1. Mrs. Bryant’s Kindergarten Class

2. Contact Info. Leigh Anne Bryant lbryant1@kleinisd.netlbryant1@kleinisd.net Please e-mail me! (832) 484-5973 http://classroom.kleinisd.net/webs/lbryant1/

3. Conference Time  My conference time is from 12:00 – 12:45 Monday - Thursday  Please e-mail me to schedule an appointment  Parent/Teacher conference day is Monday, October 14; please sign up

4. Schedule  Lunch: 10:50 – 11:20  Specials: 12:00 – 12:45  Computers: Friday, 1:45  Reading Buddies: Friday, 1:15  Library: Wednesday, 10:10

5. Academics  Grades are available through gradespeed.kleinisd.net  E+ = Really Excellent work (Significantly above expected level)  E = Excellent work  S+ = Really Satisfactory (Slightly above expected level)  S = Satisfactory (At expected level)  N = Needs Improvement  U = Unacceptable  Some assignments are graded, some are not. Work that is not graded will have a or a check mark. This will be sent home throughout the week.  Graded work is sent in the Tuesday folder ONLY.

6. Report Cards and Progress Reports  Report cards are issued every 9 weeks.  Mandatory 6 grades taken per subject, per 9 weeks  Kindergarten does not issue progress reports.

7. Textbooks/Curriculum  Follow TEKS and standardized Klein curriculum  Plan as a Kindergarten team  Use many web-based and software-based learning tools

8. Language Arts  Handwriting: Manuscript  Weekly letter focus: Two letters per week  Sight words: Word banks and word wall  Rhyming  Counting syllables  Concepts of print: words/letters, punctuation, capital and lower case, top to bottom, left to right, where to begin reading

9. Writing  Inventive spelling is used. (Ex: rainbow =rnbo); see examples  Writing on the sounds heard in the words. In the beginning, typically the first and last sounds heard.  It’s going to look a little messy at first.

10. Math  Envision Math  Position words (over, under, above, below, left, right)  Sorting (alike and different, color, shape, texture)  Patterning  Numeral Writing (1 – 20)  Counting (1 – 100)  Graphing (reading and making graphs)  Measurement (Nonstandard Units)  Shapes (2D and 3D shapes)

11. Science  Science Safety and Tools  Five Senses  Matter  Magnets  Cycles of the Environment  Living and Non-living  Animal Groups (mammals, reptiles, amphibians)  Insects  Plants

12. Social Studies  Me and my community  My family  Manners  Citizenship  Community Helpers  Friendship  Celebrations around the World  Presidents and the USA  Texas  Earth Day

13. Our Reading and Writing Goals  Children can identify capital and lowercase letters and their sounds  Children can use those sounds to write words and sentences  Children can use those sounds to sound out words  Our goal is for your child to be READING books by the end of kindergarten

14. Our Math Goals  Children can count aloud 1 – 100  Children can identify and write numbers 1 – 20  Children can count by 10’s, 5’s, 2’s to 100  Children can identify all 2d and 3d shapes  Children can sort 3 different ways  Children can make 3 different types of patterns  Children can count ordinal numbers (1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd )  Children know position words (over, under, etc.)

15. Rules to Remember  Clothing must be in dress code.  Girls – no spaghetti straps or short shorts  Please have girls wear shorts under their dress  Medications go to nurse, not teacher; children may not carry medicine; this includes cough drops  Please don’t let your child bring toys or jewelry

16. Attendance  Each day your child is here on time, they get a sticker for their chart.  Send notes for EVERY absence  15 or more unexcused absences can result in retention  Tardies will affect conduct grade  Early pick-up – must get office to sign out  For transportation changes - give notice to teacher AND office

17. Transportation  Please send a written note OR call the office and notify of any changes.  Your child must have a written note to go home a different way.

18. Help at Home  Read to your child and have your child read to you – This is the GREATEST PREDICTOR of success for children.  PLEASE Practice:  TYING SHOES  Writing name  Letters and sounds  Word, number and shape banks  Check backpacks every day

19. Homework  1 page each night: letter practice over letters taught the previous week  Approximately 4 pages a week  Homework folders are red and should be returned on Thursday with word banks.  Homework will be sent home on Monday with new words in word banks.  Word banks may be returned early for new words.

20. Homework Grading  All pages completed on THURSDAY and word bank returned: E  Pages complete no word bank: S  2 Pages complete: N  No homework returned: U

21. Tuesday Folders  Please remove everything from the yellow Tuesday folder and return any school forms.  Sign the bottom of the paper stapled in the folder and return Wednesday.

22. Social Skills  How to get attention (Raise your hand)  Following directions  How to accept “no”  How to greet someone  How to accept criticism  How to behave at an assembly

23. Discipline  Behavior chart  Blue: Awesome = E  Dark Green: Super = E  Light Green: Good Job = S  Yellow: Oops! = S  Orange: Warning = N  Red: Time Out = N  Purple: Note Home = U  Positive reinforcement whenever possible  Social skills and responsibility  Behavior goes home weekly in Tues. folder  Team points

24. STAR Student  Every child will be the star student one week!  I will send home a letter with more information the week before your child is the star student.  We started Star Student this week.  Star student poster - Monday  Star student show and tell - Wednesday  Star student parent reading at 10:35 - Friday

25. Birthday Snack  Food may not be brought from home to pass out to children.  If you would like to order a birthday treat to be passed out at your child’s lunch, please contact the cafeteria.  A cookie or ice cream is available for purchase.

26. College Shirt Day  Every other Tuesday is “College Shirt Day”  Children and Teachers may wear their favorite college shirt or college colors

27. Benfer Spirit Day  Every FRIDAY is spirit day!  School shirts may be purchased in the school store.

28. Thank You  Thank you so much for your support.  It is a privilege and a joy to teach your child this year!

29. Let’s Have a Great Year!