Dear Parents and Guardians, October 2014

It has been a fun and busy start to Kindergarten with students adjusting to a
new educational eniron!ent, !eeting new friends and learning i!"ortant
routines# It is such a "leasure to see their s!iling and enthusiastic faces
each day$
%he "ur"ose of this handout is to infor! you of this ter!&s curriculu! learning
outco!es and our !ethods of re"orting indiidual student "rogress
throughout the school year# Please ta'e a !o!ent to loo' oer the attached
Kindergarten (urriculu! Oeriew# )e aware that so!e of the learning
outco!es are s"ecific to our first ter! while others will continue throughout
the year# *ll of the learning outco!es in Kindergarten are designed to
strengthen your child&s abilities and s'ills so they are well "re"ared for future school years#
%he school year is diided into three re"orting "eriods# I will be assessing your child on an ongoing
basis both for!ally and infor!ally throughout the year# If you hae any +uestions or concerns
regarding your child at school, "lease do not hesitate to contact !e with a "hone call, note or e!ail
and I will s"ea' to you as soon as "ossible# ,ith o"en co!!unication, we can wor' together as a
tea! to gie your child the best "ossible start to his or her school career$
-y classroo! has a ris'.free at!os"here# I try !y best to hel" each child reach his or her full
"otential and !y intention is to instill a confidence that allows your child to try new actiities, wor' with
a ariety of children, and beliee in hi! or herself#
/or your infor!ation the following is a list of so!e of the "rogra!s we will be using this year0
*ni!ated 1iteracy Progra!
2elson -ath, -ath -a'es 3ense and -ath %heir ,ay
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3econd 3te" 43ocial 5!otional 1earning6
I cannot stress enough the i!"ortance of "arents and teachers wor'ing together# ,hether you s"end
ti!e olunteering in the classroo! or su""orting our learning at ho!e, your child truly benefits fro!
our tea!wor'#
%han' you for all of your su""ort$
3incerely,
Mrs. M. Ringguth
Fall Term Preview: September November 2014
Mrs. Ringgut!s "#1 $lass "in%ergarten &ut'omes
The following is a list of the prescribed learning outcomes I intend to cover during the first term.
ST()*NT +*,-./&(R -N) 0&R" ,-+/TS
is friendly, 'ind and hel"ful in the classroo! and on the "layground
"artici"ates and contributes in class and grou" actiities
treats others and "ro"erty res"ectfully
identifies feelings and "ractices self.control
identifies si!"le "roble!s and use strategies to sole the!
cleans u" wor' s"ace and "uts tools and !aterials away
inde"endently gets ready for class and for going ho!e
focuses on a tas' and co!"letes it on ti!e
ta'es care of belongings
follows school7classroo! rules and routines
shows "ositie friendshi" behaiours
1-N2(-2* -RTS
Rea%ing Rea%iness
recogni8es his7her own na!e
recogni8es ten letters 4u""ercase or lowercase6
!odels silent reading 4i#e# loo' at boo's inde"endently6
engages in discussions about stories
"redicts story eents
1istening#Spea3ing
follows si!"le oral instructions
sits +uietly and listens attentiely during grou" ti!es
ta'es turns co!!unicating
uses an 9inside oice9
shares infor!ation and e:"eriences 4i#e# 3how ; %ell, discussions6
uses basic gra!!ar and s"ea's clearly
uses social language to interact coo"eratiely with others
0riting
"rints first na!e legibly
holds writing tools correctly 4"inch gri"6
i!itates and follows teacher<s directions during "rinting7drawing lessons
uses drawing to tell a story
contributes ideas to shared writing
M-T,*M-T/$S
counts orally by 1&s to 10 4without "ro!"ting6
identifies nu!bers to =
relates written nu!ber to its !atching +uantity 41.=6
recogni8es, !a'es and co!"ares grou"s of objects 41.=6
recogni8es, co"ies and creates "atterns 4e#g# *)*)*)*)>6
co!"letes "u88les
sort objects by si8e, colour and sha"e
S$/*N$*
Five Senses
uses the fie senses to !a'e obserations
co!!unicates obserations, e:"eriences and thin'ing in a ariety of ways 4e#g#, erbally, "ictorially,
gra"hically6
S&$/-1 ST()/*S
de!onstrates an awareness of the conce"t of change
identifies grou"s that are "art of their lies 4fa!ily, friends, class, tea!s, etc#6
e:"lains how fa!ilies can be si!ilar and different 4nu!ber of fa!ily !e!bers, caregiers, roles of !e!bers,
etc#6
describes indiidual hu!an needs
,*-1T, -N) $-R**R *)($-T/&N
identifies o""ortunities to !a'e choices
describes their "ersonal s'ills and interests 4e#g#, things they are good at, things they li'e to do, things
they&e learned6
describes a ariety of jobs and res"onsibilities they hae at ho!e and at school
identifies ways "eo"le at school and ho!e "roide su""ort and nurturing for growth and deelo"!ent 4e#g#,
encourage!ent, adice, affection, sharing6
de!onstrates an understanding of a""ro"riate and ina""ro"riate ways to e:"ress feelings 4e#g#, a""ro"riate
? using @I feelA state!entsB ina""ro"riate ? na!e.calling, hitting6
differentiates between "ositie and negatie behaiours in friendshi"s 4e#g#, "ositie ? sharing, listeningB
negatie ? teasing, e:cluding6
describes strategies for dealing with co!!on inter"ersonal conflicts 4e#g#, ta'ing turns, going to an adult or
third "arty for hel"6
P,4S/$-1 *)($-T/&N 4%aught by -rs# ,ong6
shows interest and enjoy!ent in "hysical actiity
understands the i!"ortance of "hysical actiity as "art of a healthy lifestyle
!oes safely in different eniron!ents, while de!onstrating body awareness and "laying arious actie
ga!es
"artici"ates to the best of their ability
de!onstrates fair "lay and good s"orts!anshi" at all ti!es
F/N* -RTS
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uses i!agination, obseration and stories as sources for i!ages
describes and a""lies the strategy of elaboration, the isual ele!ents of colour, line, sha"e and the "rinci"le
of "attern
e:"eri!ents with a ariety of !aterials, technologies and "rocesses to !a'e i!ages
!a'es 2.D and C.D i!ages for different "ur"oses using a ariety of !edia
describes arious "ur"oses of isual arts
identifies "ersonal "references and de!onstrates res"ect for isual arts
de!onstrates care of the !aterials, tools and e+ui"!ent they use
de!onstrates a willingness to dis"lay indiidual and grou" artwor's