Welcome to the 2024-2025 School Year! My name is Ms. Reyes and I'm the TK teacher here at SFR. This will be my 8th year teaching at SFR and I'm truly blessed to work with our littlest Lancers, providing a safe learning environment to help them gain foundational skills in education and our Catholic Faith.
Transitional Kindergarten is a bridge between preschool and kindergarten for children with Fall birthdays. It gives our youngest children an opportunity to learn in an interactive, hands-on environment that supports their development.
Transitional Kindergarten is:
The first year of a two-year kindergarten experience for students born between September 2 and December 2.
An engaging learning environment that meets the social-emotional and cognitive needs of young children.
A “gift of time” that allows students to develop at their own pace, setting them up for school success in kindergarten and beyond.
Students participate in classroom activities that respond to their interest levels and learning modalities.
New skills build on what the students already know so that each child experiences learning success. This helps students adjust to the elementary school environment.
Rich language experiences are provided so that students expand their vocabulary and develop oral language skills.
A warm, nurturing approach builds positive teacher-student relationships. Peer relationships are enhanced through small and large group interactions, while opportunities for independent exploration build self-sufficiency.
Classes may work together with some of the Kindergarten programs that are offered at the school. We will continue to offer nap time to the Transitional Kindergarten program to alleviate the rigorous academic demand for these young students.
Most importantly our students grow closer to God and grow rooted in FAITH!