Kindergarten Daily Schedule:
8:15 - 9:25 Block 1: Science/Social Studies with Mrs. Boysen
9:30 - 10:40 Block 2: Math with Mrs. Boysen
10:45 - 11:10 Block 3: Kindergarten with Mrs. Walker: Circle Time & Morning Meeting- This may include morning greeting, singing, ABC review, morning
messages, and the introduction of Reading/Writing learning goals for the day
11:15 - 11:55 Recess and Lunch- monitored by Kinder Parents
11:50 - 1:30 Language Arts - direct instruction, centers & small groups
1:30-1:45 Recess
1:45 - 2:00 Wash Hands/Snack Break
2:00 - 2:40 Literacy, writing & art
2:40-2:55 Choosing Time/Purposeful Play
3:00 End of the school day
Things students will need to have each day at school:
• A backpack large enough to hold a large winter coat, snack, a change of clothing, and a take home folder. (Please label with your child’s name)
• A complete change of clothing that includes a pair of pants, shirt, underwear, and socks. Accidents happen and there are times that the slides or swings may be wet. Wearing damp clothing is uncomfortable and makes for a rough day. There are also times when students slip and get dirty, being muddy and cold all day is also no fun.
• A water bottle with a lid, please do not send plastic water bottles with a screw on lid, Sip-top and Spill-proof please. (Please label with your child’s name)
• A warm coat with a hood for cold and rainy days. The students go outside unless the temperature gets under 45 degrees. On rainy days, they play in the undercover recess area. I recommend sending gloves, scarves, and hats for colder days. (Label w/ child’s name)
• Healthy snacks for them to eat at morning and afternoon snack if attending all day. I recommend sending multiple snacks just in case they are extra hungry. Please do not send in snacks that contain nuts. You can send nut items (trail mix, peanut butter, etc.) in your child’s lunch, but not for snack time as students move from table to table during centers and those with allergies could be exposed to nut residue.
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• Good shoes for playing on the playground. Flip flops or open toed shoes do not work so well as we have bark chips on the playground.
Parent Partner Days:
• To Partner in class, you will be required to complete a background check through the BGSD. I highly recommend that you do this as soon as possible as there may be a backlog at the beginning of the year. To complete your background check, please click on this link https://www.battlegroundps.org/volunteer/
• When Partnering please plan on being in the classroom the entire program day, including lunch/recess.
• During your volunteer day, you will be on recess duty outside, so please make sure you dress warmly.
• You may be working with a table group, helping individual students, filing student work, maintaining a clean learning environment, organizing projects/materials, making copies, decorating bulletin boards just to name a few.
• You can Partner more than the two required days/month.
• Family members (grandparents/aunts etc..) with a completed background check may come in to come in to fulfill your monthly Partnering hours.
• Unfortunately, siblings under the age of 4 are asked not to attend class with your student. Kindergarteners are distracted by pretty much everything and since our class time is very precious, we need to keep the focus on learning. Please do your best to find childcare for your two Partnering days each month.
• Parent Partner Sign-Ups and your once-a-month Advising meeting with me will be done through an online platform called SignUp.com. A list of links for your volunteering and consultations will be sent out in August. At that time, you can feel free to sign-up month to month or sign up for the entire year. This is how I will keep track of your Parent Partner hours and advising meetings.
Field Trips & Class Celebrations (subject to change):
October: Out in the Community on October 8th or 9th
May: All School Oregon Zoo
June: Kindergarten Graduation
Student Birthdays in Class:
Birthdays for important for Kindergarteners and we want to honor each child on their special day. We can schedule a day to honor your child on or near their Birthday and ½ Birthdays for those with summer birthdays. You are free to bring in a special treat (no cakes please) to share with the class.
Additional Kinder Events & School Wide Activities (subject to change):
• Apple Day in K (September)
• RHL School Carnival & Harvest Crawl (October)
• Gingerbread Day in K (December)
• Animal Projects Presentations (April/May)
*Camp Kindergarten (May/June)
• RHL Field Day (June)
At Home Subject* vs. Shared** Subjects
In kindergarten there are several subject areas of focus that include language arts (phonics, reading, writing), math, social studies, science, art, P.E./health, and world language or occupational ed.
**Language Arts (daily):
Phonics - letter recognition & sounds, CVC words, high frequency words, blends, and word families
Reading - phonemic awareness & comprehension
Writing - spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and handwriting.
**Math (daily):
Counting, grouping, measurement, skip counting, place value, ten frames/tally marks, graphing, numbers before and after, addition, subtraction, decomposing numbers, 2-D and 3-D shapes, time, money.
*Social Studies - Science/Social Studies Support Class w/ Mrs. Boysen Block 1 or Tara West Units at home
*Science Science/Social Studies Support Class w/ Mrs. Boysen Block 1 or Tara West Units at home
*Art Woven into our Language Art and literature response units. We will learn the 7 elements of art and explore a variety of art mediums
*P.E./Health This is an at home subject using bi-monthly health units and covering the kindergarten fitness standards
*World Language/Occupational Ed:
Covered in class with ASL introduction of the alphabet and simple signs
Ways to Keep in the Loop at RHL:
Mrs. Walker’s Class Website: https://sites.google.com/battlegroundps.org/mrs-walkers-class/kindergarten-info-packet
Parent Connect Website https://sites.google.com/battlegroundps.org/rhlparentresources/home
River HomeLink Website: The place you would go to for the school calendar, block schedule, late start schedules, contact information, upcoming events, etc. Click on this link to learn more: https://riv.battlegroundps.org/about-2/
River HomeLink Facebook Page: This is the official RHL website. Please click on this link to join: https://www.facebook.com/RiverHomeLink . Information about school events, celebrations, and other BGSD information is shared on this page.
River HomeLink PTO: This page is run by our school’s Parent Teacher Organization. The goal of the group is the support teachers, classrooms, and student through fundraising activities with the proceeds going back to the school. They oversee all the fundraisers throughout the school year and are always in need of parents who want to be involved. Being on the PTO is also a great way to get to know families at our school. Here is the link to their website: https://sites.google.com/view/riverhomelinkpto/home
School contact info:
Main office: 360-334-2000
Attendance Line: 360-334-8202
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri and 9:45-3:00 on Wednesday