Kindergarten at Holy Spirit is a well-balanced, full-day program. The foundations for learning and social interaction are developed over the course of the year in preparation for a successful transition into first grade. Our academic-based kindergarten program stresses development of appropriate social interaction in the classroom and during play time.

In Kindergarten, each student will participate in:

RELIGION

• Bible stories including The Creation Story and Noah's Ark

• Angels are God's messengers 

• Being a unique Child of God 

• Prayers: Sign of the Cross, Hail Mary, Our Father, Glory Be, and Angel of God

READING

• Recognize and name letter and letter sounds using Animated Alphabet 

• Decode grade level material using ConsonantVowelConsonant (CVC) and sight words

• Identify author and illustrator of a story

• Identify main idea, characters, and setting with prompting and support

• What I Need (WIN) groups

ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA)

• Identify multiple meaning words

• Identify non-fiction, fiction, and poem texts

• Writing: capitalize first word in a sentence and the pronoun "I," recognize and name end punctuation, produce opinion pieces with prompting and support.

• Learn and produce appropriate upper and lowercase letter formation using Handwriting Without Tears 

MATH

• Numbers and number words 1-20

• Composing and decomposing of numbers 

• Addition and Subtraction up to 10

• 2D and 3D shapes

• Measurement 

• WIN groups

SOCIAL STUDIES

• Economics: Needs and Wants

• Civics/Government: Communities

• Geography: Me on the Map

• History: State of Kansas 

SCIENCE

• 5 senses

• Identify body parts

• 4 seasons and selecting appropriate dress for each

• Observe and chart the weather

• Identify plant parts

• Identify various animal characteristics 

FIELD TRIPS

• Pumpkin Patch

• Kaleidoscope

• Union Station-Theater for Young America

• Science Lab at Shawnee Mission South