The aim of our Kindergarten program is to provide a strong foundation from which students can grow to become active participants in life-long learning.

Our Goals

The aim of our program can be achieved through meeting the following goals. By participating in the Kindergarten program, children will:

Develop confidence in themselves

Demonstrate curiosity and the ability to focus their attention

Acquire a level of communicative competence

Acquire the social skills and abilities to  help facilitate their relationship with children and adults

Kindergarten Supply List

2007-2008

Your student will be using the following supplies. They will need to be sent to school at orientation, or by the first day of school, if you are not taking advantage of purchasing the PTO Back-to-School Kit. The Back-to-School Kit may be purchased through the PTO and has all supplies listed. If you purchase this kit it will be on your child’s desk at orientation. These requested materials are for student use, not to supply the teachers.

$Four (4) boxes of 16-pack crayons (regular, not jumbo size)

$One box of 10 washable wide tip markers (classic colors only)

$One box of 10 washable fine tip markers (classic colors only)

$One pack of 4 wide tipped dry erase markers ( low ordor)

$One pair of Fiskars for Kids No. 5 blunt-tipped scissors

$16 white glue sticks

$One box of 100 sandwich size zip lock plastic bags

$One box of one-gallon size zip lock clear plastic bags

$One box of 2-gallon size zip lock plastic bags

$$5.00 for purchase of reading and daily folders at school store

Pencil boxes are not needed because we use crayons and pencils as a group instead of individually.  Please do not label supply items with students’ name. 

The first year.....

Your child is growing up and  eager to be trusted with responsibility. They want to help out with activities such as cooking, shopping and may want to help solve situational problems. 

They can show sympathy toward people and animals. Kindergarten children are developing a sense of independence but are also learning to work cooperatively with others. 

Their sense of humor is starting to emerge, which they express by engaging in nonsense and playing with language.  This is also a time when specific fears, such as the fear of death surface. Kindergarten students take criticism, name calling and teasing very seriously because they still think that what is said exists in reality--at its face value.

At this age, they love to talk. This is reflected in the rapid growth of vocabulary and the power to express ideas. Their visual and auditory memory is growing and so is their ability to listen to others! Though they may have a keen sense of hearing at this age, they still need help in distinguishing sounds. You won't find your child doing much sitting in a desk at this age. Kindergarten students learn from doing. Their knowledge comes from exploration, testing and investigating rather than only from listening.