Ms. Fernando, Mrs. Gakos 
and Mrs. Moschella

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Kindergarten children are learning many important skills!
It is a time of wonder, discovery and growth.

Here's what you might see if you peeked into a typical classroom:

• Children learning how to solve conflicts peacefully: getting along with others, taking turns and sharing help us become good citizens and develop good manners.

• Problem solving and math: shapes, patterns, graphing, comparing numbers, number formation, skip counting, addition and subtraction.

• Self-esteem and writing skills: acknowledging our strengths, letter forms and sounds, consonants and vowels, punctuation and sentence writing.
  
  
• Reading skills:  Reading and listening to a variety of stories from different genres, development of literary skills, high frequency word recognition.
  
  
• Students exploring nature and enjoying art and books: investigating the world around us, recording data, and evaluating hypotheses.
  
  

Whatever the day, our Kindergartners are busy finding out how fun learning can be. We love getting to know your children, and watching them grow just warms our hearts!

School/Home Supplies

Supplies to bring to school: (please label everything with your child's name)

 1 two-pocket folder for homework and notes                                                            
Backpack
Lunchbox (please label your child's water bottle each day -- if disposable)
Smock - a large t-shirt works well
                                                                                                                                                                             

1 notebook (marble is preferred)
1 coloring book                                                                                                      
1 beach towel for outside learning
1 hard plastic pencil case
Headphones/ear buds (please be sure they are comfortable for your child and they can independently insert them in their ears)
Change of clothes in case of an accident or spill

Optional supplies for the classroom:

Tissues
Baby wipes
Gallon size Ziploc bags
Sandwich size Ziploc bags

Tips for homework:

Please use pencil for handwriting and color with crayons where appropriate.

Make sure your name is on your paper each night.

Provide your child with scissors, glue sticks, pencils, and crayons to complete their homework.

Thank you so much for all that you do, and for sharing
your child with us!