5-Year-Old Kindergarten Program
Mighty Oaks
Our kindergarten program, called Mighty Oaks, is for 5-year-olds and meets five days a week. Children must be 5 years old by September 30 and fully toilet trained.
Class Size: 10-18 with 2-3 teachers
Days: Monday - Friday
Times: 8:30-1:30; Thursday 8:30-11:30
Objectives for Mighty Oaks
To provide opportunities to develop a positive self-image and feeling of confidence
To practice kindness, empathy, sharing and rule following by appreciating and respecting each other
To practice and support conflict resolution skills to become successful problem solvers
To practice and strengthen independence
To accept the balance of work and play
To engage in inspired authentic risk-taking play through TimberNook opportunities
To feel comfortable and confident in small & large groups
To embrace learning in all areas of development
To develop strong core muscles and gross and fine motor coordination through play & Mighty Oak yoga
To appreciate knowledge, literature, different cultures, science, math and music
To strengthen a connection with nature and foster sustainable practices
To increase attention span and develop whole body listening skills
To increase the ability to follow multi-step directions
To strengthen memory and recall skills
To learn left-to-right progression
To recognize and print upper- and lower-case letters
To develop phonological awareness though rhyming, recognizing alliterations, segmenting sentences into words, identifying syllables, blending and segmenting onset-rimes and phonemic awareness.
To develop the ability to associate sounds with appropriate letters in CVC (consonant vowel consonant) and decode words
To recognize and use high frequency words in language arts
To develop an awareness of the passage of time
To recognize, print and order numbers 0-20 on a number line
To recognize and compare shapes
To strengthen understanding of fundamental math skills using a variety of manipulatives
To add and subtract single digit numbers
To increase stamina in preparation for transitioning to a longer school day
Multi-Age Club Acorn
A Multi-Age Program
Size: 10-18 with 2-3 teachers
Days: Thursday
Times: 11:30-1:30
This multi age program focuses on empowering our children to make a positive difference in our community. Sign ups offered on a monthly basis.
