1. Welcome to Christ the King! Kindergarten Parent Meeting August 19, 2009

2. Introduction-Mrs. Keating (Kg- A) 2nd year at CKS, 5th year teaching Kindergarten Hometown- Vincennes, IN Graduated from the University of Southern Indiana 2 daughters Averie & Aubrie

3. Introduction-Mrs. Swanson (Kg-B) 1st year at CKS, taught 1st grade at IPS #55 Hometown: Valparaiso, IN Graduated from Indiana University

4. Take Home Craft Please let your child decorate the bear and write name on back Color, paint, glue beads, cheerios, lace, etc.

5. DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) No regular classes Sept. 17 & 18 Screening assesses Initial Sound Fluency, Letter Naming Fluency, Word Use Fluency Oral Counting, Number Identify, Missing Number, Quantity Discrimination, Next Number, Number Facts Personal information Benchmark assessments Dec. & May Phoneme Segmentation Fluency, Nonsense Word Fluency Progress Monitoring throughout the year

6. Handwriting-D’Nealian Best handwriting method to ease them into cursive for the upper grades. Handouts on letter formation in packets

7. Language Arts and Alphatime Scott Foresman Series-phonological awareness, high frequency words, writing, grammar Alphatime-letter people, letter recognition and phonics

8. Math and Manipulatives Saxon math series-very hands on Work with math manipulatives in the classroom Number recognition, patterns, +/-, measuring, graphing…much more!

9. Religion and Mass Faith First Series-cover a chapter a week Mass-attend the first Wednesday each month, beginning in September, and holy days.

10. Homework Beginning- Oct. 5 Packet sent home Mondays return Friday One activity/worksheet per night Scholastic-order forms go home once a month

11. Kindergarten Homework Packet For the week of October 5-9, 2009 Dear Parents/Guardians: Please initial next to each day’s homework explanation after checking for neatness and completion. Then, return the packet to school in your child’s folder by Friday. Thanks!

12. Learning Centers Daily small group active learning Small group work Curriculum enrichment Manipulatives Parent volunteers (Tues. and Thurs.)

13. Special Classes Art, Music, Computer, Library, Gym Gym-please have your child wear gym shoes and shorts under skirts

14. Discipline Policy Card change system- green, yellow, red Treasure Chest Class rewards if all on green Class Complement Reward System

15. Report Card/Progress Report 1st quarter- left hand side of report card (work habits and study skills) and 1st quarter skills Report Card-2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarters Copy of report card in your parent packet

16. Snack and Birthdays Welcome to send in homemade treats Fruit, cupcakes, cookies, pretzels, etc. (cake-pre cut) Invitations-can be sent through kid mail if entire class is invited Snack calendar in your packet

17. Field Trips 2 Per Year Children’s Museum (Feb.) Indianapolis Zoo (May) Please join us if possible!

18. Arrival and Dismissal Half Day Students- pick up on Crittenden at 10:50 Full Day Students-car rider, aftercare, walker (please note on sign in sheet) Friday 8-21-09-stand in line with child until pick up

19. Let’s meet! You are invited to bring your child to meet his/her teacher tomorrow morning 8-20-09 from 8-10am. They may bring their supplies and backpack and meet for about 10 minutes.