Mrs. Niero's Kindergarten Class Google Drive

Mrs. Niero's Kindergarten Class Google Drive

 

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Kindergarten Nyack Google Drive

Kindergarten Nyack Google Classroom

Google Classroom

Your teacher will send you your child’s Nyack Google account log in and the class code.

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Welcome to Kindergarten

Welcome to Mrs. Niero's Kindergarten Class  2024-2025!   We are excited to spend this year with your children learning new things and making new friends!  At Valley Cottage Elementary School... in a world where you can be anything, be kind!   Contact info:  mniero@nyackschools.org

Niero and Passanisi's Story

Look for "Niero and Passanissi's Story" in your child's folder each Monday.  Homework and other important information for the week will be outlined in "Niero and Passanissi's Story".  Monthly calendars will be sent home with ideas for practice at home, as well as newsletters from our phonics and math programs with ideas for practicing current content.   At the nd of the week, a review of the week's activities will be shared.   If your child is having difficulty, please let me know. 

English Language Arts

In Kindergarten, we use two programs (Heggerty and 95 Phonics) to develop phonemic awareness, phonics, handwriting, reading of decodable and high frequency words, and other skills. These programs are used district wide in grades K - 2.   As we begin each new lesson, about once a week, you will receive a Family Letter explaining  what your child will be learning and how you can support your child at home. 

We also use Fountas and Pinnell's Interactive Read Alouds and Shared Reading texts to build a love of literature, comprehension, and vocabulary.


We will also be working on developing writing process skills within different units of writing:  storytelling/presonal narrative, "show and tell", "how to", persuasive writing, and informational writing.

We are Valley Cottage STARS!

Our students participate in the STAR Behavior Plan at Valley Cottage Elementary School.  This incentive is school wide and the children will be working hard to earn stars for Staying Safe, Taking Responsibility, Academic Effort, and Respecting Self and Others.  It is very exciting for our students as they all strive to be Valley Cottage Stars!!! As the children earn a certain amount of stars, they get to pick a reward.  We stress that "character" is what you do and how you behave when no one is looking.