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Our Kindergarten program curriculum engages teachers and students in enhanced learning experiences, promotes an eagerness to learn through a stimulating environment, and provides a basis to acquire skills in literacy, mathematics and science.
In God's Image: A Kindergarten Religion Program
• nurtures the faith of our young readers
• offers experiences to enhance the wonder of childhood
• promotes a sensitive, caring environment where Catholic values will be integrated throughout the school day
Balance of Instruction
Based on the information gathered from ongoing daily formal and informal assessment of student learning, the Kindergarten program provides a balance of effective high-yield instructional strategies than can be used by the teacher when appropriate using the following types of activities: self and teacher-directed learning; quiet times; large group, small group, and independent, differentiated lessons and activities; and indoor and outdoor play.
Enhanced Early Literacy
• develops oral language which is the basis for literacy
• provides enhanced learning experiences
• provides opportunities for the development of thinking, problem solving and experimenting through rich language-oriented activities
• promotes the appropriate use of familiar technology and media material (i.e. computers, tape recorders, overhead projectors, etc.)
• uses drama, music, visual arts and media texts to help develop literacy skills and provides a model
• supports children in learning new words and becoming familiar with patterns, rhythms of language
• encourages students to begin to repeat words, name characters and identify signs, labels, letters and letter sounds
Enhanced Early Numeracy
• uses approved Ministry programs
• addresses the five math strands (Number Sense and Numeration, Measurement, Geometry and Spatial Sense, Patterning, Data Management and Algebra)
• provides links to the real world by developing problem-solving strategies by using calculators, cash registers and by participating at exploration centres
• focuses on communication in mathematics from talking about it to writing about it
• uses computers to reinforce numeracy skills and provides and opportunity to practice hands-on skills
Learning Through Play
• provides the link between learning and play especially in the areas of problem-solving and social skill development
• occurs daily and is structured to meet specific learning goals
What Skills Will My Child Learn?
These are some of the skills your child will practice in Junior Kindergarten. Your registration package contains a wealth of tips and tricks for finding opportunities at home to reinforce the things your child is learning at school.
- to listen and follow many simple directions, such as "Take off your shoes and put them in the closet" and to listen attentively to a story for enjoyment and information
- to retell a familiar story in their own words
- to recognize and name some upper and low case letters of the alphabet
- to realize that letters have specific sounds (begin with the first letter of their name)
- to understand some positional concepts (in, on, under, over, beside, in front of, behind)
- to count from 1 to 10 and to recognize and name numerals from 0 to 5
- to recognize and name the following colours: red, blue, yellow, green, orange, black, purple and brown
- button, snap, zip and fasten velcro
- become familiar with rhyming words (cat-hat, house-mouse, bee-tree, dog-frog)
- print his/her name using a capital letter to start the name followed by lower case letters
How will my child be assessed?
We share information about your child's development and progress at school through notes, through meetings with you during the school year, and through report cards twice a year in January and June. Throughout the school year we collect samples of each child's "Best Work" in a portfolio. By reviewing this folder we can all appreciate how much progress each child has made.
Another way to learn more about a child's current strengths and needs is through inventories and tests that teachers use throughout the board. The Teacher's School Readiness Inventory (TSRI) and the Rosner Auditory Analysis form the Web Based Teaching Tool (WBTT) are completed in both Junior and Senior Kindergarten.
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