Surf's Up
 
      Welcome to Kindergarten!  This is one of the most important years of your child’s academic career, a time when a love of learning and positive attitudes toward school are formed and I am so excited to share it with you and your child!  Since Kindergarten helps build a foundation for learning, we can build a strong one by working together toward the same goals for the benefit of your child.  

What We Are Working On:
Reading:
- Native Americans
-Identifying Key Details
-Connections Between Illustrations and Text
-Comprehension Questions
-Story Structure: Character, Setting, Plot

Writing:
-Narrative Writing
-Narrating Single Events
-Language Use and Conventions
-Labeling Pictures

Math:
-Measurement
-Making sets with one more
-Making sets with one less
-Count and Compare


Science:
-Gravity



All About Me:
     My name is Chris Brown and I have been a teacher in Duval County for 23 years, 21 of those teaching Kindergarten and 2 years teaching first grade.  Kindergarten is where my heart is!!  I am a graduate of Georgia Southern University and have a Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education from University of North Florida.  I am so excited to be teaching your child this year and providing them with meaningful experiences that will develop a life long love for learning. I truly want their first year of elementary school to be a positive experience! Kindergarten is a time of new beginnings, of making friends, and of learning lots of new things each and every day. Our days and weeks will be filled with many wonderful experiences and opportunities for learning and growing. I'm looking forward to a wonderful year with you and your child!

 

Announcements

We are moving right along in Mrs. Brown's class! Your children have such a special place in my heart!  They have grown so much both academically and socially already and I am so proud of them.  So many amazing things are taking place in our classroom on a daily basis and I love to see the excitement in thier eyes as they become little learners.

There are so many wonderful things to look forward to as we enter the 3rd nine weeks of school!
Upcoming events-

Back to School January 5th
Wednesday, January 18th & Thursday, January 19th-Spirit Night Cici's Pizza 3:00-8:00
Monday, January 23rd- Report Cards go home
Wednesday, January 25th- Patrol Spirit Night Tijuana Flats
No School
January 16th
February 20th
Early Release Days
January 11, 25
February 8, 22
 


Reminders: 
Continue to work on the FRY Sight Words!  I have been working with student's daily and I am so proud of how many words they have mastered!  Keep it up!  Also continue to work on i-Ready at home- both Reading and Math.

If you would like to schedule a conference please let me know and I would be happy to meet with you.

Please remember to send a healthy snack and a water bottle with your child's name on it each day.

Homework is sent home and Monday and due the following Monday. Please work with your child each week to do this.  

You and your child should be reading books together and they will do a response on one of the books of their choice. Please leave this response in their folder for review periodically. There will be a grade for these each Marking Period.