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Parent ProfilesHow many of your children have gone

through kindergarten?

• This is my first! (Take a deep breath!)

• I survived one…it’s my second!

• I’m a veteran…this is my third (or more).

What We Do (Most Days)What We Do (Most Days) Check In Meeting and Calendar Math Letter Work or Kid Writing Centers Snack and Recess Social Studies, Science, or Choices Story Time * We will also go to the Gym and Library : )

Morning Meeting Morning Meeting Calendar Routine Calendar Routine

• Flag Salute• Review Rules• Greeting • Daily Message • Sharing • Review Schedule

• Calendar • Weather • Number of the Day • Weather Graph• Today’s Goals

Meeting and CalendarMeeting and Calendar

We use Math in Focus: The Singapore Approach

The math skills we work on in Kindergarten include:

• Addition and subtraction (including calculator skills)

• 1 to 1 correspondence and counting

• Number identification and number writing

• Problem Solving

• Graphing and data analysis

• Measurement (Introductions to time, money, weight, and length)

Language Arts • Houghton Mifflin Reading Program • Read Alouds to develop comprehension

– Phonemic Awareness – Letter Identification and Phonics – Sight Words– Word Families (-at, -an, -it, etc.) and Rhyming

• Guided Reading using leveled readers in small groups

• Handwriting Without Tears

• Kid Writing

• Poetry

Composition Book

Choices Construction

Play Dough

ABC Fun

Book Nook

Math

Puzzles and Puppets

Computers

Art

Writing

Listening

Science

Other Subjects

• Environmental Science (a.k.a. Trees)

• The Five Senses and The Seasons

• Social Studies (Native Americans) • Library

• Physical Fitness

Calendar Coming Soon!!

Report Cards • Conferences: November and March• Report Cards: (based on PA Standards)• Here are examples from the Report Card:

General Skills Language Arts * Math **

Writes first name (capital first, rest

lowercase)

Identifies capital & lower case letters

Counts to 30, 70, 100

States Birthday Identifies beginning and ending sounds in words

Id. numbers to 0-20, 70, 100

Writes numbers to 10, 20, 30

Address and phone number

Identifies and extends rhymes

Reads a graph

Listening & Speaking Skills

Handwriting Identifies 2-D Shapes

Characteristics of Successful Learners

Writing: Understands letter/sound relationships,

correctly spells high frequency words, writes

simple sentences

1 to 1 correspondence

Extends and designs a pattern* We will also assess blending, high frequency words, story elements, writing last names, and

conventions of writing by June.

** We will also assess skip counting, addition/subtraction, coin identification, non-standard measurement, and will have higher expectations for counting, number identification, and number writing.

Volunteers Needed!Ways to help:• Work at home (cutting, gluing, tracing, etc.)• Kid Writing and Centers • Holiday/Seasonal Events • Field Trip

If you haven’t already, please complete the Volunteer Form and send it back to school as soon as possible. I will send a confirmation

notice once I organize our classroom volunteers. Thank You!

Keep in Touch!The best ways to reach me are:

1. Email me at dwilson@havsd.net 2. Leave a note in your child’s notebook3. Leave me a voicemail 610-853-5900

x41484. If your child’s dismissal plans change or

there is an emergency, call the school directly at 610-853-5900 x4000

Thanks for coming!

Any questions for the common good?

I’ll see you in November for our first conference!