St. Paul The Apostle School

Mrs. Hoolsema’s Kindergarten Class

Welcome to Kindergarten!

Kindergarten at St. Paul the Apostle School is a time for children to expand their love of learning, their ability to get along with others, their interests in reaching out to the world and their knowledge of God and His love for us. This year will be one of the most important milestones in your child’s life. It marks an important transition from Preschool to primary grades. A successful adjustment to Kindergarten will often influence a child’s attitude, perceptions and performance in future school years. I am happy to be teaching at St. Paul the Apostle School. I will do my best to create a happy learning environment for your child’s academic and spiritual growth.

I have a total of 26 years teaching experience. In these years, I have taught First grade and Kindergarten. This will be my 17th year at St. Paul’s. I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Masters Degree from Michigan State University.

Here are suggestions you can do at home to help your child:

Read for 20 minutes per day!

Have your child practice cutting on lines with scissors

Have your child write his/her name using one capital letter and the rest lower-case letters

Practice counting to 100

Practice zipping, buttoning, snapping, and tying shoes

Joanne Hoolsema

Kindergarten Poem

K is for Kiss Your Brain, Kindergartners!

I is for imagination we use everyday.

N is for numbers – we know them to 100!

D is for drawing, lots of color and detail!