Mrs. Conalita Reeves Kindergarten Be Here! Be Responsible! Be Respectful! email: reevesc@hck12.net

About Me Hello, My name is Conalita Reeves and I teach Kindergarten at Keplar Elementary. I am married to a wonderful man, Robert Reeves Jr. We live in Surgoinsville. We have 2 little adorable sons, Nikolas who is 5 and will be in kindergarten at Surgoinsville Elementary and Dakota who is 3 and sad because he has to stay at the babysitters. We have two cats and 1 dog. Mission For The Class My goal is to prepare my students to the best of his/her ability for the future in a positive, child friendly environment.

	Recite the alphabet.  Begin recognizing letters of the alphabet. Count to25. Recognize numbers 0 through 25. Name, identify, and draw the shapes. Write our first (Marc). Cut with scissors.  Let your child cut up junk mail and magazines.
Here is a list of the sight words that your child needs to work on: I am the little to a Have is my like he For me with she see Look they you of are One that three go two Do four here five from Kindergarten children should be able to read and recognize simple sight words.
I teach math and reading whole group and then for 30 to 45 minutes we work in centers. During centers I pull small groups to work on the skills that we are learning in class. These centers relate to the skills we are learning in class for example, math centers consist of 1. Counting number of objects to match the number 2. Math game board where they spin the wheel and match the shape to a shape on the board, and 3. Measuring objects around the room or in the basket with cubes and writing their answer on paper provided. This allows the students to have extra time working on the skills we have learned.
Remember that we use a lot of hands on materials in the classroom; therefore if your child misses school they have missed a lot of instruction for the day. Please have your child at school. We miss them when they are not here.

Work in Progress!! Will be up and running at the beginning of school.

What do I need to work on with my child for the school year?  You and your child need to work on reciting the alphabet and recognizing each letter and the sound it makes. I would also like for you to work on counting to 20 and recognizing the numbers 0 through 30. Children also need to work on recognizing colors and the basic shapes (square, rectangle, circle, and triangle). Supply List for 2009 – 2010 2 boxes of Crayola Crayons 12 pencils 1 back pack 2 folders 1 box of Kleenex 1 pair of scissors 2 long erasers 12 glue sticks

Fun brain	Educational Games (http://www.funbrain.com)
Merriam-Webster's  Word Central	Merriam-Webster's Word Central is the hot spot for cool words! Use the Student Dictionary! Also Offers interactive word games and has a Daily Buzzword feature. (http://www.wordcentral.com/)
Keplar Elementary School	Our schools homepage. Visit this link for menus and important dates.
Hawkins County Schools	Find school listings, school calendar and school closing information.
Starfall	Introduction to letter sounds and letter recognition.
Sesame Street Workshop	Practice kindergarten skills with your favorite Sesame Street character
Internet 4 Classrooms	Build kindergarten skills with fun interactive games. Print writing worksheets by clicking the writing practice button.

The first day of school is

Monday, August 10, 2009.

Bring a parent.

EVERY FRIDAY is 1/2 day and will be dismissed at the front door at 12:00.