Welcome!
Back to School
Curriculum Night
2014-2015
Welcome to Kindergarten
• Meet the Teacher
• About our Class
• Communication
• Daily Schedule
• Kindergarten Common Core Standards
• Curriculum
• Extras
I am
Mrs. Nicole Gorges
ngorges@barrington220.org
847-756-2841
All about me!
• 15 years in teaching (13th year here at
Countryside)
• Bachelors in Elementary Education; Masters in
Reading; Masters in Educational Leadership
• 3 Beautiful children- 11, 5 ½, & 4
• I just love, love teaching!
About our
Class
About our Class
• 15 boys and 5 girls (am class)
• 12 boys and 9 girls (pm class)
• We do not have a classroom aide assigned to
kindergarten.
• We have aides and specialists who will push in
throughout the day and work with one and/or a
few students.
Communication
Communication
• Daily Take-Home Folders (blue-am & red-pm)
• Weekly Newsletters-Friday (via email or hard
copy)
• Friday Folders-important notes; newsletter, sign
sheet indicating your read my newsletter and
handouts (blue-am & red-pm)
• Webpage (work in progress)
• Facebook (Nicole Gorges – Kinders)
• Email ngorges@barrington220.org
• Phone 847-756-2841
• Notes
Our Daily
Schedule
Our Daily Schedule
• Unpack backpack and empty Daily Folder
• Table Books or Table Activities
• Announcements and Pledge of Allegiance and
Countryside Pledge
• Morning Circle Time
• Share/Celebrations
• Calendar (math concepts)
• Jolly Phonics (letter sounds)- 4 days a week
• Handwriting Without Tears – 3 days a week
Our Daily Schedule
• Reader’s Workshop: Whole Group: Read Aloudreading strategy & skill
• Snack time and bathrooms
• One on one reading conferences
• Daily 5- Centers & small group instruction
• Writer’s Workshop/Science, Second Step (social
emotional learning)
• Math Workshop/Science, Social Studies, Second
Step
• Share/Celebrations
• Pack up and Dismissal
Kindergarten Common
Core State Standards
CCSS drive my instruction
• Reading-Informational Text (nonfiction)
• Reading-Literature (fiction)
• Reading-Foundational Skills (phonics and phonemic
awareness)
• Writing
• Speaking and Listening
• Grammar
• Math-Counting & Cardinality, Operations and
Algebraic Thinking, Number and Operations
in Base Ten, Measurement & Data,
Geometry
Reader’s
Workshop Model
Reader’s Workshop
• Whole Group Instruction: Jolly Phonics (letter
sounds-until November); Read Aloud; Handwriting
Without Tears
• Daily 5 – Literacy Centers (Read to Self, Read to
a Buddy, Listen to Reading, Work on Writing,
Word Work)
• Small Group Instruction- guided reading and
strategy groups (ability and flexible grouping)
• One on one reading Conferences
• Computers/IPADS- Raz-Kids or ABC
Mouse
Writer’s
Workshop
Writer’s Workshop
• Whole Group Instruction: Focus Lesson
• Small Group Instruction- guided writing and
strategy/skill groups (flexible grouping)
• One on one Writing Conferences
• Students will move through the writing processprewriting, revising, editing, publishing
• Computers/IPADS
• Author Share and Celebration
Math Workshop
Math Workshop
• Whole Group Instruction:
• Focus Lesson-Teacher Models/demonstrates
• Guided Practice-Teacher and Students do
together
• Let’s Practice- Student tries concept
independently
• Small Group Instruction or individualized support
• Math Centers (practice and enrichment)
• Math Journals (writing about math)
• Math in Focus activities online
• http://www.barrington220.org/site/Default.as
px?PageID=4618
Math (CPA)
• Three Stages of the Math Process
1. Conceptual Stage- Hands on learning to
understand concept (Concrete)
2. Pictorial Stage- draw pictures or objects to help
understand concept
3. Abstract Stage- Computation
(number writing)
Science
• Science and Math will be integrated within each other
• Essential Understanding: How do I sort and organize my world?
• Physical Science: Properties of Objects
and Materials (Properties)
• Earth/Space Science: Properties of Earth Materials (Pebbles and
Sand)
• Life Science: Characteristics of Living Things (Animals Two By
Two)
SPECIALS
• Library: Once per week (Mondays)
• Kindergym time: Once per week (Fridays) Motor
moms and dads (sign up sheet)
Second Step
• Social/Emotional Learning
***Link on my classroom website (handout)
Classroom Parties and Field
Trips
• Halloween Party: Friday, October 31st
• Winter Party: Monday, December 19th
• Valentine’s Day Party: Thursday, February 12nd
• Field Day: ?
• Field Trips- none planned at this
time
Home-School Connection
• Raz-Kids: (student login sheets)
• Math in Focus: ThinkCentral.com (setting up
student accounts)
• ABC Mouse (working on subscription)
Homework
Homework
• Nightly Reading Log
• Enrichment Opportunities (optional)
• Handwriting
• Math- occasionally (reinforcement)
• Family projects (occasional)
• Playtime/family time
• It might look different for everyone. I
want homework to be meaningful.
Thank you so
much for coming!
ngorges@barrington220.org
847-756-2841