Sentences with phrase «many of her kindergarteners»

These screenings are usually offered to help give parents the chance to address any physical or cognitive related issues that could make school challenging for a kindergartener while also checking what the incoming group of kindergarteners already knows.

A classroom of kindergarteners can vary in age from an older four - year - old to a young six - year - old.

I know 9th grade seems miles away to a mom of a kindergartener, but trust me, the years fly by.

Since the school's inception in 1981, Hartsbrook has evolved from a fledgling institution with one teacher and a handful of kindergarteners to a fully accredited Waldorf school serving students from infancy through 12th grade.

Located in a house on the property of a biodynamic farm, the fledgling institution included one teacher and a handful of kindergarteners.

In a fascinating study of kindergarteners, Melissa Kamins and Carol Dweck have shown that a common tactic of authoritarian caregiving — shaming a child for poor performance — can make kids perform more poorly on problem - solving tasks (Kamins and Dweck 1999).

The EvenFlo Maestro is another great option for families needing a car seat to last for the rest of their kindergartener's childhood.

But I agree — it's a huge challenge to accomodate the needs of the Kindergartener and the growing 5th grade boy at the same time.

A parent of one of my kindergarteners gave me one when I had my daughter and it was the BEST gift ever because new moms don't typically think of buying that stuff... and of course the first fever will be at 3 am!

One mom of a kindergartener told me that her child comes home with her home - packed lunch uneaten because she is bused to school and then eats Froot Loops and a doughnut for breakfast.

David Schwake (RD, SNS) isn't above dressing like a carrot or an apple if it will put a smile on a student's face, and there is nothing he likes more than being swarmed by a room full of kindergarteners who... Continue reading →

When September hit and I began to prepare for returning to my classroom and a new set of Kindergarteners, my body, which previously had been successfully pumping once a day for eight months, stopped responding to the pump.

The researchers used data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study and examined cohorts of kindergarteners from across the U.S. in 1998 and 2010.

But in the adult group, the gains were reversed — to the point that college students performed at the level of the kindergarteners on two of the three tasks — suggesting the «use it or lose it» effect.

The researchers used the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class 1998 - 99 (ECLS - K), which followed a nationally representative sample of kindergarteners from the 1998 - 1999 school year through 2006 - 2007, at which time the majority of participants were enrolled in 8th grade.

Ridiculously cute group of kindergarteners sing about how ready they are to go to first grade, to the tune of «Love and Marriage.»

10, visited a classroom of kindergarteners in Corinto, Nicaragua she asked them what they thought would happen if children's book characters Froggy and Clifford met.

And what about the other 91 percent of our Kindergarteners?

Lippman said that component of the report illustrates the diversity of cognitive and social skills among incoming kindergartners from the first national picture we have of kindergarteners.

Donaldson Gramling remembers that many of her kindergarteners» parents really wanted their kids to succeed.

Using two nationally - representative datasets, this study compares early life experiences of kindergarteners in 1998 and 2010.

For example, 16.3 percent of kindergarteners were ELL students, compared to 8.2 percent of 6th - graders and 6.6 percent of 8th - graders.

His third paper looked at how to improve texting interventions that encourage parents to the support the literacy development of their kindergarteners.

Moskowitz has boasted on national TV and in a prominent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal about her harsh discipline policies including her suspension of kindergarteners.

The NAEYC report points out that nearly a quarter of all kindergarteners are currently enrolled in half - day programs, and these children will be expected to meet the same Common Core State Standards as their peers who receive twice as much instruction.

By the end of the year, 96 percent of kindergarteners reached or exceeded the proficient mark on the same STEP test.

The confidence, poise and knowledge of kindergarteners presenting their learning to groups of parents was remarkable!

This transformation was more evident at earlier grades where only 18 % of kindergarteners were African - American, compared to 62 % of fifth graders.

Almost half of all kindergarteners through high school seniors in America are now nonwhite, the U.S. Department of Education says, and a quarter are Hispanic, without a private or Catholic school - going tradition.

BEIJING — China's education ministry ordered a nationwide investigation on Tuesday into whether schools are giving students medication without permission after a protest by parents of kindergarteners who were given an antiviral drug.

On the STEP (Strategic Teaching and Evaluation of Progress) test, developed for high - risk children by the University of Chicago, 91 % of kindergarteners were at or above grade level.

This year Utah is at a 4.3 percent exemption rate, putting Utahns close to falling below the national goal of having 95 % of all kindergarteners vaccinated.

LaTia loves molding the minds of Kindergarteners and setting them up for a positive elementary school experience.

At the end of the first year of instruction, 85 % of kindergarteners were at or above grade level, and 77 % of first grade students were at or above grade level.

In addition to collecting the bulk of the $ 110 million in Connecticut taxpayer funds paid to charter schools, Achievement First, Inc. earned its infamy from suspending record numbers of kindergarteners in an apparent attempt to push out children who don't fit the company's limited definition of appropriate students.

Aligning a high - quality PreK experience with its overall education reform goals has helped MCPS achieve significant results: almost 90 percent of Kindergarteners enter first grade with essential early literacy skills; nearly 88 percent of third graders read proficiently; achievement gaps between different racial and ethnic groups across all grade levels have declined by double digits; 90 percent of seniors graduate from high school and about 77 percent of them enroll in college.

Nationally, more than 6.8 million students and at least 10 percent of kindergarteners and first graders are chronically absent.

When we arrive with our dogs, Jake and Betty, the excitement rivals a busload of kindergarteners on a field trip to Disneyland.

In a fascinating study of kindergarteners, Melissa Kamins and Carol Dweck have shown that a common tactic of authoritarian caregiving — shaming a child for poor performance — can make kids perform more poorly on problem - solving tasks (Kamins and Dweck 1999).

Another study the article referenced stated that 10 % of kindergarteners who enter the school system have challenging behavior.

For example, in a national sample of kindergarteners in the spring of the academic year, 95 % were considered proficient in letter recognition.40 In our sample, ∼ 10 % could not yet or were just beginning to easily recognize letters.

Corresponding percentages in a national sample of kindergarteners were 78 %, 50 %, and 91 %, respectively (C. Chapman, MA, verbal communication, 2006).

In Fort Worth, just over half of our kindergarteners enter school ready to learn.

Not exact matches

A kindergartener had arrived — or more correctly his parents, Dave and Hannah Edwards, had arrived — carrying the pink - and - blue banner of transgender activism.

Well almond butter happens to be filling and super nutrient dense, and the bananas were the perfect balance of energizing carbs and sweet, natural sugars to seriously energize me, and you need a lot of energy to keep up with 20 + kindergarteners all day.

Now go make peanut butter and jelly banana bread and enjoy your weekend I'm off to the zoo with my kindergarteners tomorrow — wish I had a fat slice of this bread to pack in my lunch box!

After only two days as a kindergartener, I noticed how friendly she's managed to become with all of her teachers and other school staff, greeting everyone by name in the morning with a big shining smile.

It's that time of year when many are wondering what to get the graduate in their life — from college grads down through Kindergarteners — or what to buy for the Dad who «has it all» this Father's Day.

My kindergartener is a bit of a taskmaster.

We've got lots of variety, too — truly something for everyone, from the tiniest kindergarteners to the almost - graduating high schoolers, picky eaters to adventuresome palettes, and everything in between!