mrs. bryant’s kindergarten class

Mrs. Bryant’s Kindergarten

Class

Contact Info.Leigh Anne Bryant

lbryant1@kleinisd.net Please e-mail me!

(832) 484-5973

http://classroom.kleinisd.net/webs/lbryant1/

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

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

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.

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.

Textbooks/Curriculum Follow TEKS and standardized Klein

curriculum Plan as a Kindergarten team Use many web-based and software-based

learning tools

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

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.

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)

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

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

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

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 (1st, 2nd, 3rd) Children know position words (over, under, etc.)

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

College Shirt Day Every other Tuesday is “College Shirt

Day” Children and Teachers may wear their

favorite college shirt or college colors

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

store.

Thank You Thank you so much for your support. It is a privilege and a joy to teach your

child this year!

Let’s Have a Great Year!