Student Life

The whole class gathers for the daily ritual of morning meeting. This is a time focused on building relationships, SEL skills, and community. We use the Responsive Classroom approach and Second Step program to support SEL. 

Literacy instruction includes read-aloud, shared reading, phonetic development, and decoding skills. Students progress through developmentally appropriate learning experiences while building their literacy skills. 

These research based programs cover essential pre-literacy skills including letter knowledge, phonemic awareness, and phonics. These skills are essential for students to be ready for kindergarten literacy.

Whole group lessons and small group centers present math concepts in a way that helps students develop number sense, one-to-one correspondence, and mathematical reasoning. We use the Bridges Math Program to guide math instruction.

Rest Time is an important part of our Pre-K. Students have mats and take the opportunity to rest their minds and bodies. While students do not need to sleep, they need to stay on their mat quietly so that others may sleep.