in the school year. )

Volunteering We love help from our parents! However, in order to give us time to bond with your child and teach them class rules and procedures, we will not begin a volunteer program for six weeks. When we get ready to start, we will send you the guidelines and set up a time period for you to come. Volunteering MUST be scheduled ahead of time in order to make plans for you on a certain day.

Website Please check our website often. I will be posting what we are studying, homework, special dates, important information, and pictures. We are trying to use less paper and the website is an excellent way for us to keep in touch.

We will be using the Core Knowledge Language Arts program. This is two part program consisting of a Listening and Learning component and a Skills component. Listening and Learning -Oral comprehension -Written tests -Unit theme days Skills -Sounds first -Blending sounds together -Decodable readers • Nursery Rhymes and Fables • Five Senses • Stories • Plants • Farms • Native Americans • Kings and Queens • Seasons and Weather • Columbus and Pilgrims • Colonial Towns and Townspeople • Taking Care of the Earth • Presidents and American Symbols Core Knowledge Domains

Singapore Math WHY before HOW This program… -Develops students into capable problem solvers -Builds number sense through part-whole thinking -Build an understanding of place value -Teaches how to break numbers into ‘friendly’ numbers -Very hands-on!

Singapore Math Part A – First part of school year (until end of December) -Count and write numbers up to 10 -Compare two or more sets to 10 -Count and identify 1 more/1 less -Number order -Understand larger number equals a set of more -Describe and compare objects by length and weight (standard & non standard measurement) -Compare and measure capacity (standard & non standard measurement) -Recognizes & names 2 D & 3 D shapes -Extend & describe patterns -Identify and sort by attributes -Identify objects that do not belong -Collect & analyze data

Singapore Math Part B – Second part of school year (End of December-May) -Place value to represent numbers to 30 -Compare two sets of objects -Count objects, read and write numbers to 30 -1 more/1 less to 30 -Number order ( 7 < 10) -Use place value numbers to 100 -Number bonds (Part – Whole) -Addition/Subtraction within 10 -Reasonable estimates -Skip counting by 2 s, 5 s, and 10 s to 100 -Recognize & know value of coins -Count coin combinations -Understand sequence of events -Tell time to the hour -Sort and classify objects -Solve problems (numeric equations) -Use boxes or symbols to stand for the unknown

Any questions? Thank you so much for coming. Please look over all of your information, and if you have any questions, please let us know. I am excited about the opportunity to teach your children. I know we will have a wonderful year!