Welcome to E.E.S. Kindergarten

Elkridge Elementary School The Kindergarten Team Elkridge Elementary School

What I Can Do Over the Summer Read everyday and talk about the book Practice writing your child’s name Practice cutting, zipping, buttoning Have many experiences with letters (Leap Frog videos, magnet letters, www.starfall.com, puzzles) Count everything (count stairs, count forks at dinner, count while swinging) Have fun and talk about your experiences Practice Social Expectations

General Information Open House: Thursday, August 31st 10:00-11:00 Back to School Night: Sept. 18 6:00-7:00 Lunch/Snack (Peanut Free) Field Trips (Library) Parent Volunteers/Lunch Synergy: Communication and Emergency Info. Kindergarten Directory

Daily Routine School Hours 9:25 – 3:55 Door opens at 9:10 Walkers will enter and begin their day Car Riders will be dropped off in the car rider line Bus Riders will arrive and enter the building Breakfast Students may buy breakfast and eat in the cafetorium Math Small group/Whole group Calendar Math Hands On https://smart.wikispaces.hcpss.org/Kindergarten+Common+Core

Daily Routine Lunch/Recess Recess is 30 minutes daily Lunch is 30 minutes daily Inclement weather days students have recess in classrooms Quiet Time Daily 10 to 15 minutes Reading Guided Reading Phonics/ Phonemic Awareness Read Aloud: content, comprehension, vocabulary, speaking http://elaparentsupport.weebly.com/primary-grades-k-2.html

Daily Routine Writing Writing Guided Writing/Stages of writing Opinion Writing, Informative Writing, Narrative Writing How to hold a pencil Letter formation Take 10 Kindergarten students need movement breaks Related Arts Art (1 hour) PE (3 times a week for 30 minutes) Technology (1 hour) Media (45 minutes) Music (2 times a week for 30 minutes)

Daily Routine Content Health Science Social Studies Second Steps Snack Self Selected Centers Pack and Stack (Kindergarten Helpers)

On Track to “ELK”cellence! Today at Elkridge I pledge to be safe, be respectful, and be responsible. This will help my class, my school, and me be the best that I can be. We are following the Elkridge 5 to stay on track to Elkcellence!!

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