What is your kindergartener doing?

[Anonymous]

Ours is watching a lot of the same learning letter sounds video. No reading groups yet. Not much communication from the teacher.

Just wondering if we're the norm.

And before you get the "let kinders just be, learn social skills" I expect more than watching the same video 8 times this school year so far. Very disappointed, and I was expecting more from FCPS. Not homework, but more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ours is watching a lot of the same learning letter sounds video. No reading groups yet. Not much communication from the teacher.

Just wondering if we're the norm.

And before you get the "let kinders just be, learn social skills" I expect more than watching the same video 8 times this school year so far. Very disappointed, and I was expecting more from FCPS. Not homework, but more.

Good questions to bring up with your child's teacher at your parent conference. Same video 8 times? Sure it's not something put on at the end of the day as they wait for dismissal? Ask at your school, that's what counts, not comparisons here.

[Anonymous]

Patterns, pumpkin life cycle , letter sounds and colors.

Pretty much exactly the same stuff that her 3 year old brother is doing in preschool.

[Anonymous]

Similar. Weak huh?

Anonymous wrote:Patterns, pumpkin life cycle , letter sounds and colors.

Pretty much exactly the same stuff that her 3 year old brother is doing in preschool.

[Anonymous]

They finished up patterns unit and pumpkins unit and are working on addition by playing games and turkey learning stuff. Writing letters. There are very, very easy books being sent home for reading, but groups have not been established yet because they just finished up DRA testing. They will be put in groups shortly after the tests are scored.

It has been comparable to preschool which is unfortunate but the school has to do it that way because not all kids in the county have been to preschool thus they are starting from scratch. Teaching from the bottom up, that's the way it's done in public and that shouldn't be a surprise.

Knowing this, I've been happy with the rate of progression thus far.

[Anonymous]

At our FCPS, addition in K didn't start until late spring after the 1st 100 days for sure. The unit was less than a month as well.

[Anonymous]

they are doing ordinal numbers to 10 and next is a unit on more vs less. they have 'reading groups' and are trying to write their own stories. they've done a unit on apples and one on pumpkins. not sure what else is next.

[Anonymous]

Up until this past week, it's been like preschool all over again. I was actually pretty disappointed b/c my child was bringing home more complex work last year in preschool. However, we did see some basic addition work coming home this week. I don't know if that's normal, but the whole counting thing was kind of silly since she's been doing that for a long time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Up until this past week, it's been like preschool all over again. I was actually pretty disappointed b/c my child was bringing home more complex work last year in preschool. However, we did see some basic addition work coming home this week. I don't know if that's normal, but the whole counting thing was kind of silly since she's been doing that for a long time.

Maybe your darling has been doing it for a long time, but not all the darlings have been. As someone else said, it is public school. The teachers have been assessing the children who they met for the first time in September, without previous DRA/MRA/SOL scores tagging along to give them an idea where to start. This is also why you have parent teacher conferences at this time, to meet face to face with the teacher who can tell you what is happening in your darling's classroom, not what is happening in other DCUM darling's classrooms. Ask questions, ask when this will be starting and listen to the teachers. They really do want to assess and get to know ALL their darlings in their classroom, and want to get to know you too.

[Anonymous]

watching other children being discipled all day. A number of children are serious "trouble makers" in the class and the teacher reacts by discipling the entire class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:watching other children being discipled all day. A number of children are serious "trouble makers" in the class and the teacher reacts by discipling the entire class.

This is what the teacher has told you directly or you heard from your child, or you have seen by volunteering in the classroom? Again, if you haven't heard it from the teacher, ask about it at the conference. Yes, it is public school and the teacher and aide are dealing with all behavior issues, and while you won't, shouldn't get the lowdown on another child, there can be more going on to address those issues than you know, plus the teacher also needs to know what the impact of these issues are on your child.

[Anonymous]

My son has learning word sights, numbers, science experiments. I am happy with his pace so far.
They are just now pushing the reading. Piecing the letters together. C-A-T...CAT and are also starting to add numbers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Up until this past week, it's been like preschool all over again. I was actually pretty disappointed b/c my child was bringing home more complex work last year in preschool. However, we did see some basic addition work coming home this week. I don't know if that's normal, but the whole counting thing was kind of silly since she's been doing that for a long time.

Maybe your darling has been doing it for a long time, but not all the darlings have been. As someone else said, it is public school. The teachers have been assessing the children who they met for the first time in September, without previous DRA/MRA/SOL scores tagging along to give them an idea where to start. This is also why you have parent teacher conferences at this time, to meet face to face with the teacher who can tell you what is happening in your darling's classroom, not what is happening in other DCUM darling's classrooms. Ask questions, ask when this will be starting and listen to the teachers. They really do want to assess and get to know ALL their darlings in their classroom, and want to get to know you too.

Wow. Someone's got issues.

Anyway, there seems to be a lot of repetition of what was taught in preschool. Since not everyone went to preschool, I assume differentiation will begin once the initial testing reports are ready.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Up until this past week, it's been like preschool all over again. I was actually pretty disappointed b/c my child was bringing home more complex work last year in preschool. However, we did see some basic addition work coming home this week. I don't know if that's normal, but the whole counting thing was kind of silly since she's been doing that for a long time.

Maybe your darling has been doing it for a long time, but not all the darlings have been. As someone else said, it is public school. The teachers have been assessing the children who they met for the first time in September, without previous DRA/MRA/SOL scores tagging along to give them an idea where to start. This is also why you have parent teacher conferences at this time, to meet face to face with the teacher who can tell you what is happening in your darling's classroom, not what is happening in other DCUM darling's classrooms. Ask questions, ask when this will be starting and listen to the teachers. They really do want to assess and get to know ALL their darlings in their classroom, and want to get to know you too.

Wow. Someone's got issues.

Anyway, there seems to be a lot of repetition of what was taught in preschool. Since not everyone went to preschool, I assume differentiation will begin once the initial testing reports are ready.

Only issues with some of the posters here on DCUM but that is my problem and also why I try to stay away and off of it.

You said what I meant only in a much more appropriate and tactful way. I'll go back into my hole now.