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(Updated 3/2008)
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KINDERGARTEN
Mrs. Elizabeth Stroika
Mrs. Charlotte Flynn
Mrs. Celeste Healy; Mrs. Connie Thibodeau
School Supplies
Religion
By the end of Kindergarten, students will:
- recognize that creation includes the sky, world, animals,
and people as a gift of God's love for us
- realize that God's love for us gives us families, teachers, and neighbors
- identify that God's love gives us Jesus who teaches
us how to love God, ourselves, and others
- celebrate God's love for us by loving God, Jesus, and
others
- recognize that Sunday worship allows us the opportunity
to thank God for His love
Language Arts
By the end of Kindergarten, students will:
In Pre-reading/Reading:
- know upper and lower case letter names and be able to match them
- recognize and produce rhyming words
- track and count each word in a spoken sentence and each syllable in a spoken word
- segment and blend onset and rime in one-syllable words
- know letter-sound relationships
- blend sounds to decode
In Writing:
- dictate stories for others to write
- write using pictures, some letters, and inventive spelling
- participate in shared and interactive writing
In Spelling:
- spell independently using pre-phonetic knowledge, knowledge of letter names, and
sound-letter knowledge
- spell age-appropriate high-frequency words
In Grammar:
- recognize the difference between a sentence and a question
- recognize and know when to use a period, question mark, and exclamation mark
In Vocabulary:
- use picture clues to help determine word meanings
- recognize age-appropriate high-frequency words
In Penmanship
- print whole name
- write both upper and lower case letters of the alphabet
Mathematics
By the end of Kindergarten, students will:
- count and recognize numbers to 100
- show one to one correspondence using numbers, pictures, and objects
- recognize and complete patterns using different colors
- print numbers 0-20
- classify and sort in a variety of ways
- use appropriate vocabulary to describe measurement, position and geometric shape
- replace numbers 0 through 10 missing in a sequence
- demonstrate the concept of one-half
Science
By the end of Kindergarten, students will:
- investigate the basic elements of Physical Science, including magnets, aerodynamics, static electricity, electricity, air, and bubbles
- observe and describe daily weather and seasonal changes
- describe objects using simple tools and communicate observations
- differentiate between living and nonliving things
- observe similarities and differences in the appearance and behavior of animals
- describe various landforms
- compare and contrast objects based on one physical attribute
- observe the major structure of common plants
Social Studies
By the end of Kindergarten, students will:
- increase awareness of the needs and feelings of others and accept responsibility for individual tasks
- understand the roles and responsibilities of a family, community, or school member
- describe and discuss similarities and differences that exist among people and communities
- develop a sense of directionality
- begin to learn about rules and choices
- put events in temporal order (calendar)
- begin to understand technological progress
- learn the Pledge of Allegiance
World Language - Chinese
By the end of Kindergarten, students will:
- verbally identify family members, including grand parents
- identify facial features
- count from zero through one hundred
- identify colors and shapes
- understand some phrases related to class activities and daily life.
- write one through fifty with brush and ink in simplified chinese style; know the basic structure of a Chinese character
- sing several songs and understand the meaning of them
Computer Technology
By the end of Kindergarten, students will:
- identify the computer as a machine that helps people work and play
- identify the physical parts of the computer system
- demonstrate respect and appreciation for the work of others
- locate and use letters, numbers and special keys on a keyboard
- place the cursor at a specified location
- practice use of the mouse
Library
By the end of Kindergarten, students will:
- understand/explain the arrangement of Easy books
- identify the parts of a book: cover, spine, spine label, title page
- understand the concepts of call number as book’s library address
- explain the call number for Easy books
- distinguish between storybooks and information books
- understand the concept of character
Art
Progressively from Kindergarten through Grade 2 students will:
- use a variety of materials and media (e.g. crayons, chalk, paint, clay) and various kinds of papers, textures, and yarns – and understand how to use them to produce different visual effects
- create artwork in a variety of two-dimensional and three-dimensional media
- learn to take care of materials and tools and use them safely
- learn the elements and principles of design and be able to demonstrate knowledge of the following skills:
- for color: explore and experiment with the use of color in dry and wet media, identify primary and secondary colors
- for line: explore the use of line in 2-D and 3-D works
- for texture: identify variety of textures in the environment and artwork
- for pattern and symmetry: explore the use of patterns and symmetrical shapes in 2-D and 3-D works
- create 2-D from direct observation
- create 2-D and 3-D from memory or imagination in order to tell a story or embody a fantasy or idea
- learn ways of discussing and viewing art
- classify artwork into general categories such as painting, collage, photography, sculpture, and pottery
- select a work or works created during the year and discuss them by explaining how the work was made and why it was chosen
Music
By the end of Kindergarten, students will:
- recognize and describe basic musical contrasts: high and low pitches, musical
patterns, etc.
- enjoy singing, moving to music and playing instruments alone and with others
- Demonstrate an awareness of music as part of everyday life
Physical Education
By the end of Kindergarten, students will:
- perform movement concepts including direction, balance, level (high/low) to extend
versatility and improve physical performance
- recognize that skill development requires practice
- identify body parts
- express body awareness and body's relationship in space
- participate with self-control in directed and non-directed physical activities
- show consideration for others in physical activity settings relative to safety
Library
By the end of Kindergarten, students will:
- listen to a story attentively without interrupting
- understand proper care and handling of books
- use appropriate library manners
- know the location of Easy (picture books) in the library
- understand the concept of title
- understand the concept of author
- understand the concept of illustrator
- follow proper checkout procedures
- return Easy books to proper shelf location by color
- place returned materials to proper location when entering library
- return books in a timely fashion
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