Welcome to Kindergarten Clipart is from Microsoft and School Discovery

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Welcome to KindergartenClipart is from Microsoft
and School Discovery

• Open House
• Mrs. Crafts Class

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My Family

• My husband
• Paul
• Our children
• sons, Paul (and Leigh) and Brian (and Misty)
• daughter, Amanda
• Our pet
• dog, Precious

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All About Me

• My background
• I grew up in Mendenhall.
• I received my B.S. degree from the University of
  Southern Mississippi.
• My experience
• Ive been teaching for 20 years.
• I have also directed a Kindergarten program.

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Special Classes

• Music..Monday, 1000

• Computer/Library.Tuesday, 915

• Counselor.Wednesday, 900
• Spanish..Wednesday, 930

• Art.Thursday, 1015
• Health.Thursday, 1045

• Music..Friday, 1040

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Parties

• T-Party
• Thanksgiving
• Christmas
• Valentines
• End of Year

Parents are invited to the Christmas Party and
the End of the Year Party.
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Field Trips

• Planetarium
• Natural Science Museum
• Community Service Trips

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Important Info

• Please be on time for school. Teach your child
  the importance of promptness. School begins at
  745.
• Check your childs folder each night and review
  any papers.
• If your child will be staying after kindergarten
  at Cougar Care, you may send a lunch or you may
  order lunch. Please refer to the cafeteria
  information sheet for details.
• Make sure all money is in an envelope with the
  childs name on it. Place this envelope in the
  zipper bag inside your childs folder.

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Weekly Communication

• On Monday of each week a Weekly Sheet will be
  sent home. Please post this in a handy place
  (maybe on the refrigerator) and refer to it
  during the week. This will keep you informed of
  what is being taught during the week. This will
  also give you any information on special events,
  field trips, or anything you may need to send to
  school. Be sure to check our class website
  often. You may also email me at home
  cdc44_at_bellsouth.com or at work dcraft_at_hillcrestchr
  istian.org

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Snack Time

• Remember to send a snack and a drink each day for
  snack time. Keep it simple and healthy. No
  carbonated beverages or Capri Sun type drinks (in
  the bag). Flip top plastic drink boxes are
  suggested. They are spill-proof. Please help
  teach your child how to open his/her own snack.

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Yearly Goals for Phonics

• Recognition, writing, and auditory and visual
  perception of all consonants, vowels, and
  consonant/vowel blends.
• Short vowel sounds a as in apple, e as in
  elephant, i as in Indian, o as in octopus, u as
  in umbrella
• Long vowel sounds a as in acorn, e as in eagle,
  i as in ice cream, o as in open, u as in uniform

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Continued - Phonics

• Learning and applying the one vowel rule and two
  vowel rule
• Blending the sound of a consonant and a vowel
  example ma, me, mi, mo, mu
• Learning the sounds of letter combinations and
  how to blend them into words example ma.p
  map, not m.a.p
• Introduction of certain special rules example
  fr as in frog, er as in verse, ou as in out
• Learn and use color words, number words and sight
  words.

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Some Yearly Goals for Math

• Recognition, writing, and concepts of numbers
  number values, sequential order (0-100)
• Learn to identify number families Example 1-9
  (ones family), 10 19 (teens family)
• Learn to identify before and after numbers.
• Learn to identify largest and smallest numbers
• Learn to count by 10s
• Mastery of addition families and facts for one
  five addition families
• Introduction of the concept of subtraction
• Introduction of money concepts penny, dime,
  dollar
• Introduction of the concept of telling time

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Assessment and Evaluation

• Each week, we will give the children check-ups
  to evaluate their progress. These are usually
  given on Thursday of each week. These check-ups
  will be sent home on the following Tuesday. Look
  over these, go over them with your child, sign
  them, and return them in your childs folder on
  Wednesday. These will give you a good indication
  if your child is having difficulty. We will begin
  practice check-ups the third week of school. A
  report card will be given at the end of each
  first nine weeks.

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Other Stuff

• Birthdays -You may send treats (cookies,
  cupcakes, etc.) to celebrate your childs
  birthday. Send a note a couple of days in
  advance.
• Each month I will send a Scholastic Book Club
  order form. The books offered are usually
  award-winning and age appropriate for
  Kindergarten children. The prices are very
  reasonable. Make checks payable to Scholastic
  Book Club (NO CASH).

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Book Buddy Bags

• We have an exciting project in our classroom
  called Book Buddy Bags. This project will be a
  way to enrich your childs education while having
  fun.
• The bags will be sent home with the students on a
  rotating basis. Our bags will correlate with
  units of study that have been introduced at
  school. They will include a book, an activity or
  game, and/or a puppet or stuffed animal that
  relates to the book. The contents of the bag
  will provide skill reinforcement and hands-on
  activities to reemphasize what the children have
  been learning at school.
• For this project to be a success we must make
  sure the bags are taken care of and returned to
  school on the due date. The students will be
  looking forward to taking their turn with the
  Buddy Bags.
• Most of the bags have a journal. Have your child
  write in the journal. Please help your child be
  an independent worker.
• A permission form will be sent home for you to
  sign if you wish for your child to take part in
  this special literacy program.

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Absenteeism

• If your child is absent from school, make-up work
  will be sent home. Please help your child
  complete it and return it to school. Much of
  Kindergarten learning occurs in group activity,
  which can not be made up at home. Please value
  school attendance as a priority. Refer to the
  student handbook for school policy on
  attendance.

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What can you do to help your child?

• Read
• Read
• READ
• READ EVERY DAY

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Have a great year in Kindergarten!
May God richly bless you and your family.