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Kindergarten

In kindergarten, students learn that God makes them and that Jesus is God’s Son, and they regularly discuss the importance of living our lives like Jesus.  Our classroom has a special prayer corner where students can go and spend quiet time in prayer.  Through various enriching activities, students learn about the beauty and importance of the Christmas and Easter seasons.

Kindergarten engages children in literacy through oral language, literature appreciation, and early reading and writing skills.  Through guided practice, field trips, literature, art, music, and stewardship activities, Kindergarten children begin to acquire the socialization skills necessary to function as living examples of Christ-like behavior, both as individuals and as part of a group, whether it be the family, school, parish, and broader community.  Through guided practice, students begin to develop an understanding of important science concepts, processes, and ideas.

Loving God,

You are the giver of all we possess, the source of all of our blessings. We thank and praise You.

Thank you for the gift of our children.

Help us to set boundaries for them and yet encourage them to explore. Give us the strength and courage to treat each day as a fresh start.

May our children come to know You, the one true God and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

May your Holy Spirit help them to grow in faith, hope, and love so that they may know peace, truth, and goodness.

May their ears hear your voice. May their eyes see your presence in all things. May their lips proclaim your word. May their hearts be your dwelling place. May their hands do works of charity. May their feet walk in the way of Jesus Christ, your Son, and our Lord.

Amen.

Religion

  • Prayers:  the Guardian Angel Prayer, Our Father, learning about and praying the rosary
  • Weekly saint study
  • Our textbook:  Allelu! Growing and celebrating with Jesus
  • Circle of Grace

Mathematics

  • Primary focus on counting, recognizing/writing numbers, and development of a strong number sense
  • Variety of hands-on materials and math games
  • Development of early addition and subtraction skills
  • Developmental understanding of math sentences
  • Regular experience with sorting, counting, measuring, and weighing familiar objects and recording data on various graphs or worksheets
  • Our math resource: Origo, Stepping Stones

Language Arts

  • Learn familiarity with books, holding and caring for them
  • Early decoding skills, interpreting illustrations, and following the progress of words left to right
  • Development of listening skills, emphasizing comprehension and phonemic awareness
  • Make predictions, sequence events and recall information from stories
  • Weekly sight words to help boost reading skills
  • Proper pencil grip, proper letter formation, letter names and sounds at the beginning of the writing process
  • Handwriting without Tears
  • By the end of kindergarten, children will begin to use written language to express themselves.

Science

  • Introduction to the scientific
  • Variety of scientific experiments
  • Understand the phases of matter
  • In-depth study of insects through research and observation of the life-cycle of a variety of insects
  • Guest speaker:  entomologist to provide us with a close-up look of insects that live in our local forests

Social Studies

  • Study of past and present society
  • Understanding holidays
  • Beginning understanding to exercise stewardship over resources.

Computers

  • Regular use of classroom iPads
  • Introduction to computers in computer lab
  • Emphasis on appropriate technology use, including:  monitor, keyboard, mouse, and icons
  • Students will manipulate the mouse to launch the program and demonstrate effective use of the appropriate tools.

Specials

  • Library – once a week
  • Music – once a week
  • PE – once a week
  • Art – once a week

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