Disclosure Document

Mrs. Julie McAllister

Kindergarten 2014-2015
Welcome to kindergarten! I am excited to e !orking !it" #ou and #our c"ild as "e$s"e learns ne!
t"ings t"roug"out t"is sc"ool #ear. I "o%e to make t"e learning %rocess &un and to make #our c"ild &eel
sa&e and cared &or !"ile at sc"ool. In addition to t"e social and academic learning t"at !ill take %lace
t"is #ear' !e !ill also em%"asi(e uilding li&e skills and a lo)e &or learning t"at !ill strengt"en students
in li&e e#ond t"e classroom. *"e curriculum !ill e ased on t"e +ta" ,tate -ore -urriculum. A
detailed co%# o& t"e -ore -urriculum o.ecti)es can e otained at www.uen.org/core. *"e
&ollo!ing in&ormation is %ro)ided to gi)e #ou an o)er)ie! o& t"e kindergarten #ear.
Language Arts: ,tudents !ill learn reading and !riting skills t"roug" /alanced 0iterac# as outlined
# t"e Al%ine ,c"ool 1istrict. *"e -ore ,tandards stressed in kindergarten are oral language' conce%ts
o& %rint' %"onological 2 %"onemic a!areness' %"onics 2 s%elling' &luenc#' )ocaular#' com%re"ension
and !riting. *"ese standards "el% c"ildren de)elo% t"e skills t"e# need to ecome success&ul readers
and !riters. We !ill e using a )ariet# o& ig ooks' student ooks' and oral language acti)ities to teac"
t"ese standards.
Handwriting: We !ill e using t"e 3aner-/loser manuscri%t !riting met"od &or "and!riting
instruction. 4lease "el% #our c"ild !it" "and!riting skills # %racticing ot" u%%ercase and lo!ercase
letters' and encourage #our c"ild to %ractice t"e correct strokes and %encil gri% !it" t"e &ormation o&
eac" letter.
Mathematics: We teac" t"e core using a alanced mat" a%%roac" as outlined # Al%ine ,c"ool
1istrict. *"ere !ill e man# o%%ortunities &or "ands-on learning t"at !ill "el% #our c"ild de)elo% an
understanding o& counting 2 cardinalit#' o%erations 2 algeraic t"inking' numer 2 o%erations in ase
ten' measurement 2 data' and geometr#.
Content Core: We !ill e integrating most content core su.ects !it" our literac#' mat"' and t"eme
units t"roug"out t"e sc"ool #ear. *"ese areas include "ealt"' %"#sical education' science' and social
studies. 5ou !ill e %ro)ided !it" a list o& t"e t"emes in our mont"l# ne!sletters.
Homework: 6ome!ork is a )aluale learning acti)it# t"at !ill e used to rein&orce' enric"' and
extend t"e classroom learning ex%erience. *"e most im%ortant "ome!ork &or #our c"ild is to read' or
e read to' &or a minimum of 15 minutes ever da. A reading log !ill e sent "ome at t"e
eginning o& eac" mont" in #our c"ild7s "ome!ork %acket. 5our c"ild is to color in one %icture &or eac"
nig"ts reading. *"e "ome!ork %acket !ill also "a)e a "ome!ork acti)it# s"eet !it" dail# acti)ities
listed. W"en #our c"ild com%letes an acti)it#' %lease %lace #our initials in t"e a%%ro%riate ox. 6a)e
#our c"ild do t"e acti)ities in order' as man# acti)ities !ill coincide !it" !eekl# t"emes. !oth the
reading log and homework activit sheet need to "e returned to school on the s#ecified
due date. 5ou do not need to send t"e actual "ome!ork assignments. 4lease "el% #our c"ild e
success&ul !it" "is$"er "ome!ork and res%onsile &or returning it eac" mont". ,tudents !ill e
re!arded !it" a small %ri(e eac" mont" t"at com#leted "ome!ork is returned on time. Com#leted
homework consists of reading a minimum of 15 minutes ever school da and all
homework activities com#leted and returned on the due date.
Classroom Management: I elie)e in %ositi)e rein&orcement to create an u%li&ting learning
en)ironment. I elie)e t"at e)er# c"ild can e"a)e a%%ro%riatel# in t"e classroom and !ill recogni(e
and encourage a%%ro%riate e"a)iors. *"e 8ro)ecrest -iti(ens"i% 4rogram em%"asi(es t"at students
"a)e t"e rig"t to learn in a sa&e and caring en)ironment and t"at no student "as t"e rig"t to inter&ere
!it" t"e learning' sa&et#' or !ell eing o& anot"er student.
*o ensure t"e est %ossile learning en)ironment' !e !ill "a)e t"e &ollo!ing rules listed9
$e will "e safe. $e will "e friendl. $e will "e read to learn.
I& #our c"ild c"ooses to act ina%%ro%riatel# "e$s"e !ill e gi)en a !arning. I& t"e e"a)ior continues'
"e$s"e !ill e asked to go to "is$"er seat. I& t"e e"a)ior is still unc"anged' "e$s"e !ill go to :*"ink
*ime; in anot"er classroom and %arent contact !ill e made. <n t"e t"ird :*"ink *ime; #our c"ild !ill
automaticall# recei)e a %rinci%al re&erral.
Attendance: -"ildren need to e in sc"ool e)er# da# to ene&it most &rom t"e kindergarten
ex%erience. It is also critical &or #our c"ild to arri)e to sc"ool on time. I& #our c"ild arri)es late or
needs to lea)e earl# ou must first check them in/out at the office. *"e sc"ool da# "ours &or
kindergarten are as &ollo!s9
AM %M
Monda &:'5(11:5' 1):*5():*'
+uesda(,rida &:'5(11:5' 1):*5(*:*'
-#otlights: *"roug"out t"e #ear eac" c"ild !ill "a)e t"e o%%ortunit# to e t"e ,tudent o& t"e Week.
4lease create a s%otlig"t %oster &or #our c"ild to s"are !it" t"e class on t"e Monda# o& #our c"ild7s
!eek. We !ill dis%la# t"e %oster in our classroom &or t"e entire !eek. More in&ormation regarding
s%otlig"ts !ill e sent "ome !"en #our c"ild7s !eek to e t"e ,tudent o& t"e Week is a%%roac"ing.
!irthdas: =eel &ree to send a treat to s"are in "onor o& #our c"ild7s irt"da#. 4lease rememer t"at
t"e +ta" ,tate 6ealt" 1e%artment dictates t"at onl# store %ackaged$manu&acturer %re%ared treats are
a%%ro%riate to send to sc"ool. %lease do not send "irthda #art invitations to school as it
causes hurt feelings for those not invited. Also' %lease do not re>uest %ersonal in&ormation ?i.e.
%"one numers and addresses@ &rom me aout c"ildren in t"e classroom' as I !ill not e ale to %ro)ide
it to #ou.
%.../ Com#uters/ and Li"rar: We !ill attend t"e com#uter la" on $ednesda o& e)er# !eek.
=ormal %... !ill e "eld e)er# +hursda. 4lease make sure #our c"ild is dressed a%%ro%riatel# t"at
da# !it" com&ortale clot"ing and sturd#' closed-toe s"oes. We !ill )isit t"e lirar# e)er# =rida# and
#our c"ild !ill "a)e t"e o%%ortunit# to c"eck out one lirar# ook eac" !eek. 4lease make sure #our
c"ild returns "is$"er lirar# ook eac" !eek so "e$s"e can c"eck out a ne! one.
,ieldtri#s: We !ill e going on one &ieldtri% t"is #ear' most likel# to 6ee 6a! =arms in <ctoer. We
!ill send "ome detailed in&ormation %rior to t"e &ieldtri%. ,ome %arent c"a%erones !ill e necessar#.
0o other children ma accom#an us on the fieldtri#.
%lease make sure our child "rings a "ack#ack to school ever da. 6e$s"e s"ould e ale to
o%en and close it easil# and it s"ould e ig enoug" &or %a%ers' &olders' and ooks to &it in. Also' &or
sa&et# reasons' sc"ool %olic# states t"at c"ildren s"ould !ear closed-toe s"oes and socks eac" da#.
4lease !ork !it" #our c"ild on t#ing "is$"er o!n s"oes.
I look &or!ard to !orking !it" #ou t"roug"out t"is sc"ool #ear to ensure t"e est %ossile sc"ool
ex%erience &or #our c"ild. I& #ou "a)e an# >uestions or concerns %lease &eel &ree to email me' contact me
e&ore or a&ter sc"ool' or lea)e a message on m# )oicemail.
Julie McAllister
?A01@ B10-A10C ext. 1BB12D
.mcallisterEal%inedistrict.org