A child does not have to be toilet trained before entering the school. Even a child who uses the toilet may temporarily regress when he or she encounters a new situation such as attending a school. If your child is in diapers or has experienced such a relapse, we will work out an appropriate plan with you when your child enters the school.
Together we can decide when your child is ready to be invited to use the toilet and what may be the best approach to take. If your child is in the process of toilet training, it will be more successful if he/she is dressed in appropriate clothes such as pants with elastic waist. The more the children can do themselves, the more successful they feel. Please make sure your child always has a change of clothes, with his or her name clearly marked on them. When children begin our program they are familiarized with our bathroom facilities.We encourage all children to use the bathroom before morning snack. The Level 1 group has more frequent visits to the bathroom. While the children use the bathroom facilities, they are supervised with a staff member in the bathroom or close by with the door open. The close supervision will occur as well, if the child is sent inside from outdoor play. The children are encouraged to be self-sufficient in the toileting process although help is readily available if need be. If an accident occurs, the soiled clothing is washed and sent home the next day. Children and staff are both required to wash hands after toileting and handling soiled clothing
When changing a diaper the staff:
First grade marks an important milestone for young children who finally feel like part of a “big” school. They may First graders now have to use the social skills they developed in Level 2 and Level 3 in more mature ways. But the true magic of first grade happens as children develop the ability to understand what letters and numbers really mean. When they’re ready, they’ll be able to “crack the code” and read words.
Our Grade 1 students cover:
Language & Literacy
First grade is traditionally thought of as the level where children learn to read. Not all children become fluent readers by the end of the first grade, but most take their first solid steps toward fluid reading. Their reading material varies from simple rhymes, to classroom news, to patterned stories and beginner non-fiction books. By the end of the year, most are reading grade-level chapter books and some are reading at even more advanced levels.
Our First-grade teachers help children listen for sounds in words, write the sounds they hear, and discover parts of written language, like the –at in cat that they can then use to figure out the words hat, mat, and sat.
Writing, like reading, takes a variety of forms in the first-grade classroom. Children “invent” their spellings as they work out their understandings of written language. Writing activities include journal writing, writing creative stories, or documenting their work in other subject areas. Our teachers frequently ask children to sound out the words they write to introduce the sounds that letters make.
Math
First graders begin to grasp more abstract mathematical concepts. Children are introduced to time, money, and the meaning of numbers greater than those they can count. Because first graders still learn best by working with physical objects, our teachers give children materials to use during math lessons such as number cubes, pattern blocks, and color rods.
First graders start to do simple addition and subtraction problems. They learn to count by 2s, 5s, and 10s, which will help them later when doing math equations. They also work with 2- and 3-dimensional geometric shapes.
Science
Our teachers encourage first graders to find their own answers to questions about the natural world, and to learn to find patterns in that world. They may be introduced to concepts that require them to understand more than they can explore concretely, such as living things being made up of small parts. Common science explorations include water and weather, the parts of the human body, and identifying characteristics of plants and animals. Children may also experiment with motion and with how pushing and pulling affects an object.
Social Studies
First-grade social studies is framed by the concrete world of family, school, and neighborhood. First graders can tell the difference between events that happen in the past, present, and future, although they are not ready to match real meanings to different time intervals. Events that happened 20 years ago and 100 years ago are all part of the same “past” time period to a first grader, unless they’re related to things that children are familiar with, like “That was when your grandmother was a baby.”
Socially, first graders are much more independent and responsible for their own actions than they were in Level 3. Therefore, knowing how to follow rules and take care of themselves becomes important. Becoming self-sufficient enough to navigate through a school’s routine (like finding the classroom or bathroom by themselves) is an important part of first grade.
Sign Language
General education classrooms are becoming more diverse. Children with a variety of disabilities and from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds are mainstreamed into the general education environment. This makes it difficult for one teacher to reach all the students using one single type of learning style.
At Doodle Academy, or teachers are constantly searching for new ways to engage their students in the learning process. Using sign language within the classroom is one solution to reach all learners. Sign language can enhance the learning process by bringing visual, auditory and kinesthetic feedback to help reach all students.
Research has shown that pairing signs with English help learners formulate mental pictures. This multi-modal experience can help create new pathways in the brain for storage and retrieval. This helps students remember and recall sight words and spelling words (Daniels, 2001). Studies have also shown that students who learn sign language for specific sight words learn to read at a faster rate (Goode et al 1993/94).
Today’s students are diverse learners and using sign language promotes faster academic achievement within the classroom.
Children learn faster when they can hear, see and feel the words they are learning. All teachers should consider using sign language as a positive multi-modal teaching solution.
Computer Assisted Learning (CAL)
Computer assisted learning is the future, and that future is now. Education, as a process and discipline, is mainly concerned with imparting knowledge, methods of teaching, and providing/maintaining a conductive learning environment as opposed to informal education and other means of socialization. Computer assisted learning (CAL), is the use of electronic devices/computers to provide educational instruction and to learn.
At Doodle Academy, we also teach by playing and using materials stored on DVDs, mobile phones, and other web-based resources, learning becomes more attractive and dynamic, and offers the students entertaining avenues to showcase their listening and learning skills. It boosts the students’ confidence in solving the tasks they are assigned and therefore improves the quality of what they have learnt.
Computer Science
At Doodle Academy, our computer lessons are not about learning how to use the keyboard and mouse, except for the purpose of moving instruction blocks around to form an algorithm. We also practice advocating for safe digital literacy practices, like visiting certain approved websites.
The most important part of the Computer Science experience is its ability to encourage and support creative expression and problem solving.
French (Foreign Language)
Due to the exceeding competition, acquiring knowledge of global languages has clearly become more than important. English, being an international language, has played a crucial role in evolving our nation globally.
The concept of learning the foreign languages has always been productive as it not just imparts linguistic skills but enables students to explore and learn about related cultures and lifestyles
Our Grade 1 students cover:
Language & Literacy
First grade is traditionally thought of as the level where children learn to read. Not all children become fluent readers by the end of the first grade, but most take their first solid steps toward fluid reading. Their reading material varies from simple rhymes, to classroom news, to patterned stories and beginner non-fiction books. By the end of the year, most are reading grade-level chapter books and some are reading at even more advanced levels.
Our First-grade teachers help children listen for sounds in words, write the sounds they hear, and discover parts of written language, like the –at in cat that they can then use to figure out the words hat, mat, and sat.
Writing, like reading, takes a variety of forms in the first-grade classroom. Children “invent” their spellings as they work out their understandings of written language. Writing activities include journal writing, writing creative stories, or documenting their work in other subject areas. Our teachers frequently ask children to sound out the words they write to introduce the sounds that letters make.
Math
First graders begin to grasp more abstract mathematical concepts. Children are introduced to time, money, and the meaning of numbers greater than those they can count. Because first graders still learn best by working with physical objects, our teachers give children materials to use during math lessons such as number cubes, pattern blocks, and color rods.
First graders start to do simple addition and subtraction problems. They learn to count by 2s, 5s, and 10s, which will help them later when doing math equations. They also work with 2- and 3-dimensional geometric shapes.
Science
Our teachers encourage first graders to find their own answers to questions about the natural world, and to learn to find patterns in that world. They may be introduced to concepts that require them to understand more than they can explore concretely, such as living things being made up of small parts. Common science explorations include water and weather, the parts of the human body, and identifying characteristics of plants and animals. Children may also experiment with motion and with how pushing and pulling affects an object.
Social Studies
First-grade social studies is framed by the concrete world of family, school, and neighborhood. First graders can tell the difference between events that happen in the past, present, and future, although they are not ready to match real meanings to different time intervals. Events that happened 20 years ago and 100 years ago are all part of the same “past” time period to a first grader, unless they’re related to things that children are familiar with, like “That was when your grandmother was a baby.”
Socially, first graders are much more independent and responsible for their own actions than they were in Level 3. Therefore, knowing how to follow rules and take care of themselves becomes important. Becoming self-sufficient enough to navigate through a school’s routine (like finding the classroom or bathroom by themselves) is an important part of first grade.
Sign Language
General education classrooms are becoming more diverse. Children with a variety of disabilities and from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds are mainstreamed into the general education environment. This makes it difficult for one teacher to reach all the students using one single type of learning style.
At Doodle Academy, or teachers are constantly searching for new ways to engage their students in the learning process. Using sign language within the classroom is one solution to reach all learners. Sign language can enhance the learning process by bringing visual, auditory and kinesthetic feedback to help reach all students.
Research has shown that pairing signs with English help learners formulate mental pictures. This multi-modal experience can help create new pathways in the brain for storage and retrieval. This helps students remember and recall sight words and spelling words (Daniels, 2001). Studies have also shown that students who learn sign language for specific sight words learn to read at a faster rate (Goode et al 1993/94).
Today’s students are diverse learners and using sign language promotes faster academic achievement within the classroom.
Children learn faster when they can hear, see and feel the words they are learning. All teachers should consider using sign language as a positive multi-modal teaching solution.
Computer Assisted Learning (CAL)
Computer assisted learning is the future, and that future is now. Education, as a process and discipline, is mainly concerned with imparting knowledge, methods of teaching, and providing/maintaining a conductive learning environment as opposed to informal education and other means of socialization. Computer assisted learning (CAL), is the use of electronic devices/computers to provide educational instruction and to learn.
At Doodle Academy, we also teach by playing and using materials stored on DVDs, mobile phones, and other web-based resources, learning becomes more attractive and dynamic, and offers the students entertaining avenues to showcase their listening and learning skills. It boosts the students’ confidence in solving the tasks they are assigned and therefore improves the quality of what they have learnt.
Computer Science
At Doodle Academy, our computer lessons are not about learning how to use the keyboard and mouse, except for the purpose of moving instruction blocks around to form an algorithm. We also practice advocating for safe digital literacy practices, like visiting certain approved websites.
The most important part of the Computer Science experience is its ability to encourage and support creative expression and problem solving.
French (Foreign Language)
Due to the exceeding competition, acquiring knowledge of global languages has clearly become more than important. English, being an international language, has played a crucial role in evolving our nation globally.
The concept of learning the foreign languages has always been productive as it not just imparts linguistic skills but enables students to explore and learn about related cultures and lifestyles
Second grade is a year of highly visible progress in reading and language arts. The major milestones we overcome in second grade reading and language arts are:
Developing an extensive sight word vocabulary
Applying more complex phonics strategies
Writing competently for many purposes
Using punctuation appropriately
Experiencing a variety of literary genres
Second grade is also a year of exploration and discovery of the numbers in the world around us. 2nd grade math includes:
Applying numbers sense to the four basic operations
Understanding the use of money in real life situations
Developing spatial reasoning in relation to geometric shapes
Applying the various method s of measurement
Exploring probability and using data
Our Second Grade students also cover other subjects including Science, Social Studies, Geography, French, Sign Language, Computer Science, Computer Assisted Learning, History and Mythology
Developing an extensive sight word vocabulary
Applying more complex phonics strategies
Writing competently for many purposes
Using punctuation appropriately
Experiencing a variety of literary genres
Second grade is also a year of exploration and discovery of the numbers in the world around us. 2nd grade math includes:
Applying numbers sense to the four basic operations
Understanding the use of money in real life situations
Developing spatial reasoning in relation to geometric shapes
Applying the various method s of measurement
Exploring probability and using data
Our Second Grade students also cover other subjects including Science, Social Studies, Geography, French, Sign Language, Computer Science, Computer Assisted Learning, History and Mythology
Third grade is a year of highly visible progress in reading, writing and language arts. By the end of third grade language arts, our students should:
Learn the importance of prewriting strategy
Understand the formula for the writing process
Learn how to write for a particular audience
Develop an expanded vocabulary to create more in-depth sentences
Read with fluency, with focus on comprehension
Third grade is also a year of visible math skill development. By the end of third grade math, our students should:
Multiply and divide multi-digit numbers by a single-digit number
Understand and work with simple fractions and decimals
Be able to manipulate and read basic graphs
Understand the concepts of area and perimeter
Be able to apply math to everyday activities
Our Third Grade students also cover other subjects including Science, Social Studies, Geography, French, Sign Language, Computer Science, Computer Assisted Learning, History and Mythology.
Fourth grade is a year of highly visible progress in reading, writing and language arts. By the end of fourth grade language arts, our students should be able to:
Read with a higher level of fluency and expression
Utilize root words, prefixes, suffixes, and context clues to analyze unfamiliar words
Apply comprehension strategies to literary and expository texts
Formulate multiple paragraph pieces that focus on a specific purpose or audience
Write chronological pieces, pieces focusing on cause and effect and pieces that draw from personal experience
Fourth grade is also a year of visible math skill development. By the end of fourth grade math, our students should be able to:
Add and subtract large numbers with sums up to 1,000,000
Complete basic multiplication and division problems
Understand basic fraction and decimal concepts
Recognize and identify basic geometrical vocabulary and ideas
Be proficient in data collection and analysis
Our Fourth Grade students also cover other subjects including Science, Social Studies, Geography, French, Sign Language, Computer Science, Computer Assisted Learning, History and Mythology.
Read with a higher level of fluency and expression
Utilize root words, prefixes, suffixes, and context clues to analyze unfamiliar words
Apply comprehension strategies to literary and expository texts
Formulate multiple paragraph pieces that focus on a specific purpose or audience
Write chronological pieces, pieces focusing on cause and effect and pieces that draw from personal experience
Fourth grade is also a year of visible math skill development. By the end of fourth grade math, our students should be able to:
Add and subtract large numbers with sums up to 1,000,000
Complete basic multiplication and division problems
Understand basic fraction and decimal concepts
Recognize and identify basic geometrical vocabulary and ideas
Be proficient in data collection and analysis
Our Fourth Grade students also cover other subjects including Science, Social Studies, Geography, French, Sign Language, Computer Science, Computer Assisted Learning, History and Mythology.
Fifth grade is a year of highly visible progress in reading and language arts. By the end of fifth grade, our students should be able to:
Use grade appropriate vocabulary
Apply comprehension strategies to a variety of literary genres
Write and punctuate appropriately in research and composition assignments
Speak and listen with grade appropriate skill
Fifth grade is also a year of development and skill building in mathematics. By the end of fifth grade our students should be able to:
Be proficient using the four math operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
Use basic algebraic functions such as exponents and order of operations
Apply geometric concepts to solve problems
Use various methods of measurement with skill
Understand data analysis and basic statistical terms
Our Fifth Grade students also cover other subjects including Science, Social Studies, Geography, French, Sign Language, Computer Science, Computer Assisted Learning, History and Mythology.
Sixth grade is a year of exciting progress in reading and language arts. The major milestones in sixth grade reading and language arts are:
Fluent reading with a variety of literary genres
Successful application of comprehension strategies
Skillful composition development
Using punctuation appropriately
Ability to speak and listen proficiently
Sixth grade is also a year intense math skill development. Major milestones for sixth grade math include:
Proficiency in the four basic math operations
Competency with algebraic operations
Applying geometry concepts to problem solving
Development of complex graphing skills
Use of functions and probability to make predictions
Our Sixth Grade students also cover other subjects including Science, Social Studies, Geography, French, Sign Language, Computer Science, Computer Assisted Learning, History and Mythology.
Fluent reading with a variety of literary genres
Successful application of comprehension strategies
Skillful composition development
Using punctuation appropriately
Ability to speak and listen proficiently
Sixth grade is also a year intense math skill development. Major milestones for sixth grade math include:
Proficiency in the four basic math operations
Competency with algebraic operations
Applying geometry concepts to problem solving
Development of complex graphing skills
Use of functions and probability to make predictions
Our Sixth Grade students also cover other subjects including Science, Social Studies, Geography, French, Sign Language, Computer Science, Computer Assisted Learning, History and Mythology.
Seventh grade is a year of highly visible progress in reading, writing, and language arts. By the end of seventh grade, our students should:
Develop complex writing skills
Constructively critique their own and other’s writing
Apply punctuation, grammar, and syntax skills
Recognize and apply grade appropriate vocabulary
Read with fluency, with focus on comprehension
Seventh grade is also a year of visible math skill development. By the end of seventh grade math, our students should:
Have a solid understanding of algebraic principles
Be able to graph and solve linear equations
Understand and apply basic concepts of geometry
Be able to apply math to everyday activities
Our Sixth Grade students also cover other subjects including Science, Social Studies, Geography, French, Sign Language, Computer Science, Computer Assisted Learning, History and Mythology.
Developing an extensive sight word vocabulary
Applying more complex phonics strategies
Writing competently for many purposes
Using punctuation appropriately
Experiencing a variety of literary genres
Second grade is also a year of exploration and discovery of the numbers in the world around us. 2nd grade math includes:
Applying numbers sense to the four basic operations
Understanding the use of money in real life situations
Developing spatial reasoning in relation to geometric shapes
Applying the various method s of measurement
Exploring probability and using data
Our Second Grade students also cover other subjects including Science, Social Studies, Geography, French, Sign Language, Computer Science, Computer Assisted Learning, History and Mythology
Develop complex writing skills
Constructively critique their own and other’s writing
Apply punctuation, grammar, and syntax skills
Recognize and apply grade appropriate vocabulary
Read with fluency, with focus on comprehension
Seventh grade is also a year of visible math skill development. By the end of seventh grade math, our students should:
Have a solid understanding of algebraic principles
Be able to graph and solve linear equations
Understand and apply basic concepts of geometry
Be able to apply math to everyday activities
Our Sixth Grade students also cover other subjects including Science, Social Studies, Geography, French, Sign Language, Computer Science, Computer Assisted Learning, History and Mythology.
Developing an extensive sight word vocabulary
Applying more complex phonics strategies
Writing competently for many purposes
Using punctuation appropriately
Experiencing a variety of literary genres
Second grade is also a year of exploration and discovery of the numbers in the world around us. 2nd grade math includes:
Applying numbers sense to the four basic operations
Understanding the use of money in real life situations
Developing spatial reasoning in relation to geometric shapes
Applying the various method s of measurement
Exploring probability and using data
Our Second Grade students also cover other subjects including Science, Social Studies, Geography, French, Sign Language, Computer Science, Computer Assisted Learning, History and Mythology
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