welcome to kindergarten! teachers: mrs. kossack, mrs. wituk, and mrs. riley
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Welcome to Kindergarten!
Teachers: Mrs. Kossack, Mrs. Wituk,
and Mrs. Riley
Introductions
AdministrationKindergarten Team
Reminders:School Procedures
Before School:
Parking Lot
Breakfast reminders
During School:
Lunch reminders
Attire/change of clothes
After School:
Parking Lot
Be here, Be ready
Bring to school daily Healthy snack
Lunch choice
Binder/Folder with behavior calendar
Keep in locker “Specials” shirt/gym shoes
Change of clothes
1 Snack The following are appropriate school
snacks:
Snack Please do not send items like these for
snack:
Curriculum
We will be teaching skills based on the National Common Core Standards
www. corestandards.org
Curriculum
Reading Recognize upper case and lower case letters
and sounds
Read words by sounding them out
Recognize and read “tricky” words
Comprehension skills
Distinguish sounds in words
Recognize rhyming words
Reading Recommendations: How do I help?
Read with your child everyday!
Ask your child to share their favorite parts of the story!
Ask your child about what they did in school!
Have them write you a letter about what they learned!
Or, have them draw a picture and explain it to you!
Curriculum
Writing Write with a pencil using an appropriate grip
Follow writing lines
Write letters, words, sentences, and a paragraph
Writing Recommendations: How do I help?
Have students draw pictures about topics and have them write about it!
Writing can be done in any form! Writing note, writing a letter, writing a postcard, writing directions! Encourage your child to do all!
Curriculum
Math Recognize/identify geometric shapes
Recognize/identify number name and value
Print numbers
Count to 100
Addition/subtraction
Math Recommendations: How do I help?
Ask your child to count items up to 20! Example: Count how many animals at the zoo! Count how many cars you see!
Ask your child to compare numbers!
Example: How many bracelets does your sister have on compared to you?
Curriculum
Social Studies Listen to stories and participate in activities
about family, community, and holidays
Scholastic News
Science Listen to stories and participate in activities
about weather/seasons, transportation, sink vs. float, magnets, animals, and plants
Scholastic News
More Recommendations: How do I help?
Expose your child to many experiences and talk about them!
Zoo
Museums
Library/Story time
Visit for a list of events in DuPage County: www.hulafrog.com
Personal Habits- Practice at home Tell phone number
Tell/recognize full name
Tell home address
Tie shoes
Dress themselves (zippers, buttons, etc.)
Homework
All other homework will be clearly marked
Reading: 10-20 minutes every day
Please check and remove papers from your child’s folder every day.