Kindergarten Curriculum Night

Miss Kanous
2016-2017
Philosophy and Goals:
I believe that children need a warm, nurturing, and secure environment to
develop a love of learning. Children will grow through developmentally
appropriate activities that support their individual level and learning style. Each
child will grow as a learner through a balanced literacy program, cooperative
learning, and integrated curriculum. Through rich learning experiences children
will have full access to construct their own knowledge and strengthen their
skills across all domains: cognitive, social, emotional, aesthetic, physical, and
language acquisition.
Daily Activities & Specials:
*Activities are subject to change based on specials schedule!
Welcome (greet teacher/friends, lunch count, attendance, morning
choices)
Morning Meeting (calendar, songs, oral storytelling)
Brain Gym/Movement
Shared Reading (big books, poetry, songs)
Reading Workshop (whole group and small group work)
Word Study/Handwriting (whole group and small group work)
Recess/Choices
Writing Workshop (whole group and small group work)
Read Aloud with Accountable Talk (turn and talk partnership)
Lunch
Brain Gym/Movement
Story Time
Math Workshop (whole group and small group work)
Science/Social Studies Workshop (Inquiry Based)
Monday
Music
Gym

Tuesday
Art

Wednesday
Music

Thursday
Spanish

Friday
Technology
Library
Gym

Brain Food Snacks:

It is important that your child brings a healthy snack to school each day.
Snacks may include fruits, vegetables, crackers, cheese, yogurt, rice cakes,
granola bars, etc.

Please send your child a water bottle with a sports cap or spill proof top to
school each day. Staying hydrated is a very important part of learning.
Students may only have water in the classroom; please no juice, soft drinks, or
sport drinks.
We have a child in our classroom this year with a severe peanut and
tree nut allergy. Tree nuts are essentially everything other than peanuts including (but not limited to): almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, pecans, pine nuts,
cashews, pistachios, etc. When packing snacks for your child to eat in the
classroom, please take care to pack snacks that do not contain nuts. Your
cooperation is greatly appreciated and helps ensure the safety of the class.
Please avoid snacks with the following labeling:
"Contains: any type of nut"
"May Contain: any type of nut"
"Processed on Shared Equipment With: any type of nut"
"Made in a facility that processes: any type of nut"
This information is USUALLY called out separately, often in bold, at the end of
the ingredients list on most packaging.
Note - Coconut is NOT a tree nut and is safe!

*Please pack your childs snack separate from their lunch.

This will make it easier for them to adapt to the morning
routine and help us with a quick transition.

Parent Involvement/Communication:
Feel free to reach me through email. I will check my email several times a day
including school hours. I will send home occasional newsletters that will update
you on what were doing in class. A daily communication folder will be coming
home each day.
Email:

Website:
www.kanouskindergarten.weebly.com

kathryn.kanous@clawsonschools.
org
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Twitter: @MissKanous
Kenwood Office: (248) 655-3838
Classroom Management:
We will try to work out any problems that occur by communication and class
meetings where we can safely discuss feelings, reflect, debrief, and role-play
situations. As a team we will discuss and write down the important
rules/promises our classroom should always follow. When children struggle to
make positive choices, they will be given 3 opportunities throughout the day to
change their behavior and make better choices. In this case, students will fill
out a reflection sheet, which will be sent home for a parent or guardian to sign
and return the following day.

What Were Learning

English Language Arts:
Comprehension and retelling
Recognizing types of text (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, etc.)
Identifying roles of authors and illustrators
Activity engage in group reading activities with purpose and
understanding
Identifying the main topics and key details in informational text
Concepts about print
Word recognition
Fluency in reading
Vocabulary

Writing Standards:
Composing in a variety of genres (opinion, personal narrative,
informative, poetry)
Writing process
Spell simple words phonetically
Handwriting
Mentor authors
Demonstrate command of conventions of Standard English grammar
or usage when writing
Speaking and Listening Standards:
Collaborative conversation with partners, small/large groups
Follow agreed upon rules for discussions
Continue a conversation
Asking and answering questions about key details in text
Present knowledge and ideas
Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings and ideas clearly

Math Standards:
We will be using hands on manipulatives and inquiry~based projects to
explore mathematics
Newsletters will come home before each new module from Eureka
Math
Counting and Cardinality:
Count by 1s and 10s to 100
Count forward from any number
Write numbers from 0-20
Understand the relationship between and numbers and qualities
Compare two numbers between 1-20
Operations and Algebraic Thinking:
Understand the concept of addition and subtraction
Solve addition and subtraction word problems within 10
Find numbers that make 10 for any number
Fluently add and subtract within 5
Numbers and Operations in Based 10:

 Work with numbers 11-19 to gain foundations for place value

Measurement and Data:
Describe and compare measureable attributes (length, weight,
capacity)
Classify objects and count how many in each category
Represent and interpret data
Geometry:
Identify and describe 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes
Build shapes
Recognize, describe, and extend patterns

Science/Social Studies:
I have a scientist of the week. More information to follow.
We will be exploring units through hands on activities, field trips, videos, books
and inquiry projects. These units will be integrated throughout the year:
History:
Living and working together
Geography:
The world in spatial terms
Places and regions
Environment and society
Civics and Government:
Values and principles
Role of the citizen
Economics:
Market economy
Decision Making and Citizen Involvement:
Identifying and analyzing public issues
Persuasive communication about a public issue
Citizen involvement

Force

and Motion:
Relative position
Gravity
Push and pull

Organization of Living Things:

Living things have basic needs to survive
Identify earth materials that occur in nature (sand, rocks, soil, water)
Describe how earth materials contribute to the growth of plants and
animal life
Generate questions based on observations of the needs of plants and
animals
Grading:
I want children to understand the expectations I have for them. I will spend a
lot of time modeling, demonstrating, explaining, and showing them the
expected outcomes. Throughout activities I will use childrens work samples as
models. It is important for children to see what projects and assignments
should look like and value quality work. I expect all of the children to try their
personal best. Many of the assessments will be observations and conversations
with students during small group work and individual conferences. I will also be
using grades and evaluate student work and achievement. More information to
follow.
Homework/Communication
I have a variety of ways to communicate!
Jot me a note on the communication log in the back of your childs
take-home folder!
I check my e-mail throughout the day/evening!
Check our class website/blog for classroom updates about what were
learning, as
well as reminders, pictures, and upcoming events.
Join Remind (www.remind.com/join/kanousk)! Remind is a text
messaging service that
allows me to text out important reminders to families. By joining Remind,
you can text
me, too!
I have school Facebook and Twitter accounts: search Miss Kanous for
Facebook, and
@MissKanous for Twitter!
Each child will have a personal book bag with just right books to read at home
each night (more information on this will come home) and return to school

each day. This reading is familiar and shouldnt require additional help from
parents.
Math worksheets and word study work will be sent home throughout the week.
This will be extensions of work done in class that day.
Your child will receive a green take-home folder. This folder will severe as a
communication tool between home and school. This folder should return to
school each day. The folder sections include:
Return to School
Keep at Home
Parent-Teacher Communication Sheets
Im looking forward to an amazing year with you and your family!