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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!
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