Kindergarten

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Program Descriptions

Three different programs to give your child an educational advantage.

Complete Kindergarten Accredited Program

• Open from 6:30am - 6:30pm. Instructional times 8:30am - 3:00pm
• 1:12 ratios (small class size)
• Degreed teachers
• 42/43 weeks of instruction
• Before School and After School Programs
• Public school holidays, teacher in-service, early and late dismissals, snow days included all at no extra charge

AM Program

• Before School Program (starting at 6:30am)
• Bright Beginnings' Kindergarten Enrichment Program
• Busing from Bright Beginnings to New Fairfield Public School Kindergarten
• Home or return to Bright Beginnings (close at 6:30pm)

PM Program

• Home or drop off at Bright Beginnings in the morning, bused to New Fairfield Public School (open 6:30 am)
• New Fairfield Public School Kindergarten
• Busing from New Fairfield Public School to Bright Beginnings Kindergarten Enrichment After School Program (until 6:30pm)

Download Kindergarten Flyer (PDF Format - 196KB)
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Curriculum

Reading Readiness

Most kindergarteners are not ready to read when they enter school in September. Two important steps must be developed before children will learn to read: processing information and pre-reading skills. New Fairfield Bright Beginnings utilizes a reading textbook based on age-appropriate literature.

Objectives:

• Name and identify each letter of the alphabet
• Understand that written words are composed of letters that represent sounds
• Know the difference between individual letters and printed words
• Know the difference between capital and lower case letters
• Understand that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters
• Learn to apply letter-sound correspondences to begin to read
• Know that print moves left-to-right across the page and top-to-bottom

Language Arts

We focus on four basic areas: oral skills, listening skills, literature and handwriting.

Objectives:

• Write his/her name and other important words
• Write each letter of the alphabet, both capital and lowercase
• Dictate messages such as news and stories for others to write
• Learn the vocabulary of school such as numbers, shapes, colors, directions and categories
• Distinguish fiction from nonfiction, including fact and fantasy

Mathematics

The math program is based on a textbook that focuses on manipulative and hands-on learning to illustrate math concepts at a level the students can understand.

Objectives:

• Classify, compare, and group objectives by attributes
• Construct, identify, and use numerals
• Add and subtract up to the number 10
• Describe and identify shapes
• Understand sets, concept of one-half, and lengths
• Recognize and evaluate money

Social Studies and Science

The science and social studies activities are often incorporated into the Reading Readiness program.

Social Study Topics

Self-family-community-school

Holidays-geography

Town/community-careers

Ecology-famous people

Science Topics

Objects and their properties

Human body

Animals and plants

Weather and the seasons

Art

Creativity is essential to learning. We focus on four major goals:

Create

Design original and imaginative works; express visual ideas; develop observation skills; demonstrate knowledge and application of materials, technique and forming process

Know

Learn about arts and crafts of today’s culture

Value

Participate in school and community activities related to art, community and the world

Grow

Develop a sense of self-confidence, maturation and direction; develop physical coordination and motor skills; provide opportunities to work together cooperatively, and develop a sense of responsibility and respect for materials, works of others and the environment.

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