We read, write, build, experiment, sing, laugh, 
 estimate, vote, paint, share, 
practice, count, play, explore, measure, draw, 
explain, wonder, discover, and learn!

​Our mission as Kindergarten Teachers is to motivate, inspire, encourage, and support students by providing a safe, secure, and loving environment to educate them socially, emotionally, and cognitively so they can continue to build a foundation for life long learning.   

Weekly Kindergarten Schedule

Please note this is subject to change.
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K-209

Monday - Technology - Gym
Tuesday -  Gym
Wednesday - Science - Music
Thursday - Gym
​Friday - Science

K-217

Monday - Science - Technology
Tuesday - ELA 
Wednesday - Technology - Gym
Thursday - Music
​Friday - Science

Private Class Websites
Email your child's teacher to join the class's private shutterfly webpage.  You will get email reminders and can sign up to volunteer for events.

www.shutterfly.com/
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Homework
Kindergarten Homework Packets will be distributed every Monday and will be due the following Monday.  
Science Homework will be distributed every Friday and due on Monday.
Homework will be included on the report card. ​

Writing Expectations for Kindergarten
September-October
A picture to denote their thinking followed by the initial sound the word makes.  you may write the word and place it on a post-it if they are unable to spell the word.  You may write the sentence on a post-it if they are able to generate one.
November-March
They must write at least one or more words written by them (accompanied by a picture).  Spelling is developmentally appropriate.  They are recognizing and writing some sight words.  they must be able to write their first and last name.
April-June
they must be able to write at least one sentence with picture support.  They must use developmentally appropriate spelling and be able to spell their sight words correctly.  Picture must support text.  They must be able to write their first and last name.  They must use proper grammar.

Math Kindergarten Curriculum

​Counting and Cardinality

• Know number names and the count sequence.
• Count to tell the number of objects.
• Compare numbers.

Operations and Algebraic Thinking

• Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from.

Number and Operations in Base Ten

• Work with numbers 11-19 to gain foundations for place value.

Measurement and Data

• Describe and compare measurable attributes.
• Classify objects and count the number of objects in each category

Geometry

• Identify and describe shapes.
• Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes.

Mathematical Practices

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
4. Model with mathematics.
5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
6. Attend to precision.
7. Look for and make use of structure.

Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

For Additional resources and homework help please visit 
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https://mspatanio.weebly.com/resources.html

Contact Us

Please allow one school day for teachers to respond to your email.  If you do not hear back within two school days, please contact Norma Santaliz, Parent Coordinator.

Kindergarten 217

Christine Ferragano
​cfazio7@schools.nyc.gov

Kindergarten 209

Christina Mackey
cmackey3@schools.nyc.gov

Kindergarten K-208

Roseangela Provenzano
rprovenzano@schools.nyc.gov