KINDERGARTEN 4 YEAR OLD…K4
KINDERGARTEN 5 YEAR OLD…K5
FIRST GRADE PROGRAM
The Program goals of Divine Redeemer Catholic School Early Childhood Education Program will meet the unique needs of all children by providing:
- A nurturing Christian and safe environment that promotes a child to explore and be challenged in order to develop optimum motor and cognitive skills and strategies.
- Group activities that give children the opportunity to expand new ways of thinking, decision making, and problem solving.
- Developmentally appropriate and traditional activities that foster intellectual, language, physical, creative, and social/emotional development.
The Pre-Kindergarten Program
The Pre-Kindergarten Program provides the basic elements of Religious education, language development, math/science readiness, personal-social development, fine and gross motor skills, art, music, physical education, library, and Spanish.
The Kindergarten Program
The Kindergarten Program provides further development of the elements that were acquired in Pre-Kindergarten. Kindergarten offers a variety of activities which develop the readiness skills for reading, writing, and math. Faith development and Catholic ideals are integrated throughout our program.
The 1st Grade Program
Divine Redeemer School’s 1st Grade encourages the students to excel in an environment that focuses on academics, social awareness, community, and of Faith development.
The First Grade Program provides the foundation for reading fluency. The Language Arts Program incorporates a multi-level and diverse approach to the teaching of language arts. Opportunities are provided for shared and guided reading so that the students will work towards becoming independent readers.
The teaching of math allows the children to develop number skills through computation, shapes, patterns, money, and time.
RESOURCES FOR THE PROGRAM SPECIAL AREAS
Interactive SmartBoard Music education
Computer centers Physical education
Manipulatives Spanish
Individual “white boards” Art and craft activities
Library
PROGRAMS
Open Court Reading Program
Sadlier Math Program
DAILY CLASS SCHEDULES
K4 CLASS SCHEDULE
7:40-8:00 Homeroom
8:00-8:30 Calendar Circle Time
8:30 – 9:15 Religion
9:15-9:30 Snack Time
9:30-10:00 Language Arts Special Areas:
Arts and Crafts
10:00-10:30 Math Music
Physical Education
10:30-11:30 Lunch and Recess Spanish
Library
11:30-12:00 Science/Social Studies activities
School Mass on Friday beginning in Nov
12:00-1:00 Story time followed by naptime
1:00-1:45 Arts and Craft activities
1:45-2:15 Playtime
2:30- Dismissal
K5 CLASS SCHEDULE
7:50-8:15 Homeroom
8:15-8:30 Religion Special Areas:
Arts and Crafts
8:35-9:50 Language Arts Music
Physical Education
9:30-9:50 Snack Time Spanish
Library
9:55-10:40 Math
School Mass on Friday beginning in Nov
10:45-11:10 Recess
11:15-11:25 Story time
11:30-12:00 Lunch
12:00-12:30 Writing
12:30-1:00 Rest time 1:50-2:25 Recess
1:00-1:45 Interactive Smart Board, Art activity 2:30 p.m. Dismissal
1st GRADE SCHEDULE
7:50 -8:00 Morning prayers with the school
8:00-10:30 Language Arts Block (with a break for snack)
10:30-11:15 Math SPECIAL AREAS
Music education
11:15 – 12:15 Recess and lunch Physical Education
Spanish
12:15-1:00 Special Areas Art and craft activities
Library
1:00-1:30 Religion
School Mass on Mondays, Fridays,
1:30-1:50 Spelling and Holy Days
1:50-2:30 Science/Social Studies
2:30-2:50 Homework review and closing prayers
2:50 Dismissal with the school
THE EXTENDED SCHOOL PROGRAM
The before and after school program provides parents the convenience of having care to complement their work hours. The before school program opens at 6:30am until classes begin. This program also offers breakfast. The after school program begins after school hours and closes at 6:00pm.
The K4 (four year old program) follows DSS and State Guidelines’ and is Registered with the State of South Carolina.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR K4
- Having the appropriate immunizations as required by the State of South Carolina
- Students entering the K4 Program must be 4 years old by September 1st
- Students must be fully toilet trained. This is a strict requirement.
- Incoming students must take entrance readiness assessment testing
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR K5
- Having the appropriate immunizations as required by the State of South Carolina
- Students entering the K5 Program must by 5 years old by September 1st.
- Students must take entrance readiness assessment testing
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR 1ST GRADE
- Having the appropriate immunizations as required by the State of South Carolina
- Students entering 1st Grade must by 6 by September 1st. If coming from another State, that State’s beginning start date will be honored.
- Students must have completed Kindergarten
- Students will be given entrance assessment testing
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