ABC's of Kindergarten
A
Absences/Attendance
Your child's regular and prompt attendance at school is important to his/her success in school. Please view school as a top priority, and make sure your child attends every day except in cases of illness or emergency. Whenever your child is absent, you must send a note explaining the absence when your child returns to school. If your child is sick, please contact the office before noon. If possible, try to plan family trips during our scheduled breaks.
Arts & Humanities
The children will go to Arts & Humanities twice a week for 30 minutes. Mrs. Holly Blackwell will be their teacher.
Art
The children will attend Art class once a week for 60 minutes with our Art teacher Mr. Roy Smith.
Assistant Principal
Our Assistant Principal is Mr. Jimmy Johnson.
B
Banks Receipts/Box Tops
If you shop at Banks Food Market please save your receipts and send them to me. Banks supports our school by giving us 1% the receipts that I am able to collect from you. This helps me buy supplies and needed classroom materials. Our school also needs Box Tops if you collect them at home please send them to school.
Birthdays
Birthdays are special occasions for kindergartners. If you would like to have your child bring treats for the class on his/her birthday, please send a note three day in advance. I will give you an exact number of children and set a time for the class to celebrate. You may send a treat, juice boxes, plates, and napkins, too. Treats must be store bought and sealed in the package in which they were purchased. School policy prohibits serving food prepared at home. We celebrate summer birthdays at the end of the school year. Party invitations may be passed out at school if everyone in the class receives an invitation.
Book Orders
I will be sending Scholastic Book Order forms home with your child during the school year. This is a chance for you to buy quality books for your child at low prices. Plus, as an added bonus, our class earns credit for each dollar we spend. I use this to purchase more books. If you would like to order, complete the order form, send the correct amount of money or a check to Scholastic Book Club, and return it to school in an envelope with the amount of money and your child’s name on the front of the envelope. Classroom Code: L4NRJ
Breakfast
A school breakfast is served each morning from 8:00a.m.-8:30a.m. Kindergarteners will begin the school day by eating breakfast in the cafeteria. This is part of our Practical Living curriculum and will end after the first two weeks of school. If your child wants to continue to eat breakfast in the cafeteria, he/she will be able to eat in the morning when your child arrives at school. Your child’s instruction will begin in our room at 8:45 a.m.
Bus Tags
Kindergartners will wear bus tags around their necks for the first two weeks of school. Your child’s name, teacher’s name, and bus number will be written on this tag. Please encourage your child to wear it in the morning before getting on the bus.
C
Calendar
I send home a monthly classroom calendar. This calendar will highlight special days, events, and kindergarten skills being taught. This will be in your Friday Folder, so check it out on Fridays.
Celebrity Readers
Celebrity Readers are parents, grandparents, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, cousins, or friends of one of our kindergartners. A Celebrity Reader brings one or two favorite books to read to our class. Most Celebrity Readers read to us on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday
afternoons from 3:00-3:30 p.m. If you would like to be a Celebrity Reader, just send a note to school with your favorite kindergartner. Write down the date that is most convenient for you to visit. I will send a note back confirming the day.
Centers
Centers are a very important part of our day. By participating in centers, each child has an opportunity to work at his/her own rate. Parent volunteers, Mrs. Kim and I work with small groups of children to reinforce and enrich their learning skills.
Clothing
Kindergarteners are involved in activities that require jumping, running, and climbing. Tennis shoes are necessary for P.E. day. In class, students will be cooking, painting, using markers, using glue, working with play dough, and other messy activities. Please select clothing that is both comfortable and appropriate for these activities.
Computer Lab
We are fortunate to have two computer labs at Lone Oak Elementary School and one computer in our classroom. We use a variety of age-appropriate programs that reinforce math, readiness and reading skills. We will go to the Computer Lab five times a week. Ms. Jane Williams is our Computer Lab Assistant.
Custodians
Our custodians are Ms. Barbie and Mr. Paul. You might see them in the cafeteria during lunch or breakfast. They help with the routine in the cafeteria which can be hard work. They all work hard and we appreciate everything that they do for our school!
D
Day
Our school day begins at 8:30a.m. and ends at 3:30p.m. Monday through Friday.
Donations
I have a Kindergarten wish list of items that we could use in our classroom. This list is at the bottom of our Supply List or on our Classroom website. It is not required for you to make donations, but I would gladly appreciate any donation you would like to make.
E
Emergencies
You will be contacted if your child is injured on the playground or during P.E. We also have a school plan in case of fires, tornados or intruders. It is very important you give me a complete list of phone numbers where you can be reached, and the names of others who you would like for me to call if I cannot reach you.
F
Family Fun Homework
Each month, I send home a project for the whole family to do together and return to school. When the finished project arrives back to school, it is hung on our special Family Fun bulletin board.
Field Trips
Throughout the year we will schedule field trips to enhance our curriculum. Notes about the trip and the cost of the trip will be sent home prior to each trip. Parents are welcome to join us at the location.
G
Guests
If you would like to plan some kind of activity with the class like cooking, making a craft, reading a story, or sharing a science experiment please let me know and I will schedule it. If you plan to have lunch with your child, please send me a note the day that you will be eating with us. Our lunch time is from 11:30-12:00. We love having our parents as teachers too.
Guidance Counselor
Our Guidance Counselor is Mrs. Angie Poat. She will be visiting our room throughout the school year.
H
Hands-On Learning
Important concepts can be learned by doing meaningful hands-on activities.
Homework
Your child will have homework every Monday night. All homework has a purpose. It is a quick review of concepts we are learning in class or a Family Fun project. It shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes. Near the end of September, we will start sending home Phonics Word Lists. These lists go home on Monday for you to practice with your child each night. The lists should be returned to school by Friday of each week.
I
Internet
We do get on the Internet every Friday. Please check out the great websites Just for Kids.
J
Journals
Your child will begin writing small sentences with illustrations. They will bring their journal home on the last day of school. You will be able to see the great progress they have made in their writing and illustrations.
K
Keep Up
You can "keep up" with all class info by checking your e-mail, our website, and your child’s folder daily.
L
Library
The children will go to the library twice a week for 30 minutes. Mrs. Jill Keeling will read a book and do literacy activities with them. The children will have a chance to select a book to check out for the week.
Lunch
Our lunch time is from 11:30-12:00. Your child may buy lunch at school, or bring one from home. Menus will be sent home each month. If your child brings a lunch from home may buy milk at school. Each child will be assigned an ID number to be used in the cafeteria to keep track of his/her account. You may put money in your child’s account for a week or a month at a time. Our Lunch Manager is Ms. Phyllis Childress.
M
Messages
In thebeginning of the year, I write a message to the children on the board. We read the message together and look for specific letters and words. We count the number of words in each sentence. We also talk about capital letters and punctuations.
Morning Meetings
We have classroom meetings each day. During this time, we work on calendar skills, music, and math.
Music
Our class is scheduled to have music twice a week for 30 minutes with Mr. Chad Davidson. We will be singing songs in our classroom too.
N
Newsletter
I will email a weekly newsletter. It will contain updates and activities from our classroom as well as recent event information.
Nurse
We are very fortunate to have a wonderful nurse at our school. Her name is Ms. Jessica West She will take care of minor scratches and scrapes, as well as sudden illnesses. If your child has a serious injury, she will contact you. Please be sure to send in any change of contact numbers in case she needs to get in touch with you. Mrs. Vicki will also visit our classroom during “N” week to tell us about her important job!
O
Office
If you need to pick your child up or drop them off at school after school has started then you must go to the office first. You have to sign your child in or out. If you are picking your child up before school ends then you must know your child’s number before you can take them with you. If there is an aunt, grandmother, etc. on your child’s emergency list to pick your child up then they must have your child’s number before they can pick them up too. This rule is to keep your child safe! If you have come to school to eat lunch or volunteer then you need to get a Visitor tag in the office and sign in. Before leaving the school you need to go back to the office and sign out. The two secretaries in the office are Mrs. Holly Evans and Ms. Darla Franklin. They are hard workers and a wonderful assest to our staff.
Open House
Our Open House date will be sometime after school begins (You will be notified of the date.). During this time you will visit our room and see what your child is doing and learning in kindergarten. You will learn techniques on how to help your child at home, as well as the fun activities we do all day.
Outdoor Recess
The children will be going outside for recess everyday unless it is raining. Please keep this in mind when helping your child select clothes for the day.
P
Parent Conferences
We will have scheduled Parent Conferences in October. Please feel free to call and set up an appointment with me to discuss your child’s progress. We have a telephone in our room if you need to reach me about any concerns.
Parties
There are three main parties each year. We will have a Halloween, Christmas and Valentine Party. The Room Mother usually organizes these events and coordinate volunteers and donations. All parents are welcome to participate at the parties. We will have some other celebrations that I will organize such as the Thanksgiving Feast and the 100th Day of School.
Phonics
We will be using the Saxon Phonics Program. It has proven to be a very strong program. Your child will begin blending sounds shortly after we begin our school year.
P. E. (Physical Education)
We will have P.E. class twice a week for 30 minutes with Mr. Jon Hedges. Please remind your child to wear tennis shoes on our P.E. day. We go to P.E. on Monday and Friday.
Principal
Our school Principal is Mrs. Darnall.
PTO
I encourage all parents to join our school’s Parent-Teacher Organization. We will meet three times a year.
Q
Quick Good-byes
Quick good byes (at home, in the car, or in the gym) will leave drier eyes.
R
Report Cards
Students will receive Report Cards four times during the school year (every nine weeks). The Report Card will evaluate your child’s progress both academically and socially. Please look over the Report Card, sign it, and return it to school as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please send me a note, call me at school or email me ([email protected]). I will get back with you as soon as possible.
Resource Teacher
Our primary Resource Teacher is Mr. Matt Hooks. You might see him in our room during parties or on field trips. The children really seem to love him! He is a great role model and we are happy to have him.
Rules
Please read the Code of Conduct handbook to find out about our kindergarten discipline plan. We follow the FLASH rules at Lone Oak Elementary School.
Follow all Directions.
Line up Quietly.
Always Be Prepared.
Show Respect to Others and Yourself.
Hands, Feet, and Objects kept to Yourself
S
Show-n-Tell
Occasionally, we will have Show and Tell Day. These days will go along with Social Studies Themes. Your child may bring ONE item from home to "show" to the class. Please check the Classroom Calendar for these days.
Sign Language and Spanish
We will be learning some Spanish words and a little sign language during the year. We will learn our numbers and colors in Spanish. Also, we will also learn to sign the letter of the alphabet, numbers and simple words.
Speech Teachers
If your child goes to speech they will have Mrs. Rebecca Fortson.
T
Teacher’s Assistant
We are so lucky to have a wonderful Teacher’s Assistant in our classroom. Mrs. Kim Green will be the assistant in our classroom.
Teamwork
We are a team working together to help your child become successful in school. Please let me know if you have any concerns or questions regarding your child this year. Throughout the school year, I will communicate with you through notes, telephone, monthly calendars, newsletters, progress reports, Report Cards and parent-teacher conferences. You may also email me at: [email protected] I am available for conferences from 8:00 to 8:30 most mornings. If you would like to schedule a conference, call the school office to get an appointment time. (538- 4120). I encourage you to call me or send a note if you have any questions or concerns.
Transportation
Changes in Transportation: If you plan to pick up your child who normally rides the bus or you wish for your child to ride a different bus than usual, you must send a written note to school. Please do not rely on your child to give me the message. If I do not receive a written note, then I must send your child home by his/her usual mode of transportation.
Treasure Chest
Students earn a trip to our Treasure Chest each Friday. I buy small toys for our Treasure Chest. If you would like to donate to our Treasure Chest, it would be greatly appreciated!
U
Unit of Study
Each month students are exposed to a different science/social studies unit. We make special projects and learn facts based on our unit.
V
Volunteers
The best way to become familiar with our school, make friends, and be involved in your child's learning is through volunteering. Please join PTO and inquire about volunteering.
W
Website
Be sure to check our classroom website each month for updates on activities and skills we are learning. I will also be sharing photos of your child.
Word Lists
Word lists will be coming home a few weeks into the Saxon Phonics program. These may be difficult for your child to read in the beginning. Hang in there and patiently continue to practice them nightly. When your child can read the list well, return it to school by Friday of each week.
Word Wall
We begin the school year by placing everyone’s name on the Word Wall, In October, we add two words a week that are frequently used words.
X
Experiences
Kindergarten is such an exciting time! We are learning about the magic of books, letters, numbers, poetry, songs, science, social studies, art, music, gym, computers, Sign Language, Spanish, and school rules. Enjoy this year and let your kindergartner know how important school is to you.
Y
Yearbook
You will be able to purchase a yearbook at the end of the school year.
You
You can help to make your child feel successful this year by reading each night with him/her. This encourages them to become good readers. Remember to discuss the school day with kindergartners. Ask them questions about their day.
Z
Zzz’s
It is very important to make sure that your kindergartener is getting a good night’s sleep. Establish a bedtime routine that allows your child to get 10-12 hours of sleep each night.
A
Absences/Attendance
Your child's regular and prompt attendance at school is important to his/her success in school. Please view school as a top priority, and make sure your child attends every day except in cases of illness or emergency. Whenever your child is absent, you must send a note explaining the absence when your child returns to school. If your child is sick, please contact the office before noon. If possible, try to plan family trips during our scheduled breaks.
Arts & Humanities
The children will go to Arts & Humanities twice a week for 30 minutes. Mrs. Holly Blackwell will be their teacher.
Art
The children will attend Art class once a week for 60 minutes with our Art teacher Mr. Roy Smith.
Assistant Principal
Our Assistant Principal is Mr. Jimmy Johnson.
B
Banks Receipts/Box Tops
If you shop at Banks Food Market please save your receipts and send them to me. Banks supports our school by giving us 1% the receipts that I am able to collect from you. This helps me buy supplies and needed classroom materials. Our school also needs Box Tops if you collect them at home please send them to school.
Birthdays
Birthdays are special occasions for kindergartners. If you would like to have your child bring treats for the class on his/her birthday, please send a note three day in advance. I will give you an exact number of children and set a time for the class to celebrate. You may send a treat, juice boxes, plates, and napkins, too. Treats must be store bought and sealed in the package in which they were purchased. School policy prohibits serving food prepared at home. We celebrate summer birthdays at the end of the school year. Party invitations may be passed out at school if everyone in the class receives an invitation.
Book Orders
I will be sending Scholastic Book Order forms home with your child during the school year. This is a chance for you to buy quality books for your child at low prices. Plus, as an added bonus, our class earns credit for each dollar we spend. I use this to purchase more books. If you would like to order, complete the order form, send the correct amount of money or a check to Scholastic Book Club, and return it to school in an envelope with the amount of money and your child’s name on the front of the envelope. Classroom Code: L4NRJ
Breakfast
A school breakfast is served each morning from 8:00a.m.-8:30a.m. Kindergarteners will begin the school day by eating breakfast in the cafeteria. This is part of our Practical Living curriculum and will end after the first two weeks of school. If your child wants to continue to eat breakfast in the cafeteria, he/she will be able to eat in the morning when your child arrives at school. Your child’s instruction will begin in our room at 8:45 a.m.
Bus Tags
Kindergartners will wear bus tags around their necks for the first two weeks of school. Your child’s name, teacher’s name, and bus number will be written on this tag. Please encourage your child to wear it in the morning before getting on the bus.
C
Calendar
I send home a monthly classroom calendar. This calendar will highlight special days, events, and kindergarten skills being taught. This will be in your Friday Folder, so check it out on Fridays.
Celebrity Readers
Celebrity Readers are parents, grandparents, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, cousins, or friends of one of our kindergartners. A Celebrity Reader brings one or two favorite books to read to our class. Most Celebrity Readers read to us on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday
afternoons from 3:00-3:30 p.m. If you would like to be a Celebrity Reader, just send a note to school with your favorite kindergartner. Write down the date that is most convenient for you to visit. I will send a note back confirming the day.
Centers
Centers are a very important part of our day. By participating in centers, each child has an opportunity to work at his/her own rate. Parent volunteers, Mrs. Kim and I work with small groups of children to reinforce and enrich their learning skills.
Clothing
Kindergarteners are involved in activities that require jumping, running, and climbing. Tennis shoes are necessary for P.E. day. In class, students will be cooking, painting, using markers, using glue, working with play dough, and other messy activities. Please select clothing that is both comfortable and appropriate for these activities.
Computer Lab
We are fortunate to have two computer labs at Lone Oak Elementary School and one computer in our classroom. We use a variety of age-appropriate programs that reinforce math, readiness and reading skills. We will go to the Computer Lab five times a week. Ms. Jane Williams is our Computer Lab Assistant.
Custodians
Our custodians are Ms. Barbie and Mr. Paul. You might see them in the cafeteria during lunch or breakfast. They help with the routine in the cafeteria which can be hard work. They all work hard and we appreciate everything that they do for our school!
D
Day
Our school day begins at 8:30a.m. and ends at 3:30p.m. Monday through Friday.
Donations
I have a Kindergarten wish list of items that we could use in our classroom. This list is at the bottom of our Supply List or on our Classroom website. It is not required for you to make donations, but I would gladly appreciate any donation you would like to make.
E
Emergencies
You will be contacted if your child is injured on the playground or during P.E. We also have a school plan in case of fires, tornados or intruders. It is very important you give me a complete list of phone numbers where you can be reached, and the names of others who you would like for me to call if I cannot reach you.
F
Family Fun Homework
Each month, I send home a project for the whole family to do together and return to school. When the finished project arrives back to school, it is hung on our special Family Fun bulletin board.
Field Trips
Throughout the year we will schedule field trips to enhance our curriculum. Notes about the trip and the cost of the trip will be sent home prior to each trip. Parents are welcome to join us at the location.
G
Guests
If you would like to plan some kind of activity with the class like cooking, making a craft, reading a story, or sharing a science experiment please let me know and I will schedule it. If you plan to have lunch with your child, please send me a note the day that you will be eating with us. Our lunch time is from 11:30-12:00. We love having our parents as teachers too.
Guidance Counselor
Our Guidance Counselor is Mrs. Angie Poat. She will be visiting our room throughout the school year.
H
Hands-On Learning
Important concepts can be learned by doing meaningful hands-on activities.
Homework
Your child will have homework every Monday night. All homework has a purpose. It is a quick review of concepts we are learning in class or a Family Fun project. It shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes. Near the end of September, we will start sending home Phonics Word Lists. These lists go home on Monday for you to practice with your child each night. The lists should be returned to school by Friday of each week.
I
Internet
We do get on the Internet every Friday. Please check out the great websites Just for Kids.
J
Journals
Your child will begin writing small sentences with illustrations. They will bring their journal home on the last day of school. You will be able to see the great progress they have made in their writing and illustrations.
K
Keep Up
You can "keep up" with all class info by checking your e-mail, our website, and your child’s folder daily.
L
Library
The children will go to the library twice a week for 30 minutes. Mrs. Jill Keeling will read a book and do literacy activities with them. The children will have a chance to select a book to check out for the week.
Lunch
Our lunch time is from 11:30-12:00. Your child may buy lunch at school, or bring one from home. Menus will be sent home each month. If your child brings a lunch from home may buy milk at school. Each child will be assigned an ID number to be used in the cafeteria to keep track of his/her account. You may put money in your child’s account for a week or a month at a time. Our Lunch Manager is Ms. Phyllis Childress.
M
Messages
In thebeginning of the year, I write a message to the children on the board. We read the message together and look for specific letters and words. We count the number of words in each sentence. We also talk about capital letters and punctuations.
Morning Meetings
We have classroom meetings each day. During this time, we work on calendar skills, music, and math.
Music
Our class is scheduled to have music twice a week for 30 minutes with Mr. Chad Davidson. We will be singing songs in our classroom too.
N
Newsletter
I will email a weekly newsletter. It will contain updates and activities from our classroom as well as recent event information.
Nurse
We are very fortunate to have a wonderful nurse at our school. Her name is Ms. Jessica West She will take care of minor scratches and scrapes, as well as sudden illnesses. If your child has a serious injury, she will contact you. Please be sure to send in any change of contact numbers in case she needs to get in touch with you. Mrs. Vicki will also visit our classroom during “N” week to tell us about her important job!
O
Office
If you need to pick your child up or drop them off at school after school has started then you must go to the office first. You have to sign your child in or out. If you are picking your child up before school ends then you must know your child’s number before you can take them with you. If there is an aunt, grandmother, etc. on your child’s emergency list to pick your child up then they must have your child’s number before they can pick them up too. This rule is to keep your child safe! If you have come to school to eat lunch or volunteer then you need to get a Visitor tag in the office and sign in. Before leaving the school you need to go back to the office and sign out. The two secretaries in the office are Mrs. Holly Evans and Ms. Darla Franklin. They are hard workers and a wonderful assest to our staff.
Open House
Our Open House date will be sometime after school begins (You will be notified of the date.). During this time you will visit our room and see what your child is doing and learning in kindergarten. You will learn techniques on how to help your child at home, as well as the fun activities we do all day.
Outdoor Recess
The children will be going outside for recess everyday unless it is raining. Please keep this in mind when helping your child select clothes for the day.
P
Parent Conferences
We will have scheduled Parent Conferences in October. Please feel free to call and set up an appointment with me to discuss your child’s progress. We have a telephone in our room if you need to reach me about any concerns.
Parties
There are three main parties each year. We will have a Halloween, Christmas and Valentine Party. The Room Mother usually organizes these events and coordinate volunteers and donations. All parents are welcome to participate at the parties. We will have some other celebrations that I will organize such as the Thanksgiving Feast and the 100th Day of School.
Phonics
We will be using the Saxon Phonics Program. It has proven to be a very strong program. Your child will begin blending sounds shortly after we begin our school year.
P. E. (Physical Education)
We will have P.E. class twice a week for 30 minutes with Mr. Jon Hedges. Please remind your child to wear tennis shoes on our P.E. day. We go to P.E. on Monday and Friday.
Principal
Our school Principal is Mrs. Darnall.
PTO
I encourage all parents to join our school’s Parent-Teacher Organization. We will meet three times a year.
Q
Quick Good-byes
Quick good byes (at home, in the car, or in the gym) will leave drier eyes.
R
Report Cards
Students will receive Report Cards four times during the school year (every nine weeks). The Report Card will evaluate your child’s progress both academically and socially. Please look over the Report Card, sign it, and return it to school as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please send me a note, call me at school or email me ([email protected]). I will get back with you as soon as possible.
Resource Teacher
Our primary Resource Teacher is Mr. Matt Hooks. You might see him in our room during parties or on field trips. The children really seem to love him! He is a great role model and we are happy to have him.
Rules
Please read the Code of Conduct handbook to find out about our kindergarten discipline plan. We follow the FLASH rules at Lone Oak Elementary School.
Follow all Directions.
Line up Quietly.
Always Be Prepared.
Show Respect to Others and Yourself.
Hands, Feet, and Objects kept to Yourself
S
Show-n-Tell
Occasionally, we will have Show and Tell Day. These days will go along with Social Studies Themes. Your child may bring ONE item from home to "show" to the class. Please check the Classroom Calendar for these days.
Sign Language and Spanish
We will be learning some Spanish words and a little sign language during the year. We will learn our numbers and colors in Spanish. Also, we will also learn to sign the letter of the alphabet, numbers and simple words.
Speech Teachers
If your child goes to speech they will have Mrs. Rebecca Fortson.
T
Teacher’s Assistant
We are so lucky to have a wonderful Teacher’s Assistant in our classroom. Mrs. Kim Green will be the assistant in our classroom.
Teamwork
We are a team working together to help your child become successful in school. Please let me know if you have any concerns or questions regarding your child this year. Throughout the school year, I will communicate with you through notes, telephone, monthly calendars, newsletters, progress reports, Report Cards and parent-teacher conferences. You may also email me at: [email protected] I am available for conferences from 8:00 to 8:30 most mornings. If you would like to schedule a conference, call the school office to get an appointment time. (538- 4120). I encourage you to call me or send a note if you have any questions or concerns.
Transportation
Changes in Transportation: If you plan to pick up your child who normally rides the bus or you wish for your child to ride a different bus than usual, you must send a written note to school. Please do not rely on your child to give me the message. If I do not receive a written note, then I must send your child home by his/her usual mode of transportation.
Treasure Chest
Students earn a trip to our Treasure Chest each Friday. I buy small toys for our Treasure Chest. If you would like to donate to our Treasure Chest, it would be greatly appreciated!
U
Unit of Study
Each month students are exposed to a different science/social studies unit. We make special projects and learn facts based on our unit.
V
Volunteers
The best way to become familiar with our school, make friends, and be involved in your child's learning is through volunteering. Please join PTO and inquire about volunteering.
W
Website
Be sure to check our classroom website each month for updates on activities and skills we are learning. I will also be sharing photos of your child.
Word Lists
Word lists will be coming home a few weeks into the Saxon Phonics program. These may be difficult for your child to read in the beginning. Hang in there and patiently continue to practice them nightly. When your child can read the list well, return it to school by Friday of each week.
Word Wall
We begin the school year by placing everyone’s name on the Word Wall, In October, we add two words a week that are frequently used words.
X
Experiences
Kindergarten is such an exciting time! We are learning about the magic of books, letters, numbers, poetry, songs, science, social studies, art, music, gym, computers, Sign Language, Spanish, and school rules. Enjoy this year and let your kindergartner know how important school is to you.
Y
Yearbook
You will be able to purchase a yearbook at the end of the school year.
You
You can help to make your child feel successful this year by reading each night with him/her. This encourages them to become good readers. Remember to discuss the school day with kindergartners. Ask them questions about their day.
Z
Zzz’s
It is very important to make sure that your kindergartener is getting a good night’s sleep. Establish a bedtime routine that allows your child to get 10-12 hours of sleep each night.