Mrs. Schmidt


cindie.schmidt@hesperiausd.org

Welcome to Mrs. Schmidt's Kindergarten Class!


My name is Cindie Schmidt and I absolutely LOVE kindergarten! My “job” as a kindergarten teacher feels more like a “calling” where I find the greatest joy in fostering a magical world of creativity and discovery for young children to learn and grow socially, emotionally and academically. I take pride in helping students develop a strong foundation so they learn how to be successful students and enjoy learning about the world they live in. My heroes, my parents, both educators, taught me that quirky creativeness is "cool" and that teaching is truly an art. I have strived to continue their legacy as I teach my heart out with as much tenacity and uniqueness as the world around me will allow. I strive each day to make my heroes proud, and know that I am truly making a difference in the world as I carry on their legacy. I am excited to experience the exciting world of KINDERGARTEN with your child!


What can YOU do as a parent to help your child be ready for kindergarten?

Important Things to Practice This Summer:

1) Help your child practice writing his/her name

2) Make sure when your child learns to write his/her name; only the first letter is capitalized, all other letters are lower case letters, and there are NO backwards letters

3) Watch my YouTube channel to get your child familiar with me (look for some of the storytime & singing time videos, as well as sight word videos)!

4) Practice learning Zoophonics with the videos on my YouTube channel that will help your child learn the sounds of the alphabet!

Here's the link to all three Zoophonics videos:

5) Practice cutting with scissors

6) Practice shapes and colors

7) Practice recognizing and writing numbers to 10

8) Practice using the restroom 100% independently, including flushing the toilet and fastening pants (all with the door closed)