Welcome to Kindergarten!

Mrs. Chevallard’s ClassJulian Charter School

Innovation Centre-La Mesa

Background/

Experience

• Born and raised in Orange County• Montessori, Waldorf, public, and private schooling•Attended Chapman University for B.A. and Credential •Teaching for the past six years •Pre- kindergarten; fourth grade; kindergarten•Favorite: kindergarten

Daily Schedule

9:00-9:15 Morning Meeting9:15-10:00 Math10:00-10:20 Recess10:20-11:00 Reader’s Workshop11:00-12:00 Centers12:00-12:30 Lunch12:30-12:45 Rest Time12:45-1:45 Writer’s Workshop1:45-2:00 Music and Movement2:00-2:15 Recess2:15-3:00 S.S./Science3:00-3:15 Clean-up/Pack-up3:15-3:45 Dismissal

*On Thursdays, Writer’s Workshop is replaced with an Art Project and Social Studies/Science becomes a Science Lab. 

Building Classroom Community

“Secret Super Hero”

(Individual)

The “Warm and Fuzzies”

Jar(Whole Group)

Topics of Study/Focus

English Language Arts– Reading

• Will assess before conferences, report card, and end of the year.

– Compare/Contrast different types of texts • (fiction, nonfiction, and poetry)

– Writing • narratives, opinions, and

information text

– Author/Illustrator

Topics of Study/Focus

Mathematics– Counting/

Indentifying Numbers• Up to 100

– Skip-counting• 2s, 5s, 10s

– Comparing numbers– Addition and

Subtraction– Shapes

• Identifying, comparing, and building 2D and 3D

Topics of Study/Focus

Social Studies/Science– State and National

Symbols– Community Helpers– Historical Figures– Compare and Contrast

locations and people

– Animal and plant lifecycles

– Weather– Conservation

Homework and Home Study• Homework

– Weekly packet– Goes home Monday– Due back the following

Monday– Homework Folder (yellow)– Math, Reading Log, and

Writing (hand or journal)

• Home Study– Experiential learning– “Teachable Moments”– Blog accountability– Blaze the Husky

Communication• Email

achevallard@juliancharterschool.org– Weekly “Update” Email– Paper Newsletter as well

• Websitewww.ic-lm.com/kindergarten– Links with important

information (supplies, schedule, sign-ups, etc.)

• Scope/Sequence meetings 4x (seasonal)

Birthdays/Celebrations

• No Food• Can bring other

items to share/pass out – Pencils, erasers,

stickers, trinket toys, etc.

• Please let me know• Can’t pass out

exclusive invites

Getting Involved• Centers Sign-Ups– Sign-ups go out at

the beginning of the month

• Room Mom/Dad– Take photos for

yearbook, help plan field trips, other awesome things ;)

• PTO• Guest Speaker?