Mrs. Silverman's Kindergarten Class
Welcome to Ms. Silverman's kindergarten class webpage!
A little bit about myself...
My name is Lauren Silverman and I am so excited I get to be your child's kindergarten teacher! I was born and raised in Diana, Texas. After graduating high school, I attended Stephen F. Austin State University. I have been teaching for 16 years...I have taught pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade, but kindergarten is my FAVORITE because we get to have so much fun while we learn! I have two kiddos of my own- Kylie and Austin. Kylie is in fifth grade at Spring Hill Intermediate, and Austin is in third grade at Spring Hill Intermediate. We LOVE being a part of the Spring Hill community and are so blessed to be panthers!!
What will we do in kindergarten?
In kindergarten, we do most of our learning in small group settings and in learning centers. We have reading small group time/literacy centers, and we have math small group time/math tubs. Teaching students in a small group setting helps me to ensure that each group of students is receiving lessons on their exact learning level. We also have several large group learning times throughout the day on our big rug where we will read books, sing songs, discuss learning objectives with our friends, and share our writing with each other. We will also have a daily writer's workshop time in which I will do an interactive writing lesson with the students on big chart paper, and then students will get to have their own writing time using their writer's workshop journals. Kindergarten also gets to participate in developmental centers each day to help build our social and emotional skills. Our developmental centers include dramatic play (home center), blocks, puzzles, art, legos, magnets, and technology. Speaking of technology, students will have a 30 minute technology time each day. Our district uses a computer program called Istation that focuses on building alphabet knowledge, phonemic awareness, phonological awareness, vocabulary, and comprehension. It is a wonderful program that really helps the students build important literacy skills needed for reading. Students will have 30 minutes of recess each day and will also attend specials (p.e./music) each day. Students also get to go to the library once a week.
Skills to practice at home...
*Letter identification
*Letter sound identification
*Writing your first and last name- using a capital letter only at the beginning of each name
*Sight word identification (list will be posted below soon)
*Read to your child daily
*Have your child read to you daily using their book from their book bag
*Writing a complete sentence using appropriate spacing, capitalization, and punctuation
*Rhyming words
*Counting to 100
*Counting sets of objects
*Writing numbers to 20
*Shoe tying
*Writing letters A-Z (capital and lowercase)
*Recognizing numbers 0-20
Other important information...
*We will have an afternoon snack in our classroom. The snack calendar will be stapled in your child's daily folder.
*Students are REQUIRED to wear tennis shoes (or shoes with a rubber sole) each day. This is for their own safety in the gym and on the playground.
*You are welcome to send cupcakes or a birthday snack on or around your child's birthday. We will eat and celebrate during snack time.
*Our class lunch time is from 10:30-11:00
How to contact Ms. Silverman...
Please feel free to contact me anytime! I check my email several times throughout the day, but please allow 24 hours for a response. If you have an urgent message, please contact the office and they will get in contact with me.
My conference period is from 9:30-10:15. Please contact me anytime you would like to schedule a conference. You can also contact me anytime on our class DOJO! :)
Important Dates and Upcoming Events:
- Nov. 4: Kona Ice
- Nov. 18: Fabulous Friday, Ms. Silverman's Class Friendsgiving Feast 10:30
- Nov.21-Nov.25: Thanksgiving Break
- Dec. 2: Kona Ice
- Dec. 7: Kindergarten Field trip to Piney Park in Marshall
- Dec. 9: Kindergarten Elf Day
- Dec. 14: Fall picture retakes
- Dec. 15: Early release 12:10
- Dec. 16: Kindergarten fabulous Friday, class Christmas party (time TBA), Early release 12:10
- Dec.19-Jan.4: Christmas break
- Jan.13: Kona Ice
- Jan. 16: No School- MLK Holiday
- Feb. 3: Kona Ice
- Feb. 14: Valentine's party (students only)
- Feb. 17 &Feb. 20: No School
- March 3: Kona Ice
- Mar. 13-17: Spring Break
- April 7: No School- Good Friday
- April 14: Kona Ice
- Apr.24: No School- teacher professional development
- Apr.22: Fabulous Friday
- Apr.28: Kona Ice
- May 24: Early release
- May 25: Early release, last day of school