Welcome to Kindergarten!
October 13th-October 27th
Upcoming Important Dates
October 18th: Professional Development for teachers- No School
October 19 & 20th: Fall Break-No School
October 27th: Fall Festival (See flyer below) More info to come!
Oct. 30th, Nov. 2nd & 3rd: Parent Teacher Conferences (your homeroom teacher will email your conference day and time soon)
Nov. 10th: Veteran's Day Assembly (check your OLS schedule for time)
Nov. 20th-24th: Thanksgiving Break-No School
Student Spotlight
Keegan went to the pumpkin patch to celebrate the season of fall beginning! How fun!
Keegan went to the library with his cool library card to check out some books!
Wow, Keegan checked out some great books at the library! Happy reading!
Please share your pictures with us on Pixlee!
OVCA is excited to see how you splashed into the 23/24 School year. Please upload images of your students' first day of school, Back to School Bash or Splash Event by using the link below. We may use these images for the yearbook, website, social media, school newsletters, or to share with perspective students excited about joining OVCA.
Letter Name Fluency Practice and Tracking to reach mastery goal
Learning Coach Tips!
What to Expect in Kindergarten
ELA
-Writing Development with inventive spelling
-TGA's and Writing Sample assignments
-ABC letter name fluency
-ABC sound fluency
-CVC words & nonsense words
-Sight word memorization
-Beginning Reader’s for repeated
readings to build fluency
-Reading fluency & Comprehension
Below are the sight words we will be learning in Kindergarten starting in January.
Math
-Shapes, colors, & number Fluency
-Read & write numbers to 100
-Count to 100 by 1’s and 10’s
-Patterns
-Basic Measurement & vocabulary
-Compare objects & numbers
-Coin Names & value
-Basic time and days of week
-Adding & subtracting up to 10 with objects & pictures
-speaking incomplete sentences to share thinking
TGA and Writing Sample Assignments
Throughout the year in kindergarten your child will use an app called Seesaw to upload teacher graded assignments (TGA's) and writing sample assignments. Your homeroom teacher may assign other assignments in Seesaw to help collect data on student growth.
Click on the PDF below for the list of TGA's and Writing Assignments for ELA and Math. These will be assigned in class and explained on the assigned date and posted in the Newsletter. They will be due on the due date in Seesaw. Most all of the TGA assignments given have a 2-week period to complete. Some may be live class writing assignments too. Teacher's will be able to give extended time if needed, please communicate that with your teacher as needed.
** Please do not begin the assignment until after you have heard the directions assigned in class to help save on any confusion and to help your child not need to re-do an assignment they worked hard on. The list below is for our families by request to see TGA assignments for the year and the dates they will be assigned and due on.**
Important Writing TGA #2 Instructions
Helpful Tips for Schooling
Here are some tips to help you begin your school year with a successful start!
- Students with better attendance achieve more success during the school year.
- Make a schedule in your OVCA planner and get in a routine for your school day. Get your planner from you CFA today!
- Make sure to wake up and eat breakfast and get dressed to begin your school day off with a great start.
- Check your email everyday! Best practice is to check it first thing in the morning and at the end of the day before you log off for the evening.
- Create a quiet learning space that has all your materials easily accessible.
- Schedule Brain Breaks throughout the day. (Here are some great ones!)
- Expect your student to school for 6 hours (give or take) with breaks and lunches.
- Remember starting out can be difficult, but making mistakes is okay. Do not be scared to reach out for help!
- Always communicate with your teacher and CFA, we can help with anything if we know about it and we can adjust things to help you school successfully!
Whole Body Listening Strategy
OVCA Explore the Possibilities School Planner SY 23-24
Social Media School Events
talk about emotions, ways to deal with emotions, how to handle stress, and develop a positive growth mindset in life. Click below on the Learning Coach Newsletter and bookmark it for this year. We will use the 7 mindsets in our classes this year to help your student be successful and to help create a safe place for them to discuss their feelings and worries.
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Important Websites
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Supplemental Websites
Teacher Contact Information
Susan Burge
Kelly Pruett
text and call (405)-869-6383 ext. 2167
Meagan Smith
(405) 869-6396 ext. 1017
Kayla Zelnicek
(405)-869-6445 ext. 2162
Christine Perez
(405)-458-8355 ext 3311