Our School's Mission
In order to prepare our students to live in and contribute to a changing world and engage in active faith-filled, lifelong learning; St. John Bosco School provides an interactive and collaborative inquiry based learning environment that promotes higher level critical thinking utilizing real-world tools.
The Kindergarten Classroom
The Kindergarten classroom learning environment is where academic curriculum is taught, and learner outcomes explored as a community of learners. This is where the teacher plans, develops and teaches through whole group, small group and individual experiences. The Kindergarten classroom teacher creates meaningful opportunities for learning by intentionally setting targeted learning outcomes for the children to work towards achieving. The teacher would assess the children’s understanding and report on learner outcomes to parents including formal reporting. Play-based opportunities are woven through the Kindergarten Program to support the child's natural curiosity as they begin to conceptualize the curriculum outcomes being taught.
Kindergarten Program Statement & Information for Parents
Kindergarten Programming is based on the Alberta Education Kindergarten Program Statement and the Alberta Education Competencies. Alberta Education is a great resource and publishes a parent resource called, My Child's Learning. It is a very valuable resource that includes specific information about what your child will learn in Kindergarten. Below, for your information is an at a glance overview of what a Kindergarten child learns within the province of Alberta.
Qualifying for Kindergarten
To find out if your child is eligible to attend Kindergarten, please use the Kindergarten Calculator below.
Click here to access the Kindergarten Calculator
School Catchment Area
St. John Bosco School is pleased to offer half day kindergarten programming. This program is rich in oral language, literacy, exploration and discovery. For additional information, please continue to scroll down this page.
To find out if you are within the St. John Bosco School catchment area, click on the School Locator Tool
Kindergarten Registration Information
If you would like to register your child for Kindergarten at St. John Bosco School please follow the link that follows which provides step by step assistance on what you will need to register online, click here.
Our School's Universal Design for Learning
At St. John Bosco School we work towards ‘Universal Design for Learning’ principles that incorporate best practices in all areas of the curriculum and provide multiple, varied, and flexible options for student representation, expression and engagement within our extended community to help build a child's competencies in a number of areas. We believe that attending our school is not only a one year decision for Kindergarten, but rather a decision that lasts a total of 7 years as part of our K- Grade 6 Programming. As such, we highlight for you below, all that our school offers your child towards being supportive, flexible and responsive to their particular needs.
Universal Design for Learning principles incorporate best practices in all areas of the curriculum and provide multiple, varied, and flexible options for student representation, expression and engagement.
We Offer:
- Universal Design for Learning with multiple technologies and platforms to support students.
- Diverse learning spaces designed to meet a variety of student needs and offer student choice.
- Flexibility in learning modalities based on a student's preferred learning style.
- Inquiry-based Learning that offers a high level of student engagement.
- Full wireless capabilities that include multiple technology options for student choice (smartboards, FM systems, netbooks, Chromebooks, iPads, laptops.)
- (S.T.E.A.M.) Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math focused Learning Commons/Makerspaces that includes a Wind Tunnel, Magnet Wall, Lego Wall, Light Labs, Robotics, Dash & Dot Coding Robots, Cubelets® Robot Blocks Osmos, Tagoo Blocks, & more hands-on learning tools for optimal inquiry-based learning
- 2 Learning Coaches; A Learning Coach for Inclusive students with special needs and a Learning Coach for school wide Literacy development through both phonics and reading intervention and for reading development in our EAL students.
- A Multiple Disciplinary Team (MDT) of Service Providers (OT, SLP, PT, EBS, and TA-BT) to support our inclusive special needs students.
- Intensive daily Phonics development using the UFLI, Phonics Companion & Heggerty.
- (EAL) English as Additional Language Learners reading development.
- Levelled Literacy Intervention Program (LLI) for Struggling Readers
- Junior ATB Financial Literacy Program for grades 4-6
- 'Healthy Hunger' Hot Lunch Program
- French as a Second Language Instruction
- Comprehensive & Collaborative Music Programming for all students
- Kagan Collaborative Learning Strategies
- School Chapel
- Transportation for catchment students
- Before & After School Care Facilities (Gold Star, Kinder Kollege Daycare, Numerous Day Homes)
Extracurricular Activities
- SJB Student-Led Broadcast Team
- Student Leadership Team
- School Wide Social Justice Service-Learning Instruction and Projects, both school wide and class based
- Environmental Education & Engagement Club
- Jr. & Sr. Technology Club
- Volleyball Teams
- Floor Hockey Teams
- Soccer Teams
- Running Club
- Liturgical Music Ministry Club
- Jr. and Sr. Choirs
- Hand Bell Club
- Recorder/Orff Ensemble
- Annual Performances (Celebration of the Arts, Kiwanis Music Festival, Concerts, Community Performances)
Transitioning Your Child into Kindergarten
- Talk often about Kindergarten and reassure your child that it will be an exciting experience.
- Attend the Kindergarten Open House at your child’s school in the spring.
- Find out when your child can meet his/her teacher and have a tour of the classroom before school begins in the fall.
- Help your child develop a sense of responsibility. Encourage your child to learn to look after his/her belongings.
- Read with your child daily and have conversations about the books read.
- Explore the world that your child lives in. Talk about what your child sees. Point out signs, numbers and letters that he/she sees.
- Provide opportunities for your child to interact with other children to promote the development of social skills.
- Encourage your child to know his/her personal information (i.e. first and last name and phone number).
- Celebrate together in the little accomplishments that occur each day.
- Pray together.
What should I tell the teacher about my child who is entering Kindergarten?
The Early Learning teacher and the school will want as much information as possible. Some guidelines that might help the teacher get to know your child better include:
- How does your child feel about coming to school?
- Has your child been in preschool or daycare or will this be his/her first experience away from home?
- What are your child’s special passions or interests?
- What are your child’s special needs? (This includes everything from allergies to fears, unique physical or medical conditions, previous speech and language intervention, emotional or behavioural patterns, or any major change that might be occurring in your child’s life).
- What will my child learn in kindergarten?