Classroom
Information
Below you will find some helpful information about our classroom!
(Topics are listed in alphabetical order)
Birthdays
I look forward to celebrating your child's birthday with him/her! Please note that food is not allowed as part of our celebration due to allergies. If you would like to send in something for your child's birthday, I would recommend a wrapped "gift" book that will be donated to our classroom library. If your child has a summer birthday, we will choose a day to celebrate in school!
Communication
I communicate regularly through email, but also use the SeeSaw app to keep families up to date with what is happening the classroom! Please download the app below! I will provide you with login information to access your child's site.
Your child will also bring home a folder each day that will contain notices and work they have completed. Please make sure to empty your child's folder and return it to school each day. Folders are checked each morning for blue notes and any other documents you may need to send in.
Daily Schedule
A typical day in Kindergarten includes:
Morning Meeting
Reader's Workshop
Phonics/Guided Reading
Writer's Workshop
Math Stations
Science/Social Studies
Snacks (a.m. & p.m.)
Free Choice (a.m. & p.m.)
Special (music, art, library, and P.E.)
Lunch
Recess
Homework
Each month, your child will complete a Sunshine of the Day assignment.... the monthly assignment/calendar will come home in your child's folder!
After the first month of school, you will receive a sight word booklet in your child's folder. Practicing these sight words at home 1-2 times per week can be extremely beneficial for developing reading skills. Every book is a different color, when one color is mastered, you will receive the next one!
Once we begin reading (typically in November), your child will bring home a book bag each week to practice reading to you! Please set aside time each night to read with your child!
Throughout the year, there will be optional activities that come home, such as "Disguise the Turkey!" and "Leprechaun Traps."
Lunch & Snack
We are a nut-free classroom!
Students should bring 2 healthy snacks each day, packed separately from lunch. We eat snacks in the morning and afternoon, with the exception of wacky Wednesdays, when we have just a morning snack.
Please make sure to pack a separate drink for lunch and snack.
All students will be provided with a lunch tag/card for the option to purchase hot lunch or milk. Funds can be added to this account via My School Account with the student's pin number, which will be provided by the school office. Click here to learn more about setting up an account for your child.
Scholastic Book Club
You will receive book club catalogs monthly in your child's folder. However, you can shop any time, from any catalog (not just Kindergarten), and the orders will get shipped directly to me. If you would like to order gifts for your child, please let me know in advance and I can contact you when the order arrives!
Every time you shop, our classroom earns rewards!
Click on the image to the right to visit the website. Our class code is KWPQX.
Sunshine of the Day!
Each child will have a special day during the month when they are the Sunshine of the Day and class helper. This is a great opportunity for your child to shine! They will also share their monthly sharing activity.
Transportation
Your child will be given a transportation badge on the first day of school that will help to ensure they are dismissed to the right location. During the first few weeks of school while students get familiar with the routines, teachers help each student get to where they need to be!
Please do your best to send a blue note in your child's folder whenever there is an anticipated change in their transportation. Unexpected changes should be called into the main office as soon as possible.
Written notification of any change from regular transportation arrangements is REQUIRED by our school policy in order to keep your child safe.