Kindergarten Back to School Night Powerpoint

1. Back to School Night
Elkridge Elementary

2. Our Vision & Mission
VISION
Every student is
inspired to learn
and empowered
to excel
MISSION
We cultivate a vibrant
learning community that
prepares students to thrive
in a dynamic world

3. School News and Information
Email
Social media
Print
Web
Texts
Face-to-Face

4. HCPSS News
Elkridge Elementary News: email
System-wide Weekly News for Parents:
email
Emergency notices (school
closings/delays): text and/or email
Sign up at www.hcpssnews.com

5. School Closing/Delay Notifications
Email and text: HCPSS News
System website:
www.hcpss.org
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/HoCoScho
ols
Twitter: @hcpss

6. New school website
EES.hcpss.org

7. Student Information System / Parent Portal

8. Social Media
Elkridge Elementary Twitter: @hcpss_ees
HCPSS Facebook: www.Facebook.com/HoCoSchools
HCPSS Twitter: www.Twitter.com/HCPSS
Interact with the Superintendent:
Twitter: www.Twitter.com/SuperHCPSS
Blog: superintendent.hcpss.org

9. General Kindergarten Information
 Lunch Procedures
 Snack
 Birthdays in Kindergarten
 Technology
 Change in procedure notes
 Volunteers

10. EES Parent Volunteer Training
 Who are Parent Volunteers?
o All parents who volunteer in the classroom
o All parents who volunteer to chaperone a field trip
 The purpose of the training
 To comply with MD State Law & HCPSS Policy 1030
 To review how to report suspected child abuse
 To review the importance of protecting all students’
confidentiality
 To review general expectations of parent volunteers

11. MD State Law & HCPSS Policy 1030
 Requires employee or parent volunteers of
the Howard County Public School System to
report any suspicion of child abuse or
neglect to Howard County Department of
Social Services
 Provides immunity from civil liability or
criminal penalty for a report made in good
faith
 Failure to report may result in suspension or
termination of services

12. Role of Child Abuse Liaison
 Coordinates support for students suspected of
being abused or neglected
 Acts as resource for information relating to child
abuse and neglect reporting procedures
 Assists with completion of child abuse reporting
forms as needed
 You may contact Kristen Tacka, Child Abuse
Liaison if you would like support during the
reporting process.

13. Reporting Child Abuse or Neglect
 Make oral report immediately to
Department of Social Services
 (410) 872-4203
 Follow up with written report within 48
hours (forms are in the front office).
 Tell Mrs. Anoff, Principal, and Mrs. Tacka,
Liaison, that a report was filed.
 A copy of the report WILL NOT be kept in
student educational record.

14. Parent Volunteer Code of Ethics
 Confidentiality: Any information you
have access to in the school or classroom
is confidential
 As a volunteer, you are required to protect
the confidentiality of all student
information that you see or hear while
volunteering

15. Parent Volunteer Expectations
 Thank you for volunteering!
 Please make arrangements for siblings to stay home so that
you can focus on enjoying your volunteering experience.
 Please do not take photographs of students. Other students’
parents are depending on us to protect their child’s privacy.
 Please keep your cell phones on mute and out of sight when
volunteering.

16. Certificate of Completion
Elkridge Elementary School
This is to certify that I have viewed the HCPSS Child
Abuse Reporting Procedures and Parent Volunteer
Code of Ethics and understand my responsibilities
with regard to these policies.
Name_______________________________
Date________________________________
Please print, sign, and return this certificate to the EES front office.

17. “Elk”cellence
For
Every Student

18. What does PBIS look like at Elkridge
Elementary School?
 Safe, Respectful, and Responsible
 “Elk”cellence Hierarchy
 Weekly Track stars
 Blue Tickets
 Celebrations (individual, classroom, team,
schoolwide)

19. “Elk”cellence Hierarchy
 Verbal Class Compliment for Desired Behavior
 Non-Verbal Communication
 (Close proximity, eye contact, signal)
 Verbal Communication
 (Specify expected behavior)
 Alter Environment
 (Change seat, remove distraction, time out)
 Reflection
 Call for Administrator Support

20. How can parents support
PBIS at home?
 Talk with your child about what it means to be
safe, respectful, and responsible at home.
 Focus on the positive things that your child
does at home and talk about why these
behaviors are important to you.
 Assist teachers in the classroom with
management of the PBIS program if needed.

21. Standardized
Assessments

22. Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)

24. CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test) - Grades 3-5

25. KRA
(Kindergarten Readiness Assessment)
Prior Care Information Form
Please be sure to fill out this form in your
child’s classroom and return the form to your
child’s teacher.

26. Reading Levels

27. Elementary Language Arts
 Read Aloud: content, comprehension, vocabulary
 Daily 5
 Guided Reading:
 Reading Strategies
 Work on Words:
 Phonics, Phonemic Awareness, letter and word sorts, sight words
 Work on Writing:
 Handwriting
 Read to Self
 Read to Someone
 Listen to Read
 Computers
 http://elaparentsupport.weebly.com/primary-grades-k-2.html

28. Math
Quarter 1 (September -
November)
Counting and Cardinality
Geometry
Measurement and Data
Quarter 2 (November - January)
Counting and Cardinality
Geometry
Measurement and Data
Quarter 3 (January - March)
Counting and Cardinality
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Number and Operations (Base
Ten)
Geometry
Quarter 4 (March - May)
Counting and Cardinality
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Number and Operations (Base
Ten)
Geometry
Hands on
Calendar Math
https://smart.wikispaces.hcpss.org/Kindergarten+Common+Core

29. Homework
 Homework Bag
 Reading Homework
 Read to Self
 Read to Someone
 Listen to Read
 Work on Word Sorts
 Math Homework
 Review of weekly common core standard

31. Work on Words

32. Weekly Math Homework

33. Kindergarten Science
Quarter 1: Scientists and Engineers
Quarter 2: Weather
Quarter 3: Forces and Interactions:
Pushes and Pulls
Quarter 4: Interdependent Relationships in
Ecosystems: Animals, Plants, and Their
Environment

34. Social Studies in Kindergarten
 Quarter 1: Home and School
 Quarter 2: Maps and Me
 Quarter 3: The Market
 Quarter 4: Road Trip USA

35. Health
 Quarter 1: Safety, First Aide, and Injury Preventions
 Quarter 2: Social and Emotional Health
 Quarter 3: Disease Prevention and Control
 Quarter 4: Nutrition and Fitness

36. Field Trips
 Howard County Library
 All Field trips are an enrichment of the
Kindergarten content standards

37. Report Cards
Grading System
Evaluation Code
Effort Grades
Instructional Codes
Emergent Checklist
Reading Assessments
Math Assessments
End of Year Checklists

40. Thank you for coming!
We will meet you in your child’s classroom.