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Parent's Page

 

Welcome parents and family members, this page is for you! Here you can find important information about our school, how you can get involved, how to extend your child's learning at home, and some helpful resources and links.

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Have a new kindergarten student? Wondering if they're ready? Scroll down and check out the "Supporting your Child at Home" section.

 

For information on what we will be learning in class this year and connections to the Common Core Standards, refer to the All About Kindergarten page.

 

For more detailed descriptions of what we are working on each week, check out the Class Updates page.

 

And of course, YOU are an essential part of our Kinder Team!!! Please feel free to Contact me anytime with questions, comments or concerns. Thank you!!!

Quick Links 
Our School:

 

High Tech Elementary Website

 

Before and After-School HUB Program

All the information you need about our before- and after-school care options.

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HTH Student and Parent Handbook

(includes dress code and discipline)

 

HTeCV School Lunch Information

Info and links about our school lunch menu, how to make payments, how to apply for Free and Reduced Lunches, etc.

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About High Tech High 

High Tech High's Origin Story

 

Power School Login

 

 

Support Our School:

 

Donate to the High Tech High Fondation: HTH Foundation

 

 

Support Your Child:

 

Helping Your Child Learn to Read: Reading Resources

 

Helping your Child Learn Mathematics: Math Resources

 

Other Parent Booklets on Success: Success in School and Life

Supporting Your Child at Home

Get Ready for Kindergarten!!! Academics are great, but there are also a lot of other (sometimes more important) skills that help students succeed when starting kindergarten. Here are some links to websites with resources, fun activities and ideas to help get your child ready for kindergarten:

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  • 10 Things to Know Before Kindergarten - I like this list because it's not all about the academic skills, but also about self-care and independence!

  • Kindergarten Readiness - Here is another list of academic, social, emotional, and physical skills that will help your child do well in Kindergarten.

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  • Building Language and Literacy Skills - This handout from Kindergarten Nana's blog has some great, easy to do activities with your child to help them develop their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills before and long after kindergarten.

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  • 90 Daily Summer Activities - this website has an activity for each day of the summer! Make a game out of checking each one off a list!

  • Summer Activity Calendars - June - July - August - Similar to the previous link, these monthly calendars developed by Kindergarten Nana has super easy and short activities for every day of summer!

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  • 10 Books About Starting Kindergarten - These are some great books you can read and discuss with your child before Kindergarten starts. As the owner of this blog Mrs. Kathy King says, "One way to prepare your kids for the big day is by reading books about kindergarten. Showing them how fun going to school is will help calm their nerves and get them excited." - I couldn't agree more!

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Throughout the Year - These activities are best suited for students already enrolled in Kindergarten, can be done throughout the year and long after!:

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  • Reflect daily with your child about their experiences at school.

 

  • Read with your child 20-30 minutes a day!!! - discuss what you read to make personal connections and retell/summarize story events. Check out this page for tips on Reading At Home with your Kinder student.

 

  • Play math and literacy games with your child. Refer to "Kids Page!" tab, more games added regularly!

 

  • Practice Sight Words using flashcards, games, reading and writing them. Use this Link for Dolch Sight Word Lists, start with Pre-Primer first, then when that list is mastered move on to the Primer lists, then the 1st grade list, and so on.

 

  • Help your child log on to ST Math an hour a week 

       (Ask Ms. Jeanine how to Login starting in mid-September)

 

  • Encourage meaningful writing in any form (letters/notes to family, grocery lists, journaling, etc.).

 

  • Visit your public library to check out one of these "Good Fit Books" that are appropriate for your child's level (A-D levels). And here's how to help them decide if it's a good book for themselves: Good PICKs

 

  • Provide opportunities for your child to express their creative side though different modes of art, imaginative play and construction.

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  • Explore your child's wonderings by visiting new places and museums, asking questions, conducting research and learning about new topics together.

 

  • Encourage problem solving, risk taking, independence, and perseverance in difficult situations. 

 

Get Involved!

  • Become our Room Groupie! - I am looking for one or two parents to be our room parent(s). These parents would help me organize field trips, classroom fundraisers, and help manage our classroom Shutterfly website (coming soon). 

 

  • Share your talents! If you have a special talent or hobby and would like to share it with the class, please let me know! We are always looking for experts to share their knowledge and enrich our projects! FACT - almost anyone can be an "expert" in a kindergartener's eyes ;)

    • Some examples of past "expert" shares we've had include:

      • Artists (sharing about a special type of art they do as a hoppy or professionally such as clay or painting)

      • Photographer (a wedding photographer)

      • Poet (my grandmother who loves poetry!)

      • Juggler (yes, we learned how to juggle - and hula hoop!)

      • Gardener (helped us plant herbs and learn about flowers)

      • Karate master (taught us some moves)

      • Yoga instructor (led us in some mindfullness)

 

  • Volunteer:

    • Help set-up and run the class Shutterfly website (once it's up and running) regularly for different ways to help out inside or outside the classroom throughout the year.

    • I will be looking for some regular volunteers to help us in the classroom after the 3rd week of school after we are settled into our routines. These volunteers might help with things such as:

      • running small group activities like phonics games

      • be an extra pair of adult hands during arts & crafts or project work,

      • make copies and prep materials

      • help with regular classroom cleaning chores

    • Volunteer to chaperone/drive our students during fieldwork opportunities. (This is so important - we can't do it without you!)

 

 

  • Become our Scholastic Book parent! This person will help to organize Scholastic book orders - most of the work is done online and at home. 

 

Please email me at jblum@hightechhigh.org or click here if you are interested in any of these opportunities!

The High Tech 
Difference

HTeCV follows in the original High Tech High's footsteps as a Project Based Learning (PBL) school. Here is some information about what sets our schools apart from others, in a good way!!!

 

Project Based Learning Explained

At High Tech Elementary, students do most of their learning while immersed in authentic projects that aim to connect the subject matter to the adult world. In these hands-on projects, students must communicate, collaborate, and learn together to reach their final goal.

 

Students become engaged critical thinkers, discovering how to solve a problem or create a product. They must apply what they are learning to complete their project, and this helps them gain a better understanding of the subject they are investigating. Students then present their learning and the process they undertook in a culminating Exhibition to a meaningful audience.

 

Check out this video below about Project Based Learning from the Buck Institute for Education!

 

Project Based Learning: Explained

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
Why Do Critique?

 

Here at HTe we use critique as an essential part of creating beautiful work. In order to do this, we frequently elicit feedback on our work from our classmates, older peers, and adults. Critique allows us to evaluate our work in a positive environment and improve upon it to make it the best we can! Critique must always be 1. Kind, 2. Specific, and 3. Helpful!!!

 

These two videos of Ron Berger highlight the value of critique and how we can use it in our classrooms!

 

 

Ron Berger on Critique (1 of 2) - The "Why"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ron Berger on Critique (2 of 2) - The "How"

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