We love our 4-year-old and 5-year-old kindergarteners!  The option of half day or full day is offered to our 4-year-olds.  Our 5-year-olds spend the full school day at Mount Calvary.  This allows our families to easily have multiple students at Mount Calvary and simplify drop-off/pick-up.  Our 5-year-olds are encouraged to act like big brothers and sisters to the 4-year-olds in preparation for moving to 1st grade.  Every once in a while, activities are done together, but the learning objectives are very different because of their developmental stages!

4-year-old Kindergarten

• 75 min nap, 30 min recess, 2 snack times
• Learn the alphabet and sounds
• Phonemic awareness
• How to print letters
• 20 sight words
• Nursery rhymes
• Fine motor development activities

5-year-old Kindergarten

• 60 min quiet time, 30 min recess and snack time
• Reading: Focus is on phonological awareness, phonics, and high-frequency words.
• Math: Start learning addition, subtraction, and measurements.
• Science: Making things move is one of our favorite units.
• Social Studies: Research the geography of the neighborhood and learn about time, chronology, and symbols.