Kindergarten Information

• We use Go Math! and supplement with manipulatives, hands-on activities, games, and center activities to allow our students to build a strong sense of mathematical concepts.
• To teach reading, we use Letterland to teach phonics. Letterland gives each letter a character that students come to know and love, allowing them to recall their phonic sounds with more ease.
• We teach sight words using a student-driven method called Rainbow words where students progress through learning their sight words at their own pace. We also focus on 1-2 sight words each week as a class.
• Our science and social studies curriculum was created by LCA Kindergarten teachers and approach these subjects from a Biblical worldview. They include fun activities, crafts, and experiments to reveal God and His creation in a greater way.
• Writing is taught using Zaner Bloser for handwriting, and with a developmental writing curriculum which focuses on sharing ideas through drawings and simple, complete sentences.
• We are not textbook-driven.

Each day, lessons will be connected to Biblical truths and to helping students learn more about God. Each week has a theme that is connected to a weekly Bible verse that students memorize.

• Math: Hands-on activities (manipulatives) are used to teach concrete operations. Numbers 0 – 100, place value, 1 digit addition, sorting, patterning, addition and subtraction, measurement, time and the value of the penny, nickel dime and quarter, and developing number sense.
• Language Arts: letter sounds (beginning-middle-ending), letter identification/writing, rhyming, sequencing a story, making predictions, copying words, writing ideas; Writing: sharing ideas with pictures and at least one complete sentence
• Science: Seasons, weather, plants, life cycle of frogs and butterflies, body, 5 senses, earth science, space, oceans, magnets, animals.
• Social Studies: self, family, community, presidents, children around the world, continents, oceans, and mapping skills.
• Bible: Hebrews heroes of the faith, memorizing God’s word, Creation, the Fall, Salvation, Easter, and Christmas

It varies depending on when our Specials occur and on the needs of our students, but your child’s teacher will share the daily schedule with you.

Some examples of daily scheduled activities include Calendar time, Language Arts, Math, Science, Math and Language Arts Centers, Chapel, Bible, Storytime, and Quiet Time.

These are special classes that students visit weekly.  They include Library, PE, Technology, Art, and Music

Each class can have a maximum of 20 students. Kindergarten aides are utilized.

Has he/she been to preschool?  If so, then your child’s preschool teacher is an excellent resource to help address this concern.

You can also contact LCA to express your concerns and ask a teacher.  September 30 is the cut-off date.

At the beginning of the school year, Kindergarten does have a Quiet Time that allows them to rest their minds and bodies at the end of a full day of learning.

Parents provide a red and blue Kinder mat that their child will lie on. They do not need to sleep, just lie quietly. Children will be able to listen to music or audiobooks during this time.

For sanitary reasons, we do not allow blankets, stuffed animals, or pillows. Quiet time is brief, approximately 45 minutes, and we begin to phase it out in December. The rest time will be slowly taken away within the school year.

Girls and boys may wear neat, modest pants, jeans, shorts, or dresses that are in good repair. Illustrations on the garment may not be offensive. No bellies or backs showing. Shoes: tennis shoes for PE, sandals must have a back strap.

Yes, but it is minimal. Most of the homework is project-based and family-friendly. A monthly calendar and newsletter are sent home and include the due dates for homework. This information can also be found in your child’s Google Classroom.

Google Classroom will have each week’s learning topics posted for you. Announcements and information will be posted there as well. Monthly newsletters will go home to give an overview of the month and important dates. Teachers will often email information to you.

Yes – the café prepares hot lunches. Viewing menus and ordering can be done through RenWeb.

LCA has a crisis management plan that includes fire drills, lockdowns, and severe weather drills. We practice these as a class. An armed officer is posted at LCA and the building has locked/secure entrances.