Kindergarten

 

  Our kindergarten offerings consist of "Full Day" and "Young Learner" options:

• Full Day Kindergarten (4 sessions)
• Young Learner Kindergarten (1 session))

 

 

Full Day Kindergarten

Our full day kindergarten classes follow the Mesa Public Schools curriculum, which is aligned with the Arizona Academic Standards.

 

Reading:

The goal of MPS is for every child to be a successful and independent reader. Skills taught in kindergarten include:

• Concepts of Print
• Phonemic Awareness
• Phonetic Skills
• Vocabulary
• Comprehension-Literary Text (fiction)
• Comprehension-Informational Text (nonfiction)

 

Writing:

Writing Elements: Through daily writing activities, students will develop the elements or traits of beginning writing.

• Ideas
• Organization
• Voice
• Word Choice
• Sentence Fluency
• Conventions- write the 26 letters of the alphabet; use a capital letter to begin important words; attempt end punctuation; use knowledge of letters and sounds to spell simple words with some consonants and a few vowels.

Writing Applications:  Through a variety of writing applications, students will begin developing their written communication skills. These include:

• Write a narrative or story by drawing, dictating, or writing.
• Create list, observations, or journals.

 

 

Math:

In math, kindergarten students will learn:

• count, read, and write numbers to 20
• count forward to 20 and backwards from 10
• model, order, and compare numbers to 20
• determine ordinal positions first through fifth 
• identify all number combinations and manipulative sets of numbers 0-10
• use objects to explore concepts of addition and subtraction
• model addition and subtraction facts to 10 using objects
• add and subtract models of halves
• identify penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and dollar
• identify the symbols:+,-,=
• data analysis, graphing, and discrete mathematics
• patterns and algebraic thinking
• geometry and measurement
• problem solving

Young Learner Kindergarten

YLK is for children that turn five between September 1 and December 31. In YLK we follow the same academic standards as our regular kindergarten. However, material is presented differently and at a more basic level. We also focus on social skills which are so important in kindergarten and in first grade.

 

 

 

 

Amber Kolodny	Rm. 9	472-7709	adkolodn@mpsaz.org
Keri Hatos	Rm. 10	472-7710	kahatosAmpsaz.org
Stacey McLaughlin	Rm. 11	472-7711	slmclaughlin@mpsaz.org
Aspen Marthaler	Rm. 8	472-7708	anmartha@mpsaz.org
Nancy Butler(YLK)	Rm. 107	472-7697	nnbutler@mpsaz.org
Carla Carter (MOMD)	29	472-7729	chcarter@mpsaz.org