Announcements

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The Month of May

During the month of May we honor The Blessed Mother and the Rosary.

Please check your email for this weeks materials.

Happy May!

God Bless.

Mrs. La

Class Schedule

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Pre K 4 Curriculum

Welcome to my classroom!

I am the Pre-K 4  Full Day teacher at Saint Giles.

My class begins at 8:05 and ends at 3:10.

We start our day with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, jobs, and circle time.

Listed below are some highlights of our curriculum.

Our curriculum highlights :

Religion (Stories of God’s Love, RCL Benziger)
Provide an opportunity for each child to understand that:

• God created the world and all that is in it
• God loves him/her
• God gives us signs of his love
• Jesus is God’s only Son and that he died for us

Language Arts (Happily Ever After, The Rowland Reading Program)
Provide an opportunity for each child to learn to:

• Handle a book and track print from left to right and top to bottom
• Identify and name the letters of the alphabet
• Understand letter-sound relationships
• Listen with understanding
• Relate prior knowledge to new information
• Respond to verbal directions

Math(Hands On Standards program)
With the use of manipulatives, we provide an opportunity for students to:

• Demonstrate early understanding of measurements using non-standard units
• Order objects
• Sort and classify objects by a variety of properties
• Recognize, count and write numbers
• Demonstrate one-to-one correspondence
• Add and subtract with the use of manipulatives
• Recognize and name two and three dimensional shapes

Science
Hands on experiences, prompt students to:

• Ask questions about organisms and events in the environment
• Use simple tools to measure and relate data
• Discuss differences between living and non-living things

Music/Movement/Finger plays/Large Motor

Music and movement activities are incorporated into our day in order to foster the children’s natural enthusiasm for music and movement into a positive and fun learning experience.

Social Studies/Kindness Curriculum/Social Emotional
Through current events, literature and daily routines, children learn to:

• Help each other & treat people fairly
• Identify roles/jobs in the classroom and community
• Describe traditions and holidays

Art

Children develop:

• Fine motor skills
• Experience using various media
• Have Fun!