Kindergarten Thunderbird Elementary

1 BSIS degree in from WBU, M.Ed. Degree from WBU 2 I’m married to Jeremy. He is a therapist. 3 Janae is my daughter. She is in second grade. 4 I have a 3 year old son, Taelon. He attends Calico Caboose preschool. MEET THE TEACHER

What your child should know by the end of Kindergarten All the letters of the alphabet How to connect sounds with letters Recognize sight words (such as I, a, me, are, see, like, and, etc.) Understand how words work by following along while he or she listens to simple books Follow simple directions Write independently Tell stories or ideas to an adult Print numbers, letters of the alphabet and a few simple words. Write numbers from 0 to 21 in order Count aloud to 100, backwards from 10, and by 10's to 100 Build addition and subtraction families to 5 (for example, 2+3=5, 1+4=5, 5-3=2, etc.) Recognize the names of squares, rectangles, circles and triangles Measure objects using non-standard units (for example, the table is four teddy bears high) Use the terms "longer," "shorter," "equal," "more" and "less." Recognize and name pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and their values. Recognize simples patterns (such as a/b/a/c or red/yellow/red/blue) Read and interpret graphs

Check your child’s folder every day for homework, notes from school, and other important information. Help your child with their homework. Read with your child every day. Contact the teacher with any concerns. Encourage your child and help them believe they can do it! HOW YOU CAN HELP

Thunderbird phone number: 296 – 6060 Teacher Conference Time: 10:20 – 11:10 If your child will NOT be following their normal pick up routine (bus, pick up, etc.) please notify the office before 3:00 p.m. IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Daily Schedule 8:00 – 8:20 breakfast 8:20 – 8:30 morning meeting 8:30 – 10:15 reading 10:20 – 11:10 PE, computers, library, music 11:10 – 11:40 writing 11:40 – 12:10 lunch 12:10 – 2:20 math 2:25 – 2:40 recess 2:45 – 3:20 science

It is going to be a GREAT year!