Kindergartener “Rose” left for the Christmas break knowing only 16 letters of the alphabet. She returned to school in the new year knowing all but one, the letter – J. The classroom teacher was amazed at these results but we were not as we know the learning gains possible by taking one of the cellular-powered-internet […]
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Eligibility for our 2024 Summer Learning Program is celebrated with this new certificate. When a child completes our kindergarten tutoring program, the soon-to-be first-grader is eligible to take an iPad home over the summer. The summer program will be even more fun! No assignments will be given. Kodi recommends exploring beginning with the Big Play
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Our Supply Refurbishment System has now been adopted by one first-grade classroom. We look forward to learning how first-grade student supplies differ than those of kindergarten kiddos.
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CVC (consonant – vowel – consonant) words are important when learning to read. We designed this word tray to give young children a big picture view of CVC words. The tray makes it easy for a child to build a word by seeing the beginning, middle, and ending letter possibilities. Just one more tool Dinsmore
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Did you know kindergarteners can have gaps in learning? The early learning curriculums move so fast that kindergarteners who did not attend pre-K are at a disadvantage. These little learners can benefit greatly from extra tutoring. The Know & Grow Tutoring Program progresses each child at his/her individual pace. The students enrolled at Dinsmore Elementary
Already, two kindergarteners have earned t-shirts! The Know & Grow Tutoring Program has eight (8) goals. Students receive certificates as they complete each goal. Once a child receives three certificates, he/she receives this fun Khan Academy Kids t-shirt. Would you like to sponsor a child? For only $16/month, a Dinsmore Elementary kindergartener has after school
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Kindergarten had a beautiful day for their Garden Day! Thanks to volunteer Roger Mann they also had a 40-bottle plant stand built to Ms. Labe’s specifications. He even provided eight large bags of garden soil! To grow the plants for Garden Day, the 5th grade indoor plant stand Roger built years ago found its way
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Would you believe kindergarteners are expected to know 237 words by sight? To help them achieve this goal, we’ve prepared 125 charts listing all these “sight words.” They are colorful and laminated. Each kindergartener gets one for his/her personal use in the classroom. This project was funded by a grant from Walmart River City Marketplace.
Every kindergarten classroom now has two sorters for storage. One stores 11″x17″ sheets and laminates that help teach the kids understand number structure. The second is used to store trays of letters that help teach kids how to read. As modern classrooms contain more and more teaching aids, organization is a must!
The kindergarteners enrolled in our tutoring program progress at their own pace. As each of our Know & Grow Kiddos complete one of the eight goals, he/she receives a certificate to take home. The children taking the iPads home for after-school tutoring complete the goals MUCH faster!
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Our home, Dinsmore Elementary:
7126 Civic Club Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32219
Know and Grow mailing address:
110 Mills Lane
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250