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Kindergarten is:

• a happy place
• a busy place
• a learning place

Throughout the year your child will experience activities in:

• Art
• Health
• Social Development
• Music
• Technology/Computer Lab
• Physical Education Dance/Movement
• Science Social Studies
• Mathematics
• Reading Readiness Skills
• Literature
• Spanish

KINDERGARTEN IS IMPORTANT...

• To develop positive, Christian attitudes toward themselves and school
• To help children to work and play with others
• To help children realize that they are unique and possess certain needs, skills and gift
• To establish a happy and secure environment
• To develop the ability to listen and carry out directions
• To grow in responsibility
• To express themselves clearly
• To encourage good speech patterns
• To become aware of the world about them
• To respect the rights of others
• To establish desirable attitudes toward work and play
• To increase the children's ability to express themselves
• To facilitate the child's physical, mental, social, moral, spiritual and emotional development.
• To develop good health and safety habits
• To offer a wide variety of experiences in work and play with which to meet success at their own level

RELIGION

• How they are a child of God
• God gives me five senses
• God gives us the Earth
• God gives us animals and plants
• God creates all people
• The Bible tells us about God's love

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Children will be encouraged to:

• Be considerate of others - Share
• Respect school property - Take turns
• Learn self-discipline - Be courteous
• Take care of belongings - Play fairly
• Accept responsibilities - Follow directions
• Cooperate with others
• Students also participate in a health education program called The Great Body Shop.

READING READINESS

Into Reading Curriculum

Auditory & Visual

• Sound and letter recognition
• Phonemic awareness
• Phonics and decoding words
• Concepts of print: sentences
• Writing & language: journaling
• Reading and writing high frequency words
• Beginning Reading
• Comprehension
• Listens to stories/comprehends
• Retells things seen and heard
• Orders a story by events
• Develop oral language

Communication

• Vocabulary and sentence development
• Reciting and retelling
• Writing experiences and journaling
• Recognize the relationship between
• Oral and written language
• Contribute to group discussion

MATHEMATICS READINESS

• Sorting & classifying
• Exploring numbers
• Counting and cardinality
• Shapes / Geometry
• Measurement
• Comparing numbers
• Exploring addition
• Exploring subtraction

SCIENCE

Savvas Curriculum
Children in kindergarten will learn to become aware of the world about them. Many
interesting topics are included in the science curriculum:

• Life Science
• Earth Science
• Physical Science
• Space and Technology

Social Studies

• Our Traditions-families, different cultures, holidays
• My Family, My School-rules, problem solving, leaders, countries, monuments and symbols
• Everybody works-needs and wants, jobs, goods and services
• Where we live-maps, landforms, bodies of water
• Life then and  now-timelines and history
• Where we live-maps, landforms, bodies of water

Art

• Exploring studio skills, techniques, materials and tools
• They will learn about the elements and principles of art and design.
• Will explain artwork through verbal and written descriptions
• They will distinguish between realistic and imaginary art
• They will use details in an art piece to determine its mood or meaning
• They will learn art vocabulary that they can use to describe artwork

MUSIC 

During this year the children will take part in many musical experiences including:

• Enjoying music
• Listening to music
• Learning to sing
• Matching tones
• Listening and identifying instruments
• Interpreting music through rhythms
• Participating in the Christmas Concert

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

• listening skills and following directions
• interacting well with peers
• gross motor skills
• singing games, music and movement
• eye, hand, and foot coordination
• throwing and catching activities
• tumbling / gymnastics
• jumping rope
• basic running techniques

SOCIAL STUDIES

• My Family, My School
• Everybody Works
• Where We Live
• Our Traditions
• Life: Then and Now

Spanish 

• Some topics include:
• Greetings & Goodbyes / Courtesies
• Feelings
• Numbers: 1-19 (counting only)
• Colors
• Parts of the Body
• Family members / Pets
• Seasons

TECHNOLOGY

• How to login to their chromebook
• Basic technology vocabulary
• How to use word processing applications like Google Docs and Google Slides
• Keyboarding Knowledge
• How to use  a mouse/touchpad
• Internet Safety
• Coding