Welcome….•Please find a seat.•Sign the Open House Sign in

Sheet.•Write your name on a sticker.•Place the sticker on your

shirt.

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps

it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far

away. Thoreau

Welcome to Kindergarten!

What’s in a name?

• This is Mary!

• This is Mrs. Amtsberg!

My role model; my mentor; my grandmother!

All About Mary….

• After graduation, I attended Frederick Community College

• Studied general studies• During this time I wrote

Sports for the local newspaper and was Sports Edtior of the college paper

• Born and raised in Frederick County, Maryland

• Graduated from Walkersville High School.

Mary continued….

• Majored in Elementary Education and Early Childhood

• Graduated in 1994 with a BS in education

• Sports Editor of School paper

• Earned MS in Special Education

• Little known fact• Looking towards

pursuing post master’s degree in Autism

My family…

Mike

Sarah

Ben

DD is for differentiated

instruction---meeting the needs of all learners at his or her own developmental

level.

HStudents will have

Homework almost every week. The Homework assignments will vary

(according to your child’s developmental level) and will be sent home in your child's homework folder every Monday.  Please

return the homework in the homework folder on Friday.

KYour child will be

earning Kindergarten Keys to Kindness this

year for showing respect,

responsibility, good citizenship, fairness

and caring.

PThe district Kindergarten

Parent/teacher conferences will be held in January,

however, I meet with each family as needed

throughout the year.  

UYour child is important to

me! I will always treat your child with lots of

love, respect, and Understanding!!

• Built around thematic units

• Big books, posters and games

• Integrates science and social studies

Invitations to Literacy

Harcourt Mathematics

• Activity based• Explore with

concrete objects• Literature tie in• Computer

programs• Math booklets

Zaner Bloser Handwriting

• Developmentally appropriate• The print children see the most in

everyday settings• More information in the right side of the

folder

Health

• Brand new program• Promotes healthy snack choices• Herbie the health duck

All Star Reading Team

• Voluntary Reading Program• Helps foster a love of reading• Books are USUALLY differenitated

to meet the needs of your child• Your child will usually bring home a

new book every week• If the same book comes home

please review the book with your child

Play, Play, Play

• Cooperation • Sentence structure• Expressive language• Problem solving• Confidence• About planning ahead

Book Clubs• Usually every other

month• Sent checks only• Checks should be

made out to book club

• Parent volunteer to help at home with booklets

• This month due Oct. 6th

Happy Birthday• Birthday

celebrations are going to be held once a month

• Homeroom parents will contact birthday families

• HEALTHY, HEALTHY, HEALTHY!

• No peanuts please

Snack, Please!• Please be sure that your child

brings a healthy snack• The children do not need to have

a drink We have a water fountain in the classroom.

• Please remind your child that we know it is nice to share, but, we do not want to share our snack.

• Please try not to send in snacks that contain peanut butter.

Specialist Schedule

• Physical Education AM Class: Tuesday PM Class: Thursday• Library AM Class:

Wednesday PM Class: Tuesday• Computer Lab: AM Class: Tuesday PM Class:

Wednesday

Questions??