Transcript Mrs. O’Connor’s
Harmony Hills Kindergarten Round Up!
Who’s Who
Teachers: Mrs. Ashley Jaime Mrs. Annette Camacho Ms. Jude Hyland Ms. Janet Jones Ms. Sharon Somerville Principal: Dr. Ivonna Gonzales Assistant Principal: Mrs. Kimberly Charles Counselors: Mary Alice Pearce and Amy Stehling
Classroom Information
• Harmony Hills • Elementary • 10727 Memory Lane • 78217 • (210) 407-3800 [email protected]
WE are Busy Little Bees!!
• 7:45 First bell rings/students enter classroom 7:50-8:00 Announcements /Attendance/Lunch Count 8:00-9:00 WIN Time (reading/math intervention) • 9:00–10:00 Language Arts: Reading/Phonics • 10:00–10:35 Writer’s Workshop • 10:35-11:25 Lunch (Each class has 30 minutes) • 11:25-11:45 Math Problem Solving/Number Talks • 11:45-12:30 Specials • 12:30-1:00 Science/Social Studies • 1:00-1:20 Recess • 1:20-2:45 Math and Math Workstations • 2:45 Pack Up/Dismissal • 3:00 Dismissal
Our Mission
• To give your child the academic and social skills he/she will need to progress to first grade.
• To provide an ideal classroom that is respectful of others and allows all students to learn.
• Parents and teachers work cooperatively to ensure student success.
Reading (Building Blocks Curriculum)
• Letters/letter sounds by Winter Break • Letters, words, and sentences • Popcorn Words/Word Wall words • Rhyming • Syllables • Comprehension questions-Explicit/Implicit • Reading Levels A to D • I-Station-administered October, January, and May • Reading Log in agenda-READ DAILY!!
Writing
• Print Concepts: Left to Right, Top to Bottom • Writing/Copying names and familiar words (environmental print) • Writes words phonetically • Writes sentences using popcorn words.
• Writes simple stories on one topic.
Math
• Investigation Curriculum/Go Math!
• Counting, identifying, & writing numbers 0-20 • Counting to 100 • Shapes • Number Sense • Hands-On Problem Solving • Simple addition and subtraction problems
Science/Social Studies
• Students must demonstrate understanding through: • Participation • Mastering center activities • Social Studies :Focused on community, citizenship, culture and changes over time.
• Science: Hands-on and Inquiry Based – Five senses, life cycles, animal habitats and much more!
We are a Leader In Me School
7 Habits 1. Be Proactive 2. Begin with the end in mind 3. Put first things first 4. Think win-win 5. Seek first to understand, then to be understood 6. Synergize 7. Sharpen the saw
School Rules
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Literacy Resources
www.starfall.com
www.readinga-z.com
www.enchantedlearning.com
www.abcteach.com
www.energyquest.ca/gov/ www.coolmath4kids.com/ www.kids.discovery.com/ www.pbskids.com
www.sheppardsoftware.com
Let’s Have a Great Year!
• We look forward to working with you and your children! Thank you for loving them and giving them the support they need to succeed.