Mt. Baldy School District will have full-day kindergarten
Mt. Baldy School District officials have announced they will implement a full day of kindergarten class for the 2010-11 school year.
The district has one school, consisting of about 106 students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
The full-day classes will begin Sept. 8, six weeks after the first day of school.
"Because we start just after Labor Day I wanted to phase in the full kindergarten day," Superintendent Kevin Vaughn said.
The district will start the first day of school at 8 a.m. and end at the usual dismissal time of 1:05 p.m.
Dismissal time will change to 2:35 p.m. Oct. 25.
Vaughn said other districts have used the same model in extending kindergarten and it has been a success.
Kindergarten classes range from 10 to 12 students, kindergarten teacher Jenny Haushalter said.
"A full day allows kids to be kindergarten kids where they can have a full day of activities in block play, clay, art, writing centers. ... It's just a lot of hands-on experience," Haushalter said.
"In a half day, there is so much pressure to meet the standards that you can't get to it all, but in a full day you can."
For more information, visit www.mtbaldy.k12.ca.us or call 909-985-0991.
The district has one school, consisting of about 106 students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
The full-day classes will begin Sept. 8, six weeks after the first day of school.
"Because we start just after Labor Day I wanted to phase in the full kindergarten day," Superintendent Kevin Vaughn said.
The district will start the first day of school at 8 a.m. and end at the usual dismissal time of 1:05 p.m.
Dismissal time will change to 2:35 p.m. Oct. 25.
Vaughn said other districts have used the same model in extending kindergarten and it has been a success.
Kindergarten classes range from 10 to 12 students, kindergarten teacher Jenny Haushalter said.
"A full day allows kids to be kindergarten kids where they can have a full day of activities in block play, clay, art, writing centers. ... It's just a lot of hands-on experience," Haushalter said.
"In a half day, there is so much pressure to meet the standards that you can't get to it all, but in a full day you can."
For more information, visit www.mtbaldy.k12.ca.us or call 909-985-0991.
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