Our Kindergarten program includes:
- 5 days of class from 8:15 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
- Adherence to Florida’s Sunshine State Standards for Education (see below for more info)
- Beyond Centers & Circle Time Curriculum incorporated into Standards
- Spanish, Art, & Music classes
- Team sports
- Weekly Stretch & Grow Exercise class
- Teacher to Student Ratio of 2:12
- Weekly Chapel
Curriculum Areas:
Religion:
- Demonstrates an understanding of Christian Curriculum
- Demonstrates an understanding of Christian social teachings
- Demonstrates reverence during prayer
Math:
- Understands and applies math language, symbols, and reasoning to solve problems
- Count to 100 by ones
- Reads and writes numerals from 0-20
- Compares numbers by greater than, less than, equal to
- Solves addition and subtraction problems by using objects or drawings
- Works with numbers 11-19 to gain foundation for place value
- Describes measurable attributes of objects such as length or weight
- Identifies, describes, compares, and creates shapes
English/Language Arts/Reading & Writing:
- Demonstrates an understanding of spoken’words, syllables, and sounds
- Recognizes and produces rhyming words
- Can isolate and pronounce initial, medial, and final sounds in words
- Demonstrates basic knowledge of one-to-one letter sound correspondence
- Reads grade level appropriate sight words
- Retells stories and recalls key details such as main idea, characters, and setting
- Recognizes and prints upper and lowercase letters
- Uses correct capitalization and punctuation
- Uses a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose texts or narrate events
- Participates in shared research and writing activities
Science/Social Studies
- Explores, investigates, and collaborates on age-appropriate scientific concepts
- Demonstrates an awareness of American history, people, events, and timeline
- Develops an awareness of good citizenship and fair ways to make decisions
- Uses age appropriate science and social studies vocabulary terms
Citizenship/Learner Behaviors – Students are expected to:
- Follow class and school rules
- Work well with classmates
- Respect the rights and property of others
- Respect authority figures
- Communicate and listen attentively
- Follow directions and routines independently
- Complete tasks in a reasonable amount of time
- Show a positive attitude and interest in learning
- Complete and return homework
- Take care of personal needs