Welcome to Kindergarten!

Kindergarten Parent Night, 5:00 – 6:00

p.m.

Mrs. Blankenship and Mr. Dunn

On the Other Side of the Door

On the other side of the doorI can be a different meAs smart and as brave And as funny or strong As a person could want to beThere’s nothing too hard for me to doThere’s no place I can’t exploreBecause everything can happenOn the other side of the door.

Meet the Kindergarten Team!

Mrs. Amanda Blankenship• Originally from the United

States• Third year teaching in

Shekou.• Has taught 8 years in

kindergarten and 2 years in Grade 2.

• Loves to scuba dive, cook, go running, and read.

• Favorite Book: Oh the Places You will Go!! by Dr. Seuss.

Meet the Kindergarten Team!

Mr. Patrick Dunn• Second year teaching

kindergarten at SIS; seventh year in the classroom

• Hobbies: reading, writing, spending time with my family

• Favorite book: I Love You Like Crazy Cakes

What do we learn in kindergarten?

We believe children learn best through . . .

•Purposeful play

•Active, hands-on learning

•A developmental approach

•Working cooperatively

A kindergartener’s work is play!

Reading

Reading – Sample Book

Reading – Sample Book

Reading – Sample Book

Writing – Preconventional Level

Telling a story through our drawings!

Writing – Early Emergent Level

The students begin adding more text (labels) to their drawings.

Writing – Later Emergent Level

The students begin stringing together very simple sentences.

Writing – Developing Level

Students begin writing several connected sentences.

Handwriting Without Tears• A developmental, multisensory K-2 handwriting

program

Science

FOSS Kits – Full Option Science Systems

• Investigating Water

• Trees

• Wood and Paper

• Animals 2 by 2

• Daily Weather

Water Unit

How can I pick

up water?

What happens

when I blow

on the water?

Science Units

• Wood and Paper

Science Units

Animals Two by Two

Trees

Social Studies

Units of study in Social Studies . . .

• All About Me

• Me and My Friends

• Me and My Family

• Me and the Environment

Celebrate China!To celebrate Chinese culture, we made lion

dancers . . .

. . . and received lucky red envelopes from our Chinese teachers.

EverydayMathematics

background

• Developed by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project

• Based on research about how children learn and develop mathematical power

• Provides the broad mathematical background needed in this century.

In Everyday Mathematics you can expect to see….

• A problem-solving approach based on everyday situations;

• An instructional approach that revisits concepts regularly;

• Frequent practice of basic skills, often through games;

• Lessons based on activities and discussion, not a textbook; and

• Mathematical content that goes beyond basic arithmetic.

Games

Home Links

• Home Links – short activities children complete at home

Website

• Curriculum

• Photo Gallery

• Schedules

• Curriculum

• www.sis.org.cn

Thank you so much for coming! We’re looking forward to a great year!