We are so excited to meet you this year!  We are going to have a great year.  You will learn so much, including how to read, write, count to 100, add and subtract! 

Some tips to start school off on the right foot:

*Make sure your child has a large backpack

*Make sure your child knows if they are bringing a home lunch or buying a school lunch each day

*Provide your child with a PEANUT/TREE NUT FREE snack each day

*It is hot in August, provide your child with a water bottle and dress them in airy, comfortable clothing

*Send a change of clothes, because accidents do happen!

*Label everything (besides basic school supplies) that you send to school, including lunch money

  

Things to be practicing at home during the summer before kindergarten:

 *Name Writing

*Alphabet Naming

*Sound Naming

*Counting to 10

*Numbers 0-20

  

Fall Expectations:

*Name Writing

*Alphabet Naming

*Sound Naming

*Counting to 30 

*Numbers 0-20

*Read sight words

*Reading Level A books

  

Winter Expectations:

*Counting to 50 

*Numbers 0-20

*Compare numbers (greater than/less than)

*Read sight words 

*Reading Level A or B books independently

 

Spring Expectations:

*Counting to 60  

*Add/Subtract

*Decompose/Compose 10 and teen numbers

*Identify shapes 2D/3D

*Read sight words

*Reading Level B books independently 

*Retell stories using the 5 Finger Retell

 

End of Year Expectations: 

*Counting to 100

*Add/Subtract

*Decompose/Compose 10 and teen numbers

*Identify shapes 2D/3D

*Read sight words

*Reading Level C books independently

*Retell stories using the 5 Finger Retell

 

Some Frequently Asked Questions:

*Coloring Pages: At the beginning of the year, coloring pages will come home each day.  They will not always be complete.  Please do not worry, these pages are not part of our required work and are not expected to be completed.  They allow me time to get lunch count organized or transition between activities.  Your child is more than welcome to finish them at home, but they do not need to be returned.

*Homework Calendars:Work completed from homework calendars does not need to be returned to school.  These are skills we are working on at school and it is good to be checked at home to see if your child is able to do the skill.  These daily activities should take no longer than 5 minutes.

 

*Playground/Peer Issues: In kindergarten we are all learning how to play with each other and get along.  Sometimes issues arise.  Please remind your child to tell myself or another teacher if they are having an issue with a peer.  If teachers are unaware of the issue, we are not able to help.  Throughout the year we use a 'Bully Prevention' program to help us all learn how to manage our peers. :)