Tell me more about Kindergarten!
Kindergarten at Sweet Grass is a half day program. Students may register for Kindergarten for the 2024 - 2025 if they turn 5 on or before December 31, 2024. So they must have been born in 2019.
Our Kinder team works with the Specialized Learning Support team who provides specific supports to Kindergarten students such as occupational therapy (hand grips, writing techniques), Speech Language Pathologists, Behaviour Specialists and specialized assessments if needed. In addition, the Spanish Kinder class has a Spanish Language and Culture assistant that participates in the class throughout the year.
In Kindergarten, there is a daily communication pouch that goes back and forth from home to school each day. Teachers also provide monthly newsletters, calendar of events and other important school information on Schoolzone. Schoolzone is our online platform for communicating with parents. Parents will receive login and password information on the first day of school.
The Alberta Kindergarten Curriculum which has 7 areas of focus in Kindergarten:
English Language Arts and Literature
Mathematics
Physical Education and Wellness
Science
Social Studies/Citizenship and Identity
Creative Expression
We are so lucky to have portable Chrome Book carts and SmartBoards in each classroom and we try hard to incorporate technology in our daily teaching. However, we also believe in a good balance of using technology and the more traditional pencil and paper learning, looking through books for information as well as teaching and learning through active play and movement.
A typical day in Kindergarten would consist of:
Starting with: calendar (counting, months/days of week/year, weather)
story time
group work/individual work
library – once a week
music – fabulous music teacher whom everyone loves, singing, dancing, drums, games
gym
computers
snack and recess
Please remember your child will be welcomed and loved the minute they walk into the school. We always try to maintain a warm, safe, and caring learning environment where individual differences are respected and celebrated.