Fabulous First Day!

Today has gone very fast and we had a great day.
We are working on rules and where things are and procedures. Each child
did a fabulous job. Its going to be an awesome year!!

Open House

It was great meeting all of you at our Open House today! I am excited for this new school year and I want to thank you now for all the time you spend at home with your child.
If you were unable to attend our Open House, please fill out the forms I will send home and let me know if there are any accomodations I need to make for your child.
My email is goyettej@billingsschools.org - please feel free to email me with questions or issues you may need me to know about. I check it periodically throughout the day and I will reply right away.. I don't check my phone until 3pm each day so if you need emergency assistance please call Mrs. Grove at the front office and she will let me know.

Goals for Kindergarten

Academically your child will be able to:

Know full name Recognize first and last name Print first and last name

Identifies colors

Identifies and describes shapes

Names the days of the week

Count to 100

Recognize numerals 1-20

Match numerals 1-20

Write numerals 1-20

Extends a pattern

Recognizes + and – symbols

Solves simple addition and subtraction problems

Tells time to the hour

Measures objects with nonstandard units

Identify coins (penny, nickel, dime, quarter)

Creates half of a whole

Recognize all capitol and lower case letters of the alphabet

Recognize beginning sounds of all letters of the alphabet

Recognize 37 high frequency words

Recognize rhyming words

Distinguishes between real and make-believe

Predicts, comprehends and retells stories

Hears and manipulates sounds in words

Writes a sentence using phonetic spelling



Motor Development:

Handwriting

Coloring

Cutting

Glues neatly

Participates in PE and music class



Along with the academic and motor development areas, your child will learn to work with others, listen attentively, follow directions, participate in class and be responsible for their materials and possessions

School times and Days to remember

8:20- School begins

2:25pm- School ends

Specialists-

Music-

Library-

Gym-

Lunch Time-

Recess times-

School begins Wednesday August 24th

Welcome

School starts Wednesday 24th of August at 8:20am.

Children will line up in assigned areas and find their teacher and wait for bell to ring.

Feel free to wait with your child in line and give them hugs and kisses and let them enter the building on their own.

If you would like to volunteer in my classroom please let me know and I will get the paper work for you to fill out and we will arrange your time..

If you have any questions the best way to get ahold of me is through email. I check my email periodically throughout the day and will reply to your email.

goyettej@billingsschools.org

WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN

This year I would like to give you information and activities happening in our classroom on this blog. I will post the days and times of our specialists, lunch time, beginning and ending of the school day.