Compass Kindergarten: Language Arts (Sem 1) WAITLIST

Description:

Can your child sit in a circle for story time? Line up for lunch? Take turns talking? This one-day, 3-hour (half-day) program is a "taste" of kindergarten for 5- year-olds. Start your child's week off right with "Mornings with Miss M" at Compass Kindergarten. Children will work in a small group with an experienced early elementary educator for this dynamic, play-based program that offers regular interaction and socialization.

This fun, activity-based program will create rhythm and routine in a homeschooled kindergartner's week and give them a sense of community and a peer group. Children will practice routines and transitions as they move through the morning. Each session will include some simple structure such as a daily arrival song/greeting, circle time, story, snack time, activity, lunch, active game, and closing/goodbyes. Through games and activities, they will also practice key childhood social skills such as sharing, taking turns, and entering play with others. Academic basics such as the ABCs, days of the week, colors, shapes, and number sense will be integrated into activities involving fairy tales, nature and art. The teacher will provide ideas for parents to work on at home with their child during the week.

Compass Kindergarten is offered in three weekly sessions: Monday, Wednesday, or Friday. Registration is stand-alone for each day so parents can register for one, two, or all three. While each kindergarten class will give children the opportunities for learning and playing in a social environment along with classroom routines, each of the three days will focus on a particular area of study and discovery of how each is connected.

On Mondays, the focus will be on Language Arts where students will be exposed to folktales, seasonal stories, and classic favorites while also practicing basic reading and writing skills such as sound blends, digraphs and long vowel sounds.

Readiness Students must be age five (5) by the start of the program or have the teacher's approval for younger. To be successful in this program, entering kindergartners must be able to do the following preschool-level skills: (1) be able to separate from parents with little discomfort; (2) be able to sit and listen to a story or stay on a task for 10 minutes; (3) be able to follow simple, age-appropriate directions from the teacher or another adult; (4) be able to write and recognize his/her first name; (5) be able to hold and use crayons and scissors correctly; (6) be completely self sufficient in a public restroom (wiping, flushing, washing hands, etc.)

Other Notes:

  • Children should bring a bagged lunch and water bottle to each session.
  • There is a $50.00 material fee for class consumables due payable to the teacher on the first day of class.
  • Parents can choose to drop children off for this program (different than Compass's school-year policies for 55 minute classes.)
  • Registration for this program is by 13-week semester.
  • Parents who are shopping around or applying to alternate kindergarten programs should review the Compass withdrawal policy.

Free Event

Start Time: 10:00 am
End Time: 12:55 pm

Start Date: September 9, 2024
End Date: December 9, 2024

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If some emergency should arise with your student, we will first contact the primary parent/guardian indicated with the registration. In the event that we cannot reach you, please provide an additional emergency contact.

Release/Waiver

By registering for classes and checking the box below, you accept the following Release and Waiver: "In consideration for all classes, tutoring, workshops, activities, etc., (the "Instruction") by Compass Homeschool Enrichment LLC, and its subcontracted instructors, I agree to release and hold harmless from any and all claims, demands, and damages against Compass Homeschool Enrichment LLC, or anyone in its employment in connection with the Instruction, including all claims and causes of action of negligence, personal injury, and property damage."

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