top of page
Original.png

KINDER LOVE BUGS!

Creating a kind, compassionate, creative, and mindful future.

Teaching my students for the brightest future with dedication and commitment to a variety of academic needs, and social-emotional development in the classroom. Explore my website to learn more.

 Ms. LaChance

Learner ~ Responsibility ~ Connectedness ~ Intellection ~ Restorative

      QUESTIONS & ANSWERS                 

 

 

 

 

What are some things I can do to prepare my child for kindergarten?

​

  • Read daily with your child and discuss what you read. Connect it to daily experience. If reading a book about animals, relate it to your last visit to the zoo. 

  • Have an active social life. Give your child lots of opportunities to play with others and practice sharing and social skills. 

  • Encourage your child’s independence by giving them chores around the house; have them select their clothes, dress themselves, and help them make their own snack.  

  • Help your child ‘write’ letters to friends and family members. You can begin by tracing letters on paper or in the sandbox. Graduate to pencil and paper writing and have it available to work with.

  • Play sound games including rhyming words, making up silly songs and repeating tongue twisters.

  • Talk to your child about kindergarten and what their day will be like, visit the school if possible and try to set up a play date with future classmates. Encourage your child to talk to you about kindergarten as well.

             COMMUNICATING                     WITH      MS.LACHANCE

​

Communicating with me is very important for the success of your little one in Kindergarten. Please be mindful and kind with words as I wholeheartedly believe in the same principles of communication.

 

Ms. LaChance 

Preferred Contact Email:

dlachance@dentonisd.org

Class DOJO: https://www.classdojo.com/ul/p/addKid?target=class&class=CEUFN7K

Conferences by appointment only.

I will respond within 24 hours Monday through Friday. If you send me a message on Friday, I will respond on Monday.

​

      DEAR KINDER FAMILIES,

​

  • Have your child understand the meaning of rules. Rules exist to keep us safe! Rules are always positive.

  • Encourage your child to come to me with anything they might need throughout the day. Remind them to ask twice if they did not understand or if they did not receive the support they needed from me.

  • Help your child connect with me by letting them know that they are in a safe environment, with someone they can trust.

  • Build a partnership with me, and learn who I am so you can also build trust knowing that your child is in the best hands.

  • Communicate with me with questions, concerns, and ideas, and share your child's personality so I can better understand your child's needs. I love hearing about how they are as a little person!

  • Learn how to navigate through the Public School system. Keep in mind that as much as I love to help you, there are separate entities and channels you must learn to follow. I want you to receive the correct answer every time so going to the source of information is always the best practice.

What are some of the skills expected of a child entering kindergarten?

​

  • Can identify letters, and knows many of the sounds a letter makes

  • Can identify the beginning sound of some words and may recognize some common sight words

  • Can write his name and holds a pencil or crayon correctly

  • Can complete a 12 piece puzzle

  • Can hold and use scissors correctly

  • Runs, jumps, skips and manages stairs

  • Counts up to 10 objects

  • Listens without interrupting

  • Can pay attention for a short time period to an adult directed task

  • Follows simple directions

  • Can wait his turn and expresses feelings with words, as opposed to being physical when angry

  • Can play appropriately with other children

  • Can go to the bathroom by himself

  • Can separate from parents

ABOUT MS. LACHANCE

Pooh Quote_edited.jpg

My beautiful children, Virginia 27, Andrew 18, and Clarissa 24, and my dog, Lily, age 7!

They were in Kindergarten once, and they have grown to be independent, kind, and successful people! I will always be grateful to their teachers for taking the time to get to know them, for dedicating themselves to their academic growth, for showing them kindness, and love, and for making a personal connection with my children. Their influence on my children's lives taught them to love books, enjoy writing and become critical thinkers. They also contributed to their love and appreciation for the fine arts, music, dance, and theatre. Being a teacher is the most rewarding, and influential profession in my opinion. Teachers can make a difference in a child's life that contribute to the person they will become. I love being a teacher, and it is with gratitude in my heart and inspiration from my own children's teachers, rest assured that your child will have my full dedication, attention, and care during their very first year in my kindergarten classroom.

Thank you for sharing your child with me!

Ms. LaChance

Contact Ms. LaChance

Thanks for submitting!

bottom of page