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For more than 65 years Pen Ryn has maintained a standard of excellence in Nursery through 8th Grade. The Pen Ryn School now offers a flexible Pre-K program for children who are 4 and 5 years old. Parents can choose 3, 4 or 5 full or half days.
Our goal is to prepare each child for a successful transition to Kindergarten in a caring, warm and safe school environment, and to provide a sense of personal well-being by cooperative play and a rich variety of learning experiences.The Pre-K teachers and the assistant teacher are experienced professionals in the field of early childhood education. They consider each child as an important individual. Pen Ryn will be a place for your child to explore, experiment and ask questions.
We provide stimulating activities which will enable your child to grow developmentally, academically and socially. To enhance their experience, Pen Ryn Pre-K will include field trips, music, art, physical education, library, computers and Spanish.
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Reading Readiness/
Language Skills
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· Exposure to the alphabet: letter names and sounds
· Recognize, spell and write first name
· Hold a pencil, marker, crayon correctly
· Draw pictures and dictate sentences about experiences
· Answer questions about stories
· Retell familiar stories
· Repeat simple nursery rhymes and finger play
· Understand concepts of print: left to right, holding books right side up.
· Develop fine motor skills: using playdoh, scissors, legos and writing utensils
· Build listening and sequencing skills
· Strengthen visual discrimination
· Build new vocabulary
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Math Readiness/
Cognitive Skills
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· Identifying basic shapes
· Identifying simple patterns
· One to one correspondence of objects
· Counting objects to 20
· Sorting by size, color and shape
· Matching: shapes, patterns and symbols
· Numerals 1-10: recognizing and understanding the relation between the numeral and the number of objects it represents
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Science/Social Studies
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· explore the five senses
· observe weather and plant life during each season
· investigate animals and their homes and habits
· observe insect life and nature
· introduce famous people, events, holidays and traditions
· explore modes of transportation
· explore types of work and workers
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Social Development
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· practice using manners
· practice sharing and taking turns in group situations
· practice problem solving skills in social situations
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Library
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· locate the library and become familiar with a quiet environment
· associate books with the library
· develop listening skills by answering questions and retelling a story
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Spanish
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· students are exposed to conversational Spanish
· students are exposed to Spanish vocabulary associated with the family, colors, pets, greeting, parts of their bodies, shapes, numbers and the Spanish Alphabet.
· language is taught through music and games that are familiar to children.
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Art
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· Creative exploration
· Variety of media 2d and 3d
· Identifying shapes and patterns
· Building fine motor skills
· Cutting, tracing, gluing
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Music
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· sing a melody on pitch and interpret various musical styles through creative movement
· perform in a concert
· keep the beat with rhythm instruments
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Physical Education
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· engage and enhance specific gross motor movement such as jumping, hopping, galloping and skipping
· participate in parachute activities that reinforce cooperation
· build with large domino blocks and stacking pins
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Computers
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· manipulate mouse to open a multimedia program or website
· integrate technology with curriculum to introduce, review and reinforce concepts
· understand developmentally appropriate terminology
· introduce games and activities using the Smartboard
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