Welcome to Kindergarten
Jenks West Elementary!
West Elementary
• 2126 students pre-kindergarten through fourth
grade
• 6 building campus
• 15 sections of Kindergarten
• All Kindergarten teachers are Early Childhood
Certified
Behavior Matrix
Concentric Circle & Units of Study
All About Me:
Community:
-Self Help Skills
-Thanksgiving
-Communication
-My School/My Classroom
-My Body
-Places
-Healthy Habits:
-Celebrations: Winter Holidays
Cleanliness, Exercise, and Nutrition
-Careers
-Healthy Habits: Personal Safety
-Transportations, Machines, and
-Healthy Habits: Dental Health
Inventions
-Family Traditions
-Valentine’s Day
-Friendship
-Pets
-Fall
Natural World
-Earth Materials
-Seasons: Spring
-My Backyard
-Seasons: Summer
What does reading look like in
Kindergarten?
 Children should have 1500 hours of reading on
someone’s lap by the time a child enters kindergarten.
 Will my child learn to read?
 Children read books in the following ways:
 Reading the pictures
 Reading the words
 Retelling the story
 Teachers will provide children with “Just Right” books for your
child to read at school and at home.
 Remember-all children are different! They learn to read at
different rates and times. However, teachers will work with
your child to achieve goals in reading.
What does math look like in
Kindergarten?
• Hands-on exploration of a variety of
mathematical concepts
• Emphasis on conceptual understanding while
building a mastery of basic skills
• Large and small group experiences
• Content strands focused on: geometry,
measurement, number sense, operations and
computation, patterns
What does writing look like in
Kindergarten?
• Kindergarten students are encouraged to write
about a topic of their choice…
• Kindergarten students are encouraged to use
conventional spelling for common or familiar words
and developmental spelling for less common words
Developmental Spelling refers to a children’s attempt to use what they
already know about letters and sounds to attempt to write words. Research
indicated that encouraging developmental spelling promotes children’s
understanding of the relationship between letters and sounds (Templeton &
Bear, 1992)
• Teacher modeling their own writing
• Student sharing opportunities
Assessments in Kindergarten
 Data book portfolio
 STAR Early Literacy
 Phonics Inventory
 ESGI Computer Based Assessment Tool
 Report Cards
 Teacher Observations
 Running Records
Important Information
• Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures
• Office Check-in through Lobby Guard
• Lunch Procedures (recess before lunch)
• Playground Routines and Procedures
Attendance
School Day: 8:50 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Jenks West Attendance Office X5618
(Joanne.Trindad@jenksps.org)
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Kindergarten - Fourth Grade
Policy
Arrival after 9:30 a.m.
½ day absence
Pick up before 3:00 p.m.
½ day absence
10 days absent/tardies
Courtesy letter
15 days absent /tardies
Courtesy letter
20 days absent
Certified Non-Attending letter
Further Information
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Before and After School CareShare Out
PTAG
Parent Teacher Action
Group - PTAG
• “PTAG” is a volunteer organization of parents,
teachers, and administrators who work together to
promote quality education for our children.
• Our fundraisers include Jog-A-Thon, Box Tops for
Education, Scholastic Book Fairs, Square 1 Art, Dining
Out “Spirit” Nights, BINGO, and Summerfest!!
PTAG
Our activities raise money each year
to support the financial needs of our school:
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PTAG provides a Daily Agenda to all K-4th grade students.
PTAG supplies all classrooms with periodical and online subscriptions.
PTAG pays for all K-4th grade students to attend a field trip.
PTAG provides all teachers with books and supplies.
PTAG pays for 3rd and 4th grade state testing prep materials.
PTAG also financially supports Project Westly, author visits, and staff
appreciation activities.
• PTAG annual membership is $10 per family
• Get in the loop! Read the weekly e-mail blast (forwarded to you by your
classroom teacher). Visit the JWE website. Join us on facebook @ JWE
PTAG. VOLUNTEER! VOLUNTEER! VOLUNTEER!
PTAG
School Supply Packets are on sale NOW!
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PTAG sells EPI School Supply Packets as a service to our JWE families.
Packets are $46.
ONLINE ORDERING ONLY! Deadline is June 26th.
There will be a LIMITED number of packets available at Meet the Teacher in August.
These will be on a first come, first serve basis and there is a price increase of $10!
NO guarantees and NO additional orders will be made.
The supplies are collected by your child’s teacher and used in the classroom as community
property.
This information can be found on our JWE website.
• Teachers LOVE the school supply packs!
• Summerfest
Be a JWE Volunteer!
Field Trips
Back to School Post Cards
(sent
a week before school starts)
Meet the Teacher Day
(August 15th Last names A-L from 4:00 – 7:00)
(August 16th Last names M-Z from 11:00 – 2:00)
First Day of School (8:50 – 3:30)
Friday, August 19th
Thank You
• Angela Hobson
• Building D Principal
• Angela.hobson@jenksps.org
• Jazzman Peaden
• Building A Principal
• Jazzman.peaden@jenksps.org