WESTMOUNT CHARTER SCHOOLPlease Note: Attendance in the Westmount Kindergarten program does not indicate acceptance into the Westmount Charter School Grade One program.
Days and Times
At Westmount we offer families the option of full days, Monday-Wednesday-alternate Fridays or Tuesday-Thursday-alternate Fridays. We do not offer a half-day program.
Classes begin at 8:30 AM and end at 3:15 PM. Lunch is from 11:40 AM to 12:20 PM, including a recess time. Kindergarten classes have separate recess times for most of the year, gradually integrating into the regular grade 1-5 recess times (10:05-10:20 AM and from 1:40-1:55 PM) as the year progresses.
Staff are available to supervise students from 8:15 AM-3:30 PM only.
In order to promote student security, all visitors to the school, including Westmount parents, are required to sign in at the office to receive a visitor's badge. Parents picking up their children at day's end are asked to wait in the designated parent area, in the north-east corner of the main floor.
To respect the needs of children with life-threatening food allergies, Westmount students are to refrain from bringing foods containing nuts or nut products to school.
Program Philosophy
Emphasis on the total child.
Preparation for Grade One
Development of:
Multiple Intelligences,
Social skills,
Self-discipline,
Self-respect,
Curiosity,
Character,
Co-ordination,
Self-awareness,
Self-confidence,
Initiative,
Independence
Math and Language skills and concepts integrated into the Kindergarten day.
In our Kindergarten we:
Explore, examine, and enjoy literature
Develop vocabulary
Experiment with words and letters
Sort, count, extend patterns
Explore the community through field trips
We hope our students view school as an exciting and wondrous place to be, where learning is a fun and fascinating life long journey.
Parent Volunteers are welcomed in our classrooms. We encourage an open and supportive working relationship between home and school.
Transportation
Bussing is available at cost (see link below) for kindergarten students living outside the 2.4km radius of the school.
School Supplies
Most kindergarten supplies are provided by the school. However, all kindergarten students are asked to bring the following (2008-2009 list, subject to change):
1 pair indoor (soft-soled) shoes
1 pair outdoor shoes/boots
1 backpack/large book bag
1 2-inch hardcover binder, not zippered
10 page dividers, labeled Sept-June
4 glue sticks
4 large freezer weight zip lock bags
Students who have been accepted into our Kindergarten program will be receiving a letter from one of our Kindergarten teachers, indicating which "staggered entry" day he/she will be attending. Half the students will come on the first day, half will come the second day, all will come the third day.
QUICK LINKS
Application procedure for Kindergarten.
As a publicly-funded program for gifted learners, we do not charge tuition. For a schedule of our school fees, click here.
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