Welcome to Kindergarten
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year. We are looking forward to working with you and your child. Our goal for this year is to make Kindergarten a positive and productive learning experience for everyone. This letter will hopefully answer some questions you may have as well as give you some insights about some of the things we will be covering in Kindergarten. If you have any questions about this letter, please ask us at Back to School Night or send us an email.
Language Arts:
Reading is very important! We will be providing plenty of opportunities to read in the classroom and give you resources to use at home to help your child. We will be covering the following skills:
● Formation of all upper and lower case letters
● Letter sounds
● Rhyming
● Blending and segmenting letter sounds
● CVC words (ex: cat, hop, hug)
● Word families (ex: at, et, op)
● Vowels (a, e, i, o, u)
● Writing (narrative, informative, and opinion)
● Capitalization, finger spaces between words, and punctuation marks
● Heart words (ex: I, like, the)
● Retelling a story
Math:
Below are the Math skills that will be covered in Kindergarten:
● Writing numbers 1-100
● Counting to 100 (by 1’s and 10’s)
● Adding and Subtracting numbers within 10
● Comparing numbers (greater than, less than, equal to)
● 2D and 3D shapes
● Measurement
● Sorting Objects (color, shape, size)
Summer Readiness Skills:
We would like you to work with your child over the summer on skills that your child should know before coming to Kindergarten. Here is a list of skills:
● Tying shoes (Your child should be able to tie their own shoes, if not please make sure your child wears Velcro shoes)
● Have proper bathroom etiquette (use the bathroom on their own, button/zip pants, unbuckle/buckle a belt, wash their hands) Teachers cannot help students in the bathroom.
● Children should know how to put on their sweaters, jackets, hat, gloves, scarves, etc.
● Hold a pencil, crayon, and use scissors properly
● Write their full name (first and last)
● Practice naming letters and their sounds
● Practice counting to 100
● Practice naming their shapes and colors
BLOOMZ:
Bloomz is a communications app that we will be using to send you updates, class announcements, and messages throughout the school year. Please be sure to download the app on your phone.
Homework:
Homework is a home/school connection that focuses on the skills we are teaching in the classroom. Each week you will receive a packet that needs to be completed by Friday. There will be Language Arts and Math homework.
Technology:
Each classroom has a Promethean board and students will have the opportunity to use iPads in class.
Behavior:
“We are here to learn and be good citizens.” Here at PCSST we strongly believe that good behavior is important. We have a very strict behavior policy. Each teacher has their own behavior tracker.
Breakfast:
Breakfast will be served to all Kindergarten students each day.
Lunch:
Please make sure you have filled out the lunch application for your child’s lunch. If you do not have one please contact the main office. If your child does not like what is being served, please provide them with a cold lunch. We cannot heat up any lunches.
Dismissal:
Monday–Friday dismissal is at 2:40pm. If there is an early dismissal, it will be at 12:30pm. If you are picking up your child, please make sure you are on time every day.
Uniform:
Students are expected to wear the maroon PCSST short/long sleeve polo shirt, khaki school pants, PCSST maroon sweater, brown, black or blue shoes. Gym uniforms are navy blue pants and gray shirt. Please only wear Gym uniforms on gym days. No shorts or skirts allowed! If you have any questions about our school uniform policy please refer to the student handbook.
We encourage you to please contact us any time you have a question or concern. We look forward to a year filled with great new learning experiences. We are very pleased to have your child in our classes. Looking forward to working with you and your child!
Sincerely,
The Kindergarten Team
KA- Mr. Fox – james.fox@pcsst.org
KB- Mrs. Lambaz – diana.lambaz@pccst.org
KC- Ms. Garcia – kimberly.garcia@pcsst.org
KD- Ms. Muldrow – reina.muldrow@pcsst.org
KE- Mrs. Walker – lyndsay.walker@pcsst.org
KF- Ms. Austin – rynaijah.austin@pcsst.org
Resource Teacher – Ms. Mckoy – wakisha.mckoy@pcsst.org
