Welcome To Kindergarten!
P.S. 88Q The Seneca School
Our Mission @ PS 88Q
The PS 88 mission is to prepare all students to reach their full potential as life-long learners, as well as socially responsible contributors to our global community. We will achieve this by fostering critical and creative thinking and collaborative problem solving through a robust curriculum delivered by engaging and dedicated educators.
We are committed to maintaining an environment that supports inquiry and academic excellence, emotional and physical well-being, appreciation of the arts and diverse cultures, integrity and ethical behavior.
Our Kindergarten Guiding Principles
- Communication and language development. ...
- Physical development. ...
- Personal, social, and emotional development. ...
- Literacy development. ...
- Mathematics. ...
- Understanding the world. ...
- Expressive arts and design..
Each day, our students are exposed, involved and initiating these guiding principles through authentic learning. Kindergarten students learn based on both Next Generation Learning Standards and Developmental Stages. Click on our links and videos to see us in action!
What Does A Day In Kindergarten Look Like?
- Arrival and Breakfast (each child receives breakfast daily in person)
- Social Emotional Learning: While the children enjoy a family style breakfast, they engage in SEL. We have implemented the Sanford Harmony Curriculum, and our amazing S.M.I.L.E. team has created such important lessons during this time. https://www.harmonysel.org/
- Literacy Development:
- Our teachers use a Fundations to introduce students to phonics and phonemic awareness. Letter and sound recognition, encoding and decoding words are the foundation for reading https://www.wilsonlanguage.com/programs/fundations/
- Our teachers use a Shared Reading Model to introduce students to vocabulary, comprehension and fluency https://members.readingandwritingproject.org/about/research-base
- Our teachers use Teacher College Writing Worshop Model to introduce students to writing.
- Instruction is through learning centers which are differentiated and hands on.
- Mathematics Development: Our teachers use Envisions as our curriculum, and are guided by the Next Generation Standards to create math centers. Instruction is through learning centers which are differentiated and hands on.https://media.pk12ls.com/curriculum/math/ap/v1/Grade_K_LUO863K.html
- Social Studies and Science are introduced through literacy, real world connections and hands on experiments
- Music /PE: Student receive music instruction from Mr. Dumont and PE from Mr. Tripoteris and Ms. Corniel
- S.O.A.R. Groups: Small, explicit instructional groups based on students specific needs 9data based) which rotate on six week cycles to minimize learning loss (due to blended/remote/gap in instruction)
- SEL Closing/Dismissal: All students meet at the end of the day to wrap up the day.
How Do I Apply For Kindergarten
What Is The Application Process For Students With Disabilities?
Our Amazing Kindergarten Team
Our Kindergarten Team
Ms. Cathy Marano
Ms. Khanna Prahtiba
Ms. Tina Becker
Ms. Melissa Agostino
Ms. Felicia Brodsky
Ms. Amy Ciminelli
Ms. Gina Prinzevalli
Ms. Lauren Gibbons
Ms. Michelle Sharabi
Ms. Tiffany DeMarco
Why PS 88Q?
Welcome to P.S. 88Q
Email: loshaughnessy@schools.nyc.gov
Website: https://ps88q.com/
Location: 60-85 Catalpa Avenue, Ridgewood, Queens, NY, USA
Phone: 718-821-8121
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/P.S.88QPTA
Twitter: @QPs88