Quick Links
2009-2010 Events
Welcome to Kindergarten
Room 7
Ms. Austin, x.108
Team Teacher
Contact
Ms. Pirtle, x.108
Team Teacher
Contact
Room 7 website. Click here...
Reading:
The children receive a strong foundation in phonics and move into reading with the skills and confidence needed for good comprehension. Time is spent daily on a one-to-one basis and children move at their own pace.
Classroom Newspaper:
Children review and dictate their experiences daily. The Daily News—published on Friday—forms an important part of the language arts program.
Journals:
This free expression may take the form of drawing, scribble writing, copying words found in the classroom or writing their own words, sentences or stories. Journals are sent home at the end of each month.
Handwriting:
The children have many opportunities to develop their fine motor skills by working with clay, painting and scissor work. They are taught how to hold a pencil correctly, as well as the correct formation of upper and lower case letters. The D’Nealian handwriting method is used.
Mathmatics:
We use the Everyday Mathematics program which emphasizes a multiplicity of hands-on activities in order for children to fully understand the concepts of mathematics. This approach also allows children to develop math skills at their own rate.
Science/Social Studies:
Units may include: Seeds, Plants, Leaves and Trees, Animals and Habitats, Solar System, Insect Life, Seasons, Recycling and Pollution, Dental Health, Good Health Practices and Nutrition, Holiday Celebrations, Friends and Family, and Community Life. We also focus on geography by learning about many of our continents, the culture of the people in various countries along with map work. We take field trips to enhance the children's knowledge of the world and its people.
