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Brimfield Elementary
School
2013-2014
Ms. Wills
Kindergarten Grade Classroom
2013-2014
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Tell me and Ill forget; show me and I
may remember; involve me and Ill
understand.
Chinese Proverbs
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Kindergarten Grade School
Information
School Hours: 8:15am-3:30pm Monday-Friday
Email Address: [email protected]
Class Website: TBD
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` My preferred method of communication is email. I will check it
periodically throughout the day and get back to you within twelve
hours (unless sent on a weekend, then you will hear from me byMonday).
` I will be sending home a classroom newsletter every other
week with the activities and progress of the classroom.
` The school website also has information about our classroom
and our activities.
` If you need to get a hold of me immediately, please call the
school number: xxx-xxx-xxxx.
` I am always available to schedule a conference.
Communication Method
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Teacher Background
` Educated at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
`Bachelors in Early Childhood Education
`Concentration: Geography
`Type 04 Special Education Certificate
` Previous Experience
` Taught in a preschool classroom in
Champaign, Illinois-2011
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Classroom Expectations
Please treat others the way you want to betreated, including the teacher.
Treat the school with respect.
If you want to talk, raise your hand. If you do not like something, tell me.
Please make your own decisions as long as
nobody gets harmed. If you create a problem, I will help you solve
it.
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Language Arts
CC.K.R.L.1 Key Ideas and Details: With prompting and
support, ask and answer questions about key details in a
text.
CC.K.R.L.5 Craft and Structure: Recognize common
types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems).
CC.K.R.I.2 Key Ideas and Details: With prompting and
support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a
text.
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Mathematics
CC.K.CC.7 Compare numbers. Compare two numbersbetween 1 and 10 presented as written numerals.
CC.K.OA.3 Understand addition as putting together andadding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart
and taking from. Decompose numbers less than or equalto 10 into pairs in more than one way, e.g., by usingobjects or drawings, and record each decomposition bya drawing or equation (e.g., 5 = 2 + 3 and 5 = 4 + 1).
CC.K.G.2 Identify and describe shapes (squares, circles,
triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders,and spheres). Correctly name shapes regardless of theirorientations or overall size.
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Fine Arts
State Goal 25.A.1a Dance: Identify the elements of
personal and shared space, direction in space, quick and
slow spee, firm and fine force; the principles of AB
choreographic form and sequence; and the expressive
qualities of mood and emotion.
State Goal 26.A.1.1a: Understand that the body is the
primary tool of dance and identify secondary tools (e.g.,
pictures, visual aids, words, props and recordings).
State Goal 27.A.1a: Identify the distinctive roles of artistsand audiences.
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Science
11.A.1a Describe an observed event.
12.A.1a Identify and describe the component parts
of living things (e.g., birds have feathers; people
have bones, blood, hair, skin) and their majorfunctions.
13.A.1a Use basic safety practices (e.g., not tasting
materials without permission, stop/drop/roll).
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Social Science
14.A.1 Describe the fundamental principles of
government including representative government,
government of law, individual rights and the common
good.
15.A.1a Identify advantages and disadvantages of
different ways to distribute goods and services.
16.A.1a Explain the difference between past, present
and future time; place themselves in time.
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Homework Policy
Homework Folder Homework will be placed in the homework folder to be done at
home.
The homework will only require materials that are used in the
classroom, such as books and worksheets. This homework will be due at the beginning of class every day
and should take no more that 40 minutes to complete athome.
Please help the child with homework when it is needed, but
allow them to think through problems by themselves as well. Parents must sign off on the childs agenda book every day, to
ensure good communication with the teacher.
I will not accept late homework, unless excused for illness,death in the family, or any other emergency.
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Special Classroom Events
I will have a sign up sheet for events, and please sign
up! I welcome parents help with these events!
There will be no junk food allowed at these events (or in
my classroom), so we will be making healthy snacks.
Please feel free to send in healthy items (fruit,
vegetables, etc.) for your childs birthday!
If you do not feel comfortable having your child celebrate
birthdays or seasonal events, please feel free to send
me an email.
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Thank you for coming!!
