Mrs. Salmons

gsalmons@upsd.org

My promise to you:
Your child will learn something new every day.
Some days it will come home in their hands
Some days it will come home in their brains
Some days it will come home in their hearts

Click here for the district page with all early dismissal and late start schedules.

In Kindergarten we supply your child with everything they need in the classroom. These supplies will stay in school. 

We ask that you provide your child with a regular sized backpack without wheels to come to school each day. (The pre-school sized backpacks don't allow for much to fit inside.) I will provide a blue communication folder (which we call our 'BEE' folder- Bring Everything Everyday) that will go back and forth each day between home and school. This folder is where you will find information and your child's work that should stay at home. 

Please send in over ear headphones that are corded (NOT bluetooth) to keep in school all year. They will be returned at the end of the year. Please label with your child's name.

Donations of tissues are helpful throughout the year. There are sometimes occasional requests made for special projects so if you're able to donate when those requests come home, it is always appreciated

Thank you!

The primary resources used in UPSD Kindergarten classrooms include:

English Language Arts (ELA): Fundations- Phonics, Heggerty- Phonemic Awareness and Benchmark Literacy

Math- Everyday Math

Science and Social Studies 

Social Emotional Learning- Second Steps

Purposeful Play is a mindset that is used to plan learning activities in the classroom.

More details about the procedures and routines of our classroom will be shared at Meet the Teacher Night.

Every month or two you will have the opportunity to order Scholastic books for your child if you choose to do so. With each order you make, our class will receive bonus points for me to order free books and supplies for our classroom from Scholastic.

The easiest way to order is placing your order through Scholastic Book Club orders online!

Here’s how it works:

• SIGN UP at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs. On the parent page, register by clicking the “Don’t have a user name or password?” link. When prompted, enter the one-time Class Activation Code shown below. This unique code ensures that your order is sent to me.

Class Activation Code: MFJJG

• SELECT the books you’d like to order.
• Pay for your order online using a credit card and your child’s books will be delivered directly to my classroom when I submit our classroom order.

Remember, placing your online credit card order is completely safe and secure. Ordering online is the most convenient way to use Scholastic Book Clubs. You can order anytime, right up until the online order due date.

You can still order using the form from the printed flyer. If you choose this method, please send your CHECK (made out to Scholastic Book Club) and order in a sealed envelope to school in your child’s BEE folder. Please do NOT send cash.

Link to Parent Hub

Check out the Parent Hub! It has a link to the lunch menu, information about attendance, educational trips, birthday information and much, much more!

Below, please find our typical day schedule. 

8:55-9:10 Homeroom/Morning Meeting

9:10-9:35 Phonics (Fundations)

9:35-9:45 Shared Reading 

9:45-10:05 Morning Recess

10:10-11:00 Guided Reading/Small Groups/Literacy Stations

11:00-11:30 Lunch 11:35-12:05 Recess

12:05-12:15 Afternoon Meeting

12:15-12:35 Math - Whole Group

12:35-1:25 Math - Small group and centers 

1:25-1:35 Snack break

1:35-2:00 Science/Social Studies/SEL

2:00-2:40 Special Class

2:40-2:50 Phonemic Awareness (Heggerty)

2:50-3:20 Writer's Workshop

3:25 Dismissal begins