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Preparing Your Child For Kindergarten (article/video)

For the first day of school, please make sure your child has a SMALL backpack to carry their lunch and two small healthy snacks (we recess twice a day besides lunch). A sweatshirt may also be needed as the campus has its own micro-climate. A change of undies and pants is also a good idea!


Interesting Article on "Kindergarten Cram" Click Here


Ms. J's Manifesto
Through the Kindergarten school year, as your child's teacher I will:
  • prepare and present developmentally appropriate activities aligned with the key CA State Standards and the Mission of CSMH
  • provide a fair classroom environment based on respect and responsibility, with a discipline structure involving natural consequences to ensure a learning environment for every child
  • communicate with care givers on a regular basis as to their child's needs to succeed to their personal ability
As caregivers, I ask that you:
  •     ensure your child has adequate rest, healthy meals/snacks, play time, and bonding time with family and friends
  • give your child opportunities to practice responsibility and independence
  • appropriately communicate with me your concerns when they arise
  • support classroom expectations and learning at home
  • read with your child every day!


MATH Resources
Everybody Counts
Measuring Up
Singapore Math
Minquon Math
"Key to" workbooks
Investigations
Everyday Math
Van DeWalle
Family Math
Natural Math
Marilyn Burns Newsletter
Mathematics Their Way
Math By Kids (Susan Richman)


Missing a Math Home Connection?
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Heart (Sight) Word Resource here



Recommended Reading
Raising Life Long Learners
by Lucy Caulkins

 The Global Achievement Gap
by Tony Wagner
 Making The Grade: Reinventing America's Schools

by Tony Wagner

Nation of Wimps
by Hara Marano
Math Power (revised edition)
by Patricia Clark Kenschaft


Preparing Kids for the 21st Century

New Horizons for Learning

Change Leadership Group

OECD PISA assessement






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