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Kindergarten Readiness Daily Schedule
9:00 – 9:20 Arrival & free play
9:20 – 9:40 Morning Meeting – Circle time
9:40 – 10:05 Centers Rotation 1
(free choice after completion of assigned center)
10:05 - 10:15 Transition
10:15 – 10:35 Large Motor Time (“Muscle” Rooms, outdoors – large play space or a walk to Marx Park)
10:30 – 11:00 Bathroom and Snack
11:00 – 11:35 Center Rotation 2 (free choice after completion of assigned center)
11:35 - 11:55 Large Group Time
11:55 - 12:00 Closing
What is the age requirement?
All children enrolling in the Early this class must be 4 years old by September 1st, 2012
When is the class offered?
The Kindergarten Readiness class will be held four mornings a week. On Monday, Tuesday and Thursday class will be held from 9:00 until 12:00. Wednesday is an extended day and runs until 1:00. Part of that extended day will include a lunch time. This is a great opportunity for exposure and practice eating at school like in all day K5.
What are the Christian elements of your program?
Bible stories are read to the children during snack time, as well as during circle time dependent on the theme. Children say a prayer before snack each day as well as the end of class. We celebrate all holidays with a Christian focus.
What type of curriculum is used?
Our Kindergarten Readiness runs a theme based curriculum. While the children have free choice time throughout their morning where they have opportunities to learn through exploration and discovery, they also have Learning Centers that focus on structured activities. These learning centers are fun activities that include art, alphabet and number recognition, math or pre-writing skills. The smaller class size combined with having two teachers ensures that the needs of all individuals are met and nurtured. Learning Centers are an integral part of Kindergarten classrooms. This helps prepare our students for an all day Kindergarten program.
There is also a strong emphasis on early literacy skills. We use the Handwriting Without Tears curriculum (http://www.hwtears.com/gss/why-it-works and http://www.hwtears.com/gss/learning-lounge/videos) to develop writing skills. We use the Jolly Phonics curriculum (http://jollylearning.co.uk/overview-about-jolly-phonics/) to learn about the sounds that letters make and about what happens when we put letters together.
This class is designed to give the students the academic and social skills needed to excel in a kindergarten classroom and is aligned with the academic requirements and standards that are implemented in the current public school 4K classes.
What is the student/teacher ratio?
The average enrollment for our Kindergarten Readiness Class is 14 students. There will be two teachers with the class at all times.
How is snack time handled?
Snack is provided each day by one of the students. They are assigned a snack day on which they provide a snack and beverage for the class. This is also your child’s day to be the line leader. On the extended day Wednesday, students will be required to bring a packed lunch from home.
