Kindergarten News November 2011 Curriculum Newsletter Kindergarten Curriculum Newsletter December 2011 We have now completed several months of Kindergarten. Our curriculum experiences have centered on beginning and learning basic skills and concepts, as well as becoming more comfortable with the structure and routines of Kindergarten. As new components are added to the program, we will continue to maintain and build upon your child’s previously learned skills. Language Arts The children have been given opportunities: • Hear a variety of literature each day • Stay on topic in a discussion • Ask and answer questions • Learn new vocabulary as we discuss different topics • Practice naming and singing the days of the week and months of the year • Learn new poems and finger plays as they relate to topics of study • To do activities to help develop fine motor skills necessary for printing • Practice learning both upper and lower case letters of the alphabet • Practice learning to read and print their name • To understand and demonstrate the role of a listener in group discussion and planning • Participate in a variety of reading and writing experiences to enhance an interest in the reading and writing process Mathematics The children have been given opportunities to: • Rote count to 10 (counting songs, calendar) • Identify numerals one to ten • Categorize items (by color, size and features) • Count numbers of objects in sets up to 5 • Explore and investigate patterning Creative Expression The children have been given opportunities to: • Create unique crafts and pictures • Practice and strengthen fine motor skills (cutting, gluing, drawing and printing) • Participate in the actions or movements that show words in a song • Participate in dramatic play during various centers Physical Skills and Well Being The children have been given opportunities to: • Correctly hold a pencil and scissors • Focus on safety in the gym • Practice loco-motor skills such as running, skipping, jumping and landing • To establish routines and listening skills while in physical education. • Movement using pathways (straight, curved, zigzag and direction) • To participate in simple tag games that is aimed at core stability, body awareness and skill building • Learn how to exit the school in the event of a fire in a quick, calm and organized manner Technology The children have been given opportunities to: • To become comfortable with using a computer. • To be able to run and use simple programs. • To be able to identify main components of a computer (mouse, keyboard, monitor, headphones). • Use the SMARTBoard and IPods Personal Growth and Social Responsibility The children have been given opportunities to: • Work and be challenged at their own ability level • Follow through and complete activities • Show persistence when dealing with new materials • Feel proud of their work • Deal positively with feelings • Self-directed at center time • Accept responsibility for own behavior • Become more self reliant Community and Environmental Awareness The children have been given opportunities to: • Explore the school • Learn appropriate listening skills • Learn how to take care of classroom materials and school Lise Decottignies, Suzanne Smith, Pamela Osadec

Kindergarten News

November 2011 Curriculum Newsletter

Kindergarten Curriculum Newsletter December 2011

We have now completed several months of Kindergarten. Our curriculum experiences have centered on beginning and learning basic skills and concepts, as well as becoming more comfortable with the structure and routines of Kindergarten. As new components are added to the program, we will continue to maintain and build upon your child’s previously learned skills.

Language Arts

The children have been given opportunities:

•Hear a variety of literature each day

•Stay on topic in a discussion

•Ask and answer questions

•Learn new vocabulary as we discuss different topics

•Practice naming and singing the days of the week and months of the year

•Learn new poems and finger plays as they relate to topics of study

•To do activities to help develop fine motor skills necessary for printing

•Practice learning both upper and lower case letters of the alphabet

•Practice learning to read and print their name

•To understand and demonstrate the role of a listener in group discussion and planning

•Participate in a variety of reading and writing experiences to enhance an interest in the reading and writing process

Mathematics

The children have been given opportunities to:

•Rote count to 10 (counting songs, calendar)

•Identify numerals one to ten

•Categorize items (by color, size and features)

•Count numbers of objects in sets up to 5

•Explore and investigate patterning

Creative Expression

The children have been given opportunities to:

•Create unique crafts and pictures

•Practice and strengthen fine motor skills (cutting, gluing, drawing and printing)

•Participate in the actions or movements that show words in a song

•Participate in dramatic play during various centers

Physical Skills and Well Being

The children have been given opportunities to:

•Correctly hold a pencil and scissors

•Focus on safety in the gym

•Practice loco-motor skills such as running, skipping, jumping and landing

•To establish routines and listening skills while in physical education.

•Movement using pathways (straight, curved, zigzag and direction)

•To participate in simple tag games that is aimed at core stability, body awareness and skill building

•Learn how to exit the school in the event of a fire in a quick, calm and organized manner

Technology

The children have been given opportunities to:

•To become comfortable with using a computer.

•To be able to run and use simple programs.

•To be able to identify main components of a computer (mouse, keyboard, monitor, headphones).

•Use the SMARTBoard and IPods

Personal Growth and Social Responsibility

The children have been given opportunities to:

•Work and be challenged at their own ability level

•Follow through and complete activities

•Show persistence when dealing with new materials

•Feel proud of their work

•Deal positively with feelings

•Self-directed at center time

•Accept responsibility for own behavior

•Become more self reliant

Community and Environmental Awareness

The children have been given opportunities to:

•Explore the school

•Learn appropriate listening skills

•Learn how to take care of classroom materials and school

Lise Decottignies, Suzanne Smith, Pamela Osadec