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CHDS Pre-K / Kindergarten (Pre K/K)

Home CHDS Pre-K / Kindergarten (Pre K/K)
Preschool Age4 years – 6 years
Program Days4-days, 5-days
Preschool HoursFull Day: 7:30 am – 5:30 pm

Half Day: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm

Pre-K / Kindergarten (Pre K/K) Classroom

“I Am Learning To Read.”

Our Pre K/Kindergarten accredited program raises the learning bar for children as they prepare to leave Happy Day and enter kindergarten. Our advanced accredited program continues to support social and emotional growth while guiding children to learn new and more challenging concepts throughout the year. We aim to strengthen and reinforce self-sufficiency in the school setting, and give each child opportunities to show independence. Our goals are to provide children with the skills they need to work alongside others and develop their curiosity to be life-long learners.

We supplement a rich, monthly curriculum using the Harcourt Trophies Language Arts Program. We focus on phonemic awareness; word blending, building, and decoding; and shared reading to promote comprehension, vocabulary development, and fluency; and writing to express ideas through words and pictures. Children regularly participate in circle-time, and read-aloud, look at books independently, and occasionally engage in small group guided reading. We aim to immerse children in an environment rich with print and endless opportunities to read, write, share, and listen. By the end of Pre K/Kindergarten, children “Are ready for kindergarten!”

Superheroes are a topic that inspires and motivates Pre K/Kindergarten children. A unit of superheroes includes the following activities:

  • Literacy: Read Ladybug Girl and create our own Superhero identity. Draw a picture and write some words about our identity.
  • Math: Children are “super solvers” and will solve simple math problems using manipulatives and then practice writing numbers.
  • Art: What is a logo? Create a logo for our superhero identity.
  • Social/Emotional: Who are everyday superheroes? How do we define hero in everyday roles; police, fire fighters, nurses, teachers?
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5 days ago

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Today we read Yoga Friends and did lots of partner poses! Namaste! ... See MoreSee Less

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This week in Pre-K/K we learned about how a cloud collects water droplets until it is too heavy, and then it begins to rain. To demonstrate this principle we created a cloud experiment in our room. First we filled a large jar with cold water, then we added a shaving cream cloud on top, and took turns adding blue water droplets a few at a time. We watched in amazement as the cloud began to rain into the jar below. ... See MoreSee Less

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After having a discussion about animals and hibernation,Ms Jane Ann read The Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson and the P2 friends made their own cave and pretended to hibernate! ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

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Pre-K/K friends are learning about fairytales! This week they pretended to be the three little pigs by engineering houses out of straws, popsicle sticks and blocks. When they were done the big bad wolf, Ms. Leana, came to see if they could blow their houses down! It was lots of fun and a wonderful lesson in teamwork. ... See MoreSee Less

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