James Leitch Kindergarten Curriculum

The following are benchmarks that all kindergarten students should be accomplishing during the second trimester:

Language Arts and Reading

Identifies lower case letters at random
Identifies consonant letter sounds
Identifies long vowel sounds
Identifies beginning sounds
Learns phone number with area code

Math Curriculum

Sorts by attributes
Understands concepts of comparisons Tells time to the hour
Counts to 20
Recognizes numbers to 20
Writes numbers to 20

Behavioral Conduct and Parental Support

Listed are some behavioral aspects that kindergarten students will be developing during their school year. Please support your child by encouraging these habits through the suggestions given below.

Behavioral

Shows responsibility for own behavior
Displays self-control
Follows class/school rules
Cooperates, works and plays well with others
Stays on task/attention is focused

Suggestions to support your child:

Make sure your child gets plenty of sleep and eats breakfast
Be sure your child gets to school on time
Spend at least 10 minutes each night helping your child with homework
Teach your child how to play board games (Chutes and Ladder, Candyland, Sorry, etc.)
Read to your child every night
Spend time with your child jumping rope and playing ball