Kindergarten

Room 112
Mrs. Janet Bush Mrs. Melodie Miller
Room 113
Mrs. Andree Severance Mrs. Victoria Groover
Room 114
Mrs. Fran Stanton Mrs. Donna Willison
Room 115
Mrs. Pat Nelson Mrs. Alba Wilson

Third Quarter Calendar
February 18 – No School (President’s Day)
March 17 – 21 – No School (Spring Break)
March 11 – Interims home
April 18 – Report Cards home
April 22 – Kindergarten Literacy Night

In January, we continue our exploration of winter by reading, retelling and performing our own version of Jan Brett’s classic The Mitten.  A follow up writing activity captures the children’s imaginations on paper.  While we eagerly anticipate some snowfall of our own, we wonder just how long will winter last.  We look to the groundhog for the answer as we explore shadows and sources of heat and light.  We are counting down the days until our 100th Day of School Celebration!
We will spend the day participating in hands on 100th Day activities involving counting to 100 by 1’s, 5’s and 10’s.  We will also enjoy the oral presentations of our 100th Day Projects!

February is the perfect time to reflect on Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and the birthday of our country.  We notice Washington’s face on the quarter and the dollar bill and Honest Abe’s on the penny and the five dollar bill.   As we discuss patriotic symbols, we learn that Betsy Ross is credited for making our country’s first flag at the request of The Father of Our Country, George Washington.  We pay tribute, during Black History Month, to African American authors and illustrators who delight us with both words and pictures.  We celebrate the birthday of another beloved author, Dr. Seuss.  We use his books to help us identify and make rhymes. 

In March, we will notice the changes in spring using our five senses.   We will see the budding trees and new leaves with our eyes, hear the chirping of birds with our ears, feel the warmth of the sun on our faces, smell the spring flowers with our noses and become aware of the ways our tongue tastes (salty, sweet, bitter and sour).  We will end the nine weeks with a unit on Magnets.  Students will engage in predicting what objects magnets attract and perform hands on experiments to test their predictions.

Please continue to support your child in completing his/her homework and most importantly reading 15 minutes everyday. 

Skills your Kindergartner should know by the end of the 3rd Quarter
Recognize all upper and lower case letters of the alphabet and their corresponding sounds
Write first and last name
Write a simple sentence
Read and write 18 sight words
Count to 30 or beyond and backward from 20
Write numbers 1 – 10
Make a set of up to 10 items and write the corresponding number
Recognize and draw shapes:  circle, square, triangle, rectangle
Know all colors:  red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, black, brown, white
Identify and make words that rhyme with “an” or “at”

Encore Rotation Schedule

Math

Rainforest Math
National Library of Manipulatives
How to tell time
Count the Bananas
Pattern Blocks
Find the Shapes
Counting Games
Ladybug Addition
Bugs on a Leaf Addition
Picture Problems

Literacy

Literacy Center
Starfall
Scholastic Kids
Print and Read Books K-2
Rhyming Practice
Game Goo Language Arts Games
Literacy and Math Links
Pounce on the Word
Alphabet Matchup
Alphabet Garden
Beginning Sounds

Science

National Geographic Kids

Kids Farm

Computer Skills

Sesame Street Typing
Mousercise-How to use a computer mouse
Etch-A-Sketch

General Fun and Learning

PBS Kids
Playhouse Disney
Kiz Club
Sesame Street Oscar
Sesame Street Bumper Cars
Sesame Street Animal Shelter
Design your own Gingerbread House
Dress the Teddy Bear
Build A Snowman
Sparky the Firedog

Handwriting Without Tears
(Print and practice sheets)

Printing Lowercase Letters
Printing Uppercase Letters
Printing Numbers