Mrs. Melissa Mondy teaches kindergarten at Fairview Elementary School. She has a bachelor's degree in elementary education and has been teaching for seven years. Her kindergarten classroom uses small group and individualized instruction, centers, and hands-on learning to teach literacy, math, and other subjects. Communication with parents includes agendas, newsletters, conferences, and a classroom website.

1. Fairview Elementary School -
Mrs. Melissa Mondy

2. •Born and raised in Fairview, PA
• Currently live in Fairview with my husband
and son
•Bachelor’s in Elementary and Early
Childhood Education from Mercyhurst
•Seventh year teaching kindergarten

3. •Parts of a Book
•Concepts of Print
•Responding to Stories
•Comparing & Contrasting
•Pre-Reading Strategies
•Fiction vs. Non-Fiction
•Short & Long Vowel Sounds
•Parts of a Story

4. •Work in small groups and individually
•Guided reading, writing, phonics practice as
well as independent workstations:
-Write the Room -Project Center
-Library Center -Buddy Reading Ctr.
-Listening Center -Game Center
-Writing Center -Computer Center
-ABC Center

5. •Learning to write will make them
better readers
-Begin by hearing sounds in words
and connecting sounds to letters
•Some examples of the Lucy Calkins
Units of Study are:
-Launching Writer’s Workshop
-Small Moments
-Non-Fiction Writing

6. •Hands-on learning with
manipulatives and interactive games
-Counting, writing and identifying
numbers
-Patterns and sorting
-Measurement
-Number operations (Addition,
Subtraction)
-Coin identification and values
-Time to the hour

7. •5-day cycle includes:
oGym
oLibrary
oArt
oMusic
•On the day that we do not have a
special class, we use the centers in the
Kindergarten pod

8. •30 minute recess every day for all
kindergarten classes
•Please label your child’s coats, hats,
gloves, etc.
•Will be outside even in the winter
•In the winter season, you may send in
boots and snow pants

9. •Can pay online or send in money in a
labeled envelope or bag
oRegular Lunch: $1.70
oReduced Lunch: 40 cents
oJust Milk: 50 cents
•Lunch menu also online
•Birthdays: Can send in a special snack
or purchase slushies for the class (25
cents per child)

10. •Bus tag on backpacks
•Any changes please contact the
office or send in a note in your
child’s agenda
•Car rider pick-up is outside
office
•School hours are 8:45-3:25

11. •Book buddies will be sent
home with your child every
night
•Nightly reading logs will be sent
home in the plastic bag

12. •Helping during parties and/or field trips
•Visiting our classroom or presenting
information of interest
•Donating items to our class
Volunteer
in our
Classroom!

13. •One child from our class will be chosen
to be the “Starfish of the Week”.
•Your child will be sent home with a
letter and a poster activity one week in
advance.
•Your child will also get to take home
our “Turtle Tote”! Instructions in the
bag on how to complete the actvity

14. •Your child will be working to keep their clip
from moving down!
-Green: Had a good day
-Yellow: Had warnings given
-Red: Broke a major rule
•One month of all green happy faces equals a
prize from the treasure chest!
•You will be informed daily of your child’s
behavior in their agenda. Please initial each day.

15. •Agendas
•Weekly newsletters
•Contacting me
•Parent-Teacher Conferences
•Classroom Website

16. for taking the time to attend Parent Information Night!
I look forward to working with you and
your child this year. It is going to be a
wonderful year filled with exciting
learning activities!