Kindergarten

Curriculum

Presentation

Miss Hubner

The Creekside Elementary School community will work collaboratively to

provide a safe, engaging, supportive, and challenging environment, ensuring that all students reach their highest potential in

academics and citizenship while honoring their personal strengths.

Communicate with Miss Hubner

• Classroom Newsletter - sent home every Monday– Will also be posted on Connect: found here

• Email – Will try to get back to you within 24 hours

ManagemeManagementnt

•Positive Environment•We are Bucket Fillers!

• Parent Workshop September 30th at 7pm

• Warm Fuzzies!•Clip Chart – Always coming to school “ready to learn” and work our way up or down based on our own choices

Grading Rubric on Report Card

Meeting Standards:Meeting Standards:Exceeds Expectations = 4Exceeds Expectations = 4Meets Expectations = 3Meets Expectations = 3Approaching Expectations = 2Approaching Expectations = 2Below Expectations =1Below Expectations =1

Keys to SuccessKeys to Success•Emphasize Personal Emphasize Personal BestBest•Best Handwriting – Best Handwriting – “Neatest, Nicest!”“Neatest, Nicest!”•No Mistakes – No Mistakes – Opportunities to Opportunities to Improve!Improve!

Encouraging Independent LearnersEncouraging Independent Learners•Establish routines Establish routines •Read to your child and have your child read to youRead to your child and have your child read to you•Ask questions instead of giving answersAsk questions instead of giving answers•Review schoolwork together – Daily FolderReview schoolwork together – Daily Folder

Kindergarten

Curriculum

Math

Thinking Skills

Special Events

Science

TechnologyP.E. Social Studies

Language Arts

ArtMusic

Health andFitness

ReadingFountas and Pinnell •Whole class lessons, small group lessons, one-one assessment and conferences. •Phonics, word work, high frequency words, sight words, and poetryMaking Meaning•Retelling/Sequencing of stories•Learn a variety of strategies to be a successful reader (decode words, predictions, retell, making connections, etc.)•Listening skills•Shared ReadingDaily 5•Read to self Work on writing•Read to someone Word work•Listen to reading

ReadingShared Reading

•Whole group

•Literature

•Big Books

•Class Books

•Poems/ chants

Guided Reading

•Working at each child’s level

•Leveled books

Independent Reading

•To Miss Hubner/ Ms. Lynda

•Silent Reading Time

Partner Reading

• Same level partners

• Multi-level partners

Daily 5

• read to self

• read to friend

• listen to reading

• word work

• writing

Writing•Simple sentences, words, picturesSimple sentences, words, pictures•Draw pictures to tell/convey meaning.Draw pictures to tell/convey meaning.•Draw and labels picture.Draw and labels picture.•Begin to write using letter sounds (best Begin to write using letter sounds (best guess spelling).guess spelling).•Knows appropriate times to use capital Knows appropriate times to use capital and lowercase letters.and lowercase letters.

•Interactive writing-Mini lesson•Modeled writing•Journal writing•Complete the started sentence•Free writing

Handwriting Without Tears Aa

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New Curriculum –

Very Interactive, more than just paper and pencil•Building Letters•Writing with different instruments (chalk, sponges)

Emphasis on GRIP

Will have workbooks that stay here at school, but will send home some practice sheets, too

Visit the parent section on their website for resources and more information!http://www.hwtears.com/hwt/parents

Communication• Use of language becomes more refined and

extended• Listening skills• Oral presentations – primarily descriptions of past

events or retelling familiar stories.• Share drawings and text with others.• Participates in short poems, songs,

repetitive text.• Participates in group discussions.

Math

IXL

New online program for practicing and strengthening

our math skills!!

www.IXL.com/signin/issaquah

Daily Calendar:•Graphing•Days of the week•Months•Measuring•Comparing•Patterns

•Understands and uses number sense•Addition & subtraction•More, less, equal•Numeral writing•Count to 100 by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s•Count to 20 by 2’s•Count backwards from 18•Tallying•Geometry/shapes•Graphing•Measuring•Telling time (o’clock & half past)•Problem solving…explaining their thought process

CentersCenters

•Hands on learning that engages students

•Provides broad range of subject areas

•Learning becomes relevant and personal

•Instructional materials used to explore, reinforce and extend learning

•Materials are differentiated for students with different needs

The emphasis during centers is on practice-meaningful independent and small group practice.

Science/Health/Social Studies

• Liquids and Solids• Plants and Animal Parts• Earth Materials (rocks, sand,

soil, water)• Living and Nonliving Things • Food Groups• Human Body• Friendships• Winter Holidays• “Me” – self esteem• Wants and Needs

7 Habits• Be Proactive• Begin With the

End in Mind• Putting First

Things First• Think Win-Win• Seek to

Understand• Synergize• Sharpen the Saw

Leadership NotebookHonoring each otherGoal Setting

Library Volunteers

• Diane Sperry – dedklj@msn.com

• Come in during class library time– AM – Tuesday 10:00– PM – Thursday 3:10

Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday

Your child needs to

bring back the Star Student

News poster to present to

the class. The poster

will be displayed on the Star of the Week bulletin.

Tune Tuesday

Your child may bring in their favorite

song for us to enjoy!

Please make sure the lyrics

are school appropriate! 

Snack and Story Book

Your child may bring in their favorite story from home, or pick one from our classroom library to be read during

snack and story!

Your child may bring in a Show

and Tell item. The item must be small enough to fit into

his or her backpack. The

Issaquah School District has put in place a new policy

that prohibits all animals on campus unless they are a

documented medical aide or

provide a specific educational value.

Star Student

Extra Extra BusineBusinessss

•Birthday Celebrations•Friendship List/Class Directory•Volunteer sign up – October!!•Parent/Student Conferences – no school for 3 days (December 4th – 6th )•Field trips

•Jubilee Farm – October 18th •AM and PM will go separately

•Arrangements for your child to leave school – IN WRITING •Backpacks – I do not check their individual backpacks, if you have a handwritten note for ME, please put it in their Daily Folder•Snack – NUT FREE•Family vacations – no homework provided

PTA

•Very supportive to the entire Creekside community.

•PE, Music, and Library programs.

•Funds many activities that we do here in class.

•Artists in the classroom

•Science-to-go Labs – Exploring Animals, Liquids & Solids, and Rocks & Soil

•Teacher Grants

Issaquah Schools Foundation• Grants to improve upon our teaching.

•GLAD (Guided Language Acquisitions Design) training