Welcome to Kindergarten at Centerville Elementary

Meet Our Team Mrs. Beet Mrs. Brantner Mrs. Dabney Mrs. Eccard Mrs. Roth Mrs. Snyder Mrs. White

Our Kindergarten Program Supports a hands-on approach to learning Provides a rigorous, individualized program in language arts, math, social studies and science Offers flexible grouping to meet the needs of students Monitors progress continually to ensure individual student success Utilizes volunteers to support student learning

Daily Schedule 8:30-8:55 Arrival Opening 9:00-11:15 Language Arts 11:15-11:45 Lunch 11:45-12:10 Recess 12:10-12:25 Social Studies/Science 12:30-1:10 Specials (Art/Music/P.E.) 1:15-2:30 Math 2:30-3:15 Application Centers 3:15-3:30 Pack-up and Dismissal

Centers

Transportation Check the website for the latest information: Give a kiss, a hug and say, “Have a great day!” Please send in a handwritten signed note or call the front office for any transportation changes! (notes are needed from both families when going home with a friend)

Lunch We will go early, so teachers can help for the first couple of weeks Cafeteria snacks Birthdays Café Prepay: Breakfast $1.10Lunch $2.05

Language Arts Phonological Awareness Phonemic Awareness Phonics Fluency Comprehension Vocabulary Writing

Phonological Awareness Recognize words and sounds that are the same/different Recognize sentences are made up of words Identify and generate rhyming words Orally segment and blend syllables (Example: /mon/ /key/ = monkey) Orally segment and blend onsets & rimes (Example: /p/ /ig/= pig)

Phonics Identify the difference between letters and words Understand the sound-symbol relationship of a letter Recognize and decode beginning and ending consonants Identify the letters and their sounds at the beginning, middle, and end of words

Fluency Recognize and read high frequency words (sight words) and irregular words Automatically recognize letters in random order Apply recognition of words through reading of Kindergarten text

Vocabulary Demonstrate an understanding of new vocabulary within curricular areas through appropriate use of content vocabulary in discussions, responses to questions, and in seeking information during content lessons and beyond

Comprehension Understand that print conveys meaning Understand book conventions Be able to retell a story in sequence Be able to identify story elements (setting, character, problem, solution) Be able to answer both explicit and inferential questions about a text

Writing Correct letter formation (proportion) Express ideas in drawings, letters, and words Develop writing strategies Develop writing mechanics (capitals, spaces, punctuation) Develop editing skills

Math Counting and Cardinality Operations & Algebraic Thinking Number & Operations in Base Ten Measurement & Data Geometry

Counting and Cardinality Count to 100 by ones and tens starting at any number Write numbers from 0 to 20 Count a set of objects and write a number to match (0-20) Count using one-to-one correspondence Understand that the last number counted represents the set

Counting and Cardinality Understand one more than a number Count objects up to 20 arranged in different ways Compare groups of objects using greater than, less than or equal to

Operations & Algebraic Thinking Represent addition and subtraction with a variety of materials and in different ways Solve addition and subtraction word problems up to 10 using objects or drawings Decompose numbers (10 and less) in more than one way Fluently add and subtract up to 5

Number &Operations in Base Ten Compose and decompose numbers from 11 to 19 into a group of ten and some ones by using objects, drawings or equations

Measurement & Data Use math vocabulary to describe the attributes of objects Compare two objects with common attributes Sort objects in different ways

Geometry Identify and compare 2-D or 3-D shapes Identify shapes in the environment Use positional words such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to

Geometry Model shapes in the world by drawing and building shapes from different materials Combine shapes to create other shapes

Science · Magnets · Matter & Heat · Earth · Alive

Social Studies · Me and My World · My Family and My Neighborhood · My Class, My Community, My World · My World: Past, Present and Future · Drug Safety Awareness · Personal Safety (September)

Social Expectations Following rules and routines – Respectful – Responsible – Ready Appropriate conflict resolution Cooperation Studies show that children who have developed strong social skills are more successful as adults

Communication School newsletter (Find Out First) Kindergarten news with homework sheet Teachers can be contacted by phone, or you may send a note in your child’s folder. Upcoming September/ October parent- teacher conferences! Check out our school website at:

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