Welcome to the Kindergarten Center! We enjoy our young students and work hard to help them love learning. Our job is to build the foundations for learning, particularly in the areas of English Language Arts and Mathematics. We encourage each child to use his or her strengths to become enthusiastic lifelong learners. To achieve a successful school year and meet the expectations of the Learning Standards, we need your involvement and support. We have an outstanding staff, and we will work with you to make sure your child feels safe and enjoys every opportunity to be successful.
One95 Phonics Program
One95 phonics is a comprehensive system for literacy instruction that includes a whole class core phonics program along with intervention tools for more targeted support. Phonics instruction occurs in a daily thirty minute block building core decoding skills. Reading teachers support our classrooms teachers to ensure students have a solid foundation with letter and sound relationships.
World of Wonders & Wonders English Language Arts Program
Wonders curriculum integrates print and digital resources to teach foundational skills connected to reading, writing, speaking and listening. Students build knowledge and key understandings across time, borders and cultures by building background knowledge, vocabulary, language structures and verbal reasoning. Whole group, small group and independent targeted work are built into this program.
EnVisions Math
The Hudson Falls Primary School uses the Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley enVisionMATH program. The enVisionMATH program is a core curriculum for students in kindergarten through grade 6. The program seeks to help students develop an understanding of math concepts through problem-based instruction, small-group interaction, and visual learning with a focus on reasoning and modeling.
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: PBIS
During the first few weeks of school at the Kindergarten Center, the teachers teach our students how to follow the Tiger Way. We use our PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) lesson to teach these skills to students. Students are rewarded at the end of the week with our Tiger Way Cart. Throughout the school year, we stress the importance of being responsible, respectful, and safe. These themes are weaved into our morning announcements, classroom lessons, and assemblies that work nicely into our Character Education and SEL lessons.
Themes
- I can be Safe!
- I can be Respectful!
- I can be Responsible!
- I can be Helpful!
- I can be Brave and be Me!
- I can be a Good Friend!
- Be Proud!
