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Ms. Homan's Hungry Hansel & Gretels

Welcome to my class! I hope everyone has had a safe and happy summer! My name is Ms. Andi Homan. I have been here at the Charter School for 5 years, 4 of them here in Kindergarten. I have been teaching young children and coaching swimming for over 15 years. I am also the assistant coach for the highschool swim team. My classroom is a fun and exciting place to learn as well as a kind and respectful room to grow. We work very hard everyday in here and I hope you continue to work on the skills we practice at home nightly.

I expect students to arrive at school ready to learn! I do use a behavior clip chart numbered 1-8. 4 is ready to learn, and if your child is coming home on a 4 daily then they are doing all that is expected of them!! More information on behavior will be discussed during parent night.

Also, just a few tips before the school year begins: Students should be practicing shoe-tying and self-help skills regarding clothing (tucking in shirts, using belts, hand washing, using tissues, and the restroom) in order to help make the transitions during the day smooth.

All Students should be able to:

Write their name using Upper and lowercase letters.

Use pencils, scissors, and glue appropriately.

Count to 20 and recognize the numbers to 20.

Rhyme

If your student has not mastered these skill yet please practice nightly to insure they will stay on track:)

A few quick reminders:

Please remember to send a snack for your child everyday. We do not provide snack in Kindergarten.

Read EVERY night!

Thank you so much for all you do to ensure your child is getting the most out of their education here at the Charter School! I look forward to meeting and working with each of you this year!

Ms. Homan

Wish list for P.I.

Remember when you donate purchased items the dollar amout will translate into time only after you hit $50

So $50= 1/2

$100 = 1 hour

The classroom is in need of the following items:

6 packs Velcro stick on Circles

magnetic tape

colored pencils

Extra headphones

Academic: Math and reading games/manipulatives

Art supplies, ie- tissue paper,pompoms, googly eyes, popsicle sticks, paper bags, paper plates, watercolor paints, playdough, glitter

Legos small or medium

Lincoln logs

peg boards/mats with holes

marble run

gears

This is a good site for practice with the standards:

www.ixl.com

Scroll down and Pick the Kindergarten box, you can choose Math or L.A. one question at a time will be prompted.

This is a good site for practice in Math Standards:

www.mathscore.com or www.adaptedmind.com ( the second link will only allow 1st grade work)

Helpful Resources:

**All textbooks and workbooks are available online!

The student passwords for ConnectEd and Think Central is passw0rd (that is a zero not an o)

the user name for connect Ed is the first inital of first and last name plus the 10 digit skyward # for think central it is only the first initial and the skyward 10 digit number.

Please explore www.thinkcentral.com. It is an online version of the students Math and Science books that provides extra practice, remedial instruction, enhanced instruction, video explanations, etc. These are wonderful resources to help you and your child understand the math and science curriculum.
ConnectEd: http://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/school/q6b5 (This website supports our language arts and social studies series)
www.fcatexplorer.com (This website is great to practice reading and math skills)
Renaissance Place: http://www.tvcs-ar.org/RenaissanceServer/HomeConnect/Login.aspx(This website will allow you to view your child's progress towards their accelerated reader reading goal)
Have fun studying spelling by going to www.spellingcity.com . Complete practice tests and play games!