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Welcome to St. Mary’s!
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Is your child ready for
Kindergarten?
Eileen
Allen Pam Landi
Maureen Lauda
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Kindergarten is the first step in your child’s school career.
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your child so…….
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In preparation for the “Big Day”, =
there are a few things you can think about to make sure your child comes to school “ready to learn”.
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There are 5 areas of “readiness” to think about.
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The first indicator of readiness is perhaps the most basic…..
physically?
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The second indicator of readiness is your child’s social
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Have they had positive experiences with other children in preschool or other group settings?
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The third indicator is your child’s approach or attitude to learning.
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Do they enjoy creating things with art materials o=
r building blocks?
Can they make decisions when given age appropriate choices?
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dressing and bath=
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with it until they
succeed?
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g new friends, doing what
“the big kids do”?
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when looking at books?
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