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- May I bake my child's favorite birthday cake and send it in for snack time?
- May I send in a water bottle for my son/daughter to use in class?
- What are the 5 Components of Reading First and what do they mean?
- What is Tubbing Time?
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May I bake my child's favorite birthday cake and send it in for snack time?
I'm so sorry, no. All snacks and food brought into the classroom needs to
be
purchased from a store/bakery and in its original package. These packages
are to be openend once in the school. Items may also be purchased from the
school's cafeteria. To order ice cream and such treats please contact Sandy
Cox in the Dalton Cafeteria at 476-2234 ext. 1164
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May I send in a water bottle for my son/daughter to use in class?
Yes! I encourage each and every child to bring one in. There are a lot of
germs in kindegarten (especially around the drinking fountain) and even
though our custodians do an excellent job of keeping our school sparkling
clean germs manage to make someone sick.
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What are the 5 Components of Reading First and what do they mean?
The 5 Components of Reading First are:
Phonemic Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
Comprehension
Vocabulary
In kindergarten we focus mainly on phonemic awareness and phonics. Phonemic
awareness is the ability to hear, identify and manipulate individual sounds
in words. For example c-a-t has three phonemes. It is the strongest
predictor of reading success. We spend a great deal of time on rhyming,
beginning sounds, onset and rime, syllables and middle and ending sounds.
Phonics is the understanding that a predictable relationship exists between
the sounds of spoken language and the letters and spellings that represent
these sounds in written language. We also spend a great deal of time
learning letters and sounds as well as beginning to examine word families.
Fluency is the ability to read accurately and quickly. This can be
reinforced
at home by reading and rereading stories and sight words.
Comprehension is the ability to obtain meaning from what is read. After
reading stories in the classroom we discuss story elements, characters,
problems and solutions within the story. Reinforcing this at home by
encourging your child to retell a story to you or ask them questions while
reading will increase his/her comprehension.
Vocabulary is the knowledge of words one has to communitcate through
reading,
writing, listening, and speaking. To increase and enrich your child's
vocabulary at home talk to them. Talk to them at the dinner table, while
riding in the car, walking down the street. Model what to say in various
settings.
For more information on Reading First you may stop by our Reading First room
1234 for a parent quide.
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What is Tubbing Time?
Tubbing Time was introduced to me in my second year of teaching. It is a
component of Mary Baratta-Lorton's math program for young children
called "Math Their Way." This math program is designed for early childhood
education and is an activity centered based program. Tubbing time occurs on
Tuesday and Thursday in our classroom. During this time the children work
with tubs at four individual tables that are filled with manipulatives.
These manipulatives include unifix cubes, pattern blocks, ink dobbers, lima
beans, buttons, attribute blocks, noodles, shells, money, and all types of
counters. We use these manipulatives to sort, build patterns, make numbers,
count and add and subtract. Each child is encouraged to work within their
range (math knowledge, which is determined by simple assessments at the
beginnnig of the year) and allows everyone to learn at their own pace
successfully!
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