• Welcome to the 2024-25 school year!  Our Kindergartners will be working on:  1.  Being independent, 2.  Communicating (with their teacher, school staff, and classmates), 3.  Following Directions, and 4. Being Kind (to each other, their teacher, other students at school, parents, and school staff).

    Our Schedule

    8:00-8:15 Breakfast

    8:15-9:15 Math

    9:15-9:30 Recess

    9:30-11:00 Reading

    11:00-11:30 Lunch

    11:30-11:50  Social Studies

    11:50-12:10 Science

    12:10-12:45 Writing

    12:45-1:30 Specials

    1:30-1:45 Recess

    1:45-2:15 MTSS Tier 2 (School-Wide Academic or Behavior Support)

    2:15-2:45 Math 

    2:45-2:55 Educational Assistance Behavior System (EABS)

    2:55 Dismissal (Early Release @ 1:20)

     

    Early Release Schedule

    8:00-8:15 Breakfast

    8:35-8:45 Writing

    8:45-10:00 Reading

    10:00-10:45 Math

    10:45-11:00 Recess

    11:00-11:30 Lunch

    11:30-11:45 Recess

    11:45-12:00 Math

    12:00-12:15 Writing

    12:15-12:45 Specials (P.E., Art, or Music)

    12:45-1:20 Social Studies/Science

    1:20 Dismissal 

     

    What will my child learn in Kindergarten this year?

    Reading

    • Hold a book right side up and turn pages in the correct direction.

    • Identify letters of the alphabet and their sounds

    • Identify uppercase(capital) letters and lower case letter

    • Demonstrate one-to-one correlation between spoken and printed word

    • Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds

    • Ask and answer questions about a story

    • Retell a story, including key details about characters and setting

    • Determine meaning of words from how they are used in context

    • Determine whether a story is realistic (nonfiction) or fantasy (fiction)

    • Identify title, author, illustrator, and table of contents in a book

    • Make predictions based on title, cover, illustrations and text

    • Identify and read common sight words correctly

    Writing

    • Use a combination of drawings, dictation, and writing to compose opinion pieces, informative/explanatory text, and/or narrate a single event

    • Add details and strength to writing, with guidance and support

    Speaking and Listening

    • Participate in group conversations with diverse topics

    • Confirm understanding of a story or text read aloud

    • Ask and answer questions to get information or seek help

    • Describe familiar people, places, things and/or events

    • Speak and express thoughts clearly

    • Take turns speaking in class, while listening when not their turn

    Math

    • Know number names and the count sequence.

    • Count to tell the number of objects.

    • Write numbers 0 to 20.

    • Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from.

    • Work with numbers 11–19 to gain foundations for place value.

    • Describe and compare measurable attributes.

    • Classify objects and count the number of objects in categories.

    • Identify and describe shapes (2-D and 3-D).

    • Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes.

    Science

    • Identify ways technology has changed over time

    • Explores weather and seasons

    • Describe the sun and moon

    • Describe the Earth’s rotation and how it relates to day and night

    • Studies animal life cycles (including researching with guidance and support)

    • Begins learning about the 5 senses

    • Studies energy (e.g., hot, cold, and sound)

    • Identifies selected body parts

    • Identifies man-made objects vs. objects in nature

    Social Studies

    • Identifies traits and behaviors of good citizens

    • Learns classroom, campus and bus safety

    • Identifies important former leaders of the United States

    • Identifies major holidays and festivals.

    • Identifies human adaptations to climate (e.g., clothing, shelter).

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Mrs. Dallas
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