Ms. Fleming, Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. McDonald,
Mrs. Powers, & Mrs. Terhune

BE PREPARED!
As soon as school begins, we hit the ground running with homework, spelling tests, and high expectations!

• Students recognize all 26 letters (both uppercase and lowercase) and know the corresponding sounds.
• Students begin spelling tests the first full week of school.
• Students can blend 3 letter words.
• Students know at least their kindergarten sight words.
• Students are writing sentences by sounding out words.

• Students are starting to use capital letters and punctuation, appropriately, in sentences.
• Letters are wrote correctly and legibly.
• After reading or listening to a story, students can retell in sequential order what happened in the story.
• Students will start the Accelerated Reader (A.R.) program within a month of starting school.
• Students can count to 100, and have basic understanding of math facts to 10.

What Can Parents Do to Give their Children the Best Start?
• READ, READ, READ! Have your child read to you every night, and read to him/her.
• Practice those sight words from kindergarten, and begin adding first grade sight words through the summer break.
• Practice letter writing and letter sounds.
• Practice math facts and counting to 120.

Practicing
Letters/Sounds
• Leap Frog Letter Factory video/song
• Between the Lions shows
• Estoria-Scholastic Books
• Letter Sound BINGO
• Fiddle!
• Check our websites for great resources!
Letter/sound Activity

Fun Ways to Practice
Sight Words
• Play Concentration
• Sight-Word Twister
• Beachball
• Bang!
• Slap-it Sight Word
Game
• Word-O
Practicing Sight Words
10 Fun Ways to Practice Sight Words

Fun Ways to Practice Letter Writing
& Fine Motor Skills
• Write letters in shaving cream or sand
• Write on mirror or in bath tub with washable markers
• Use play-doh or wikki stix
(found at Dollar General) to form letters
• String Fruit Loops
• Cut play-doh with scissors
• Picking up rice (small objects) with tweezers
**Watch for correct scissors hold/pencil grip and that your child is writing letters from top down.

Fun Ways to Practice
Math Skills
• household items for counting: beans, buttons, clips, etc.
• check the $1 bins at
Target for manipulatives
• Greater Than/Less
Than with cards
• Play War with cards
• Adding dots on dominoes or dice
• Show a handful, take some away, and ask how many are missing.
Fun Math Skills

What Parents Should Expect
When School Starts:
• Homework starting the first full week of school. Due every Friday. Regularly doing homework will be an important key to your child’s success!
• Students will read 2 A.R. books a night.
• Spelling Test every Friday starting first full week of school.

What Parents Should Expect
When School Starts:
• Mandatory Accelerated
Reader (A.R.) meeting to explain the program and expectations.
• Bronco Binders: White binder that travels to and from school EVERY DAY with your child. It contains a behavioral calendar that needs to be checked and signed, daily.
Homework is stored here and important home/school communication.

Supply List
• * DO NOT PUT YOUR CHILD’S NAME ON INDIVIDUAL ITEMS.
• 2 one inch WHITE notebook binders with clear plastic covers
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• 1 back pack – no wheels (must be large enough to hold school folders)
• 5 boxes washable crayons (24 count)
• 1 box washable markers (10 count) (no thin or scented)
• 24 #2 PRESHARPENED pencils
• 1 pair Fiskar rounded scissors (not pointed)
• 1 bottle Elmer’s white glue
• 12 glue sticks
• 1 larger eraser
• 1 plastic school box – standard size
• 4 PLASTIC (no paper) pocket folders with brads (1 each

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• SOLID COLOR red, blue, green, and yellow) (NO Designs)
• 1 pair of headphones AVAILABLE AT OPEN HOUSE FROM
• PTA $4/PAIR
• 2 80 ct spiral notebooks (wide-lined)
• 2 large box Kleenex
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• 1 package of Play-doh *GIRLS
• 1 container baby wipes *GIRLS
• 1 package large black dry erase markers (Expo brand) *GIRLS
• 1 box gallon size bags *GIRLS
• 1 container disinfectant wipes *BOYS
• 1 package thin black dry erase markers (Expo brand)*BOYS
• 1 box quart size bags *BOYS
• 1 package of labels (size 2x4 or 1X2 5/8) *BOYS
• *PLACE ALL SUPPLIES INTO A LARGE BAG WITH STUDENT'S NAME ON THE
OUTSIDE.

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