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Our Nursery curriculum focuses on social, motor, language and visual development. This curriculum is provided in a loving and safe environment which is faith based. We are teaching the children to respect themselves and others. We work on all of these areas together through daily routines and activities. Social - Social growth is developed in both large and small group settings. We are teaching the children to play and work cooperatively together. The children are taught how to work out problems, and how to ask for help when they need it. Through all aspects of our daily routine the children are learning how to listen and follow directions. We start with one-step directions and build up to two-step directions. Motor - Throughout the year we will be working on both gross and fine motor skills. In the area of gross motor we work on running, jumping, and hopping. In the area of fine motor we work on small muscle coordination such as stringing beads and building with blocks. We also begin to work on crayon, pencil, and scissor control. Language - Language is used in every aspect of our day. We work with the children to speak in sentences, and participate in group discussions. The children also must verbally identify their colors, shapes and numbers 1-5. Visual - Visual skills are also taught throughout the year. The children match colors, shapes and sizes. We also work on shape and color recognition. Also the children work on recognizing their first names and the letters in their first name. Religion - We follow a Religion series which is called I Am Special. This series focuses on making your child feel special. It is broken down into three units. The first unit is called Look At Me. In this unit the children learn about what makes each of them special. The second unit is called Look Around Me. In this unit the children learn about what makes the world around them special. The third unit is called Let’s Celebrate and it focuses on the Holidays. Spring is in the air and summer is not far behind! Apirl was a great month!! We continued working on the alphabet this moth and finished all the letters.This was a very exciting accomplishment in our classroom! We also began wokring on our third in Getting Ready to Read with Mother Goose. We worked on a variety of spring projects and spent time outside in the beautiful weather! In religion we learned about Animals,Fish, Water, Air, Birds, and Light. The children learned some new spring songs and we were able to read many new stories. Now with May here we have a busy month ahead of us!! We will continue working on our number books picking up with the number 6, and we will work up to number 10. We will be doing a variety of projects that will center around counting, sorting, and graphing. We will also finsih the thrid unit in Getting Ready to Read with Mother Goose and start working on the fourth unit. In religion we will be learning about Flowers, Trees, Sand, and all the things that go along with loving one another such as, helping and sharing. Also thing month, we will be praying to Mary, outside around her statue, at the beginning of each class. We will be talking about Mary in class and why she was so important. All of our parents are invited to join us in prayer and celebrate Mary this month. We will also be working on a special project, but shh, it is a secret! With the school year winding down we are all looking foward to our class trip to the Adventure Aquarium at the end of the month!We hope to see you there!
Curriculum-Our Pre-K curriculum focuses on social development, motor control, language, visual and math skills. This curriculum is provided in a loving and safe environment which is faith based. We are teaching the children to respect themselves and others. We work on all of these areas together through daily routines and activities.
Social - Social growth is developed in both large and small group settings. We are teaching the children to play and work cooperatively together. The children are taught how to work out problems, and how to ask for help when they need it. Through all aspects of our daily routine the children are learning how to listen and follow directions. We are working towards listening and following three and four step directions. Motor - Throughout the year we will be working on both gross and fine motor skills. In the area of gross motor we work on running, jumping, hopping, skipping, tossing, and catching. In the area of fine motor we work on small muscle coordination such as stringing beads and building with blocks. We also continue to work on proper pencil grip, and control of crayons, markers, pencils and scissors. Language - Language is used in every aspect of our day. We work with the children to speak in sentences, and participate in group discussions. The children must verbally identify the colors. We also work throughout the year on reciting the alphabet in sequence. Visual - Visual skills are also taught throughout the year. The children match colors, shapes and sizes. We also work on shape and color recognition. Also the children work on recognizing and writing their first names. The children will learn to copy circles, horizontal, and vertical strokes. Throughout the year the children will also learn to recognize the uppercase letters in the alphabet. Math – Children will identify the shapes circle, square, triangle, rectangle, diamond and oval. We will also focus on one to one correspondence. Children will recognize and write numbers 1-10 and count by rote to 20. We will also explore patterning and classifying. Religion - We follow a Religion series which is called I Am Special. This series focuses on making your child feel special. It is broken down into five units. The first unit is called God Made Me. In this unit we talk about what makes each child special. The second unit is called I Can Discover. In this unit the children learn about the five senses. The third unit is called I Discover God’s Gifts. In this unit the children learn about God’s creation and what makes the world around them special. The fourth unit is called I Can Love. This unit focuses on abstract areas such as helping, sharing, waiting, listening and praying. The fifth unit is called I Can Celebrate and it focuses on the Holidays. During the month of July, the Early Childhood Center presents a Camp program for children, enrolled in Our Lady of Good Counsel School, ages 3, 4, 5 and Kindergarten children entering Grade 1. The camp hours are 9:00 AM to 11:15 AM. Features:
The Camp is run by teachers from the school assisted by 8th Grade and High School Counselors.
*** SUMMER CAMP 2008 *** Week #1: July 7th to July 11th - Fun with Bugs Week #3: July 14th to July 18th - Hawaiian Vacation The cost for each child is $100 with a $25 registration fee. Registration is open and continues until all available spaces are full. You may register for one or two weeks. For more information call the Early Childhood Center at 856-235-5371 Click here for Summer Camp Flyer ClicK here for Summer Camp Registration Form
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