Mrs. Mase Kindergarten Room 113

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Mrs. Mase Kindergarten Room 113

• Welcome! Im looking forward to teaching your
  child and providing meaningful experiences to
  develop a lifelong love for learning. I truly
  want their first year of elementary school to be
  a position experience.
• The kindergarten program is designed to
  facilitate the development of the whole child.
  They will have opportunities to paint and draw,
  sing and dance. The kindergarten program is
  based on a balance of structured and unstructured
  experiences, which foster the childrens needs in
  academics and social development. It includes
  the following

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• Opening Exercises Morning Meeting, calendar,
  weather, songs, poems, Peaceworks lesson, etc.
• Math The math program is an activity centered
  program. It is centered around the following
  concepts.
• Geometry
• identifying, describing, classifying, counting,
  analyzing, comparing describing the
  position of 2D (flat) 3D (solid) shapes.
• composing simple shapes of form larger ones.
• Counting
• count to 100 by ones and tens
• model count, represent, compose and decompose
  numbers
• understand the relationship between number and
  quantities
• compare numbers gt greater than, lt less than and
  equal to
• Addition Subtraction
• represent addition and subtraction with objects,
  fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds, acting
  out situations and equations
• solve addition and subtraction word problems to
  add and subtract within 10 by using objects and
  drawings
• Measurement

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• Reading / Language Arts The program will
  include the following components
• Reading - shared reading, read aloud, reader
  response, decodable and student readers
• Phonological Awareness, rhyming words,
  syllables, discriminate sounds
• Phonics - constants and short vowels
• Words - high frequency and blend words
• Listening Comprehension - character, setting,
  sequence, plot, classify and categorize, cause
  and effect, draw conclusions.
• Comprehension Strategies - preview, predict and
  recall
• Writing - when writing first word of a sentence
  and I capitalized, name end punctuation, write
  most letters for sound, spell simple words
  phonetically.
• Speaking Listening - discussion,
  conversation, follow directions, ask / answer
  questions, speak audibly and express thoughts,
  feelings and ideas clearly.

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• Theme We will be working on various themes
  throughout the year based on our science and
  social studies units. They will include the
  seasons and weather, living and non living
  things, plants and animals, the senses, myself
  and others, my school and community, my
  neighborhood, being a good citizen and holidays.
• Snack We will have a daily snack. Please send
  in a healthy snack with your child every day.
  Please mark it with an S so the children and I
  know that it is for snack and not lunch. If your
  child would like a drink for snack time they may
  bring one in. If your child would like a water
  bottle in the classroom, please have it be one
  that has a sports / sip tom
• Rest Time The children will have a short rest
  time, 15-20 mins every day.
• Recess We will go outside every day unless there
  is inclement weather. Please make sure your
  child is dressed properly, especially in the
  colder months.
• Kindergarten Attire If your child has tie
  sneakers, please help them to learn how to tie
  their shoes. Sneakers are the most appropriate
  shoes for every day. Besides the playground,
  students often have the opportunity for physical
  activity in assemblies, etc. Even with pretty
  dresses, sneakers are just fine.
• Homework Homework will often be given on
  weeknights. It will become more regular as the
  year progresses. Homework will be stamped with a
  homework stamp so you know the assignment.

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• Absences If your child is absent please notify
  the school. Upon return, an absence note is
  required with your childs full name and reason
  for absence. The same applies if your child is
  absent due to a vacation or family emergency.
  Please also include your childs student ID
  number on the absent note
• Transportation If at any time your childs
  normal dismissal routine changes please send a
  note.
• Weekly Newsletter At the end of each week a
  Kindergarten Newsletter will be sent home to
  inform you what we did that week. It will
  include any important information and reminders I
  need to tell you.
• Folder It is very important that all children
  have their folder every day. This folder must be
  checked and cleaned out of any papers every
  night. This folder will contain all newsletters,
  notices and homework. Any homework, notes and
  money must be sent to school in this folder.
  Please put any money sent to school in an envelop
  or baggie marked with your childs name and what
  it is for.
• Report Cards Report cards are distributed four
  times a year. The first one will be shared with
  you at Parent Teacher conferences in November.
• Birthdays Please let me know in advance if you
  would like to send in something for your childs
  birthday. THIS IS A PEANUT FREE CLASSROOM.
  Pease do not send in invitation to be distributed
  in the classroom unless you are inviting the
  whole class, all the boys and girls. A classroom
  directory of phone numbers and addresses will be
  provided for play dates and birthdays parties.
  Please let me know by September 25 if you do no
  wish to be included in the directory.