If your child will be 4 years old by December 31 of the school year and is registered in the regular 2 or 4 day program, you may join the Friday class. Friday class is something you don’t want to miss out on as this class is more focused and detailed. Pre-writing skills are developed only in the Friday class. And you’ll notice a difference with having the extra Friday class as this will prepare your child for Kindergarten, with more development of listening skills, independence, creativity, and confidence. Even the Kindergarten teachers have mentioned that the extra Friday class improves a child’s transition to Kindergarten and they notice a difference with the kids being more prepared and ready. 

Our focus in the Pre-Kindergarten class on Friday involves:

• To develop abilities to concentrate (sit down and listen)
• Independently doing assignments (first listen to the instruction and then start working)
• Active listening 
• Patience (wait your turn and don’t get upset, if it’s not your turn to speak)
• Speaking in front of the class
• Learn how to manage feelings
• Develop good manners
• Discuss topics (voicing your opinion; accepting other kids opinion)
• Paraphrasing stories (helps them comprehend) 
• Working in groups (everyone matters to fulfill the task)
• Number recognition and counting 1-10 (different way to show numbers)
• Recognizing shapes, colors, opposites, and sizes
• Practice cutting
• Pre-writing skills (letter recognition, beginning sounds and writing of own name)