The Kindergarten experience provides a transition environment from the home, the nursery school or the pre-kindergarten program to the structure of formal schooling. The Kindergarten prepares the child for future learning through a developmentally appropriate program with attention to individual readiness and by exposure to structured activities and formal skills.

Our full day program at Sacred Heart builds on the child’s previous experiences and then blends those with formal instruction. It is a balanced program; one that includes hands-on activities, play, and the use of learning centers, as well as the introduction of formal skills, all with the goal of preparing the children for what they will experience in first grade.

Socialization skills and creativity are strong components of our program at Sacred Heart. Opportunities to shine are especially highlighted during our Small Blessings Christmas play, the activities involved in Grandparents’ Day, Junior Olympics, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and the Graduation ceremony. So many great things happen in Kindergarten!

The curriculum includes:

• Daily instruction in Religion
  
  
• Daily instruction in Math
  
  
• Daily instruction in the following areas of Language Arts:
1. Oral Language
   
   
2. Shared Reading
   
   
3. Word Work
   
   
4. Communication Skills: Speaking, listening, writing, comprehension
   
   
• Daily involvement in Learning Centers
  
  
• Music
  
  
• Physical Education
  
  
• Science
  
  
• Computers
  
  
• Art
  
  
• Social Studies
  
  
• Library
  
  
• World Language (Spanish)

Socialization skills and creativity are strong components of our program at Sacred Heart. Opportunities to shine are especially highlighted during our Small Blessings Christmas play, the activities involved in Grandparents’ Day, Junior Olympics, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and the Graduation ceremony.

So many great things happen in Kindergarten!