4. Structure of School
District
• Harold Martin School
– Grades PK to 3
• Maple Street School
– Grades 4-6
• Hopkinton Middle High School
– Grades 7-12
5. Hallmarks of HMS
• Focus on reading, writing, math and a lifelong
love for learning
• Respect for all: students, parents, community
members; a welcoming atmosphere
• The Three Bʼs: Be Safe, Be Respectful, and
Be Responsible
• Teaching students how to be good citizens
and care for one another
6. Recent Initiatives
• Full Day Kindergarten
• Professional Learning Communities
• Commitment to Technology
• Numeracy Specialist and a focus on Math
• Brand new state of the art playground
7. HMS Logistics
• School day: 8 AM to 2:35 PM
• Preschool (and morning K) Day: 8-11:20
• Afternoon K: 11:20-2:35
• Full Day Kindergarten: 8 AM to 2:35 PM
• Transportation:
• All students can receive bus transportation, including mid-day Kindergarten
• Parents may pick up as well. Except for mid-day, pick up is in the music room
• Safety:
• Only one door open
• All non-staff must wear visitor passes
• Other
• Notes-important for dismissal
• Call absentee line (746-4030)-our nurse checks by calling home
8. Richness of Staff
• Great resources:
– Full time school nurse (R.N.)
– Full time guidance counselor
– Three Reading Teachers
– Numeracy Specialist
– Behavior Specialist
– Class sizes averaging 18-20 students.
– Library
– Technology
9. Richness of Staff
• Nature of our teachers
– Experienced teachers, more than 2/3 with
Masters Degrees
– Continued professional development/Working
early and late
– Strong advocates for your children
– Large percentage live in Hopkinton
10. Richness of Parents and
Community Members
• Volunteer Organization
• PTA
• Support
• Partnerships with HYSA, TSNH
11. Curriculum
• Reading: Guided Reading
• Writing: Writing Process utilizing Write Traits
• Math: Growing With Mathematics
• Social Studies and Science are integrated within
themes
• Art, Music, P.E.
• Library, Computer
12. Special Programs
• Spring Enrichment Program
– “Reaching for the Stars”
• Artist in Residence
• Author Visits
• Help for all students
• Reading Recovery, Title One
• Special Education,
• Health, Guidance
• Enrichment math and reading
13. Teaching Students to
Care
• Second Step
– empathy, impulse control/problem solving, and
anger management
• The 3 B’s
– Be Safe
– Be Respectful
– Be Responsible
14. Communication
• Email: all staff:
– First letter first name/last name @hopkintonschools.org
– wcarozza@hopkintonschools.org
• Weekly Parent Flash-hard copy and via email
• PTA Meetings, first Thursday of the month
• HMS Web Site: http://hopkintonschools.org/
haroldmartinschool
• HMS News Listserv
• Monthly HMS Podcasts
• Phone: 746-3473
16. History of the effort
• FDK Committee in 2005
• Discussions with School Board through the years
• Greater interest shown in current Board
• Time to jump in
17. Objective?
• Provide academic intervention for those in greatest
need
• If pilot is successful, it will provide guidance for
future implementation and/or growth of FDK.
18. General Structure of
FDK
• Assuming low enough enrollment, 2 half day
sessions and 1 full day session.
• Approximately 8 Intervention Students will be given
free access to FDK. Others will be part of lottery.
Approximately 8 other students will be given slots
with an eye to gender equity.
• Cost is $4400 for the year
19. What’s Does
Intervention Mean?
• Much like our preschool model, the goal is to provide an
extra academic boost to children who need it.
• SINI situation
• We have solid data from our screenings and from the
students who have been in our preschool program
• Intervention from the classroom teacher, special educators
reading staff and numeracy specialist
• Parallel to Reading Recovery
20. Potential Pitfalls?
• If enrollment gets too high...
• Currently at 43 students registered. Last year at
this time we had 10 more students registered.
• If we reach in the 50s we would then retreat to 4
sessions.
21. Why FDK?
• The advent of the Common Core State Standards
• Nationwide, from 10% FDK in 70s. In 2008, 60%.
• Less grade retention, higher math and reading
growth.
22. Timeline from here
• Requests for Lottery due on June 14-email to Bill by
5 PM
• Selections conducted on June 15 and calls/emails
will be made to those who have slots.
• All placement decisions by the end of the school
year
• Sara and Dott will have visitations for children in
August
23. FDK Potential
Schedule (draft!)
8:00 Arrival and Morning Chart
As children arrive for the day, they unpack their bags and
answer a question on the Morning Message.
8:10 Morning Meeting
We meet on the rug to say the Pledge of Allegiance, greet
each other, share, do a short group activity or game, and read
the Morning Message. We learn about the calendar, patterns,
numbers, place value, weather, sight words, graphing and
addition facts through calendar related activities. We are then
able to go over the day’s schedule and move on to the rest of
our day. The Morning Meeting has been developed from the
Responsive Classroom Program, a curriculum focused on
social growth and development.
24. FDK Schedule
(cont.)
8:30 Literacy Block- an uninterrupted 90 minutes
•
WIN Time with the PLC team
•
Whole Group Instruction/Small Group Instruction
•
Phonics Program- Fountas and Pinnell
•
Writing/Journaling
•
Handwriting Without Tears
10:00 SNACK
10:15 Learning Centers/ Small Group Instruction/ Individual
Instruction
Children participate in a variety of learning centers that relate to the
current unit of study. Our learning centers include math, science,
language, writing, fine motor, blocks, art, sensory and dramatic play
areas. While children are participating in learning centers, adults in the
room are able to work with small groups of students and provide
targeted instruction.
25. FDK Schedule
(cont.)
11:00 Recess and Lunch
12:00 Read Aloud and Quiet Time
12:30 WIN Time with PM Session OR INTERVENTION TIME
1:00 Math/Science/ Social Studies (Hands on Instruction and
Activities)
1:50 Closing Circle
Reflection of the Day, Sharing Time, Announcements for
Tomorrow, Music and Movement
2:10 Recess
2:35 Dismissal
26. General K
Presentation
• Big Themes
• What you child needs for school
• What parents can do to help
• Logistics (visitors, arrival/dismissal, snacks,
volunteers, food in classrooms, communication)
