Kindergarten

Academic success begins in kindergarten!

Kindergarten is an exciting time for all students and families as they enter into their elementary school years.  In accordance with our school’s mission statement, we aim to launch our students into academic excellence while remaining rooted in Catholic values.  At St. Paul Catholic School we not only focus on educating students in all academic content areas, but we are also intent upon forming our students to live, love, and grow in our Catholic faith.  The academic curriculum we utilize in kindergarten is consistent with the programs used in sequential grade levels.

• In language arts, we begin the year honing our phonological awareness skills and progress into emphasis specifically on phonemic awareness and segmentation of phonemes.  We introduce and learn high frequency words throughout the year and practice them in our daily literacy center activities and rotation. For the development of  reading comprehension skills,  we focus on identifying character, setting, and parts of a story. Our writing program allows students to not only practice  writing letters and words but to form sentences and begin writing stories.
• For math and science, we explore the foundations of both of these subject areas.  We study the scientific method, geometry, measurement, currency,  time, addition, subtraction, and data collection and comparison.  We introduce science in a hands-on fun fashion with experiments and field trips throughout the year.
• Our faith and religious studies are woven into every aspect of our day. We study the Bible, learn prayers, offer intentions, and attend Mass. An important aspect of our religious studies is putting our Catholic faith into practice by living like Jesus: being kind, thoughtful, and selfless.  Our classroom is blessed to have a weekly visit to our school’s Atrium in association with the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Program.  The Atrium is a specially designed on campus learning environment for children to enjoy time together praying, working, and contemplating the mystery and presence of God in our lives.  Our students experience connecting the liturgy and understanding the gift of the Eucharist through gestures and arranging realistic articles that are used during mass. 
• Our focus in social studies is to establish an awareness of self in relation to the world around our students.  We study communities, citizenship, problem solving, our country, and our world throughout the course of the year. 
• Students in kindergarten also have the advantage to flourish outside of our classroom during enrichment classes.  Our kindergarteners attend these special classes that include  library, music, art, physical education, guidance counseling sessions, and technology throughout the course of the week.  Our students enjoy the opportunity in these special classes to participate  in group projects, school performances, and sporting events.

In kindergarten we challenge students to explore the wonderful world of learning through interactive activities and a systematic approach to present the knowledge that is necessary to succeed in today’s complex world.   As kindergarten students embark upon elementary school, our goal is to propel them into their primary scholastic career as  life-long learners.   We know every child has a chance to launch into and grow in faith, knowledge, and excellence in our kindergarten here at St. Paul Catholic School!

Our school is offering you the opportunity to purchase your child’s school supply kit for 2022-2023. Orders are due by July 15!

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