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In
our toddler program
(2-year-olds) we
will inspire the
child to examine,
create and share
as he/she broadens
their language through
interactions with
teachers and classmates
in a safe, nuturing
environment. Sensory
and repetitive activities
transform these
new experiences
into knowledge.
Some
skills we will be
developing with
your toddler:
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Social/Emotional/Self-Help |
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Encouragement
to identify common
objects and speak
in 3- to 5-word sentences |
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Express
their emotions in
healthy and safe ways |
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Learn
the concepts of group
play |
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Learn
sharing and friendships |
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Introduce
personal hygiene and
dressing skills |
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Cognitive |
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Understand
problem-solving |
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Incorporate
music, art, and dramatic
play to encourage
and shape the child’s
creativity and imagination |
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Identify
shapes and colors |
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Counting
and alphabet skills |
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Identify
common objects |
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Motor
Skills |
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Gross: |
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Strengthen
large muscle groups |
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Encourage
climbing, jumping,
hopping and running |
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Fine: |
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develop
through finger paint,
clay and collages |
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Growing
Years Nursery program
(3-year-olds) is
a fully developmental
program enabling
your child to advance
socially, emotionally,
and creatively at
their own pace.
Activities
are selected to
encourage your child
to think, to communicate,
to participate,
and to grow in a
safe comfortable
and loving atmosphere.
The
following is a group
of goals that your
child will be developing
throughout the year:
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Social/Emotional |
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To
feel comfortable and
safe in a group situation |
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To
express feelings and
needs |
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To
begin to solve social
problems with or
without a teacher's
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Motor
Skills |
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Gross: |
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To
feel comfortable with
their bodies and explore
running, climbing,
jumping, and other
movement skills |
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To
begin to dress themselves |
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Fine: |
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To
use pencils, markers
and scissors effectively |
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To
manipulate small
toys in an appropriate
manner |
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Cognitive |
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To
develop the ability
to focus in group
situations (story,
music, small group
time) |
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To
develop the abillity
to choose an activity
and work on it for
an appropriate length
of time |
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To
develop language
and conversational
skills |
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To
develop memory skills
(stories, songs, shapes,
and games) |
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Growing
years pre-kinderten(4
year olds) is a
fully developmental
program enabling
your child to advance
socially, emotionally,
and creatively at
their own pace.
Activities
are selected to
encourage your child
to think, to communicate,
to participate,
and to grow in a
semi-structured
comfortable loving
atmosphere.
The
following is
a group of goals
that your child
will be developing
for the year: |
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Social/Emotional |
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Encourage
sharing and including
other children |
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Encourage
expression of feelings |
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Consistency
with limit-setting |
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Provide
opportunities for
experiencing success |
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Cognitive |
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To
develop the ability
to choose an activity
and work on it for
an appropriate length
of time |
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Be
able to recognize
basic shapes, colors,
and math concepts |
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Recognize,
write and use phonic
sounds for letters |
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Recognition
and writing of numbers
1 - 10 |
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Develop
memory skills |
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Physical |
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To
provide activities
and material conducive
to fine motor control
(i.e. cuting, ripping,
tracing) |
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Encourage
independence (buttoning,
dressing and doing
things for self) |
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To
feel comfortable with
their bodies. Explore
running, climbing,
jumping and other
movement skills. |
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Growing
Years kindergarten
is a fully developmental
program enabling
your children to
advance socially,
emotionally, and
academically at
their own pace so
as to be fully prepared
for entrance into
1st grade.
Activities
are selected to
encourage the kindergarten
child to think,
to communicate,
to participate,
and to grow in a
semi-structured
comfortable loving
atmosphere.
Our
Program is based
on the Creative
Curriculum series
along with the Weekly
Reader and Scholastic
Magazine to help
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Able
to write first and
last name |
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Recognize
upper and lower case
letters |
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Phonic
skills |
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Reading
skills including:
Sight words, blends,
common word vocabulary
Individual level
reading books
Writing skills,
printing words &
forming simple sentences
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Develop
math concepts:
Writing & recognition
of numbers
Addition and subtraction
skills
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Computer
skills |
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Classification
and sequencing |
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Rhyming
skills |
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Developing
listening skills |
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Fine
motor development |
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Gross
motor development |
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Music
Awareness/creative
movement |
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Storytelling/self-expression |
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Special
Features: |
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Small
group ratio |
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Monthly
science units |
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Creative
art activities |
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Several
independent field
trips |
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Quarterly
progress reports
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Graduation
program and ceremony |
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Stars: |
Introducing
children
to stretching,
movement
exercises
and
a different
sport
each
week. |
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| Crafts: |
Creative
projects
featuring
different
seasonal
and
holiday
themes. |
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| Computers: |
Programs
teaching
basics
to advanced
learning
games. |
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| Yoga: |
Qualified
instructor
introducing
children
to beginning
postures
and
positions,
stretching
and
breathing. |
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***
All programs usually
run 6 - 8 weeks
and
there are 3 sessions
per year.*** |
