Joseph Brown Elementary Kindergarten Mrs' Duncan

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Joseph Brown ElementaryKindergarten Mrs. Duncan

• Welcome, parents!

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Welcome to Kindergarten!

• We are off to a terrific start and I am looking
  forward to working with your child.
• I know that by working together we can make
  this a great kindergarten year!

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All About Me

• My background
• I was born and raised in Puerto Rico.
• I attended University of Puerto Rico, Towson
  State University, MD, and CAL State University,
  Fullerton, CA.
• My experience
• Ive been teaching for 16 years. Ive taught 10
  years in CA (LA and Long Beach Unified) , and 6
  years here at Joseph Brown.
• I have also taught third and fourth grades, but
  Kindergarten is my favorite.
• My philosophy of education
• The beginning is the most important part of the
  work Plato

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My Goals

• To give your child a strong academic foundation
  needed to be successful in school.
• To provide a supportive and fun classroom
  environment.
• To help make this academic year a great
  experience for you and your child.
• To make everyday in Kindergarten a
• HAPPY DAY!

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Daily Schedule

• 800-830a.m. Arrive, unpack, journals,
  announcements, pledge, songs
• 830- 1000 a.m. Literacy Block
• 1000-1040a.m. Bathroom/water break
• Morning Review/Story Time
• 1045-1110 a.m. Lunch
• 1110-1210 noon Calendar/Math
• 1210-1240 p.m. Recess
• 1240-125 p.m. Specials -Technology
  (Monday), PE (Tuesday), Music (Wednesday),
  Library (Thursday), Guidance (Friday)
• 125-200 p.m. Snacks, Centers
• 200-245 p.m. Rest Time
• 245-330 p.m. Pack up/ afternoon
  Announcements/Dismissal

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Classroom Community

• Our classroom is a community. In our community,
  we have rules to help us get along with each
  other.
• Our class rules are
• Be kind
• Raise your hand to speak. Help others. Put
  things back in their place. Read quietly. Wait in
  line for your turn.
• Be busy
• Stay on task. Get your work done on time.
  Participate in class. Ask questions if you do not
  understand what to do. Pay attention when the
  teacher is talking.
• Be neat
• Keep your area clean! Keep your work in your
  area. Keep your supplies together, in their
  place. Clean hands, clean papers! Pick up any
  left over papers on and under your table.
• Be safe
• No hitting, kicking, pushing, punching, shoving,
  or name calling! Dont rush to be the first one
  in line! Be very careful when using scissors and
  other supplies! A very loud and noisy classroom
  is not a safe place. Use your indoor voices.

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Folders

• Please go over your childs folder every night.
• Left side keep, right side return.
• Initial behavior chart daily. If not on green,
  please discuss it with your child and send a note
  to teacher.
• Check our calendar often for any changes in
  upcoming events, holidays, and student star of
  the week.

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Snacks

• Please send a snack for your child every day.
• We prefer a healthy snack.
• We will have ice cream on Fridays (.50).
• Snack time 125 p.m.
• Send all money in separate envelopes. Please
  label each envelope with childs name, teachers
  name, purpose, and amount.

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Language Arts

• Identify letter names and sounds
• Match lowercase to uppercase
• Blends sounds to read small words
• Read High Frequency words
• Read small text
• Recites at least three nursery rhymes
• Predicts outcomes
• Retell familiar story
• Recognizes ending sounds
• Illustrates main idea

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Concept of Print

• Writes name, simple words, and simple sentences
• Illustrates main idea
• Identify the parts of a book
• Tracks print left to right
• Draws pictures to illustrate main idea
• Compose a variety of written work

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Math

• Recognizes, Identifies, and
• Counts numbers 0-20
• Identifies shapes circle, triangle, square, and
  rectangle
• Money penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and half
  dollar
• More and less
• Sorting in more than one way
• Graphs, ordinal numbers, patterns, length,
  capacity, temperature, time, calendar
• Simple addition and subtraction

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Specials

• Technology
• Monday

Music Wednesday
P.E. Tuesday
Guidance Friday
Library Thursday
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Childhood is a journey, not a race.
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Our Ever-changing Classroom
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We Love Our Tree Projects
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Some of our Estimation Jars
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Gingerbread Houses
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Having Fun in Kindergarten
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We Love Kindergarten!