Welcome to Kindergarten. My name is Stephanie Pearce and I have been teaching at Pine Tree Primary for nine years. I have been married for five years and have a baby boy that was born in January 2006. I enjoy reading, music, shopping, and surfing the internet.
I love teaching Kindergarten because it is such an exciting time in your child's life. It is my goal as your child's teacher to create a safe, fun hands on learning environment in which each child is able to feel successful.

*My conference period is from 2:30 -3:45. My e-mail address is Spearce@ptisd.org. The school telephone number is (903)295-5095. Please feel free to contact me , if you have questions or concerns about your child.

* Attendance is very important for your child to be successful in school. Please have your child to school daily on time. If your child is absent due to illness, please send a note on the following day.

1.Writing name correctly - Please have your child practice writing name using a capital letter at the begining and lowercase letters.
2.Practice tying shoes.

8:00 -8:30 Morning Meeting
8:30 -9:00 Shared writing/journal writing
9:00 -9:30 Language arts/ phonics
9:30 -10:00 Small groups/ literacy centers
10:00 -10:40 Number Corner/ Bridges to Mathematics
10:40 -11:00 Snack/recess
11:05-11:40 Computer lab
11:40 -12:15 Language arts/ theme
12:15 -12:25 prepare for lunch
12:30 -1:00 Lunch
1:00 -1:25 Pe
1:30 -2:00 Centers
2:00 -2:15 Storytime
2:15 -2:25 Prepare for dismissal
2:30 Dismissal

The reading goal for this nine weeks is 10 books. Please remember to read to your child daily and return the signed slip.

I can always use an extra pair of hands and a smiling face when I am working with the children. If you would like to volunteer in the classroom or preparing materials at home, please let me know. Volunteers are greatly appreciated and contribute to the success of children in the classroom.

Our lunch is scheduled from 12:30 -1:00.

We will have three class parties this year: Christmas, Valentines and End of the year. Room parents and volunteers are needed to coordinate and help with these parties. Please let me know, if you are interested in helping at our class parties. Parental involvement is greatly appreciated.

4 boxes of 24 crayons
2 boxes of 8 crayons
2 boxes KLeenex
3 bottles of glue
12 glue sticks
1 package #2 pencils
1 pair of Fiskar scissor
2 packages manilla paper
1 box gallon zip lock baggies
1 backpack
1 box classic color markers (10)
2 dry erase markers
1 package safety pins
2 pink erasers
1 box watercolors
4 solid color plastic folders
1 box quart zip lick baggies

Your child will have a daily nutritious snack from 10:40 -11:00. Each month I will send home a monthly snack calendar and your child will be responsible for bringing snacks for the class on the assigned day. The department of agriculture states that only healthy , nutritious snacks are allowed in the school. Please refer to your healthy snack list of acceptable snacks that the children may bring.

Your child will attend the computer lab daily. Your child will be introduced to three words per book. Your child should know how to spell these words using their sounds so that they can construct sentences and become a better reader.
Book 1:(red) cat dog fish
Book 2: (blue) pig sun bed
Book 3: (green) rabbit leg three
Book 4: (orange) man snake vase
Book 5: (brown) jump hand wagon
Book 6: (tan) yard moon kite
Book 7: (yellow) zipper straw smoke
Book 8: (purple) turtle chair house
Book 9: (pink) oil horse wheel
Book 10: (aqua) uniform book butter

Each week in our classroom , we will be learning a new letter and its sound. It is imporant that your child be able to identify the upper and lowercase letter and also identify the sound that the letter makes. Your child will become a better reader, if he or she can recognize the letters and put the sounds together to form words. Please practice and review the letters and sounds at home each day with your child. Please let me know if you need activities or suggestions when working with letters at home.
We will begin the letter of the week on August 21 and we will be studying the letter Aa. As we are learning the letters, each letter will be intoduced in alphabetical order.

In our classroom, the students will learn three new sight words each week. These words will help your child become a better reader. Please practice these words at home with your child. It is important that your child recognize the word, spell the word, write the word and use the word in sentences. These words will be introduced during the month of September.

I, a, is
to, like, see
the, my, go
in, am, we
and, at, here

These words will be introduced during the month of October:
me, on, up
look, this,
it, come

These words will be introduced during November.

do, you, yes, no
boy, girl, said
baby, mother, father
can, she, he

Additional sight words:
under he she where looking behind looked are
sister would for coming
brother went could liked
has have

1. Please send a water bottle to school for your child.
2. Please check your child's folder daily and return on the next school day.