Hi Everyone!!
Welcome to kindergarten! Here is a bit of information about me. I was raised in Redondo Beach. I attended Beryl Heights Elementary School, Parras Middle School, and Redondo Union High School. I graduated from UCLA with a degree in English, then earned my Multiple Subject CLEAR teaching credential and Masters Degree in Education at Chapman University. I have been teaching in the South Bay since 2003. I began my career as an educator in Torrance and have been teaching in Redondo since 2011.
My husband, Matt, and I have two amazing children, Hunter and Emiko. We also have a very special Bloodhound named Molly. She is a handful, but definitely completes our family unit!
I feel so lucky to teach kindergarten! I think it is such a momentous time in a child’s life. They are learning so much about how the world works and how to be a good person. I feel blessed that I get to play a role in that part of their lives.
Kindergarten Daily Schedule
8:15-2:00
8:15-1:15 on Wednesdays
Label EVERYTHING. The children come to school with sweaters, jackets, backpacks, and lunchboxes and forget to bring them home. If they are labeled it will help us return them to their rightful owner.
It is highly recommended that you read nightly with your kindergarten student. You can read to them, use Raz Kids, Reading Eggs, or have them read to you. A trick word list is posted on this webpage and will be emailed to you. Mastery of this list assists with reading and writing. Mastery means they can read the word, spell the word and use it in a sentence. When we get to the addition unit, practicing adding within ten is recommended.
Your child will keep a take home folder in their backpack. The folder should be emptied nightly and returned to school daily. Any papers that are sent home can be reviewed and completed. You do not need to return the completed work unless otherwise specified.
Please visit this site to view the state standards your child will be expected to know by the end of the year.
Your child has all year to master each concept. http://www.cde.ca.gov
