Agenda:

Classroom Procedures:
Behavior (Class DOJO)
Take Home Folders/Friday Folders
Daily Schedule & Specials Schedule
Website:
Resources
Curriculum
MES Policies
Other Important Information

Birthday Celebrations, Homework, Parent Volunteers

Field Trips, Room Parent, Contact Information, Wish List

9:15 - 9:20
9:20
-10:55
10:5511:20
11:25-11:55
11:5512:05
12:05-

Morning Meeting
Literacy
Writing
Lunch
Bathroom Break

Letterland

12:25-1:05
1:10-1:50
1:50-2:20

Math
Specials
Recess

2:20-2:40 Snack/Read Aloud

2:45-3:30
3:30-3:40

Rest
Time/Developmental
Centers, S.S./Science

Pack Up &

Specials
Schedule

Classroom
Website

Assessments

*Whole group activities

*Guided reading Groups

-Students will work with the teacher

on specific reading skills based on the
students current skill level.

*Literacy Centers
- Students will work on literacy activities

in a small group and will work towards

completing those activities independently
by the end of the year.
(Word Work, Work on Writing, Read to
Someone, Listening Center, Read to Self).

What Will We Learn?

The kindergarten literacy curriculum

focuses on comprehension, phonics sk
and introducing
students to different reading strategie
that will help guide their beginning
reading skills.

The kindergarten literacy curric

provides guidance and support
students to ensure success with
these
different skills.

Letterland
- A unique, phonics-based approach
to
teaching reading, writing and
spelling.
- The Letterland characters
transform
from plain black letter
shapes into
child-friendly pictures.

During our writing this year, we will

be working on a lot of different
skills.
With prompting and support and using
a combination of dictation,
drawing and writing will write
narrative, informational and
opinion writing pieces.
Students will work on beginning writing
skills such as capital letters, end marks,

Set-up:
*Whole group lessons
*Mini-lessons
*Math practice rotations
*Small Groups/Strategy Groups:
-Differentiated practice
*What Will We Learn?
-Representing Numbers
-Measurement
-Shapes

-Addition & Subtraction

3 Hands On Kindergarten Science

Kits:
*Investigating Properties
*Weather
*Animals Two by Two

4 Kindergarten Social Studies Units:

I am a Citizen!
We have Needs and Wants
We are Alike! We are Different!
Whats Around Me

Standards
Based Grading

Wake County has standards based grading

throughout all grade levels.

Level 4 = I can do this skill on my own and

apply it to other content areas
independently.
Level 3 = I can do this skill all by myself!
Level 2 = I need some help with this skill.
Level 1 = I dont understand this skill, even

MES Policies

Birthday
Celebrations
MES encourages monthly birthday
celebrations.

We will be schedule a monthly celebration

(ex: last Friday of each month) for the
students who
have a birthday in that specific month.

When sending in birthday snacks, please be

mindful
of classroom allergies and if possible, send in
healthy snacks!
If you are not interested in sending in snacks,

Homework

Parent
Volunteers

Field Trips

Room Parent
If you are interested in becoming our class
room parent this year, please let me know!
A room parent will be responsible for
communicating classroom events
and reminders between the teacher
and parents. Setting up and working
with me on classroom celebrations
(holidays, etc).
Please let me know if you are
interested in helping out in the
classroom!

Wish List
Items

These items can also be found on the website as well

as on www.amazon.com.
Our class wish list is located on www.amazon.com
this year!
You can find our wish list items by clicking under
Wish List and searching for Gostele.
You do NOT have to purchase them from the
Amazon website but it is a good guide for
the item and what it looks like.
Any donation or purchase is greatly appreciated!

Contact Ms.
Gostele
Email:
egostele@wcpss.net
School Phone:
919.460.3400
*If you have not been

Q&A Time
Time for Questions and
Comments!