Here is a listing of the curricular resources used in the kindergarten class at Saint Joseph School:
LITERACY-Scott Foresman
Fundations- phonemic awareness
COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION
www.raz-kids.com - leveled text reading
MATHEMATICS
Sadlier Math Kindergarten Volumes one and two
SOCIAL STUDIES
Let's FInd Out magazine
SCIENCE
Mystery Science
Mystery Science
We will be using the Sadlier Math Program, Progress in Math. Every day, there will be a homework sheet that supports what was learned in class. Additionally, each day we will do the calendar and weather. As we add a new day to the calendar, students have the opportunity to learn about sequencing, patterning, numeral recognition, sums, ordinal and cardinal counting, and sequence of the months and day
The math concepts focused on in kindergarten are:
Counting- Students begin their experience with numbers through counting, number names, and written numerals
Addition and Subtraction- early stages of adding and subtracting: using manipulatives and pictures.
Measurement & Data- Comparing objects and describing their attributes, graphing, and tallying
Geometry-Introduction to 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes
We use a hands-on approach with a variety of manipulatives.
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
They kingdom come.
They will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.
MORNING OFFERING
O Jesus,
through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
I offer You my prayers, works, joys and sufferings
of this day for all the intentions
of Your Sacred Heart,
in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
throughout the world,
in reparation for my sins,
for the intentions of all my relatives and friends.
Amen.
Guardian Angel Prayer
Angel of God, my guardian dear,
to whom GOd's love commits me here,
ever this day be at my side,
to light and guard, to rule and guide.
Amen.
Grace Before Meals
Bless us, O Lord, and these thy gifts, which we are about to receive
from your bounty.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Friday 3/1- Mass 10AM
12PM Dismissal
Sunday 3/3- Third Sunday of Lent
Monday 3/4- Spirit Dress Down Day
Thursday 3/7- MS Awareness Day-Wear Orange
Sunday 3/10- Fourth Sunday of Lent
Sunday 3/17- Fifth Sunday of Lent
Monday 3/25- Mary's Way of the Cross
Tuesday 3/26- Easter Egg Hunt
Wednesday 3/27- Mass 10AM
12PM Dismissal
Thursday 3/28 Spring Break begins
The learning of sight words is extremely important on the kindergarten level. Throughout the year, we study several words each month. Knowing these words will help the students enter formal reading instruction easier as they are able to recognize, write and read many of the words they will encounter in print.
As they move through the year, these words will make their way into books, poems and stories. Knowing the words already makes it more comfortable for them as the words appear on a daily basis.
To make it enjoyable and more developementally appropriate, our kindergarten utilizes videos on youtube, Jack Hartman, Dr. Jean, Storybots, to name a few.
Each day, we sing, dance and spell words. This fun approach creates an atmosphere of little risk and results in quick learning that truly sticks.
Through our Reading program the students will learn the following words: the, little, I, am, to, a, have, is, we, my, like, he, for, she, with, me, see, look, they, of, you, are, that, do, one, two, three, four, five, here, go, from, yellow, blue, green, what, said, was ,come, where.
Additionally, with our phonics program Fundations the students will learn these words: and, are, is, as, be, & by.
These are not the only words we will be learning. We also learn several other words through our sight word songs.
Monday: Music, Art
Tuesday: Gym
Wednesday: Technology
Thursday: Art
Friday: Spanish
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jPXm_KZKNK7YJ2wdoGXdPLDM3GwSh1VD6Tehe5TbrVo/edit#heading=h.ihysy0a2e4o2
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17hP7AkaSPnrRXGJAYj28CI-mOZu5ilQPQGJJX4FvPqw/edit
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xhtfuvJvHdzA1fRO9ewcLNbUfWnxZY4U/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/drive/search?q=my%20favorite%20things