Welcome
to Senior Kindergarten!
The
Kindergarten Program contains expectations for all five areas
of learning in Kindergarten. These five areas are:
• Language
• Mathematics
• Science and Technology
• Personal and Social Development
• The Arts
Children’s early learning experiences have a profound
effect on their development. In Kindergarten, children’s
receptivity to new influences and capacity to learn are at their
peak. During this period, they acquire a variety of important
skills, knowledge, and attitudes that will affect their ability
to learn, their personal development, their relationships with
others and their future participation in society.
Philosophy of Program
The kindergarten program is planned to provide for the needs
of the five year old. Language development and social skills
are worked on daily. The program is activity-based and child-centered
because children learn naturally through play.
The various centers provided in the classroom help develop:
• Imagination
• Co-ordination
• Language skills
• Listening
• Dramatic play
• Concentration
• Co-operation
• Thinking (problem solving)
• Story making
• Social skills
Kindergarten is a time of discovery, exploration and growth.
I want to work with you to install a love of learning in your
children and make the program a happy and enriching one for them.
Physical Education
Movement is a means of growth and a reflection of that process.
It would therefore seem advisable for young children to have
frequent periods of guided physical activity. These periods
will usually be taken outdoors if the weather is suitable.
The gymnasium will be used for scheduled physical education
classes also. This practice gives the children opportunities
to work in a larger area than the Kindergarten room and to
make use of the equipment provided such as climbing apparatus,
benches, and agility boxes.
Activity Time
Activity time is a very important part of the daily program.
It is a highly individualized experience which allows for much
self-initiated, selected, directed and evaluated activity.
Here each child learns about the qualities of materials and
the use of tools. In handling materials and equipment, sensory
skill and muscular control is developed.
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