KINDERGARTEN

 
TEACHERS: Ms. Samantha Isbell
Mrs. Debbie Hill
Mrs. Carrie Johnson

 Kindergarten Philosophy Statement

 

 Our kindergarten philosophy at Stone Elementary School is based on personalized instruction provided in a secure, supportive, creative, and stimulating environment.  We are dedicated to the goal of providing programs for total child development where children are exposed to a wide variety of educational materials, field trips, hands-on activities and community-enriched experiences.  We encourage intellectual, emotional, physical, social, and creative growth.  We believe each child should be given an equal opportunity to learn and to succeed to his/her highest potential.  We believe parental involvement is one of the significant reasons that children succeed in school.  Our aim is to provide a strong foundation from which students can grow to become active participants in lifelong learning. 
 

  
 Kindergarten Goals 
 

 By participation in the kindergarten program at Stone Elementary School, the children will: 

  1. Develop confidence in themselves and their ability to learn.
  2. Demonstrate curiosity and the ability to focus their attention.
  3. Acquire an ability to communicate effectively.
  4. Acquire social skills and abilities that enable them to relate to other children and adults.
  5. Be free to develop to their individual potentials.

 

  
 Kindergarten Objectives 
 

 We will meet our goals by teaching children through varied instruction, varied learning experiences, and varied instructional materials to: 

  1. Be responsible for themselves and their belongings.
  2. Respect adults, peers, and themselves.
  3. Obey rules and take responsibility for their behavior.
  4. Be creative.
  5. Learn and achieve academically to individual potentials.
  6. Gain practical skills.
  7. Be questioning and seek answers.
  8. Develop talents and interests.
  9. Become involved in current events.
  10. Cooperate and share.
     
  

 Kindergarten Skills
 1st Nine Weeks  2nd Nine Weeks
  Adjusting to learning environment
Recognizes first name in print
Prints first name legibly
Groups and compares objects
Works 4 to 6 piece puzzles
Writing skill: tracing
Recognizes numbers to 10
Counts orally to 25
Identifies more/less 1-5
Matches number to number of objects 1-5
Matches equivalent sets 1-5
Identifies shapes:  circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, star, diamond
Identifies colors: red, blue, yellow, orange, brown, black, pink, gray, white, purple, green
Recognizes same and different
Recites 3 nursery rhymes
Colors neatly within the lines
Cuts on the lines
Glues appropriately
Letter recognition:  M m R r S s B b T t A a F f
Sight word recognition:  like  is  am  can  blue  red		  

Recognizes last name
Prints first name correctly
Writes numbers to 10
Recognizes numbers to 15
Counts orally to 50
Identifies more/less 6-10
Matches numbers to number of objects 6-10
Matches equivalent sets 6-10
Recites alphabet
Identifies opposites
Follows left to right progression
Knows birthday
Demonstrates understanding of position words
Colors neatly within the lines
Cuts on the lines
Glues appropriately
Letter recognition:  N n P p H h G g I i C c D d L l
Sight word recognition:  but  I  go  the  it  have  do  not  big
   
 3rd Nine Weeks 4th Nine Weeks
 
  Prints full name correctly
Writes numbers to 20
Recognizes numbers to 20
Counts orally to 75
Identifies more/less 11-20
Matches number to number of objects11-20
Matches equivalent sets 11-20
States telephone number
Interprets graphs
Demonstrates understanding of rhyming words
Tells time to the hour
Demonstrates sequential order
Completes patterns
Listens and predicts outcomes
Finds main idea of a story
Listens to and/or answers questions about a story
Match/reproduce shapes: circle, square, triangle, rectangle
Recognizes color words: red, blue, yellow, orange, brown, black, pink, gray, white, purple, green
Colors neatly within the lines
Cuts on the lines
Glues appropriately
Letter recognition:  O o K k J j W w V v E e Q q
Sight word recognition:  in  up  a  get  where  one what  here  three		   Copies alphabet correctly
Writes numbers to 25
Recognizes numbers to 25
Counts orally to 100
Works 6-10 piece puzzle
Demonstrates concept of addition
Demonstrates concept of subtraction
Recites days of the week
States address
Can skip
Identifies/names coins: penny, nickel, dime, quarter
States value of coins: penny, nickel, dime, quarter
Recognizes number words: zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
Colors neatly within the lines
Cuts on the lines
Glues appropriately
Letter recognition: X x Y y Z z U u
Sight word recognition: little  two  at  we  that  you  yellow  my  see  and  look  to
Letter sounds 
 Immunization Requirements
  • DTP
  • Polio
  • MMR
  • Hepatitis B (1 series = 3 doses)
  • Chickenpox
 5 doses
4 doses
2 doses
1 series (This takes 6 months to complete.)
1 dose