This slideshow lays out the advantages of choosing Woodmere Elementary School in SE Portland for kindergarten.

1. Connect to Kindergarten @ Woodmere
Thursday, April 16, 2015

2. Character Traits
• September: Being Safe, Responsible and
Respectful
• October: Friendship
• November: Problem Solving
• December: Flexibility
• January: Common Sense
• February: Caring
• March: Initiative
• April: Perseverence
• May: Cooperation
• June: Sense of Humor

3. Data Driven
• Instructional decisions are informed by
data gathered from assessments

4. One Million Words
Campaign

5. Shining Stars

6. Attendance
• Kindergarten attendance is a predictor of
high school success
• Woodmere has a goal of 95% attendance
every day
• If your student isn’t in school, they’re not
learning what
we’re teaching!

7. Full Day Experience
• Our full day kindergarten program
began ten years ago.
• Because this is not our first year with
full day, we already understand how
this works.

8. Common Core Alignment
• Yes! Teachers work to align instruction
and use best practices with the
Common Core State Standards
• Ongoing building and district
professional development

9. Physical Education
• PE with Mr. Stultz

10. Library
• Library with Mrs. Boyd

11. Music
• Music with Dr. Bob

12. Support Team
• Mrs. Louise (counselor)
• Mrs. Brionnes (SMS)
• Mrs. Brod (Learning Center)
• Mrs. Bergstrom (Learning Center)

13. Support Team, continued
• Ms. Magaly, Ms. Kathleen, Mr.
Duong (educational assistants)
• Mrs. Loosemore (SIS)
• Mrs. Jones (K-2 support)

14. SMART – Start Making A
Reader Today
• The SMART
program pairs
adult volunteers
with children for
one-on-one, 30-
minute reading
sessions twice
per week.

15. SUN – Schools Uniting
Neighborhoods
SUN Community
Schools are school-
based delivery sites
for a comprehensive
set of services
including educational,
enrichment,
recreational, social
and health services.

16. Woodmere Information
• Weekly home-to-
school
communication
via newsletters
• Call with
questions or to
report your
child’s absence
Mrs. Robb and Mrs.
Melinda

17. Kindergarten Day
Starts at 8:30 AM
Ends at 3:00 PM -- Responsible adult
should be on time to pick up student at
the classroom door
Bus riders should be met at the bus
stop by a responsible adult

18. The start of school
The doors open at 8:30 AM.
Breakfast is served by the classrooms
(this is different for kindergartners
than the rest of the students)

19. Our daily schedule
• Breakfast
• Literacy block
• Writing
• Lunch / Recess
• Number Corner
• Math
• English Language
Development
(ELD)
• Choosing time
• Special Activities:
PE, Library, Music

20. The day
begins
with
breakfast
!

21. Literacy
• Small group
– Students practice
skills to become
proficient readers
and writers
• Whole group
– Reinforce skills,
strategies and
knowledge for
reading and writing
• Aligned to
Common Core

22. Writing
• Personal
Narrative,
Informational Text
and Opinion
Writing
• Response to read
alouds
• Letters and cards
• “How To” writing

25. English Language
Development
• Support for students
who are learning
English
• Whole-class focus
• Content-based ELD
– Trees
– Solids and Liquids
– Animals 2 by 2

26. Math
Students learn and
practice
– counting
– measuring skills
– numeral writing
– sorting
– critical thinking skills
– problem solving
– turn-taking
– math talk
• Aligned to Common
Core

27. Recess

28. Recess Coach
• Coach C supports
learning by
providing safe,
healthy, and
inclusive play
through physical
activity.
Go, Coach C!

29. Lunch
Woodmere is a CEP
(Community
Eligibility Provision)
school – lunch is
provided to all
students without
charge.

30. Play is
work.

31. Garden
Each class has
access to a learning
garden.

32. After School Options
• SUN
• The YMCA

33. School Nurse

34. Woodmere SUN
Walter Rodriguez

35. What is SUN?
• Early Kindergarten Transition Program
• SUN stands for Schools Uniting
Neighborhoods
• Parent Workshops
• Student afterschool activities
• Family events
• Backpack program
• Connect to resources

36. After school program
• We run Monday thru Friday 3-5pm
• Three 8 week sessions a year,
sometimes summer sessions.
• We have lots of different classes from
homework help to unicycle and chess
for success.
• In the fall we do not offer kindergarten
• End of every term there is a showcase.

39. Woodmere Parent Group
Looking for enthusiastic parents to
join and share new ideas.
Meetings are the
first Wednesday
of the month at 7
PM in the
cafeteria

40. Volunteer Opportunities
• Classroom Help
• Garden Club
• School events
• Field trip chaperones
• Woodmere Parent
Group
Fill out a
background check
form today!
http://volunteer.pps.ne
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41. How can you help your child
to prepare for kindergarten?
• Read and talk with your child
• Practice name writing
• Foster skills of independence
• Shoe tying
• Dressing self
• Putting on and zipping up coat
• Responsibility for cleaning up after
self
• Practice “confident” goodbyes
• Adjust sleep times to line up with
school times.

42. An early
kindergarten
transition
program for
students
entering
kindergarten
and their
parents
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43. Looking forward:
What happens in August?
• Call Mrs. Melinda (after August 10th)
to schedule an interview time with
kindergarten teachers.
• Thursday, August 27th and Friday,
August 28th: Interviews
• Tuesday, September 1st: First day of
kindergarten!

44. Art Night
• Tonight from 6-7:30 PM: Come and
interact with the Woodmere community
and explore some fun art activities!

45. Thanks for coming to
Connect to
Kindergarten at
Woodmere!
Any questions?