Welcome to Thomas Prince School and Welcome to Kindergarten!
I can't wait to meet all of you!
Our first full day of school will be on August 28th!
Skills For Entering Kindergarteners to Have or to Practice
Listen to stories without interrupting
Recognize rhyming words
Pay attention for periods of time to adult-directed tasks
Understands actions have both cause and effect
Show understanding of general times of day
Cut with scissors
Start to follow rules
Begin to share with others
Recognize authority figures (e.g. police officer, principal, teacher, coach)
Manage bathroom needs independently
Button shirts, pants, coats, and zip up zippers
Begin to control oneself
Separate from parents without getting too upset
Look at pictures and then tells stories
Identify some letters of the alphabet
Sort similar objects by color, size, and shape
Recognize groups of one, two, three, four and five objects
Count to ten
Practice personal information such as first name, last name, parents’ names, phone number and address (Make up a rhyme or song to go along with your phone number that your child can remember. Practice it regularly.)
Safely use a variety of school materials including pencils, glue, markers, and scissors
Know how and when to blow his/her nose and wash his/her hands
Know how to open/close lunch boxes/lunch containers
If your child is still learning to tie their shoes, please send them to school in shoes without laces, for safety.
Please reach out anytime, I always love to hear from you!
