• Classroom Procedures / Subject Overview
    Morning Routine:
    Attendance                                          Calendar Review (date, days of the week, months of the year)
    Folders                                                 Seasons
    Snack & Lunch Check                       Weather
    Pledge                                                  
    Patriotic Song
    Language Arts (Phonics, Reading, & Writing): Three periods per day.
    Phonics - Letters, Sounds, Blending (Tapping) Words, Sight (Trick) Words
    Handwriting (heading – name, grade, and date; letters; words; and sentences)
    Reading - Reader's Workshop
    Story of the week: 
                Teacher models and demonstrates the process of reading,
                Shared Reading – teacher and student share the process, 
               Guided Reading – students apply the reading process in small groups / teacher monitors their reading skills
    Writing Workshop (Personal Narrative, Narrative, How To, Opinion, Persuasive, and Poetry).

    Math:  Double periods – 1. Introduce skill / concept (model) 2. and Development of skill / concept (hands – on) and evaluation (workbook pages)

    Positional Words (top, middle, bottom, above, below, left, right, etc.)
    Classification (Grouping based on attributes: colors, sizes, shapes, physical appearances, characteristics/traits, etc.)
    Graphing (bar graph and picture graph)
    Numbers (counting, writing, identifying, applying)
    Counting by 2s, 5s, 10s
    Time (o’clock)
    Money (quarter, dime, nickel, penny) – Name and Value
    Addition
    Subtraction
    Problem Solving (Word Problems)
    Social Studies:  Introduced by teacher with a reading or explanation and developed through hands – on activities or projects
                                                 Seasonal and Monthly Events and Holidays
     
     
    Science / Health:  Introduced by teacher with a reading or explanation and developed through hands – on activities or projects
    Seasons                       Plants                          Self & Family              Healthy Habits
    Weather                      Animals                       Feelings                       Nutrition
                                                 Seasonal and Monthly Events and Holidays
     
    PEARSON SCIENCE - Forces and Motion, Living Things, and Earth and Sky
     
     
    Character Education:  Introduced by teacher with a reading or explanation and developed through hands – on activities or projects
    Citizenship
    Positive Student and Individual Characteristics
    Rules
                                                    Seasonal and Monthly Events and Holidays 
     
    Centers:  Centers reinforce skills and concepts that were taught and are being taught.  These are designed to allow students to further progress on these skills and concepts.  Teacher introduces each center gradually.  There are 4-5 stations opened at a time, with a maximum of four (4) students per center.  The following is a list of some, not all, available center topics:
     
    Sound Identification (Initial, Medial, & Final Sounds of Vowels & Consonant Letters)
    Sight Word Identification
    Building Decodable Words
    Writing Simple Sentences
     
    Graphing
    Estimating
    Addition and Subtraction Facts
    Addition and Subtraction Stories
    Seasonal/Holidays

     ****  Routines are subject to change depending on special school programs, weather, etc. 

    Homework:
    Assist with Directions ONLY
    Sign & Return by due date(of if no due date appears, return the next school day)
    Do NOT allow your child to become overly frustrated with homework– STOP – WRITE A NOTE – PLACE HOMEWORK & NOTE IN THE GREEN FOLDER (Please, I kindly ask that you do not use this policy as an excuse)

    Motivational Incentive:

    Individual Sticker Chart – stamps are only earned NEVER removed – earned by good behavior (following school and class rules, following directions, etc.), classwork completion and participation, and homework completion (or effort) – when the chart is filled with stamps, the child "hunts for a treasure in the treasure chest ” – may also go to the “treasure chest” for challenge questions and answers. 
     HOMEWORK POLICY
     
          Homework reinforces lessons taught in the classroom. Kindergarteners are unable to read the directions (located at the top or bottom of the page). Therefore, the children rely on the adults to read the directions to them.Parents/Guardians must not complete the child’s homework. However, parents/guardians must read the directions to the child and check that it is being fully completed. Then, parental/guardian signature is required. Yes, the children are gaining independence, but, nonetheless, they are still just kindergarteners.

    The following should be implemented on all assignments:

    1.       your child needs to write a HEADING at the top, unless otherwise directed, 

    2.       all written and drawn work must be completed using a PENCIL (writing and/or drawing in pen, marker, crayon, or colored pencils is not permitted-this tends to make work look less neater),

    3.       all work that requires coloring must be completed with CRAYONS and/or COLORED PENCILS (markers are not permitted because they tend to bleed through the paper and can make work look messy),

    4.       a Parent/Guardian SIGNATURE is required on ALL assignments,

    5.       and work is to be RETURNED on DUE DATES (If no school due to sickness or weather, then the very next day or upon return to school).

       I ask you to please monitor homework assignments daily.

    Yes, students are 

    to complete their own work, but, parental guidance is needed.

    We need to set a positive example starting at an early age. Together, we can help our children achieve greater good by following basic procedures.

    Thank you for your continuous support and cooperation on this subject matter.

      

     Building Responsibilty

          We need to show our children how important school is.  The students can only learn this important concept through modeling.  I, alone, can not complete this task.  Parents, I need your help!

          We need to model responsibility.  We need to model how to follow procedures and directions.  Complying with due dates, for assignments and / or projects, is necessary.  Returning assignments and / or projects and books to school are also significant.  We have to remember that our children are only kindergarteners.  Therefore, they need our attention and guidance.

              If the adults are not following procedures and directions, we are teaching our children to do the same.  Kindergarten is a critical year for your children to learn the behaviors which will assist your children throughout their school career. 

           We must work together to make this a productive school year.  Remember to follow procedures accordingly and follow directions so that your child is prepared and ready for the school day ahead.  Children are vulnerable and look at us, the adults, for proper guidance.

                            Thank you for your sincere cooperation and assistance!
     
    • 1. HELP with HOMEWORK (e.g. read and follow directions)
    • 2. SIGN and RETURN any and all work that is STAMPED or in the RED and/or BLUE FOLDERS
    • 3. RETURN sight words, leveled reading, rhyme (“star”), and library BOOKS the next school day, or for library books, return on the due date.
    • 4. RETURN NOTICES quickly and on – time

       

           

     
Last Modified on June 10, 2018