In our kindergarten program, we utilize methods of differentiated instruction to ensure growth and excellence for each student and to provide new experiences that engage blossoming readers, writers, scientists, mathematicians, musicians and artists.

RELIGION

Religion plays a vital role in our everyday life in kindergarten. Our curriculum is organized into four strands:

Message: Learning about our Catholic Faith.

Worship: Participating meaningfully in liturgical celebrations, faith experiences and prayer.

Community: Building family, church, local and work communities.

Service: Living out our faith by caring for and helping others.

Students learn that God is the giver of life. Our senses and feelings help us to explore and discover God’s goodness, love, and power in Creation. Students learn that loving God means caring for and showing responsibility for family, friends, parish, and world communities. We learn and practice age appropriate skills of respect, kindness and manners. Each strand in our curriculum is integrated with each other.

LANGUAGE AND READING READINESS

The curriculum encompasses listening, speaking, viewing and preparation for reading, writing, and research activities. All five senses are incorporated into our language arts modalities: receptive and expressive language, fine and gross motor skills, visual skills, and auditory skills.

MATHEMATICS

Mathematics is acquired through informal group activities and planned experiences that occur in games and discovery while working with manipulatives. Math skills are developed not only in math class, but also in all other subject areas throughout the day. Our objectives include: counting, recognizing and understanding the meaning of numbers from 1 to 20, graphing, the clock and calendar, money, measurement, sets, shapes, one to one correspondence, and addition and subtraction through ten.

SCIENCE

Science surrounds us in real life and becomes an essential component of our everyday environment. Using our five senses, students learn to experience and explore their natural world through observation, experimentation and discovery. Topics covered include plants, animals, weather, and the seasons of the year.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Social Studies on the kindergarten level focuses on a child’s place in time and space. Students begin to understand that they have a great deal in common with others, yet they recognize their uniqueness. The curriculum assists students in beginning to form concepts about the world beyond our classroom and community.

COMPUTER LAB

Computer Lab is visited weekly and taught by a specialized teacher. The kindergarten computer curriculum focuses on becoming familiar with the keyboard and computer components. Educational computer games are used to reinforce various areas of skill development across the entire kindergarten curriculum.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Physical Education is taught by a specialized teacher weekly in our gymnasium. Our program allows kindergarten students to progress at their own rate in developing physical gross motor skills. Students enjoy a variety of games and activities to increase their development of their gross motor skills.

MUSIC

Music provides our students with an opportunity to sing, dance, and perform using rhythm band instruments and to respond creatively using body movements. A specialized music teacher visits the kindergarten classroom weekly.

ART

Art is an opportunity for our students to express themselves creatively through painting, drawing and constructing. Students use color, line, and form to communicate ideas and feelings. The students visit a specialized art teacher in our art classroom weekly.