Mrs. Stone and Mrs. O'Dell's
Kindergarten Korner
WELCOME TO THE FIRST WEEK OF KINDERGARTEN!
YOUR TEACHERS AND FOSTER GRANDPARENT (Mrs. Stone, Mrs. O'Dell, Maw Maw Rose)
Meet our Student Teacher.....Caitlin Wingler!!!
My name is Caitlin Wingler and I am a student teacher from Appalachian State University. I will be joining Mrs. Stone and Mrs. O'Dell this fall. Some quick facts about me: I have two cats (Magnolia and Honey), I am a former Wilkesboro Elementary School student and my favorite color is pink. I know we'll have a great year and learn tons!
Important Reminders For August 23-27
**Please remember Kindergarten will begin on a staggered schedule. Please see calendar below to know which day your child will attend on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Everyone will attend Thursday and Friday and beyond.
**Please make sure you have signed up for the free Class Dojo app and have connected! This is how we will mostly communicate this year!
**Send your child in a mask if you choose for them to wear one. Masks are optional but required on school buses.
**Please send in all needed forms from our "Meet and Greet Session". You may return all forms in the envelope and put in your child's green folder.
**Don't forget to send a healthy snack and water bottle each day with your child.
**Please make sure we know how your child will go home each day. If you have changes in transportation, please call the office and send me a Dojo message.
KINDERGARTEN STAGGERED SCHEDULE FOR FIRST WEEK
Mrs. Stone and Mrs. O'Dell's Classroom Wish List
**Candy for our candy bowl (peanut/nut free)
**Paper Towels
**Large bottles of hand sanitizer (pump)
**glue sticks (not jumbo)
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING THIS WEEK?
I can recognize my name.
I can write my name.
I can recognize my friends' names.
Math
I can recognize numbers 0-10.
I can count to 10.
Social Studies
I know about my School Community.
I know how to be a class citizen.
I can express how I feel in healthy ways.
THIS WEEK'S WEEKLY SIGHT WORDS
Will begin after Labor Day!!!
Nightly Homework -will begin next week
**We will begin "Weekly Words" after Labor Day. We will send home 5 sight words each week for recognition. Students will need to practice recognizing/reading their Weekly Words words each night. Sight word recognition is very important-90% of texts students read are sight words (words that cannot be sounded out).
2021-2022 WCS Calendar
Contact Information
Email: stonea@wilkes.k12.nc.us
Website: wes.wilkescountyschools.org
Location: 1248 School Street, Wilkesboro, NC, USA
Phone: 336-651-4261