Kindergarten

Kindergarten

Teachers:
Demeteria Patterson
Janie Rambert
Diana Clopton
Sarah Goulart
Sharon Hawks
Joyce Swiadek

Kindergarten Readiness

At the beginning of the Kindergarten year, it is appropriate and to your child's advantage if they can do the following:

	Write their first name with the first letter capital and all others lower case.
	Count to 31.
	Recite the alphabet (sing the alphabet song).
	Name the eight basic colors: Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, and black.
	Tie their shoes.
	Manage self-help skills: Zipping, snapping, buckling, and buttoning.
	Take care of bathroom needs.
	Wash their hands properly.
	Be able to open a milk carton and ketchup packet by themselves.
	Be able to put a straw in juice bags.

Throughout the Kindergarten year, we'll work hard at having your child master the following:

	Recognizing numbers to 20 and counting to 100.
	Recognizing circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles.
	Recognizing all capital and lower case letters.
	Producing all letter sounds: Vowels and consonants.
	Recognizing basic sight words from the Reading curriculum.
	Printing the alphabet.
	Practicing pencil skills, coloring, and using scissors.

These skills are important for success in first grade and will be assessed on the Kindergarten report card.