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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
assistance |
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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
develop
creative
thinking
skills. |
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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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| Sports
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.*** |
