Welcome to Kindergarten
Kindergarten Teachers for 2023/2024 School Year
K-204 Mrs. Lee-Kim K-206 Ms. Griffith K-209 Mrs. Stefanou and Mrs. Brosgole K-214 Mrs. Lorenzana
Kindergarten November Benchmarks
English Language Arts
Phonemic Awareness and Reading
Name the lowercase letters and sounds that have been introduced
Recognize and identify all uppercase and lowercase letters and sounds
Name the lowercase letters and sounds that have been introduced
Recognize high-frequency words that have been introduced
Point to words as they read simple pattern texts (poem notebook)
Identify parts of a book: front cover, back cover, top and bottom of page words, illustrations and page turning
Identify story plot, characters, and setting of a book read aloud.
Writing
Math
To further assist your child’s academic growth, continue working on the following skills:
Phonemic Awareness and Reading
Name the lowercase letters and sounds that have been introduced
Recognize and identify all uppercase and lowercase letters and sounds
Name the lowercase letters and sounds that have been introduced
Recognize high-frequency words that have been introduced
Point to words as they read simple pattern texts (poem notebook)
Identify parts of a book: front cover, back cover, top and bottom of page words, illustrations and page turning
Identify story plot, characters, and setting of a book read aloud.
Writing
- Draw a story and tell what is happening in the story
- Label the pictures in the story
Math
- Recognize numbers 0-10 in number form and word form. Matching number to corresponding amounts and ordering numbers from 0-10
- Rote count 1-20
- Rote count to 100
- Count by 10’s, 5’s and 2’s
To further assist your child’s academic growth, continue working on the following skills:
- Recognize basic colors: red, blue, yellow, green, orange, brown, black, purple
- Recognize, name, and draw basic shapes: square, circle, rectangle, triangle
- Recognize beginning and ending sounds
- Recognize all high-frequency words introduced
- Interact with other children, take turns, and wait their own turn
- Attend to an academic task for 15 minutes
- Unpack and pack their belongings independently
- Transition smoothly from one task to another
- Display appropriate body control
- Respect other’s personal space