Four-Year-Old Kindergarten (4K)

Students in the 4K program attend school five days per week from 8:30am-11:30am. Students in 4K will have Parent Outreach activities one Monday per month, in place of school. A snapshot of the skills your child will learn throughout the year is listed below. More details for each of these skills and how progress is assessed will be shared throughout the school year.

View the 4K school calendar here.

Math

  • Recognizes and writes numbers 1-20
  • Rote counts up to 30
  • Arranges groups of objects in one-to-one correspondence
  • Understands information found in a graph
  • Understands greater than/less than
  • Understands directional words
  • Generates and describes new patterns
  • Sequences events
  • Understands simple addition and subtraction through joining and removing objects

Literacy

  • Identifies between 12-21 capital letters
  • Identifies between 9-17 lowercase letters
  • Understands beginning sounds
  • Understands rhyming
  • Understands print and word awareness
  • Writes first and last name
  • Will write to show meaning (journaling)

Children learn most effectively at this age through social play. Most academic and social skills necessary to be successful in kindergarten and further years of education are addressed during organized activities in centers around the classroom.

Class Dojo is an app that is used for communication between the teacher and parents. Parents receive instant daily feedback on their child's behavior, along with pictures and videos of learning in the classroom!

So what's next?

CHILD FIND is a developmental screening program for young children living in the Sheboygan Area School District. CHILD FIND screening helps identify if a child is appropriately developing both physically and emotionally. At the screening site, school professionals are on hand to answer questions parents may have about their child’s development. In addition, information about a variety of community resources is available.  The CHILD FIND service is provided at no charge to the parent, and all information gathered is confidential. Screenings are typically held in early August.

Your Initial Family Visit is an opportunity for you and your child to come into the school to meet the teacher and see the classroom prior to the first day of school. A fun activity is planned for the child, parent and teacher to complete together and information about the upcoming school year is shared. This is also a great time to ask any questions you may have.

You will be contacted by a member of the school staff to schedule a CHILD FIND screening and to set up your initial family visit at school.