• Transitional Kindergarten

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    Due to the new SB 1381 Law,
    children who turn five years old between September 2nd, 2018 and April 2nd, 2019
    will now be enrolled into the Transitional Kindergarten Program
    instead of into the Traditional Kindergarten Classroom.
     
    The Transitional Kindergarten will consist of the following:
    Social Emotional Learning

    Social & Emotional Learning

    ~ Expresses emotions
    ~ Regulates attention and impulses
    ~ Shows empathy & cooperates with others
    ~ Participates in pretend play
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    Physical Development  

    ~ Stands, jumps, and can maintain balance
    ~ Can toss & catch
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    Speaking & Listening

    ~ Listen to directions and stories

    ~ Can take turns at listening and talking
    ~ Asks questions and describes topics
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    Language

    ~ Identifies parts of the body
    ~ Uses familiar words, prepositions, and nouns

    ~ Can print some letters
     

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    Reading 
    ~ Can hold a book and pretend to read
    ~ Points to pictures/letters in books
    ~ Verbally describe characters from stories

    ~ Can recognize first name
    ~ Can identify some uppercase/lowercase letters

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    Phonological Awareness
    ~ Claps for words in a sentence
    ~ Can orally place two syllables together to say a word
    ~ Can orally form compound words
    ~ Can produce sounds and rimes

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    Writing
    ~ Draws freely grabbing tool correctly
    ~ Draws vertical and horizontal lines
    ~ Draws round shapes
    ~ Draws or scribbles to express ideas/words
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    Mathematics
    ~ Sorts & classifies objects
    ~ Recognizes, duplicates, and extends patterns
    ~ Counts to 20
    ~ Recognizes numbers & counts objects to 10
    ~ Compares numbers to 5
    ~ Adds & subtracts within 5
    ~ Identifies, describes, and constructs 2-D shapes
    ~ Compare size & weight of objects
     
    New aspects within the Transitional Kindergarten Program alone consist of:

    ~ Utilizing iPads within all content areas
    ~ Integrating the ST Math Program on the iPads
    ~ Designating areas for creativity and innovation through art, music, and movement
    ~ High focus on language and social-emotional development
    ~ Strong emphasis on collaboration