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Kindergarten

2015-2016

Your Kindergarten Team!

Mrs. Peddycord (301)

Mrs. Tiffany (203)

Children come to Kindergarten with many different skills and talents and at many different levels of readiness. For this reason, the Kindergarten program begins at a slow pace to ensure that all students ease in to the school year at their own comfort level. Please be patient during these first few weeks of instruction. Our program is wonderful and the needs of each child will be met. We promise you that you will see a tremendous amount of learning happen this year and your child will grow academically and socially.

WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR PATIENCE!

Keeping up with Kindergarten

Absence/Early Dismissal

Arrival – Playground supervision

Jackets, Sweaters, Etc. Snacks Visitors Sharing Book Orders Birthdays Pick-up Transportation

DismissalAugust 24 – October 2

M – F 12:45W 12:30

Starting the week of 10/5M – F 2:30W 12:30

Releasing your child

Playing after drop-off and after pick-up

Interviews Meet 1 on 1 with

each child

Chance for us to meet your child

Appointment needed for non childcare students

Classroom Management

Positive reinforcement – Hand Stamps

Self-monitoring

Respect for self, others and property

Personal responsibility and accountability

Volunteering• Sign-up September

2 at 8:15 • Examples of tasks

you may be asked to do…• Copying• Cutting• Tracing• Laminating• Working with a small

group• Filing

Kindergarten now…WOW!

• Thinking • Rote memorization • Grit• “Hand holding” • Planning and executing

• Communicating •Play based

• 123s • Questioners• Explanation of understanding

• Analyzing • Playing without a purpose

• Problem solvers-academic and social • ABCs •

Teamwork• Independence • Yes/No answers

• Complex thinkers • Worksheets

Activities Math: number writing, problem

solving, explanation of thinking, geometry, calendar

Reading: read aloud, guided reading, phonics,

comprehension, poetry

Writing: penmanship, narrative, opinion,

expository/explanatory, poetry

STEAM + (in the classroom)

Awesome STEAM+ Staff!

Science – Miller

Art – Doyle E/O Music – Zurcher E/O

PE – McBride

Technology - Cunha

Library – LaBarge Every Thursday

Homework Sight words - weekly

(Beginning October)

Monthly calendar -sign & return @ first of next month (Beginning January)

Make time to work with your child.

Communication is Key! District/School Web Site dmusd.org

PTA eblast

Teacher web pagehttp://www.dmusd.org/domain/206

Email apeddycord@dmusd.orgjtiffany@dmusd.org

Teacher Voicemail 259-7812 x3031 (Peddycord)259-7812 x3023 (Tiffany)

Set appointments

Wednesday folders

Thanks For Coming!Next steps...• Sign-ups

• September interviews

(non-childcare only)• Everyone a Reader• Conference in

November

• Check out your child’s classroom and all the work we have already done!

• Classroom Wish Lists