Calendar:

REPORT CARDS:

Term 1: December 1-5 Checklist and Oral Interview only

Term 2: March 23-27

Term 3: June 22-25

Note: Training for the new Kindergarten TWEBEA Report Cards will take place December 1-5 2008.

DRA

• Due April 30, 2009
• Please note that DRA results for the T drive are to be entered in WORD EXCEL and NOT Star Office

Resources:

Recommended Text list

www.eworkshop.on.ca: K - 3 eworkshops available for         Literacy - Guided Reading, Independent Reading, Running Records, Shared Reading                                                                  Numeracy -Communication, Counting and Representing, Home Connections, Number Relationships, Operational Sense, Problem Solving, Quantity

www.curriculum.org: K - 3 Webcasts available include - Non-fiction Writing (Feb. 08), Professional Learning: Networking (Jan.09), Critical Literacy (Nov. 07), School Effectiveness Framework (Oct.07), Learning Mathematics in Context (Oct. 07), Teacher Moderation (Sept.07), Coaching for Success in Math (June 07), New Literacies (May 07), Making Math Accessible (Mar. 07), All Children Can Achieve (Mar. 07), Kindergarten Matters (Jan. 07), Effective Instruction in Reading Comprehension (Oct. 06) and many others! 

www.edu.gov.on.ca: for publications, facts, research, including abc123 tips and links for parents   

Favourite Websites: as recommended by colleagues

Planning:

Planning: Long Range Template Sample as

Planning: Short Range Template Sample

Smart Goal

Literacy:

Gradual Release of Responsibility Framework

Home Reading Program Pamphlet: Helping Your Child Become A Strategic Reader

Q Chart

Reflect, Retell, Relate Chart

Math:

Principles of Counting

Early Entry to School

Staggered Entry Sample Plans

Parent Questionnaire - Sample

Information for Parents - Sample

Subject Guidelines for Kindergarten

Assessment

DRA Benchmarks

DRA Collection, Reporting and Analysis