Nursery

Kindergarten

Grades 1-3

Nursery

The Queenston School Nursery classroom is activity-based, revolving around a variety of learning centers where children can play and learn by doing in a safe, enriched and stimulating environment. Parent volunteers assist in the nursery classroom every day to help with the following centers and activities:

Blocks and Toy Area, Dramatic Play, House Center, Sand and Water Center, Paint Easels, Outdoor Area, Science Table, Library, Listening Center, Snack Table, Educational toys, Games and Puzzles, Playdough, Art Center, Music, Puppets, Writing Center and Mathematics Activities.

A typical day includes:  

• Circle Time, a whole group activity time to share songs and poems about current themes, projects or activities.
• Activity Centers ,free play time, during which individual or small group theme-related activities are led by a teacher, assistant, parent volunteer or student teacher
• Closing Circle Time, to discuss the morning's events and participate in songs, actions and story time.
• Other Scheduled Activities including gym time, show and tell, birthday celebrations and book buddies.
• A Daily bulletin is posted in the hallway between Rooms 4 & 5 entitled "At Nursery Today..." This will tell parents in some detail the program for Nursery that day.

Our Nursery I Spy Book 

This year the nursery class created their own I Spy Book. Click on the thumbnails below and have fun!!

Kindergarten

The Queenston School Kindergarten program is an activity based program where individual learning centers and large group instruction are part of the daily routine. The Kindergarten program is based on Manitoba Curriculum Guides for the following subject areas; Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Health and Physical Education. These subject areas are integrated through themes and activity centers.
 

The activity-based classroom includes centers:
Block and Toy Area, Dramatic Play, Sand and Water, Paint Easels, Science Table, Library, Computer Center, Math Center, Listening Center, Education Toys, Games and Puzzles Art Center, Puppet Place and Writing Center.

A typical day would include: an opening circle time with all schedule, calendar, supportive readings of poems and chants; free play at activity centers and a casual snack. Throughout individuals or small groups are engaged in teacher directed activities that enrich or extend a theme or project and/or reinforce specific skills. Closing circle time includes a sharing time, story, games, songs or other scheduled activities such as gym, Book Buddies, a weekly library visit conducted by the teacher-librarian, a weekly computer class conducted by the technology teacher to teach computer skills.
 

Grade 2 Student Work

Queenston School Quiz

Grade Three Student Work

Primary

The primary classes are child-centered, activity-based classroom where children are actively involved in their learning.

Language Arts:
   The conceptual framework of the English Language Arts curriculum identifies 6 strands: listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing and representing.  All areas are developmental and open ended.

The curriculum identifies 5 general outcomes the students will be working towards throughout their school experiences.  They are:
   *To explore thoughts, ideas, feelings and experience
   *To comprehend & respond personally and critically to oral, written and media texts
   *To manage ideas and information
   *To enhance the clarity and artistry of communication
   *To celebrate and build community

Mathematics
The Manitoba curriculum guide has 6 strands in mathematics.  The goals for each strand remains the same for each grade level although the level of difficulty and proficiency increase.  The main goals are:
   *Use mathematics confidently to solve problems
   *Exhibit a positive attitude towards mathematics
   *Communicate mathematically
   *Appreciate and value mathematics and its contributions to civilization
   * Reason mathematically
   *Commit themselves to lifelong learning
   *Become mathematics-ally literate adults, using mathematics to contribute to society

Various themes are used in the primary classrooms throughout the year.

GRADE 3  Art Gallery