A presentation by
Ocean View School District
Huntington Beach, CA
Board of Trustees
Debbie Cotton, President
Tracy Pellman, Clerk
John Briscoe
John Ortiz
Norm Westwell
Superintendent
William V. Loose, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent of C & I
Kathy Frazier, Ed.D.
Coordinator of Categorical Programs
Claudine Dumais, Ed.D.
Presenters
Cindy Reichenthaler, Oak View Elementary PREPPIE K Teacher
Pat Sakaida, Harbour View Elementary PREPPIE K Teacher
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Ocean View School District
Huntington Beach, CA
PREPPIE Kindergarten
Program
1982-2011
A Transitional Kindergarten program providing young kindergartners with
a developmentally appropriate readiness curriculum that prepares them
for success in traditional Kindergarten.
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Ocean View School District
Huntington Beach, CA
• Elementary school district serving the suburban Huntington Beach,
CA area
• Enrollment: 9750 students in grades K-8
• 2 Preschools, 11 Elementary Schools, 4 Middle Schools
• 7 Title I Schools
• 21% are English Learners
• 2011-2012: 9 PREPPIE classes district-wide
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OVSD PREPPIE Kindergarten
Program History
• PREPPIE Kindergarten program instituted in 1982
• Based on developmental stages (Piaget, Gesell)
• Learning through play and experience
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Criteria for Placement
• July 1st to December 2nd birthdays are given Maturational
Assessment Test
• Readiness based on academic, motor, social skills
• Students are placed according to developmental age
• Movement to traditional Kindergarten or
• 1st grade made by informed parental decision
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Current PREPPIE Program
• District-level academic placement
• Half-day PREPPIE Program
• Full day Title I PREPPIE Program
• PREPPIE/Kindergarten clusters in same classroom
• 25% of incoming kindergartners are
tested for the PREPPIE Program
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Oak View Elementary School
• Enrollment: 723 students in K-5 grade
• 99% Hispanic
• 96% qualify for free or reduced lunch
• 80% English Language Support
• 4 full-day regular Kindergarten classes
• 2 full-day PREPPIE classes
• 1 full-day cluster (K and PREPPIE)
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Harbour View Elementary School
• Enrollment: 867 students in K-5 grade
• 62.5% Caucasian
• 17% qualify for free or reduced lunch
• 13% English Language Support
• 6 full-day regular Kindergarten classes
• 2 half-day PREPPIE classes
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Star View Elementary School
• Enrollment: 570 students in K-5 grade
• 50% Vietnamese
• 38% qualify for free or reduced lunch
• 38% English Language Support
• 3 full-day regular Kindergarten classes
• 1 full-day PREPPIE class
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PREPPIE Curriculum
• Monthly planning webs and Math Curriculum Maps
• Language Arts and English Language Development
• Math
• Science and Social Studies
• Music and Art
• Physical Education
• Social Skills
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Sample PREPPIE Kindergarten Planning Web
PREPPIE - K WEB
September Sept
LITERACY
MATH
Shared reading/read alouds
Label room
Daily schedule
Handwriting without tears: exploration
Morning message
Language experience: T writes
GLAD vocabulary strategies/ Thinking maps
Gingerbread Man unit- compare/contrast versions
Free exploration Shapes:describe/compare/selfmade shape books Introduce patterns
Graphing: shapes/color
Counting/recording
SCIENCE
SOCIAL STUDIES
THEME - E.L.D.
School:
Apple theme: sauce, ctg. Seeds, prints, graphing
red, green, yellow apples, tasting,
compare/contrast
Red Hen: w/ real hen do guided drawing, breadbaking, wheat growing
Fall vocabulary
Flag salute
Seasonal actvities
Rosie's Walk
Gingerbread Man-The hunt throughout school
Apple themes-High Scope strategies
Plan Do Review - Exploratory Corner
SPECIAL EVENTS
ART
ASSESSMENTS
STRATEGIES
BOOKS/SONGS/CHANTS
Back to School Night
Apple art Art
masters Guided
drawing
TLC fine motor lessons
Avenues assess.(rec./exp.)
ABC knowledge/sounds
Concepts of print
Kinder assess.
#1-1 corres.
#recognition
Sorting/pattering
GLAD words:
School vocab.
ABC chants
No David
School books
CJ Songs
Nursery rhymes
Brown Bear
Colors/Shapes
Fall books Apple
themes Math
Gingerbread (Man, Girl,
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Thinking maps
circle maps for ELD
High Scope:
Plan Do Review
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Sample PREPPIE Kindergarten Math Curriculum
Math Curriculum Mapping September/October
Number Sense
 Count to 10 plus understand that numbers represent quantity.
 Use and manipulate concrete objects (Free explore in Sept/Oct)
 Practice 1-1 correspondence
 Match sets of objects
Measurement & Geometry
 Identify common objects & describe geometric features
 Identify & describe circle, triangle, square, and rectangle
 Demonstrate beginning understanding concept of time (time line, calendar)
 Demonstrate knowledge of spatial position (above, below)
 Understand ordinal concepts (before, after, what comes next)
Statistics, Data Analysis, Probability
 Identify, describe, extend simple pat1:erns (AB)
 Use of graphs to represent/organize information
 Estimating of "reasonable numbers"
Algebra & Functions
 Students sort/classify objects
 Identify, sort, classify objects by two attributes
Math Reasoning
 Can function in their environment- moving & experiencing themselves in space.
 Employ reasoning strategies using numbers & geometric shapes (e.g. constructing objects using unit blocks)
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Sample Half Day PREPPIE Kindergarten Schedule
PREPPIE Daily Schedule
** Beat the Bell
8:25-8:45
8:45-9:35
9:35-9:45
9:45-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:30-10:45
10:45-11:30
11:30-11:50
Opening: attendance, flag salute, surprise box, read-aloud
Work time: children work in small groups and rotate to different tables.
These centers may include reading readiness, writing, math etc. Students
will choose a “tub game” from the cubbies when they are done for “Quiet
Game Time”
Clean up
Movement/music
Snack/Recess
Story
Arts/Crafts, science, easel painting, large blocks, housekeeping
Clean-up, recap, dismissal
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Sample Full Day PREPPIE Kindergarten Schedule
PREPPIE Daily Schedule
** Beat the Bell
8:00-8:10
8:10-8:30
8:30-8:50
8:50-9:20
9:20-9:55
10:00-10:20
10:20-10:40
10:40-11:10
11:10-11:45
11:45-12:00
12:00-12:45
12:45-1:00
1:00-1:20
1:20-1:40
1:40-1:50
1:50
Students sign-in & parents read with child
Opening: attendance, helper of the day, question of the day, calendar,
chants, read-aloud
Healthy snack & movement activity
Read-aloud & journal writing
Small groups: 2 groups (Science/Social Studies & Literacy)
Recess
ELD whole group
Small groups: 3 groups (Math, ELD & HWOT)
Lunch
Rest time
Plan Do & Review
Review
P.E. (Dance, ABCs of Yoga)
Table Time
Daily message
Dismissal
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Language Arts and
English Language Development
• Houghton-Mifflin Kindergarten Reading Program
• Houghton-Mifflin ELD Medallions Program
• Handwriting Without Tears
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Mathematics
• Houghton–Mifflin Kindergarten Math Program
– AIMS
– Math Their Way
– Kathy Richardson Math (Kindergarten)
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Science and Social Studies
• MacMillan-McGraw California Science
• McGraw-Hill Adventures in Time and Place – Social Studies
• Differentiated Instruction Model – Field Trips and Exploratory
Centers
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Science and Social Studies
Exploratory Centers
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Music and Art
• Developmentally appropriate
• Guided drawing
• Daily painting
• Dance
• Daily singing /chanting
• Art Program
• TLC lessons - Kaye Espinoza
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Physical-Motor Development
• Movement
• The ABCs of Yoga
• Outdoor games
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Social Skills
• High Scope Model of “Plan, Do, and Review”
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Social Skills
• Positive Behavioral Interventions Supports (PBIS) is our District-wide
program
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Assessments
• District kindergarten assessments
– Alphabet knowledge, sounds, number sense and recognition, concepts
of print, one-to-one correspondence etc…
• English Language Development assessments
• Small and large motor assessments
• Social development
• Anecdotal records
– Observation in the natural environment
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Instructional Strategies and Support
• Phonemic Awareness (Hallie Yopp)
• Differentiated Instruction (Gibson/Hasbrouck)
• Classroom Management (Rick Morris)
• Project GLAD (Guided Language
Acquisition Design)
• Thinking Maps
• Active Participation (Anita Archer)
• EISS (Early Intervention School Success)
• High Scope Model – Play and
Sequential Order (Piaget)
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Recruitment of Families
• The intent is to empower our parents!
• Parents are present during the Maturational Assessment Test.
• Parent Meetings/conferences
• Parent Tours
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Challenges and Successes
• Educating our parents about the differences between programs
• Creating a unique PREPPIE program
• Setting the standards for parent involvement within our preppie
program
• Articulating with the preschool and regular kindergarten
• Creating more real-life experiences for our students
• Maintaining a strong ELD program
• Evaluating our strengths and areas of
improvement
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Challenges and Successes
• Parent Education workshops
• Assessing as part of the parent-teacher conference
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Challenges and Successes
Our Preppie program has developed into a well established and very
cohesive program. Our students move on to regular kindergarten as
confident learners prepared to take on academic challenges.
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Questions ?
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OVSD Contact Information
For more information, please contact
Claudine Dumais, Ed.D., Coordinator of Categorical Programs cdumais@ovsd.org
Pauline Tressler, Ed.D., Principal of Star View ptressler@ovsd.org
Cindy Reichenthaler, Oak View Elementary PREPPIE K Teacher creichenthaler@ovsd.org
Pat Sakaida, Harbour View Elementary PREPPIE K Teacher psakaida@ovsd.org
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