A monthly school newsletter is sent home. Some teachers and students publish classroom news. The school handbook contains general information, school district policies and specific information about our school. Kindergarten Program Kindergarten is a year of many new beginnings and experiences. We begin slowly, introducing friendship, rules, safety of oneself and others, creating a safe place to learn.
Pre reading is developed in Kindergarten.
We create many predictable class books and interactive books using the word of the week, which helps to build up a small sight vocabulary. Guided reading begins around November and the children read to the teacher and take booklets home to share with their family. The children learn all the letters, then sounds, and begin to incorporate sounds into writing and reading. We use interactive charts, independent stations, games, songs, poems, and journals. We write the children's news through shared pen, or the children and teacher write their news at the same time so they are able to practice writing and using spaces between words.