Welcome to our Back-to-School Bash! Kindergarten 2019-2020 Back - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Welcome to our Back-to-School Bash! Kindergarten 2019-2020

Back to School Bash Times 1st Session: 5:15 2nd Session: 5:45 Dinner - Starting at 5:45 in Cafeteria

Optional Resources to Use Newly Revised Year at a Glance Documents K-6 Year at a Glance documents were revised this summer for the purpose of sharing with families at Open House and Back-to-School events. Each grade level document provides a high-level understanding of what topics across Mathematics, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies will be taught throughout the year. Grade level documents can be found in eCART and on the quarterly overview page within the Elementary Curriculum Framework (ECF). Each grade level document is linked below for easy access. Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Translated documents will be published this fall and located in eCART and on the public Internet site. For immediate translations, the grade level information will be accessible on the public FCPS Internet page beginning August 20, 2019 using the language translation feature in the top left corner of the FCPS homepage.

Optional Info to Share Student Cell Phone Guidelines In response to a request from the Fairfax County Council of PTA’s (and others) to implement consistent student cell phone restrictions in our schools, we are recommending the following guidelines to all schools. Some schools may have more prescriptive rules, but these recommended best practices are intended to serve as a consistent minimum set of guidelines. Please communicate your school’s guidelines with staff, students and parents at the beginning of the school year. FCPS recommends the following tiered structure of cell phone restrictions, which recognizes the age ability of students to use their cell phones wisely. Elementary school – Phones must be silenced and in backpacks for the duration of the school day. They may be utilized on campus only before and after school. Teachers may allow usage of cell phones for instructional activities where they are the most appropriate tool, such as video creation or QR Code activities. Attendance Line Please call the attendance line: 703-641-8282 or complete this form

The Team!

Meet the Kindergarten Team Justine Bryan - Room 130 Chloe Mansourimoaied - Room 129 Diana Partyka - Room 127 Tahmena Rauf - Room 128

A Message from our School Board representatives Sandy Evans Dalia Palchik

Our Daily Schedule Arrival and Breakfast Math Specials: P.E., Music, Library, Art, Spanish Snack Reading Workshop Recess and Lunch Writing Workshop Recess Intervention and Enrichment Science or Social Studies Dismissal: walk, Kiss and Ride (car) , SACC, bus

Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks • Breakfast in the Classroom • All students eat free, everyday – 9:05-9:20 • Optional • Lunch • Menu can be found online • Snack Policy - please send in a healthy snack for your child.

Kindergarten Transportation • Bus riders will wear yellow tape on left shoulder of their backpack • Drop Off: Must be met at the door of the bus by an adult or middle school or older student who calls the child by name.

Content Focuses • Math: counting, numbers, shapes, patterns, measurement • Language Arts: storybooks, poetry, personal narratives, non-fiction, content area books, author study • Science: observing and thinking like a scientist, the five senses, living things, life cycles, water, magnets, shadows • Social Studies: social skills and citizenship, economics of needs and wants, jobs and money, geography and maps, American symbols and holidays

Woodburn’s Behavior Approach • Responsive Classroom : • Daily Morning Meetings • Hopes and Dreams • Classroom Community • Positivity Project : • 1 Character Trait each week • Starting with curiosity • Quarterly Celebrations

Responsive Classroom Guiding Principles 1. Teaching social and emotional skills is as important as teaching academic content. 2. How we teach is as important as what we teach. 3. Great cognitive growth occurs through social interaction. 4. How we work together as adults to cre ate a safe, joyful, and inclusive school environment is as important as our individual contribution or competence. 5. What we know and believe about our students—individually, culturally, developmentally—informs our expec tations, reactions, and attitudes about those students. 6. Partnering with families—knowing them and valuing their contributions—is as important as knowing the children we teach.

FCPS Grading Policy Students are graded on a 1-4 scale 4 - Consistently demonstrates concepts and skills of standards taught this quarter 3 - Usually demonstrates concepts and skills of standards taught this quarter 2 - Sometimes demonstrates concepts and skills of standards taught this quarter 1 -Seldom demonstrates concepts and skills of standards taught this quarter

Homework Policy • All students are expected to read for 15 minutes each night. • Practice counting objects and counting by rote are recommended. • Ask your child about their school day.

Communication • Monthly Newsletters from Teams • Weekly Thursday Folders • Parent Conferences in October and as needed/requested Weekly News You Choose emails from Katy and Bridget – have you enrolled? • Follow us on Twitter @WoodburnES and Facebook “Woodburn School” • Any time we feature students on our class/FCPS social media account we will make parents aware of those plans as soon as possible. Any concerns about a student being featured in social media posts, whether from a parent or student, must be respected.

Communication: The best ways to contact me … Main school line: 703-641-8200 Email: tirauf1@fcps.edu Written communication: placed in the student’s daily communication folder.

Upcoming Events and Trips Fall (October) - Cox Farms Fall - Kennedy Center theater performance Spring (April) - The National Zoo

How Can You Help? • Parent volunteers are needed and welcome in the classroom or with Thursday folders. • Encourage reading every night. • Encourage your child to do their best everyday. • Join the PTA.

Before You Leave • Share your contact information • Pick a conference date and time •Share how your child will go home both the first day and on a regular basis, if they differ. Please turn in the form before you go.

Thank you for coming! • YOU are the most important person in your child’s life. • We look forward to working as a team to make this a successful, rewarding, and fun year for your child!