As is expected after reading your child's first report card, you may have some questions. The district uses a four-letter scale to share information with you about your child's progress.
E - Your child's work is above and beyond what we expect at the end of kindergarten.
S - Your child's work is what we expect at the end of kindergarten, i.e. at grade level.
P - Your child is progressing toward what we expect at the end of kindergarten.
N - Your child is not progressing at the rate he/she needs to be to meet the end-of-
kindergarten goals.
Because it is January, and there is still much to be learned in kindergarten, most students have a report card filled with P's -- they are progressing toward the end-of-year goals. If your child has N's on their report card, those are areas of concern, especially in writing the ABC's, identifying letters and sounds, or math. Your child will be receiving extra help from me and María Reyes (Super María) with letter/ sound recognition and numbers 1-20. Extra practice at home, in Spanish or English, is helpful.
During the first semester, our reading focus was on identifying letters/sounds and syllables. We did not focus on reading sight words or on writing--we will do that this semester! That being said, if your child received an N in reads grade-level sight words, applies knowledge of letter sounds in writing, or opinion piece, do not panic! Most students got an N because we have just begun to work on those skills. I will notify you if your child does not progress in these areas as we practice more.
Feel free to contact me with any questions. Remember to use my school account, [email protected], or call me at 952-848-5500.
bebé - baby brazo - arm bota - boot
boca - mouth blanco - white bombero - fire fighter
baloncesto - basketball
Wednesday will be El día verde (Green Day)!
Wear or bring something green!
Scroll down to last week's post to get the information.