K Expectations
LITERACY
By the end of Kindergarten, students should be able to fluently identify all letters and letter sounds. In addition, students should be able to independently read a Level C or D text, retell what happened in the story, and answer oral comprehension questions about the text.
KINDERGARTEN SIGHT WORDS
Throughout the year, we will introduce 1-2 sight words each week. Sight words are words that students will use frequently in their reading and writing. Therefore, learning to read and write these words fluently (without having to sound them out) will help your child tremendously as they develop into successful readers and writers.
Please click on this LINK to see the sight words we will be covering this year.
WRITING
By the end of Kindergarten, students should be able to write 2 or more sentences to express their ideas. It is expected that the above Kindergarten sight words are spelled correctly (I call this "book spelling") in writing, but students are encouraged to simply write all the sounds they hear ("sound spelling") when writing unfamiliar words.
Perfect Book Spelling (NOT expected in Kindergarten!): I went to the party with my friends and we played games.
**Sound Spelling (with book spelling for sight words): I went to the prde with my frs and we playd gams.
Sound Spelling (with limited sight word knowledge): I w to the prde w my frs and we plad gams.
**The middle example of sound spelling is in line with what we would expect to see by the end of Kindergarten**
By the end of the year, students should also have legible letter formation, use adequate spaces between words, begin sentences with capital letters, and end sentences with punctuation.
MATH
By the end of Kindergarten, students are expected to be able to count to 100 by 1s (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc...) and by 10s (10, 20, 30, 40, etc...).
Students should be able to count groups of objects, identify, and write numbers 1 - 20.
Students should be able to solve addition and subtraction problems up to 10.
Students will be able to identify the following 2D & 3D shapes and their attributes: circle, square, triangle, rectangle, hexagon, cube, sphere, cylinder, cone.
ASSESSMENTS
We will be administering MClass literacy assessments in the Fall, Winter, & Spring.
Students will take the Math MAP test in the Winter & Spring.
Various other formal and informal assessments are used throughout the year to gauge students' progress.