Kindergarten OrientationFINAL.pptx

Manoa Elementary School
Kindergarten Orientation
2013-2014
Manoa Elementary School
Contact Information
201 S. Manoa Road
Havertown, PA. 19083
Phone: 1-610-853-5900
Fax: 1-610-853-5978
School website –
http://www.haverford.k12.pa.us/Domain/620
*Visit school website for resources.
Kindergarten Staff
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Jody Betz, Teacher
Lindsay Carney, Teacher
Julie Cervini, Teacher
Katelyn Oliver, Teacher
Katie Gretchen, SPED Teacher
Amy Owens, SPED Teacher
Michelle May, SPED Teacher
Michelle Welsh, Reading Specialist
Rochelle Wizmur, Speech
Therapist
•  Carolynne Wurth, Guidance
Counselor
Office Staff
•  Roe Viola,
Secretary
•  610-853-5900, ext.
6000
Wellness Issues
•  Mary Pat Bongiovanni,
RN
•  Bridget Morris, Medical
Assistant
•  Immunizations
•  Illness
•  Physical exams
•  Medical conditions/
allergies
•  Medication
•  Proper sleep and
nutrition
•  Healthy snacks
Student Orientation Day
September 3rd
•  Students and their parent(s) will attend school.
•  Students and parents will attend only one orientation session.
AM session 1 9:00-10:00 AM
AM session 2 10:15-11:15 AM
PM session 1 1:00-2:00 PM
PM session 2 2:15-3:15 PM
•  Transportation is not provided on the first day due to the adjusted
schedule.
•  Students initially attend class with their parents.
•  Parents leave class and attend a meeting with the principal.
•  Parents will return to the classroom to pick up their child at the end of
the orientation session.
First Full Day of Kindergarten
September 4th
•  Students ride the bus by
themselves.
•  Staff will escort students as
they enter and exit the school.
•  Parents may not visit the
classroom.
•  AM walkers enter the school at
the playground doors.
•  PM walkers enter the school at the
main entrance on Eagle
Road.
•  PM walkers who have parents
that drive may not drop
Class Times
•  AM Program
Doors open at 8:35 AM
Class begins at 8:45 AM
Class ends at 11:25 AM
•  PM Program
Doors open at 12:40 PM
Class begins at 12:50 PM
Class ends at 3:30 PM
•  Early dismissal schedule:
Act 80 Days
Alternating attendance
•  Attendance is critical.
•  Good attendance habits
begin in kindergarten.
Kindergarten Academic
Program
•  Enhances the love of learning
•  Provides a rich and stimulating
•  environment that promotes self esteem,
social development, and academic skills
•  Offers differentiated instruction
•  Administers periodic
assessments used for reporting
progress and target instruction
•  Assigns homework
Kindergarten Curriculum
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Language Arts
Social Studies
Mathematics
Science
Handwriting
Guidance
Library and Computer Skills
Resources on school website
Reading & Language Arts
Goals for Entering
kindergarten
•  Identify 52 uppercase and lowercase
Letters
•  Identify some sounds associated with
Letters
•  Write first and last name
•  Follow two and three step directions
•  Exposure to markers, scissors, crayons,
pencils, glue and tape
•  Listen to and retell simple stories
•  Practice listening when others are
Speaking
•  Experience with speaking in complete
sentences
Parental Support
•  Read with your child daily
•  Read nursery rhymes, folktales, poetry,
non-fiction and rhyming books
•  Retell stories using puppets, pictures or
•  Acting
•  Encourage appropriate interactive
conversation
•  Identify and produce rhyming words
•  Identify sight words, title, author and
•  illustrator when reading with your child
•  Keep a supply of reading material in the
car
•  Focus on beginning and ending sounds
•  Practice writing letters and words
•  www.starfall.com
•  www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html
•  www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.htm
•  http://www.nifl.gov/publications/publications.html
Resources to Promote
Literacy
•  National Institute for Literacy
•  Literacy in the Home
•  Pennsylvania’s Learning
Standards
•  Resources on school website
Math
Goals for Entering
kindergarten
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Identify basic shapes
Identify basic colors
Count to 30
Identify and write numbers 0 – 10
Complete simple patterns
Identify and sort objects by color, shape
and size
•  Experience with counting objects
•  Understand the terms: same, different,
first, second, third, large, medium, small,
more, less, top, middle, bottom, inside,
outside, over, under, right, left, up and
down
Parental Support
•  Count anything and everything!!!
•  Practice color, shape and number
Identification
•  Use position words in conversation
•  Expose your child to money and time
•  Practice basic addition and subtraction
•  Use terms listed on the left on a regular
basis
•  www.mhschool.com/
•  www.aaamath.com
•  www.k111.k12.il.us/KING/math.htm
•  www.rainforestmaths.com/
Home Activities to
Promote Numeracy
•  Pennsylvania’s Learning
Standards
•  COUNT!!! Count with your child
on a daily basis.
•  Play “I Spy” using position, shape
and color terms.
•  Watching and playing sports is an
excellent opportunity to talk about
numbers.
•  Concentration/memory games.
•  Memorize address, phone
number, and birthday.
Home Activities to Promote
Good Classroom Behavior
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Involve your child in play groups with
children the same age.
Promote and use good manners.
Talk to your child about the teacher’s
role as the leader of the classroom.
Work with your child to independently
prepare for the school day. He/she will
need to remove his/her jacket, empty
his/ her book bag, hang up their jacket
and book bag and bring his/her school
materials to their table.
Work with your child to help him/her
understand that they need to be
responsible for his/her own property
and respectful of other’s property.
Places to Visit
•  Background knowledge
•  The Philadelphia Zoo
•  The New Jersey or Baltimore
Aquarium
•  Historic sites
•  The Please Touch Museum
•  Library
•  The Philadelphia Art Museum
•  Summer Stage shows
•  Rose Tree Park performances
•  Shopping experiences
•  Playground
•  Upper Darby Summer Stage
•  Performances
Report Cards &
Conferences
•  Performance based report card
•  3 = Meets expectations
•  2 = Approaching Expectations
•  1 = Not Yet Meeting Expectations
•  Performance areas
•  Language Arts
•  Learning to read independently
and critically in all content areas
•  Reading, Analyzing and
Interpreting
•  Literature
•  Writing
•  Handwriting
•  Speaking and Listening
•  Mathematics
•  Numbers and operations
•  Measurement
•  Geometry
•  Algebraic concepts
•  Data Analysis & Probability
•  Science
•  Characteristics of Successful kearners
•  Personal Information
•  Conferences
Students with Special
Needs
Jessica Gondek,
Coordinator of
Elementary Special
Education Services
1-610-853-7224
Class Size
•  2012 - 2013 regular education class size did not exceed 25
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•  Special education class sizes depends on the number of students
identified and program.
Arrival
•  HTSD Transportation
•  610-853-5929.
•  Transportation provided to
and from school for eligible
students.
•  AM program 8:35 AM
•  PM program 12:40 PM
•  Parents should not escort
their children into the
building or classroom.
Departure
•  Prompt pick-up at school
and the bus stop are very
important.
•  AM program – 11:25
•  PM program – 3:30
•  Bus students will need to
attach the tag provided on
the first day of school to
their book bag.
Parent Teacher Organization
•  Current President is Helene
Conroy-Smith
•  Hold monthly meetings
•  PTO members are in our
•  building on a daily basis.
•  Sponsor fundraisers
•  Support academic
programming, special events
and school beautification
projects.
Extended Day Program
Family Support Services
Information is available
in the main office.