This is the second year of Full Day Kindergarten (FDK) at Jarrettsville Elementary School. Much of our kindergarten curriculum revolves around the seasonal changes in trees, and the natural cycles and patterns that create these changes. We enhance our study of trees with a fall visit to Brown's Orchard and a spring visit to Ladew Topiary Gardens. We invite you to join us on our October and May field trips.

1. Opening Activities - 20 minutes (8:50 A.M. - 9:10 A.M.)
   
   • School Announcements
     
   • Greeting/Song
   • Attendance
     
   • The Pledge of Allegiance
     
   • Our Daily Plans
     
   • Calendar
     
   • Sight Word Challenge
   
   
   
2. Integrated Language Arts (ILA) and Music - 60 minutes (9:10 A.M. - 10:10 A.M.)
   • Cycle Text Reading (Big Book)
     
   • Monday: Making Predictions
     
   • Tuesday: Constructing Meaning
     
   • Wednesday: Writer’s and Illustrator’s Workshop/Technical Writing
     
   • Thursday: Alphabetic Principle
     
   • Friday: Writer's and Illustrator’s Workshop/Communicating Meaning
   
   
3. Learning Centers - 45 minutes (10:10 A.M. - 10:55 A.M.)

   

   • Mrs. Hess's classroom: Math and Science Centers
   • Mrs. LeMaire's classroom: Language Arts and Performing Arts Centers

    

4. Center Stories - 5 minutes (10:55 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.)
   
5. Literature - 20 minutes (11:00 A.M. - 11:20 A.M.)
   
6. Problem of the Day - 11 minutes (11:20 A.M. - 11:31 A.M.)
   
7. Lunch - 30 minutes (11:31 A.M. - 12:01 P.M.)
   
8. Literacy Games - 14 minutes (12:01 P.M. - 12:15 P.M.)
9. Exercise - 25 minutes (12:15 P.M. - 12:40 P.M.)
   
10. Math - 30 minutes (12:40 P.M. - 1:10 P.M.)
11. Rest - 20 minutes (1:10 P.M. - 1:30 P.M.)
    
12. Independent Reading - 10 minutes (1:30 P.M. - 1:40 P.M.)
    
13. Thematic Unit Block (TUB) - 35 minutes (1:40 P.M. - 2:25 P.M.)
    
    • Social Studies and Science
14. Math Games - 10 minutes (2:15 P.M. - 2:25 P.M.)
15. Pack-up / Bathroom Break - 10 minutes (2:25 P.M. - 2:35 P.M.)
16. Special Area Classes - 50 minutes (2:35 P.M. - 3:25 P.M.)
    • Monday: Classes rotate - check your kindergarten calendar
    • Tuesday: Art
    • Wednesday: Media
    • Thursday: Music
    • Friday: Physical Education
17. Closure / Dismissal - 5 minutes (3:25 P.M. - 3:30 P.M.)

Please send a note to school if you wish to pick up your child at the close of school on any given day. For the safety of the children, you must report to the office by 3:20, show proper identification, and sign a form. An announcement is made for “Car Riders” to dismiss to the school lobby at 3:25. We ask that you connect with your child/children and exit the building in a timely fashion, as announcements for grade level dismissals begin at 3:30.