Welcome to Kindergarten! Hope you are having a fabulous summer. We are so glad you are here! Your kindergarten experience will be an exciting time to make new friends, learn new things, and grow in many ways. We look forward to meeting you in August!
The following are items that everybody needs to bring to kindergarten:
*1 regular shaped book bag (NO WHEELS)
*1 box of washable markers
*2 boxes of tissue
*1 container of baby wipes
*1 bottle of waterless antibacterial hand sanitizer
1 box of no. 2 pencils
2 reams of copy paper
4 plain, PLASTIC pocket folders (plain colored-no designs on front)
1 package of black Expo Markers
1 box of gallon freezer bags
1 box of sandwich size bags
1 box of 2-gallon freezer size bags
1 pack of plain white paper plates (cheap kind)
*Your child’s teacher may ask for a $6.00 donation for a homework notebook. We special order these for you after the first few weeks of school.
*Your time! We would love to have parents and adult family members volunteer in our classroom on a regular basis, for a special project, or to help with maintaining our room and hallway décor.
Things your child does not need to bring with him or her to school:
Toys/ stuffed animals, Trapper keepers, and pillows
Wheelies are not permitted at school.
Please bring in your school supplies to registrations!
Language Arts
Letters, Words, & Sentences
Read Basic Sight Words, Color Words, & Number Words
Blends Sounds Orally to Make Words (Reading & Writing)
Use of Capitalization & Punctuation (periods & questions marks)
Use reading strategies to build & decode words
Reading & Remembering (Comprehension)
Persuasive Writing
Writing--Complete sentences & correct grammar usage
Math
Build Number Combinations to 10 (addition)
One to One Correspondence 0-30
Read Number Words to Ten (10)
Ordinal Numbers 1st through 10th
Count Pennies to buy items up to 30 cents
Sort & Categorize Objects
Order Daily Events (continue skill—days, months, & seasons)
Science
Day & Night
Rocks & Soils
Social Studies
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
President’s Day
Health
Nutrition
Anatomy
Making Healthy Choices
Family Life
*All AKS are ongoing throughout the year once they are introduced. We will continuously teach, review, & assess during the school year.