
Welcome to Kindergarten
"For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack"
Rudyard Kipling

Our Mission
The mission of Macon-Hall is to provide a high performing learning environment that prepares students to become college and career ready.

Our Vision
At Macon Hall our vision is to cultivate a student-centered, culturally inclusive environment in which learners gain the academic confidence and technological proficiency needed for a continuum of success. This will be obtained by a collaborative effort that includes appropriate internal and external communication among administrators, teachers, parents, and all other stakeholders. The aforementioned will work together in an effective manner to promote academic excellence, character development, and social responsibility.

MSCS KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM


KINDERGARTEN SUPPLY LIST


WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT...

November 12 - 16
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Wonders Reading: Time for Work
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Phonemic Awareness: Onset and Rime Segmentation
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Letter Recognition: Oo short /o/
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High Frequency Word: you
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Vocabulary: equipment, uniform, utensils, expect, remind
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Oral Language: Job Words
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Grammar/Writing: Adjectives, Write to inform
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Envision Math: Topic 6.6 & 6.7
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Science: Weather: Patterns and Seasons
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Social Studies: Turkey Time

November 18 - 22
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Wonders Reading: Meet Your Neighbors
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Phonemic Awareness: Onset and Rime Segmentation, Phoneme isolation, blending
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Letter Recognition: Dd /d/
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High Frequency Word: do
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Vocabulary: cultures, appreciate, proud, tradition, prefer
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Oral Language: Food Words
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Grammar/Writing: Adjectives/Write to inform
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Envision Math: Topic 6.8 & 7.1
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Science: Weather – Patterns & Seasons
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Social Studies: Who’s in charge at Home?

December 2 - 6
•Wonders Reading: Pitch In
•Phonemic Awareness: Onset and rime segmentation, phoneme, identity, blending
•Letter Recognition: Review letters Ii short /i/, Nn /n/, Cc /k/, Oo short /o/, Dd /d/
•High Frequency Word: And, Go, Do, You, To
•Vocabulary: community, improve harvest, quarrel, confused
•Oral Language: Position Words
•Grammar/Writing: Adjectives/Write to inform
•Envision Math: Topic 7.2 - 7.4
•Science: Weather – Tennessee Weather
•Social Studies: Our Principal









December 9 - 20
•Wonders Reading: Holiday Celebrations Around The World
•Phonemic Awareness: Review
•Letter Recognition: Review
•High Frequency Word: Review
•Vocabulary: Review
•Oral Language: Review
•Grammar/Writing: Adjectives, Write to inform
•Envision Math: Topic 7.5 - 7.7
•Science: Tennessee Weather
•Social Studies: Family & Winter traditions
WONDERS SIGHT WORDS

REPORT CARD SKILLS

Quarter 2 Reading Skills
Please keep in mind, every child learns at a different pace. Therefore, our goal is for your child to master these skills by the end of the school year.
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Identify story elements: author/illustrator
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Name 10 uppercase letters in random order
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Name 10 lowercase letters in random order
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Reads sight words (10 out of 12)
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Identify beginning sounds
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Identify letter sounds (Tt, Ii, Nn, Cc, Oo, Dd)
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Write the letter for each sound (Tt, Ii, Nn, Cc, Oo, Dd)
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Write first and last name correctly
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Correctly form uppercase letters: (T, I, N, C, O, D)
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Correctly forms lower case letters: (t, i, n, c, o, d)
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Draw/dictate/write to give information or explain
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Recognize sentence structure: capitalization and punctuation

Quarter 2 Math Skills
Please keep in mind, every child learns at a different pace. Therefore, our goal is for your child to master these skills by the end of the school year.
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Given a number from 1-10, count out that many objects arranged in a line, a rectangular array, a circle, or in a scattered configuration.
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Sort a collection of objects into a given category, with 10 or fewer in each category.
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Represent addition up to 10 with objects, fingers, drawings, acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.
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Represent subtraction up to 10 with objects, fingers, drawings, acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.
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Add within 10 to solve contextual problems with result/total unknown involving situations of add to, take from, and put together/take apart. Use objects, drawings, or equations to represent the problem.
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Subtract within 10 to solve contextual problems with result/total unknown involving situations of add to, take from, and put together/take apart. Use objects, drawings, or equations to represent the problem.
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Add within 10 using mental strategies.
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Subtract within 10 using mental strategies.
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Count to 100 by ones, fives, and tens.
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Count forward by ones beginning from any given number within the known sequence (instead of having to begin at 1)
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Represent/Write numbers for a set of objects from 0 to 20
TENNESSEE READING 360

Cracking the Code
Katie Garner
How the Secret Stories® Method Works
An Approach to Teaching Reading that Kids Want to Learn
Secret Stories® is a brain based approach to traditional phonics instruction that accelerates learner access to the reading and writing code. Secret Stories® provides the logical explanations for letter sound behavior that learners brains crave. These logical explanations are shared in the form of “secret” stories, which are the secret reasons WHY letters make all of the crazy sounds that they do when they get together in words. The “Secrets” work seamlessly with any reading series or phonics program, fitting snugly between the teaching of reading and writing.
SECRET STORIES
KATIE GARNER

Reading 360 & Secret Stories
Reading 360° is a comprehensive approach that will provide optional grants and resources to help more
Tennessee students develop strong phonics-based reading
skills by supporting districts, teachers, and families. MSCS teachers attended summer training for Reading 360 and we are excited to implement this reading supplemental into our classroom.
MSCS 3rd GRADE COMMITTMENT
KINDERGARTEN SCHEDULE
DAILY SCHEDULE
Schedule is subject to change.
9:00 – 9:10 - Arrival/Breakfast
9:15 – 10:15 – ELA
10:25 – 11:25 – ELA
11:30 – 12:25 MAPS (Music, Art, P.E.)
12:30 - 1:00 - Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 – Math
2:00 - 2:30 - Recess
2:30 - 3:15 – Science/Social Studies
3:15 –4:00 – RTI
4:00 - Dismissal
LUNCH MENU
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DISMISSAL
For more detailed dismissal information, click on the picture below for how your child goes home.
BUS RIDER, CAR RIDER, FRONT DOOR/BACK DOOR WALKER, DAYCARE/YCARE
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
TEACHER EMAIL

Just a Click Away
Lakisha Becton bectonl1@scsk12.org
Sondra Brooks-Whitfield brookswhitfieldsm@scsk12.org
Shalunda Commodore commodores@scsk12.org
Christin Driver drivercm@scsk12.org
Stacy Eisenbraun eisenbrauns@scsk12.org
Susan Niewiemski gustafsonsr@scsk12.org
Wendy Rook rookw@scsk12.org
Clentonian Woods woodsc4@scsk12.org
MSCS STUDENT CALENDAR/SCHOOL INFORMATION
2024 - 2025



Contact Us
9800 Macon Rd, Cordova, TN 38016, USA
(901) 416-2625

Macon-Hall Elementary School
