Kindergarten

Welcome to Kindergarten at Coyote Ridge Elementary! We are looking forward to working with you and your child throughout this school year. Kindergarten is a time of excitement, wonder, exploration, and discovery. We will open many doors and windows to learning-reading, writing, and thinking. We will develop reading and writing skills using Benchmark Advance and build math concepts using Everyday Math 4.

Our Second Step program supports social-emotional learning through growth-mindset, productive coping skills, empathy, and conflict-resolution in our classroom community. Kindergarten is a year of great academic growth as well as social-emotional strides. We feel the education of a child is a joint endeavor between the home and school. It’s a great day to be a Kindergartener at Coyote Ridge Elementary! 

At Coyote Ridge, we go beyond surface-level learning. Through the Depth and Complexity framework, students are encouraged to think like scholars—asking big questions, making connections, and exploring ideas from multiple perspectives. We use icons and prompts that guide students to dive deeper into content, think critically, and develop a richer understanding of the world around them.

In our Building Thinking Classrooms, learning is active, engaging, and student-centered. Instead of simply receiving information, students work together to solve problems, explain their thinking, and take ownership of their learning. Classrooms are designed to foster curiosity, collaboration, and meaningful conversations—building not just knowledge, but true thinkers.

Together, these approaches help our students become confident, capable learners who are ready for anything the future holds.

Kindergarten in Action

November