Welcome to Open House!

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Welcome to Open House!

• Mrs. Fantini
• The Fantini Funhouse

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What our Morning looks like?

• Arrive at 850
• Unpack book bags.
• This includes turning attendance card, taking
  out green folder, recording lunch choice,
  putting lunch box and book bags in cubbies,
  hanging up jacket.
• Sit at seats to complete morning work..
• Listen to morning announcements.
• Say Pledge of Allegiance and sing patriotic song.
• Sit on rug for morning meeting.

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Groups

• Monday and Friday AM
• Weeks focus and goals -Word Wall Word song and
  practice
• Reading and Writing Workshop.
• Orton (Phonics Program)
• Printing practice
• 4 groups that rotate every 30 minutes.
• Teacher guided reading group
• Literacy Centers
• Independent seat work
• Songs, songs, and more songs

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The Common Core State Standards were developed
to help ensure that all students are college and
career ready in literacy and mathematics no later
than the end of high school. http//vimeo.com/519
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• Kindergarten Assessment
• Children are assessed (tested) every ten
  weeks.

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Reading Common Core Curriculum

• Macmillan Reading Series
• ELA domains
• Trade books
• Sight words
• Orton Gillingham
• Literacy centers
• Dramatics/Acting it out
• Puppets for retelling stories
• Poetry Notebooks

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Writing -Common Core Curriculum

• Drawing pictures
• Journal writing
• Cut apart sentences
• Writers workshop
• Class books
• Shared writing

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Helping your child write

• Stretch out a word to hear many sounds.
• Encourage child to write what they hear.
• Refer to the ABC chart when saying a sound.
• Practice sight words.
• Rather than spelling a word for your little one,
  break it up and allow them to write down what
  they hear.

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Example of writing

• Pictures are the first stages of writing
• Inventive spelling
• Ball B or Bl or Bal
• The dog is eating a bone.
• Might look like
• The d is e a b.
• The dg is etg a bn.
• The dog is eting a bon.

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Math Common Core Curriculum

• Math Expressions
• Whole group math lesson
• Math Stations (math games)
• Small group instruction

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Science Common Core Curriculum

• Our Science Units include
• Plants
• Seasons and Weather
• The Five Senses
• Farms

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Social Studies - Common Core Curriculum

• Family and Friends
• Myself and Others
• Communities
• Native Americans
• Community Helpers

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Health Common Core Curriculum

• Body
• Nutrition
• Germs
• Dental Health

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Homework

• Read to your little one nightly.
• Have them retell the story in their own words.
• Ask them where the story takes place, who is in
  the story, what happened first, next and last.
• Use the resources I send home. Alphabetical order
  letters, booklets we make and sight word flash
  cards.
• Weekly printing practice.

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Behavior Program

• Green good day
• Blue warning
• Yellow 2nd warning and miss 5 minutes choice
  time
• Red Miss 10 minutes of choice time
• Lose free time and a note or call home may be
  necessary

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Tips for Success

• Monitor school work empty green folder nightly.
• Make reading a priority
• Encourage independence
• Expect the BEST!
• Keep in touch if you have any questions.
• Practice good hygiene (how to wipe nose/sneeze or
  cough into inner elbow, etc.)
• Practice how to button, zipper, and put on boots.
• Proper bathroom etiquette.

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Shoe tying

• Please practice tying shoes with your little one
  at home. We do not teach that skill in
  kindergarten.
• Make sure to double or triple knot them.
• Velcro is perfectly acceptable.

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Classroom Parties

• Please sign up for our
• holiday parties at the
• horseshoe table. Please leave siblings at home.
  Make this your time with your little one.

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Parent Teacher Conferences
Please remember to sign-up for your childs
Parent Teacher Conference either on December 4th
and 5th. Sign-up sheets are located in the
gymnasium.
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Dont forget to visit
Art Mrs. D. Tonsoline
Physical Education Mrs. C. Tonsoline
Music Ms. Scherer (Mrs. McKernon)
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Check out my websitewww.lancasterschools.org
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Select a School Como Park
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Click on ClassroomsClick on Fantini, Elaine
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Welcome to our Funhouse
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Thank you for coming tonight!
I am looking forward to working with you and your
child.