THANK YOU

FOR JOINING US!!

Happy Creek
Early Learning Center
Informational Meeting
for parents registering their child/ren
into Junior or Senior Kindergarten.

Monday, March 13th, 2017

11:00 12:00
Mindful Room
St. Gregory Catholic School
Our OPEN HOUSE will be on May 1st from
HAPPY CREEK
9:30 to 11:30. We look forward to meeting JR./SR.
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We are a Catholic Faith School Family.
We are a blended Community of Learners.

We work as a team. [Parents/Child/Staff]

We build custom tailored programs which are developmentally appropriate around the interests,
strengths and weaknesses of your child.

We are a PURPOSEFUL play based, Reggio Emilia flavoured classroom.

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CENTER

What is the Happy Creek

Early Learning Community?
 Our Program Highlights
Your Reassurance Checklist
Certified Teachers with Diversified Early Childhood
A place to
LEARN
Training and Background
and
Catholic Faith Permeation
GROW Focus on Social / Emotional Development
and Conflict Resolution is Learned and Practiced
SHARE Rich Literacy and Numeracy Opportunities
and Plenty of Activities for Creative Expression
SUCCEED. Fine Motor Development Through the Arts and Centers
Gross Motor Development Through Outdoor Education
Developmentally Appropriate Practices

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Our
NEW Kindergarten
Changes
Monday to Friday SK
No School Fees for SK

Monday/Wednesday JK or
Tuesday/Thursday JK HAPPY CREEK
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EXCITING
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 The benefits of play
are recognized
by the scientific
community.

There is now
evidence that neural
pathways in
childrens brains are
influenced and
advanced in their
development through
exploration, thinking
skills, problem
solving, and
language expression
that occur during
play.

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 Thoughts of Play
Did you know
Children in play-based
kindergartens have a double advantage
Many children struggle to live up
over those who are denied play: they to academic standards that are
end up equally good or better at developmentally inappropriate.
reading and other intellectual
skills, and they are more likely to
become well-adjusted healthy people.

ARTICLE
This report
Crisis in the
Kindergarten
is based on
nine studies and
Why Children analysis.
Need to Play
in School 2009
Many experts believe that when
children are being denied the Play is one of the vital signs
benets of play which is a major of health in children. We do
stress reliever, this is not know the long-term
contributing to a rise in consequences of the loss of play
frustration, stress and in early childhood, but this has
anger/aggression in young become a concern for
children, reected in increasing pediatricians and
reports of severe behavior psychologists.
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Young children who develop these
skills have better chances of
succeeding later on at school, and
carry the skills with them as they grow older.

Pre-academic Skills Include

being interested in books

enjoying being read to
understanding that letters and numbers are symbols that mean
something
being able to retell basic parts of a story
recognizing certain logos (e.g. McDonalds golden arches)
being able to engage in simple and complex phoneme awareness
exercises
identifying letters of the alphabet
matching forms and letters
demonstrating an understanding of one to one correspondence
scribbling
imitating vertical and horizontal strokes
completing simple and complex sequences HAPPY CREEK
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Cognitive Development
Pre-academic Skills
 Developmentally Appropriate
Practices in Our Junior Kindergarten
SCHEDULE
8:25 Free Time with Senior Kindergarten
9:30 Carpet Learning: Jolly Phonics / Childrens Bible /
Finger Play & Songs / Story / Baking [JK Only]
9:45 Snack [JK Only]
10:00 Free Time [JK Only]
10:50 Story Time/Dance Parties [JK Only]
11:00 Dismissal

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 Implemented Programs & Activities
Developmental Areas of Growth
RELIGION LITERACY MATH FINE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL GROSS
MOTOR MOTOR

In Gods Image Daily Five Center Center Class Outdoor

Structure Explorations Explorations Meetings Mindfulness Education/
Palisades
Supplemental Interactive Carpet Handwriting Conscious Conscious Outdoor
Resources Writing Learning Without Tears Discipline Discipline Education/
Beaverboard
Walk

Center Writers Smartboard Occupational Roots of

Explorations Workshop Activities Therapy Empathy Skiing
Support
Carpet Class/School Cooking/
Learning Library Baking Tobogganing

Jolly Phonics
Playground

Speech
Language Gym
Pathologist
Support

Center
Explorations Dancing

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SENIOR KINDERGARTEN SCIENCE Science in Alberta Center Parent Christmas
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 Developmentally Appropriate
Practices in Our Senior Kindergarten
MORNING AFTERNOON
SCHEDULE SCHEDULE

8:25 Free Time 12:55 Free Time

Small Groups Small Groups
9:30 Carpet Learning 2:00 Clean Up
for Both Groups Carpet Learning
SHOW ME
10:00 Snack 2:40 Bus Students
and I forget;
Leave
TEACH ME
10:20 Outdoor Time End of Day
and I remember; Gathering
for Pick Ups
INVOLVE ME
10:50 Carpet Learning 2:55 Dismissal
and
for Both Groups
I LEARN.
11:30 Apples &
Bananas Switch
12:00 Lunch
12:35 Outdoors

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 ASSESSING CHILDRENS
DEVELOPING AND LEARNING

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 Communication with
Parents
Homeroom App
Education
is a shared Agendas
commitment
between
dedicated Face to Face
teachers,
motivated
students and
enthusiastic
Phone Calls
parents with high
expectations.
Emails
-Bob Beauprez

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 SK Reporting Practices
Currrently Under Division Review

Term One
EYE report card
Parent Interview

Term Two
Student Led Conferences
Parent Observational Report

Term Three
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 Your child will start off by attending
school 2 or 3 days per week.

Check your summer mailout to know the

exact days.

Both classes begin full days, 5 days per

week starting after Thanksgiving.

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Senior Kindergarten Gentle Entry

 Junior and Senior Kindergarten
Mail Out
Your package will arrive the beginning of July.
School re-opens Monday, August 21st.
There will be an Open House on Friday, September 1 st
from 11 to 12. Please feel free to bring your school
supplies at this time.

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 Thank
you for
coming
!!!!!!!!

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