New Kindergarten Families
Welcome to St. John Catholic School!
Applying for Entrance into Kindergarten
Things you will need to turn in to the office before testing appointment:
-A completed St. John Catholic School Application
-Copy of prospective student's Birth Certificate
-Copy of prospective student's baptismal certificate (only if Catholic)
-$50.00 testing fee
Testing Appointments
Entrance into kindergarten testing dates will be: Winter 2019. Testing appointments can be made through our school office during the hours of 8:00 am- 3:30 pm. The school office number is (510)276-6632. The kindergarten assessment takes 20-30 minutes.
Your student should be able to:
-Separate from guardian with relative ease/confidence
-Communicate and interact with teacher
-Listen and follow 2-3 step oral directions
-Write his/her name correctly
-Handle scissors, pencil, and crayons correctly
-Recognize,write/copy letters
-Understand simple sequencing
-Draw a picture of a person
-Recognize/name numbers (1-10)
-Master number to quantity correlation to 10
-Count to 20 orally and using manipulatives
-Recognize and draw griven shapes
- Understand directionality/concept of size
- Repeat simple sentences and number sequences
- Sit through entirety of exam with relative attention
*Practice these tasks with your future St. John kinder at home to best prepare your scholar.
Blessings,
Ms. Nicole Sanders
[email protected]