Kindergarten
 
Kindergarteners at Presentation have very busy days because they are a real part of the school and participate in all the school activities.
 
We recognize that it is important to learn how to share and take turns before you can master the academic skills, so our kindergarten is an exciting time where there is a focus on socialization and making friends.
 
We use the Math Their Way curriculum. It is a real hands-on approach to learning and the students are very engaged. Numbers are explored daily through the calendar, using place value to keep track of how long we have been in school, and starting to do early addition. A lot of fun is incorporated into learning about letters and how their sounds join together to make words. It is amazing all the words our kindergarteners learn to read so quickly.
 
Friday—which we call Center Day—is everyone's favorite day of the week. Parent volunteers come into the classroom and supervise five different activity centers. These small groups enable many fun, hands-on science and math activities. The adults are able to hear the children read and to help them with pre-reading skills.
 
And of course, we have the acclaimed Buddy Program that pairs each kindergartener with an eighth grade student. The eighth grade "buddy" visits with his kindergarten "buddy" almost every morning as well as at scheduled project times where the buddies do experiments or other activities related to what the kindergartener is learning. The buddies also attend mass together.
 
The Buddy Program is so unique and so effective that KARE-11 News featured it on its "What's Cool in Our School" segment.
 
Finally, our kindergarten parents enjoy the convenience and additional education provided by the before and after school care of the Presentation Childhood Learning Center located within our school building.