1. Prince of Peace Kindergarten

2. Welcome to Prince of Peace Kindergarten Information Night February 4 th, 2015

3. About Miss Pekarcik I grew up here in Orange County. I am a graduate of Prince of Peace. I received my teaching credential from California State University, Fullerton. Each day I am excited to teach Kindergarten. The students bring such joy and I enjoy helping them grow.

4. A Kindergarten Day –8:20 Calendar and Language Arts Warm up –9:00 Bible Time –9:30 Alphabet and letter formation / Phonics –10:00 Snack and Recess –10:30 Reading –11:00 Math –11:45 Lunch and Recess –12:45 Rest Time / 2 nd semester Read Aloud and Spelling –1:15 Language Arts –2:00 Writing / Science / Social Studies –2:40 Clean up and get ready to go home –3:00 Dismissal

5. Other Activities Chapel –Wednesday – 9:00 Physical Education –Tuesday, Thursday – 10:30 Reading Centers Math Centers Activities with cross age buddies

6. Bible Time Sing songs Read the Bible Art and Crafts One topic per week. Starts with Old Testament and then through the New Testament.

7. Reading Units –School –Shadows –Finding Friends –The Wind –Stick to It –Red, White, and Blue –Teamwork –By the Sea

8. Reading and Language Arts Rhyming High Frequency Words Recognition and Letter Writing Phonics Verbs, Nouns, and Pronouns Capitalization and End Marks Types of Writing (Fiction, Poems, Biographies, etc.)

9. Math Topics –Sorting and classifying –More and Fewer –Writing and Making numbers 1 through 30 –Addition and Subtraction –Patterns –Geometry –Time / Calendar –Capacity and Weight –Graphing

10. Science Topics –Shadows –Seasons –Wind –Senses –Plants –Magnets –Ocean animals

11. Science Experiments

12. Social Studies Topics –Workers in the community –Being a good friend –Perseverance –Our country –Working together –Holidays

13. Music Singing Rhythm –Classroom made instruments Patterns Listening for differences –Loud and soft –Fast and slow –How music makes you feel

14. Technology Interactive Whiteboard iPads

15. Big Buddies

16. Field Trips

18. Other Special Occasions Thanksgiving Christmas 100 th day of School Valentine’s Day St. Patrick’s Day Easter

19. Learning is Fun!

20. Just Playing

22. Thank you for coming Questions ? Visit the Classroom