PRESCHOOL  |

KINDERGARTEN  |

FIRST  |

SECOND  |

THIRD  |

FOURTH  |

FIFTH

Kindergarten

Full Day Program

The Kindergarten Student will…
• Cultivate the need to share and get along with others, while forming healthy relationships with one another and with God
• Develop a love for him/herself, while learning problem solving skills and personal responsibility
• Develop a love for learning through a variety of spiritual and multi-sensory methods
Reading & Writing
• Reading Street - A comprehensive theme-based program integrating reading, vocabulary, spelling, and writing. This program continues to build strong reading strategies through whole group and small group learning
• Creation of student-made books that include the use of repetitive text
• Music and movement & dramatic play and puppetry

Math
• Students use real materials that can be manipulated to develop fine motor skills as well as counting, graphing, comparing, estimating, and predicting. Children will learn the concept of probability and recognize the value of different coins using game based activities. The calendar is used daily to examine dates, months of the year, days of the week, number of days in school, special events, numeral writing as well as shape and numeral patterning.

Science
An inquiry based study including exploration opportunities in
• Life Science Study of plants and animals Exploration of change through the butterfly
life cycle
• Physical Science Study of matter and how things move
• Earth and Space Science Study of rocks, landforms and bodies of water Observation/study of sun, moon, clouds and weather
Social Studies
• Significance of holidays in our lives
• Recognize and celebrate the existence of other cultures in our world
• Principles of safety in the classroom, on the playground and in life
• Empathy training and conflict resolution

Faith Formation
• The Sign of the Cross
• To pray to God with reverence
• That God loves us and wants us to love others