Mrs. Bryant

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Mrs. Bryants Kindergarten Class
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Recognition of First Responders

• Nurses
• Doctors
• Police Officers/Law Enforcement
• Firefighters
• EMT
• Military/Veterans

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Contact Info.

• Leigh Anne Bryant
• lbryant1_at_kleinisd.net Please e-mail me! ?
• [phone]
• http//classroom.kleinisd.net/webs/lbryant1/

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Conference Time

• My conference time is from 1200 1245 Tuesday,
  Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
• Please e-mail me to schedule an appointment
• Parent/Teacher conference day is Tuesday,
  November 6

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Schedule

• Lunch 1040-1110
• Specials 1200 1245
• Computers Wednesday, 1215
• Reading Buddies Wednesday, 100
• Library Monday, 100

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Academics

• Grades are available through gradespeed.kleinisd.n
  et
• E Excellent work (above expected level)
• S Satisfactory (At expected level)
• N Needs Improvement
• U Unacceptable
• Some assignments are graded, some are not. Work
  that is not graded will have a ? or a check mark.
• Computer assignments can be accessed from home on
  learning.com

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Report Cards and Progress Reports

• Report cards and Kindergarten checklist - are
  issued every 9 weeks
• Mandatory 6 grades taken per semester, per
  subject
• Kindergarten check list - included in the report
  card. It will give a better understanding of
  their academic skills.
• Kindergarten does not issue progress reports.

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Textbooks/Curriculum

• Follow TEKS and standardized Klein curriculum
• Plan as a Kindergarten team
• Use many web-based and software-based learning
  tools

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Language Arts

• Handwriting Manuscript
• Weekly letter focus Two letters per week
• Sight words Word banks and word wall.
• Vocabulary Academic vocabulary book
• Rhyming
• Counting syllables
• Concepts of print words / letters, punctuation,
  capital and lower case, top to bottom, left to
  right, where to begin reading.

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Writing

• Inventive spelling is used. (Ex rainbow rnbo)
• Writing on the sounds heard in the words. In the
  beginning, typically the first and last sounds
  heard.
• Its going to look a little messy at first. ?

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Math

• Envision Math www.pearsonsuccess.net
• Position words
• Sorting
• Patterning
• Numeral Writing
• Counting
• Graphing
• Measurement (Nonstandard Units)
• Shapes

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Science

• Science Safety and Tools
• Five Senses
• Matter
• Magnets
• Cycles of the Environment
• Living and Non-living
• Animal Groups
• Insects
• Plants

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Social Studies

• Me and my community
• My family
• Manners
• Citizenship
• Community Helpers
• Friendship
• Celebrations around the World
• Presidents
• Texas
• Earth Day

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Social Skills

• How to get attention (Raise your hand)
• Following directions
• How to accept no
• How to greet someone
• How to accept criticism
• How to behave at an assembly

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Testing

• Our goal is for your child to be READING simple
  books by the end of kindergarten
• DRA reading testing will be given three times
  throughout the year.
• October
• January
• April

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Attendance

• Each day your child is here on time, they get a
  sticker for their chart. ?
• Send notes for EVERY absence
• 15 or more unexcused absences can result in
  retention
• Tardies will bring conduct down
• Early pick-up must get office to sign out
• For transportation changes - give notice to
  teacher AND office.

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Absences

• Call the office by 945
• Send written note on the first day back.
• See student handbook for number of unexcused
  absences allowed.

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Transportation

• Please send a written note
• OR call the office and notify of any changes.
• Your child must have a written note to go home a
  different way.

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General Rules

• Clothing must be in dress code.
• Girls no spaghetti straps
• Please have girls wear shorts under their dress
• Medications go to nurse, not teacher.
• Volunteers are needed for home room parents. Sign
  up at office.
• Please dont let your child bring toys or
  jewelry.

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Help at Home

• Read to your child and have your child read to
  you This is the GREATEST PREDICTOR of success
  for children
• PLEASE Practice
• TYING SHOES
• Writing name
• Letters and sounds
• Sight words
• Check backpacks every day and be sure to empty
  folders from the previous day

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Snack

• Please send a snack each day.
• Re-sealable baggies can be sent back home.
• Things that do not seal must be thrown away if
  your child does not finish.
• Please do not send drinks.
• Food sharing is not allowed.

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Discipline

• Behavior chart
• Blue Awesome E
• Dark Green Super E
• Light Green Good Job S
• Yellow Oops! S
• Orange Warning N
• Red Time Out N
• Purple Note Home U
• Positive reinforcement whenever possible
• Social skills and responsibility
• Behavior goes home weekly in Tues. folder
• Team points

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Homework

• 1 page each night letter practice over letters
  taught the previous week
• No more than 4 pages a week
• Homework folders are red and should be returned
  on Friday.
• Homework will be sent home Monday.

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Homework Grading

• All 4 pages completed on FRIDAY E
• 3 pages complete S
• 2 Pages complete N
• No pages complete U
• If all pages are complete, but work is turned in
  late, it is still a U.

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Tuesday Folders

• Please remove everything from the yellow Tuesday
  folder and return any school forms.
• Sign the bottom of the paper stapled in the
  folder and return Wednesday.

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STAR Student

• Every child will be the star student one week! ?
• We will start in October in alpha order.
• Star student poster Monday
• Star student show and tell - Wednesday
• Star student parent reading at 1035 - Friday
• Treasure chest - Friday

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Benfer Spirit Day

• Every FRIDAY is spirit day! ?
• School shirts may be purchased in the school
  store.

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PTO

• Please join the PTO
• Cost is 10 per child
• PTO purchases items for our school
• Books
• Laptop cart
• Playground equipment
• Books

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Volunteers

• Volunteer for the school Sign up in the back
• Volunteer for our class Please talk to me after
  Open House or e-mail me
• Tutors
• Station helpers
• Computer lab
• Cut and Paste

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Thank You

• Thank you so much for your support.
• It is a privilege and a joy to teach your child
  this year! ?

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Please visit the Book Fair in the library!
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Lets Have a Great Year!