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Kindergarten EnrichmentHandbook

2 Father Tierney Circle

Washingtonville, New York 10992

Phone (845) 496 7221

Fax (845) 496 3159

www.stmaryslittlelambs.org

stmaryslittlelambs@gmail.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Staff 3

Mission Statement 4

Goals5-7

Admission and Financial Policies 8

General Guidelines 9

Arrivals and Dismissals 9

Birthdays 9

Clothing 9

Medical Forms 9

Weather 10

Teamwork 10

Staff

2014-2015

PARISH ADMINISTRATORFather Jeffrey Maurer

DIRECTORVal Wojnicki

SECRETARYDiane Meore

TEACHERRegina DeFazio

Rebecca Pagan

ASSISTANTSPat Guarneri

Cathy Goodwin

LET THE CHILDREN COME TO ME

(Matt. 19:14)

MISSION STATEMENT

St. Marys Kindergarten Enrichment program is dedicated to providing social, emotional, physical, and academic growth, within a Catholic setting. Our five-year olds will be motivated by new and exciting experiences, which will enrich and reinforce the standards set by NYS for Kindergarten. Our goal is to provide a program that develops age appropriate milestones for our children in a safe and nurturing environment. Little Lambs is devoted to developing each childs talents and strengthening their abilities.

Social and Emotional Goals

Jesus calls each of our little lambs to develop their own special gifts.

Exploration, discovery, language and motor development are integrated through play, arts and crafts, drama, early stages of literacy, age appropriate print conventions and prayer.

All our children will be given the opportunity to develop their independence in a secure and loving environment.

Physical Goals

Each day our children will engage in outdoor play with their peers.

Activities within the classroom will address age appropriate fine motor skills through a variety of activities.

Academic Goals

Our program at Little Lambs will be aligned with the standards set by New York State for Kindergarten age children.

We will address age appropriate print conventions, phonological awareness skills, phonics, comprehension, writing, language and listening skills; numbers, operations and problem solving through:

listening games

sequencing

detecting and production of rhyme

word and sentence structure

awareness of syllables in words

identification of initial consonant sounds, ending and medial sounds

identification of and matching of upper and lower case alphabet letters

segmenting of syllables and phonemes within a given word

one to one correspondence of letter and sound

develop short vowel patterns through a multisensory approach

identifies grade appropriate sight words

can draw on prior knowledge

make predictions

identifies story elements

begins to develop emergent writing skills using letter sounds

Development of vocabulary

Awareness of print (writes own name and alphabet letters)

Math Skills

Demonstrates 1 to 1 correspondence

Sorts and classifies objects by position, shape, size, color, number of corners, etc.

Understanding of symmetry

Identifies, copies, extends and creates patterns

Can count to 100 by 1s and 10s

Identifies the five basic shapes (circle, oval, square, rectangle, triangle)

Draws the five basic shapes

Identifies numerals (0-10)

Labels sets (0-10) with correct numeral

Compares sets of objects and uses the terms equal, more than, or less than correctly

Can count backwards from 10

Identifies coins (penny, nickel, dime, quarter)

Joins and separates sets of objects

Tells time to the hour

Identifies half versus whole

Divides sets of objects into equal groups

Measures length with a variety of non-standard measurements

Compares measurements and uses the terms shorter, longer, taller, heavier, cooler, holds more, etc. correctly)

Uses positional words to explain location (left, right, on, off, inside, between, above, below, etc.)

Makes and interprets simple graphs

Has understanding of addition and subtraction concepts

Develops math vocabulary

Fine Motor Skills

Holds pencils and scissors correctly

Cuts on lines

Colors within the lines

Gross Motor Skills

Hops on both feet together

Hops on one foot (left and right)

Marches

Gallops

Skips

Home Skills

Recites address from memory

Recites telephone number from memory (including area code)

Recites birth date (including year)

Demonstrates the ability to put on and fasten outer clothing (unassisted)

Ties shoes

Social and Work Habits

Puts forth best efforts in work

Takes care of school materials

Uses self-control to follow school rules

Works independently

Completes work in a reasonable amount of time

Follows directions

Listens attentively to others

Stays on task

Willingly participates in activities

Kindergarten students are introduced to science and social studies topics as well to enrich their general knowledge. Some sample topics are:

Possible Science Topics

Natural Sciences: animals, plants, weather, space, earth science

Physical Sciences: magnets, float and sink, etc.

Health and Safety: teeth, Mr. Yuk, body parts, nutrition and food groups, five senses, fire safety, etc.

Possible Social Studies Topics

Home: Self/Family/Friends

Community: community helpers

History: Holidays such as Thanksgiving, Presidents Day, Martin Luther King, Jr.s Birthday, Memorial Day, etc.

Economics: wants and needs

Government: respecting rules and rights of others

ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL POLCIES

ADMISSION POLICY

Admission is open to all children in St. Mary's Parish, as well as the surrounding community in the Tri-State area.

To be accepted in the Kindergarten Enrichment program, children should be five years old or reach their fifth birthday on or before December 1st of that year.

Class size will be limited to a ratio of 10:1. Priority will be given to returning St. Mary's Little Lambs children. New students will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.

FINANCIAL POLICY

A non-refundable first time registration fee of $50.00 will be payable upon receipt of a completed registration form. This fee will include the activity fee which covers class trips and graduation. For returning students; the registration will be $35.00.

TUITIONFor the school year 2014 - 2015, the monthly tuition is $175.00.Monthly payments are due on or before the 5th of each month. The monthly tuition reflects the total program tuition, divided over a payment period of ten months, and therefore is not prorated due to holidays, snow days, vacations or cancellations.The Director will address any delinquency in tuition payments. TUITION REFUNDS

When moving, tuition refunds will only be given for the month your child leaves, if he or she has attended only one week of that month.

Security tuition will be returned, up to the 15th of October; if for any reason you must leave our program. After this date, the security deposit is non refundable.

GENERAL GUIDELINESARRIVALS AND DISMISSALS

Promptness in your child's arrival is important for the child's participation in the activities of the day. Our formal day begins at 9:15. Please be prompt for dismissal. If you are unavoidably delayed when picking up your child, please call us at 496 - 7221. We will make arrangements to care for your child until your arrival. The safety of the child will always come first.

We will only dismiss your child to another person's care if we have this request in writing prior to the start of the school day. This is essential for your child's safety.

Carpools are encouraged. Please inform us of any carpool arrangements.

BIRTHDAYSWe realize that your child will be celebrating his/her birthday at the public school, therefore we will not be celebrating with treats at Little Lambs as well; but will sing Happy Birthday and wear a birthday crown for their special day.CLOTHING

Although there is no dress code at Little Lambs, children should be dressed in comfortable, washable clothing that is suitable for sitting on the rug. Clothing should allow for self-dressing, which fosters a sense of confidence and independence. Pants with elastic waists are preferable until they can manage more difficult fasteners. Sneakers are best for steps and ladders.

Please place some form of identification in your child's jackets and sweaters that may be worn to school.

Since we spend part of each day outside, weather permitting, it is essential that your child come dressed properly for both the weather and the season.

If you know that your child may occasionally have a toileting accident, please provide a change of clothing in a zip lock bag with your childs name, teachers name and am or pm class clearly marked on the bag. We will keep that here at school in case of an accident.

Smocks will be provided when painting, but be aware that clothing may be stained nonetheless. All our paints used in school are washable.

MEDICAL FORMS

All students must have a cop