This document provides an overview of the daily schedule and curriculum for a kindergarten classroom. It includes details about: - The daily schedule which includes time for reading, writing, math, science, and enrichment activities. - The curriculum focus for reading, including guided reading groups, sight words, and strategies. - The math curriculum including number recognition, counting, and problem solving. - Behavior expectations and reward systems. - Homework expectations and ways families can support learning at home. - Assessment procedures and communication between school and home.

3. 1. Every child will love
coming to school!
2. Every child will see
themselves as a reader
and as a writer!
3. Every child will see themselves as a
mathematical problem solver!

4. 7:40-8:50 Announcements
7:50-8:30 Shared Writing/Phonemic Awareness/Interesting Wor
8:30-9:00 Shared Reading/Read Aloud
9:00-9:30 Daily 5
9:30-9:50 Phonemic Awareness
9:50-10:20 Independent Writing
10:20-10:40 Opening Routines & Number Talk
10:40-10:50 Problem Solving
10:51-11:201 Lunch
11:20-11:40 Math Stations
11:40-11:55 Recess
11:55-12:45 Math Content Lesson
12:45-1:15 Science/Social Studies
1:15-1:30 Free Choice Centers
1:30-1:35 Pack up
1:40-2:30 Enrichment
2:35 Dismissal

5. “ Making books
“ Writing stories
“ Making lists
“ Writing about
themselves
“ Writing about things
they know about

6. Guided Reading groups look like:
Before Reading:
“ Pre-teaching words that do not follow phonics rules
“ Reviewing Good Reader Strategies
“ Activating our prior knowledge about the subject of the text (ex.
thinking of a trip to the beach when reading a beach text)
“ Making a prediction about what they think will happen in the text.
(Giving students a purpose to read.)
During Reading:
“ Scaffolding support to help students read the text
“ Reminding students which Good Reader Strategy to try
“ Re-reading again with less teacher support
After Reading:
“ What was the book about? Were our predictions right?
“ What parts were tricky for you? What strategy did you use?
“ What type of book is this? (Fiction or Non-fiction) Why do you think
the author wrote this book?

7. Components of
the Daily 5
“ Read to Self
“ Read to
Someone
“ Listen to
Reading
“ Work on Writing
“ Word Work

8. “ Beginning of year
” Rhyming
” Letter sounds
” Hearing syllables
“ Middle of year
” Blending sounds in
words
” Segmenting sounds in
words
” Matching letter
sounds to letters
“ End of year
” Deleting initial
sounds in words
” deleting final
sounds in words
” Making word
families

9. Popcorn words are words that ‚Pop‛ up
in books all of the time! These are
sight words.
Students should be able to:
“ Read them quickly
“ Copy from a list to use in writing ”
beginning of year
“ Write independently ” end of year

10. What should we do when it comes home?
“ Have your student read the story to you
“ Look for the week’s popcorn word(s)
“ Use your Good Reader Strategies
“ Sign the cover to show you read together
“ Put all of the books back in the bag and
return to class on Monday.

11. •Point to the words
•Look at the picture
•Get your mouth ready
•Check the whole word
•Look for chunks
•Think about what makes
sense
•Go back and re-read

12. “ Problem of the Day
“ Content Lesson
“ Workshop Rotation
“ Number talk

14. “ Sorting and
Patterning
“ One-to-one counting
to 20
“ Rote counting skills
to 20 by Nov.
” 100 by March
“ Numeral recognition
to 20
“ Number writing to 20
“ Reasonableness

15. “ Honesty
“ Respect
“ Compassion
“ Perseverance
“ Self-Discipline
“ Responsibility
“ Giving

16. Rule #1 Follow directions quickly!
Rule # 2 Raise your hand to talk.
Rule # 3 Use inside voices.
Rule # 4 Use helpful hands and
words.
Rule # 5 Make smart choices.
Rule # 6 Make your dear teacher
happy!
Clip Chart:
Clip will be moved to reflect
situation.

17. • Cheers, High Fives, Praise
Words
• Way To Go Board!
“ Students move
clothespin around based
on good choices in
virtues, behavior, home
work etc
“ When students reach the
finish line, reward is
given. (Treasure box)
“ This chart continues each
day and does not start
over until student has
reached the finish line.

18. “ 10:51 ” 11:21
“ If you wish to have lunch with your
child, you will need to sit at the
designated visitors tables in the
cafeteria. It is helpful to send a
note if you are planning on eating
with your child.
“ Please review the lunch menu with
your child and help them pick 2
vegetables and 1 fruit for their
tray.

19. “ Snack Policy ” Due to
food allergies we do
NOT have snack time.
“ We love to celebrate
birthdays. Please make
sure it is a NUT FREE,
store bought item.
PLEASE do not forget
napkins!!!!
“ No birthday treats may
be eaten before or
during lunch. We will
celebrate at 1:15.

20. “ We are hoping to have two field trips this
year.
“ Time and place TBA.
“ We will be accepting donations for the trip
when it is planned.
“ Parents must have background check prior to
trip. You can complete the form on-line at
www.neisd.net. It can take up to 2 weeks to
process so if you are interested, please
complete the background check ASAP. The
sooner, the better!

21. “ I send home
Scholastic book
orders throughout
the year.
“ These are inexpensive
ways to add books to
your homes.
“ When the book
orders come
home, you can choose
to order/pay online
OR send the
order/money to me.

22. “ Pony Express Binder
“ Daily comments
“ Daily behavior
“ Information for
teacher ” please put
notes to me in your
child’s binder, not
their backpack.
“ Work is sent home in
their Pony Express
Binder.
“ Email Me!-
jmonte@neisd.net

23. “ Read with your child ” monthly reading logs
“ Practice writing your child‘s name
“ Practice identifying letters and sounds
“ Practice identifying high frequency words (popcorn words)
“ Practice rhyming!
“ Talk about letters and words around you
“ Play letter games (I spy something that begins with ..)
“ Use school tools to create (scissors, glue, pencils, and paper)
“ Discuss importance of rules in the home and the community
“ Count to 100
“ Model counting and writing numbers to 20
“ Investigate and ask questions about observations made in
everyday activities
* Work on fine motor skills ” play-dough, tweezers/beads,
punching holes. This helps strengthen the hands and improves
the child’s grip.

24. •Each 9 weeks your child will be individually assessed on
curriculum covered.
•Reading level assessments begin in January or sooner if
TPRI skills are mastered.
•The TPRI is administered at the beginning of
October, January and May.
•It covers letter/sound
identification, rhyming, blending onset and rime and
phonemes. A story will be read and your child will
be asked comprehension questions.
•AMC is administered in late October and April.
•The October administration will cover counting sets
of objects to 18 and changing the sets.

25. “ If you are going to pick up your kids
early, please do so before 2:25.
“ Let me know in writing if your child will be
going home a different way than usual.
“ Kids can wear Bulverde Creek spirit shirts on
Fridays and for special occasions like field
trips. Spirit Day is on Friday!
“ Wear tennis shoes every day for PE. If your
child wears a skirt, please wear shorts
underneath.

26. “ What’s in my packet?
“ Free e-book
“ Entire list of popcorn words
“ Daily 5 explanation
“ Letter formations
“ Number formations
“ Online resources
“ Kindergarten How-To’s
“ Good Fit Books
“ Volunteer Form
“ Blog Note

27. • http://blogs.neisd.net/jmonte/

28. We all hope to make this
year school the best it can
be. I am so excited to have
the opportunity to work
with your children and
this wonderful community.
Thank you in advance for
all of your support this
year.
~Miss Montemayor
jmonte@neisd.net