St. Dominic students get 'Jump Start' on school

July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
St. Dominic students get 'Jump Start' on school
St. Dominic students get 'Jump Start' on school


Future kindergarten students in St. Dominic School got a jump start on their academic careers this summer. The Brick Catholic school offered a two-week “Jump Start” program this June which introduced 20 youngsters to daily life in the classroom.

“It’s mean to ease the transition from pre-kindergarten to kindergarten life,” explained Elissa Liberatore, kindergarten teacher. Children attended the 2.5 hour sessions to learn the morning routine of prayer, how to read a calendar and discuss the weather, then concentrated on skills and technology.

Language arts were the topic of the first week. Children learned to use the school’s SmartTable and SmartBoard, practiced handwriting and reviewed high frequency words. Week two concentrates on mathematics, whole numbers and shapes.

Liberatore noted this year’s program differed from one the school had conducted previously. “We wanted it to be more academic,” she said. “This gives them a jump on the first three weeks of school, and gets them used to doing homework and using workbooks. This two-week immersion is what the first three weeks of school will be like in the kindergarten program.”

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Future kindergarten students in St. Dominic School got a jump start on their academic careers this summer. The Brick Catholic school offered a two-week “Jump Start” program this June which introduced 20 youngsters to daily life in the classroom.

“It’s mean to ease the transition from pre-kindergarten to kindergarten life,” explained Elissa Liberatore, kindergarten teacher. Children attended the 2.5 hour sessions to learn the morning routine of prayer, how to read a calendar and discuss the weather, then concentrated on skills and technology.

Language arts were the topic of the first week. Children learned to use the school’s SmartTable and SmartBoard, practiced handwriting and reviewed high frequency words. Week two concentrates on mathematics, whole numbers and shapes.

Liberatore noted this year’s program differed from one the school had conducted previously. “We wanted it to be more academic,” she said. “This gives them a jump on the first three weeks of school, and gets them used to doing homework and using workbooks. This two-week immersion is what the first three weeks of school will be like in the kindergarten program.”

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