Junior Kindergarten – Sacred Heart School – Saratoga
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Junior Kindergarten
Junior Kindergarten
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2022-08-09T19:12:54-08:00
Junior Kindergarten: A Sacred Heart Tradition
A commitment to Early Childhood Education has a long and strong tradition at Sacred Heart. Offering one of the very first programs of its type in the Diocese, Sacred Heart’s Junior Kindergarten program offers the unique benefit of being a fully licensed program that is designed to transition seamlessly into the Kindergarten program. Unlike all Transitional Kindergarten (TK) programs, our Santa Clara County license ensures that highly qualified and certified Early Childhood Education experts design the learning experiences and teach
at all times
, and that a superb teacher to student ratio is
always
maintained.
We believe that children learn best in a balanced program that emphasizes social-emotional growth, free-choice opportunities, and the development of budding academic skills. Junior Kindergarten eases the transition between Preschool and Kindergarten. Our fully-equipped Junior Kindergarten classroom facility is a beautiful, bright, and engaging space that emphasizes our balanced philosophy, with ample and safe indoor and outdoor play areas.
Our licensed Junior Kindergarten program runs five days a week with the option of choosing either
Half Day
(8AM – 11:30 AM), or
Full Day
(8 AM – 2:45 PM).
Our
developmental
curriculum focuses on developing curiosity, creativity, and imagination that fosters a sense of excitement and joy towards learning among all students. The
academic focus
of the program is centered on Language Arts skills, Math, hands-on Science, social skills, and Religion. Students also enjoy instruction from specialty teachers in Science, Music, Spanish and Physical Education.
Our
Catholic faith curriculum
is centered on the values of respect, inclusion, forgiveness, and cooperation. Our Catholic value of serving others is instilled throughout the grades from Junior Kindergarten on up to 8th grade, and students engage in service opportunities and attend monthly Mass.
Our
academic program
is designed by our professional educational staff trained in Early Child Education specific for the needs and requirements of this age group. Our highly experienced Director leads an early Childhood Education specialist teacher, an instructional aide, and academic specialty teachers. We offer an excellent teacher-to-student ratio of 1 teacher to 8 students, or fewer. All our teachers are committed to ensuring that each child is actively learning throughout the day. The Director and teachers focus on building a strong and communicative home and school partnership with our families.
We take pride in our campus facilities and technology. Our modern and brightly lit Junior Kindergarten classroom is fully equipped with a kitchen, child bathrooms, interactive touch-display monitor, and dedicated large play area with new and developmentally-appropriate play structure.
Our school campus is situated in over 11 acres of land and has two science labs, a fully-equipped gymnasium, an art studio, science garden, library, two math specialty classrooms, a gorgeous grassy field, and a large blacktop play and lunch area.
Junior Kindergarten is considered our first and primary point into our excellent grade school program that runs up through 8th grade.
Religion
As a Catholic Junior Kindergarten, religious development is of primary importance to us. It will be approached age appropriately and in the total context of the child’s life. We believe values are cultivated in a child not only through direct teaching, but also through example experienced in everyday situations. Your child will learn short prayers to be said at meals and at group times that strengthen the value of being thankful. Songs, stories, and activities will often be of a religious nature.
Focus
• To proclaim God’s presence and goodness
• To center on Christ
• To learn simple and relevant scripture such as the Good Shepherd, Christ and the children
• To participate in the Parish Community
• To prepare students for Christian leadership
Social Development
We provide a loving environment, stressing a positive approach to success in daily activities. We encourage the development of self-respect for oneself, for others and to respect authority in and out of the classroom.
Language Arts
Reading/Phonics Readiness
Your child will learn to:
• recognize his/her name
• recognize upper and lower case letters
• understand the reading progression from left to right
• recognize basic colors and shapes
• identify initial consonants
• become a confident communicator
Your child will learn to:
• write letters and numbers
• write his/her name
• copy shapes and words
• the ways to listen effectively and speak clearly
Your child will learn to:
• follow simple directions
• use language to express thoughts, feelings and ideas
• listen to speaker and react appropriately
• take turns speaking and listening in a group
• love and enjoy literature
Your child will be exposed to:
• fairy tales
• fables
• modern stories
• poetry
• finger plays
• flannel board stories
• nursery rhymes
• bible stories
• a variety of age appropriate picture books
Mathematics
Your child will learn to:
• count by rote to 20 or more by ones
• count by rote to 20 in Spanish
• understand one to one correspondence
• arrange objects by size and length
• make a pattern using objects
• understand a simple calendar
• understand the days of the week and months of the year
Science
The Junior-Kindergarten standards follow the ‘Next Generation Science Standards (
NGSS
)’.
Your child will learn and experience:
hands-on science through weekly purposeful projects
how to make careful observations
the importance of cause and effect and how to apply that understanding to the natural world
the joy of being scientists
Social Studies
Your child will learn to:
• understand concepts of movement
• understand the world around them
• understand the world is inhabited by many cultures
• understand the people around us
Art
Your child will learn to:
• use scissors and paste
• explore with finger paint
• explore with easel painting
• explore with crayon, chalk and markers
• explore different textures
Music
Your child will learn to:
• explore movement of their body in space
• explore rhythm
• enjoy different types of music
• sing simple songs and rhymes
• explore simple musical instruments
• play with bean bags and streamers
Cooking
Your child will learn to:
• enjoy simple recipes for healthy snacks
Spanish
The child’s brain at this age is especially receptive to different languages. Your child will learn Spanish by:
• learning songs
• learning to count by rote
• speak basic words
Understand basic commands
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13718 Saratoga Avenue
Phone:
(408) 867-9241
Fax:
(408) 867-9242
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