2011 class info packet

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Ms. Amanda & Ms. Letas

Welcome to kindergarten! I am delighted to be working with you and your child onthis exciting adventure. Kindergarten is a time of new beginnings, making friends,gaining independence and learning lots of new things each day. This packet mayanswer some of the questions you may have and will be a good future reference.

Our Daily Schedule *Please note that adjustments may be made to our schedule in order to meet theneeds of our students. Our schedule follows a daily routine, which makes children feel secure in knowing howeach day will go.

7:30

Arrival

Teacher picks up students in cafeteria. Backpacks, STAR folders, and lunch boxes are

put away. Sign-in on attendance chart. Group calendar time/morning meeting

8:05-8:35

Breakfast/Morning Bathroom Break

8:40 Students return to meeting rug for BUZZ board/daily message & Shared Reading

9:10 Language Arts (alphabet studies, phonemic awareness skills, and sight words)

9:25 Discuss center assignments (pocket chart on calendar board)

9:35-

10:40

Center Time & Small group reading instruction

** Handwriting is incorporated as a center (we use the Handwriting Without Tears

program). Reading intervention is incorporated during center time.

10:40 Morning Recess (if time permits, in the beginning centers may take longer until

students learn the routine)11:00 Restroom Break/Wash hands for lunch

11:05-

11:35

Lunch/Bathroom Break

11:40 Special Class

12:00 Meeting Rug-Whole group math lesson

12:30 Rest/Naptime **Naptime ends in January and Writing journals will be completed

during this time.

1:00 Clean up mats & Restroom

1:15 Math Centers (small group math instruction/practice with teacher)

**Fridays-students will be working in math journals to help develop and strength

problem solving skills.

1:50-

2:30

Afternoon Recess/Bathroom Break

2:35 Snack-time

2:55 Clean up/Prepare for Home

** Science and Social Students are incorporated into our reading units and our holiday

studies**


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Special Class Schedule Time- 11:30

Class

Monday

TuesdayWednesday

ThursdayFriday***Please wear tennis shoes on PE/gym day***

Classroom Rules

We follow the 3 Bs. Be Respectful. Be Responsible. Be Safe.

These rules cover just about every scenario.

*Listen & use soft voices inside *Raise hand

*Keep hands and feet to self *Share & take turns

Discipline

My behavior system is based around the theme of bees. Each day we want to

have bee-autiful bee-havior. We have a visual behavior board where eachstudent has his/her own bee. Everyone starts the day on the home beehive. If a

classroom rule is broken students must move his/her bee to different color hives.

Home Hive (start) Green Hive-WarningBlue Hive-Be Careful 5minutes Yellow Hive-Stop & Think 10 minutesOrange Hive-Uh-Oh 15minutes Red Hive-Oh-No-No Recess & Note Home

This plan is very effective for kindergartners. The children do not enjoy moving

their bees, and most do not like having time out away from activities/afternoonrecess.

There are usually more light changes at the beginning of the school year, as thechildren are all beginning to learn acceptable behavior for school. It usually doesnot take long for most to learn to respect our classroom expectations and those ofthe school.


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Homework

No homework on Wednesdays and Fridays

Homework will be sent home in a weekly packet on sheet of paper. Each sheethas the day the assignment is to be completed at the top right hand corner. Please

do not work ahead and complete all assignments in one night. Students will a have a

leveled reader (some are paper and some will be small book) to read/practice and

return each night. On the paper reader you will see a check mark at the top when

your child is finished with that reader.

** Please encourage your child to do his/her homework independently (please do

not complete the assignment for them) but provide assistance and support when

needed.

Homework

*Reinforces skills *Gives parents insight into their childs learning

*Establishes study habits *Develops responsibility

If your child forgets something one day (which we all do) he/she may simply bring

the forgotten item(s) the next day. Please do not let forgetting become aconcern.

Communication

Communication between home and school is very important..it is the way to stay

informed.

*Weekly Newsletters will be sent home

*Our reading program has a weekly Family Ties newsletter

*Special Notes/Letters regarding classroom events, school events and community

events

*Monthly School Calendar

When we need to communicate on a more personal level, about your child we may


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-Send a note. Yes, I am a little old fashioned and I like this way of sending

messages

-Email..I like email but please keep in mind that I usually only get a chance to check

it once or twice a day.

-Phone CallYou may call the office and leave brief message and I will return your

call as soon as I am able. Calls will not be put through to the classroom during

instruction time. My daily planning time is 11:30-11:50 . Please keep in mind that

ARC meetings and grade level meetings are also held during this time.

Snack

Snack time is probably the most- looked-forwarded-to time of the day in

kindergarten!

A monthly snack calendar will be sent home in each childs STAR folder. Your child

will have 1 day a month to bring snacks for the class. Kindergartners enjoy simple

snacks such as-

Gramham crackers Goldfish crackers fruit snacks pretzels

Dry ceral Apples, grapes, bananas pudding cups yogurt sticks

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