Curriculum 

Our curriculum is based on the belief, and supported by research that preschool aged children learn through play.  While the children are playing, singing, dancing, coloring, listening to stories and sharing in circle time, our teachers are gently nurturing and guiding each student's individual development.

The teachers follow a comprehensive and age appropriate curriculum focusing on cooperation, socialization, personal growth and development.  At SNS, we strive to provide the most positive and successful first school experience for our students.   We believe this success will lay the foundation for developing our students into lifelong learners.

Social & Kindergarten Readiness Skills:
manners/respecting others sharing/cooperation/participation
rules-understanding that rules are made for health & safety

Listening & Speaking:
sharing experiences in a group discussion
listening to stories and creating a related project learning behaviors associated with good listening & speaking appreciation of literatureexpressive and receptive language skills

Language Arts/Reading & writing
Handwriting Without Tears Program:developing proper writing habits and skills
Readiness:recognizing & writing namerecognizing & writing upper & lower case lettersletter-sound associationvocabulary developmentconcepts of print, such as "pretend" readingstory detail - comprehension, predictiondevelopment of fine motor skills

Math:
recognizing primary and secondary colors
recognizing numeral, verbal counting
recognizing geometric shapes
patterns comparing size of objects
sequential concepts - understanding first and last concepts of a calendar

Social Studies/Science/Health:
gross motor development
personal hygiene/healthy mind and body
weather
observation and prediction
five senses
community awareness
observe holidays and celebration of our community and nation.

Art/Music:
artistic expression using a variety of mediumsbeat, rhythm, movement, instruments