Jessica Nasca » Welcome Panda Pals!

Welcome Panda Pals!

 Here are a few things about myself. I am originally from Hendersonville, TN. I graduated from MTSU with a Bachelor's in Elementary Education in 2022!  While in school and before I have worked with kids teaching dance and 0-PreK seasonally for the last 8 years. I am super family oriented and believe that communication and hard work are the keys to success. So ask me all the questions you want!!!
I am so excited to be your child's kindergarten teacher!!!!
 
Please contact me through Class Dojo. If you are not a part of our class dojo please send a message in your student's agenda and I will send the code to join with them home.
  • What school supplies do I need to buy for my child for kindergarten?
None! Kittrell School will provide all of its students the school supplies they need.
 
  • Does my child need a backpack?
Yes, your child will need a backpack that is big enough to hold a 3-ring binder. Don’t forget to teach them how to open and close it. ☺️

  • Do you take naps in kindergarten?
No, so have your child ready for kindergarten by being used to staying up all day, or at least until 3:00 pm. 😜
 
  • What is Class Dojo?
It is an app that we use school wide to communicate with parents. You will get an invite from your child’s teacher once school has started. 
 
  • What are Phase-In Days? 
You will choose two phase-in days at the parent meeting (see above). These days are full days of school and allow for half the class to attend so the students are not so overwhelmed. For example, if we have 20 students in the classroom, 10 students will attend the first two days (August 9th and 10th) , and 10 students will attend the next two days (August 11th and 12th).
 
  • What can I do to help my child be ready for kindergarten?

1) Teach your child how to carry a food tray (like at a fast food restaurant) and open a milk carton. They will be expected to carry their own tray on the first day.

2) Help them build up the muscles in their fingers (fine motor skills) so they are ready to learn to write neatly. This can be done lots of fun ways like playing with play doh , coloring, hole punching paper, using scissors, lacing cards, water coloring, picking small objects up off a table or floor, etc.
 
3) Teach them how to take turns by playing board games. Board games are great for math skills too. Especially when it involves dice!
 
4) Teach them to tie their shoes. This goes back to using those finger muscles!
 
5) Read to your child every day! The vocabulary and reading comprehension that they will learn from this simple step is instrumental in giving them a head start in reading. 
 
  • How much is breakfast? Lunch?

Student breakfast is free.
Student lunch is $3.25
The federal program that provided for free lunch to all students has ended. Please use this link to sign up for free/reduced lunch.

6:45 - 7:30 am - Arrival and Breakfast

7:35 - 8:15 am - Intervention

8:20 - 9:20 am - ELA

9:20 - 10:05 am - Related Arts

10:10 - 10:40 am - Lunch

10:45 - 11:45 am - Skills and Handwriting

11:50 - 12:10 pm - Recess

12:15 - 1:15 pm - Math

1:15 - 1:30 pm Snack

1:30 - 2:00 pm - Science and Social Studies

2:00 - 2:20 pm Pack Up and Dismissal

Monday - Art
Tuesday - Exploratory
Wednesday - Gym
Thursday - Music
Friday - Library
All of these are found on YouTube!
 
ABC's
- Jack Hartmann Workout to the Letter Sounds
- Jack Hartmann ABC Rock
- Story Bots ABC's
- ABC Mouse "The Letter ___ Song"
 
Sight Words and Other Phonemic Skills:
- Jack Hartmann Sight Word Rap #'s 1-6
- Bossy R Song Story Bots
- The TH Sound Scratch Garden
- The CH Sound Scratch Garden
- The SH Sound Scratch Garden
 
Counting
- Jack Hartmann Count to 20 by 1's
- Jack Hartmann Count to 100 by 1's, 5's, 10's
- Jack Hartmann Numbers 0-10
 
Colors, Coins, and Shapes
- Go Danny Glow in the Dark Shapes Dance
- Go Danny The Color Dance Game
- Jack Hartmann The Money Song
- Coins by ABC Mouse
 
Social and Emotional Skills
- Emotions Story Bots Super Songs Episode 8
- The Social Emotional Learning Song by Scratch Garden
 
 
 
Kindergarten Wish List:
  • Magic Erasers
  • Paper Towels
  • Tissues
  • Clorox Wipes (non-bleach)
  • Lysol Spray
  • Expo Markers
  • Head Phones (over the head)
  • Pencils
  • Glue Sticks
- Putting on their shoes by themselves
- Shoe tying
- Put on their jacket and zip it up
- Unpacking and packing their backpack by themself
- Writing their name
- Count to 10
- Open milk cartons and snack bags
- Unpack and open everything in their lunchbox and put it away when done
- Coping skills like taking a big breath when they get angry or upset. A trick I use is tell your child to pretend like they are smelling a flower and blowing out some candles
- use the bathroom by themselves
- How to clean up after themself
- Social skills like sharing and taking turns