The Skylark Classroom(Kindergarten Class)
The Skylark
is our Kindergarten class and has teacher - student ratio of 13:1. The kindergarten
is a 5 full day per week adventure featuring:
Writers Workshop: weekly practice
to develop writing skills
Morning Message: modeling writing, sentence structure and vocabulary
building.
Academic Choice: language center with rotating activities, listening
station, writing practice, matching games etc.
Alphabet Story: Cumulative Narrative used to develop phonemic
awareness and writing fluency.
Math & Science: Science gives direct application to math in
monthly themes, that include; geology, biology, matter, force, earth,
gardening, diversity & interdependence, collecting & interpreting
data.
Ethical Values: each month the skylarks are introduced to a
different value through stories, sharing, and group activities October-
Inner light November - Benevolent Truthfulness
December - Sharing January - Helping
Hands February - Simple Living March - Cleanliness April - Contentment May - Community Service June - Circle of love
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