Hi! Welcome to room 22! My name is Mrs. Stafford and this will be my 18th year teaching. I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies from Azusa Pacific University. I earned my Masters in Education from APU as well. I have taught many grades and I am so excited to be teaching Kinder! We are going to have a great year full of fun and learning!
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Here is some important information and a suggested supply list for the upcoming school year - please read:
Homework Packets
Homework packets are given on a weekly basis. They are sent home on Mondays in students' homework folders and due back on Friday at the beginning of class. The first page of every homework packet will include a cover sheet for parents to initial each activity their child completed.
1st trimester homework packets typically contain:
Name writing practice (daily)
Read the Phonics Take home book everyday to parents, grandparents, stuffed animal, etc. (daily)
Help your child memorize the weekly poem. (daily)
Read aloud to your child (everyday) and refer to the How to Conduct Literature Discussions page for ways to talk about the story. Please try to discuss a different section each night.
Phonics/ABC games (daily)
Please do not throw away the “Literature Discussion Page” or ABC Flashcard Games! Your child will use these all year.
Heart words
Sight words are called heart words because students need to know them “by heart.”
40 heart words are included in your homework folder. Cut the words out and keep them in a safe place.
We will focus on one per week in class.
All 40 heart words need to be mastered by the end of the year.
Snack/Recess: We will have a morning and afternoon snack/recess. All of our hard work is sure to make the children hungry, please try to send a snack. Also, please send your kiddos with a water bottle (with some type of “pop up” top), especially on these warm days. Thank you
Classroom Management: One of my goals as a teacher is to create a positive learning environment where all students feel safe, confident, and are able to take risks. I try to make classroom expectations clear so all students are able to understand and be successful. We will work on classroom expectations together to include student ideas. To help students monitor their behavior I have a class clip system. My goal is to keep a positive engaging classroom where all students can achieve.
Volunteers: I can’t wait to get more volunteers into the classroom and help with classroom preparations, we truly appreciate the support of our awesome parents! I will have more information in the coming weeks.
PE: Our class will go to PE on Mondays and Tuesdays. Please make sure they wear appropriate shoes and bring a water bottle with a “pop top” on hot days.
Suggested Supply List for class:
● Pencils and erasers
● Glue sticks
● Headphones
Wish List - The items below are things that our classroom goes through very quickly, and they need to be replenished often. Therefore, donations of these items throughout the year would be greatly appreciated!!
● Tissues
● Glue sticks
● Dry erase markers (preferably black, easier to see and erase
● Pencils
● Printer paper
● Highlighters
● “Treasure Box” items ( small prize items for our classroom raffle)
Thank you so much for your time! Welcome to Kindergarten!
