Hi, I'm Vianne Letostak. I've taught kindergarten in Dublin since 1997. I am married with two grown children (Dublin graduates) and a beautiful granddaughter! I got my Bachelor's and Master's (in Reading Education) from Ohio State and I'm a bit of a Buckeye fanatic. You can reach me at:
Kindergarten Handbook
Table of Contents
Use the navigation bar at the top
Under Home Tab:
K Info page..........….. Attendance, Google Class Info, Temps/Clothing
Classroom Routines #1 page........Drop off/Pick-up, Kindergartner of the Week, Food/Lunch, Birthdays
Classroom Routines #2 page.......Expectations, Related Arts, Homework/Presentations, Toys/Umbrellas, Water Bottles and Restroom.
Communication page........Take Home Folders, Newsletters, Calendar, Parent-Teacher Conferences, Grade Cards (Infinite Campus), Questions, Bilingual Aides.
Parental Involvement page ..........Ways to get involved, at home, Volunteers, Room Parents, Background Checks, Volunteer Form, Field Trip.
Under Curriculum Tab:
Language Arts page..........Reading Workshop, Book Orders, Author Studies, Word Study, Writing Workshop, Handwriting.
Mathematics page
Science & Health page
Social Studies and Recess page
Technology page
Enrichment & Buddies page
Under Newsletters Tab: all newsletters from the beginning of the schoolyear for later referral.
Individual Development Readiness - Attention span, need for movement (frequent ‘GoNoodles’), interest vs. frustration, and need for socialization are all considerations in developmentally appropriate teaching of kindergartners.
Gradual Release of Responsibility – Students learn best when the material is presented through stages (teacher models, then teacher guides, then teacher assists and finally student works independently).
Curriculum Standards -The Dublin City School district utilizes the Ohio State Standards, which were adapted from the National Common Core standards, in Language Arts and Mathematics. We also use the Ohio state standards in Science, Social Studies and Health. Our School Counselor addresses Health standards as well.