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For kindergarten children, Hopedale offers a 1,2 3 or 4-afternoon(Monday to Thursday) "Reading Counts" program.  For three year olds, we offer  2- or 3- morning  (Tues/Thurs or Mon/Wed/Fri) programs.   All of our programs focus on social, cognitive and physical skills, always with the philosophy of learning through play. The adult:child ratio is 1:6 for 3 year-olds and 1:8 for kindergarten.  Morning classes are from 9:15 to 11:45 am; afternoon classes run from 1:00 to 3:30 pm.

3-year old program

Here are some of the objectives of our 3-year old program:


- Social skills like taking turns, sharing and using words to express anger and frustration. The teaching team act as role models, illustrating the skills with appropriate play, demonstrating sharing and taking turns.

- Recognizing the alphabet and numbers from 1 to 10, counting to 20 and learning basic colours and shapes. These skills are acquired through free play and learning circle time.

- Improving fine motor control through dressing themselves, puzzles and crafts. An ever-changing array of creative materials is always on hand for young artists.

- Increasing attention span and learning classmates' names. Two circle times per class offer stories, music, rhymes and games.

- Improving gross motor control through outdoor play and indoor "exercise". Children can throw, catch and kick balls, hop and jump obstacles and build with large blocks in our own fenced outdoor play area or try kids' yoga and dancercise!


"Reading Counts" program

The primary focus of READING COUNTS is literacy and numbers.  This program is designed to harness the skills and knowledge that Kindergarten children are already learning in school and then expand upon it.  With an 8:1 student/teacher ratio, each student has one-on-one time with the teacher, allowing them to learn and progress at their own skill level.

There are five focus areas where literacy and numbers are taught through: Language, Math, Science, Personal/Social Development and the Arts.
LANGUAGE
  • oral communication -ie. sharing stories
  • reading
  • comprehension and phonics
  • creative writing
  • letter recognition
 MATH
  • number sense and numeration
  • measurement
  • spatial sense and geometry
  • patterning
  • data management and probability
 ARTS
  • dramatic play
  • creative activities
  • knowledge of elements and forms
 PERSONAL/SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
  • self-awareness or self-reliance
  • health and physical activity
  • problem solving
  • social relationships
  • awareness of surroundings
  • co-operative activities with peers
SCIENCE
  • exploration and experimentation
  • use of technology




 
 
 FOCUS FOR EACH WEEK:  There are many topics covered in each week:
 
  • printing table
  • shared reading
  • word study
  • word and letter activity sheets
  • phonics games
  • educational computer games
  • cooking activities
  • calendar
  • language
  • learning carpet
  • 100’s
  • art activities
  • songs sung and in print
  • science
  • phonics
  • dramatic play
  • math 
 (*Learning carpet: understanding of math and language through kinesthetic learning)

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FREE CHOICE ACTIVITIES:
All Free Choice Activities are always linked to numbers or literacy.  These activities include: puzzles, dramatic play, sensory bin, book centre, blocks, sensory table and construction.
 
In typical Hopedale fashion, we are dedicated to going above and beyond what is expected of a preschool.  The READING COUNTS program includes all of following features:  

Fees

Fees for the programs are  

                                          $155/month for 3-year/3 morning

                                          $105/month for 3-year/2 morning

                                                    "Reading Counts" 1 afternoon $65/month

                                                                     2 afternoon $105/month

                                                                     3 afternoon $155/month

                                                                     4 afternoon $195/month