WELCOME TO BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT. A LITTLE ABOUT ME.... I have taught in the SMSD since 2008 I have 2 children. Dominic is 5 and is a kindergartner.

WELCOME TO BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT

Please get the folder with

your child’s name from the

side table.

Ms. Schulteis

A LITTLE ABOUT ME. . . .

I have taught in the SMSD since 2008

I have 2 children. Dominic is 5 and is a kindergartner

at Crestview Elementary and Kora “Rosie” is 2 ½.

Graduated from UMKC in Early Childhood Educaiton

with Elementary and Early Childhood Certifications.

I love the Royals, Chiefs, KU basketball and

spending time with my family and friends.

BEHAVIOR

Expectations

PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and

Supports)

What is the safe seat?

Buddy room? Another kindergarten room or Mrs.

Douglas (1st grade)

Cookie Jar

Responsibility

Self control

Cooperation

Patience

How to make good choices

What we do when we don’t want to do something

To play and enjoy school

What We Do in Kindergarten!

MYSTERY READER

Please sign up for a time to come read to our class. We do

this every Monday from 2:30-2:50. The kids enjoy this time

when they get to guess who the Mystery Reader is!

This is also a great opportunity for you to learn who your

child spends his/her day with!

You don’t need to be an MVP to do this

REMEMBER…

Library books are due every Friday.

Wear tennis shoes everyday! Please do not send your

child in flip-flops!

Work on learning to tie own shoes and zip own jacket

and coats (test out the zippers before sending them to

school if you can)!

REST TIME

Towels or small blanket

Children will have the choice of just resting or

doing something quiet in their own space that I will

provide for them.

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS

Sight words

Sounds

Rhyming

Read every night!

Daily journaling

Handwriting

Nonsense words (mip)

CVC words (dig)

MATH

Count to 100

Recognize numbers up to 100

Count by 1’s, 5’s, 10’s

Write numbers to 100

Sort, recognize shapes, colors

Add and subtract up to 10

Recognize “domino” dot patterns and say how many it is

Recognize more or less

OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO AT HOME

Practice cutting using scissors

Practice opening and closing Elmer’s glue

Practice using appropriate amounts of glue (white and stick

glue)

Practice having your child write their name with lower case

letters (except the first letter)

Use flash cards to increase their fluency of letters/number

recognition

Make it a routine to check the Take-Home Folder every night

The Star of the Week will create a poster with pictures

and things he/she likes to do. This poster will be on

display all week.

A note will be sent home when it is your child’s turn.

They will also be able to have a day for show and tell

when it is their week.

CELEBRITY OF THE WEEK

TRAVELING TURTLEOur traveling turtle (a stuffed animal) will go home with

each student sometime this school year. Please write

about his stay with your family. Your child will write one

sentence about something they did together, as well as

illustrate a picture. Please include any photos inside of

the binder that your child can share with the class.

CONFERENCES

Sign up for a 20 minute time slot before leaving

tonight.

Options are Wednesday, October 21st evening,

Thursday, October 22nd day, and Friday, October 23rd

day.

THANK YOU FOR COMING TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD

TONIGHT!

Keri Schulteis

Email Address:

[email protected]

Web Back Pack:

http://www4.smsd.org/kerischulteis