Owensboro Catholic Schools - Kindergarten Programs
If your child will be starting Kindergarten in the fall of 2008, we are excited to offer two types of Kindergarten Classrooms at the Elementary K-3 Campus: a Traditional Kindergarten Class and a Kindergarten Transition Class.
Traditional Kindergarten:
- Provides children with Best Practice and positive experiences that lay the building blocks of developmentally appropriate learning for children in their first year of Kindergarten
- Takes children “where they are” socially, developmentally, and academically in order to help them develop a solid foundation for learning and success
Criteria for Traditional Kindergarten Class:
- Students who may or may not have attended preschool and have not had any previous Kindergarten experience
- Students who will be 5 years old by October 1, 2008.
Kindergarten Transition:
- Extends the transition from kindergarten to first grade by providing an interim year between Kindergarten and 1st Grade
- Gives children the benefit of time to mature and become more confident academically, socially, and emotionally, while allowing them to move forward at a faster pace to ensure a solid foundation for beginning 1st grade the following school year
Criteria for Transition Kindergarten Transition:
- Students who are currently enrolled in Kindergarten and would benefit from an additional year of Kindergarten
- Students who will be 6 years old by October 1, 2008, AND demonstrate that they are academically and socially ready for a more advanced curriculum.
Children need a Readiness Quiz filled out by their current preschool teacher in order to be considered for placement in the Transition Kindergarten Class.
If you have further questions about the Owensboro Catholic Schools or about our Kindergarten Programs, please feel free to contact me at 684-7583. We look forward to becoming an integral part of your child’s school life!
Sincerely,
Lori Whitehouse
Owensboro Catholic Elementary K-3 Campus Principal