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Welcome to Kindergarten Beginners’ Day Source for Picture: http://jerome.northbranfordschools.org/Content/Welcome_to_Kindergarten.asp

Kindergarten Curriculum ● Kindergarten Entry Assessment -First 60 days of school -Reading and Math ● Common Core Standards

Reading Foundational Skills Students should be able to: ● Correctly identify and name all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet. ● Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page. ● Count, pronounce, and blend syllables in spoken words. ● Recognize rhyming words

Reading Foundational Skills Students should be able to: ● Read high frequency words by sight (e.g. the, at, it, is, are). ● Identify the sounds of each letter in a word. ● Distinguish between long vowel and short vowel sounds. ● Know how the rearrangement of letters in a word changes the pronunciation.

Reading Comprehension With support, students should be able to: ● Retell story events. ● Identify the characters, the setting, and major events in a story. ● Compare and contrast the experiences of characters in a story. ● Identify the main idea of a text. ● Identify the role of the author and the illustrator in a text.

Reading Level ● Alphabetized System ● Level C at the middle of the year ● Level D at the end of the year

Writing Students should be able to use drawings, dictations, and writings to: ● Tell about the events in a story in the order in which they happened. ● Name a topic and provide information about that topic. ● Provide an opinion about a topic or book.

Math Students should be able to: ● Count to 100 by ones and tens. ● Write numbers from 0 to 20. ● Compare two numbers between 1 and 20. ● Make combinations of 10. ● Solve addition and subtraction word problems within 10 (5+3=? 5+?=8).

Math Students should be able to: ● Identify and describe squares, triangles, rectangles, cubes, cones, spheres, and cylinders. ● Identify whether shapes are flat or solid. ● Compare and contrast shapes. ● Combine shapes together to form new shapes.

Instructional Practices ● Balanced Literacy Framework ● Math Investigations

Assessments ● Kindergarten Entry Assessment (KEA) ● MAP Testing ● Reading 3-D ● NCDPI Assessments ●Math Investigations’ Assessments ● Common Assessments ● Anecdotal Records

Resources http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/parents/ParentToolkit/ Pages/parentsKAndPre-K.aspx http://www/dpi.state.nc.us http://www.corestandards.org

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Special Education Support Holly White holly.white@cms.k12.nc.us

McAlpine School Counselor • Role of the School Counselor – Support with transition – Support with getting along with our friends – Teaching Social Skills – Support with Academics – Parent Support – A little bit of everything!

McAlpine School Counselor • How do you contact me? – Open Door Policy – Email is the best way to get me quickly: KelliD.Isamat@cms.k12.nc.us – Phone: 980-343-3750 – Website: http://mcisamat.weebly.com/