Dear Parents,

We welcome you to our Early Childhood Stimulation (ECS)

Program. Thank you for your confidence in our Catholic

Education System.

ECS caters to the needs of a child in all domains of development:

physical, motor, language, cognitive, socio- emotional, and

creative and aesthetic appreciation; and ensures correlation with

health and nutrition aspects.

Early childhood care and education programs emphasize the

child’s holistic development and extend beyond assisting the

child’s transition to formal schooling. Our aim is for us to help

your child develop maximally.

Please be reminded that this is a Catholic School. You have

consciously chosen to enroll your child in our program.

ALL CHILDREN ATTENDING ARE REQUIRED TO

FOLLOW OUR CATHOLIC TEACHINGS AND OUR

CATHOLIC PRAYERS, AS IS THE CASE AT ALL OUR

SCHOOLS!

If your child is sick, please keep him/her home until fully

recovered. Should you have concerns, feel free to come in to

discuss in an amicable manner. We are expecting your fullest

cooperation at all times.

Our current address is: Cannegieter Street #58, Philipsburg

Our telephone # 54-23440

Thank you.

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Sr. Borgia Elementary School

Early Childhood Stimulation Program

PARENTS HAND BOOKLET

School year 2018 – 2019

Address: P. O. Box 294 Philipsburg St. Maarten Tel:/Fax:1 721 542 3440 Email : srborgia@hotmail.com Website: http://www.srborgiaschool.net

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The main goal of the Foundation for Catholic Education

is:

To have the interest of education and upbringing at heart, in

accordance with the Roman Catholic Faith.

Vision/Philosophy:

Our Roman Catholic schools are committed to quality education

to meet the needs of the modern child.

Staff members of the Foundation Catholic Education are

dedicated to the development of each individual student’s

potential. Our schools aim to educate intellectually, spiritually,

socially, emotionally and physically.

With Experiential Education, the student will be taught both the

cognitive and the affective skills needed to become effective

world citizens. The child will learn to discover knowledge for

him/herself, to solve problems, to be a critical reader and thinker,

to develop a healthy curiosity and to be open-minded.

The child will be encouraged to give witness to his/her faith by

his/her own way of life.

Our aim is to form pupils with a social conscience, a desire for

racial justice, compassion for those who suffer, and zeal for

common goal.

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The school assumes this responsibility in cooperation with the child’s

primary educators, the parents, the parish and the community.

Mission Statement Catholic Schools

The Mission of the Catholic School is:

Commitment to strive and motivate each child to achieve according to

his/her ability, by creating a loving and privileged environment, where

learning can be enjoyable, meaningful and a challenging experience.

Mission Statement of Early Childhood Stimulation (ECS)

ECS offers an early encounter with the Catholic faith and caters to needs

of a child in all domains of development; physical, motor, language,

cognitive, socio-emotional, and creative and aesthetic appreciation; and

ensures correlation with health and nutrition aspects. Early childhood

care and education programs emphasize the child’s holistic development

and extend beyond assisting the child’s transition to formal schooling.

Our ECS Goals:

To satisfy the child’s basic needs for love, self-worth, belonging,

respect, fun, enjoyment and success, by engaging the child’s senses and

the Multiple Intelligence, namely: Visual/Spatial, Musical/Rhythmic, and

Bodily/Kinesthetic.

To foster the development of factual knowledge, skills and training,

which will enhance this early learning.

To provide a developmental appropriate curriculum whereby children

will be engaged in hands-on activities, which will lead to discovery

learning and addresses all domains of learning.

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To provide a safe, rich, stimulating, and child-friendly learning

environment that offers opportunities for exploration.

To provide a well-rounded schedule that meets the needs of all

students.

To reinforce positive behavior with praise and positive

reinforcement.

To build a good relationship between school, family, parish and

community.

Learning will take place through:………….

Play

Indoor and outdoor play, which requires material to develop their

gross and fine motor skills, such as toys, blocks and other outdoor

construction material.

Language Arts

Children’s vocabulary is developed through Bible stories, which

is a must, stories, songs, rhymes, puppetry and role-play

activities. The children will be encouraged to speak in sentences

and to listen, through a number of listening activities.

Music

Singing for enjoyment, action songs, using various percussion

instruments, ring games and expressive movement activities.

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Mathematics

Sorting, numbers, patterns, exploration of space, position, blocks, making

comparisons, using sand and water table activities.

Creative Activities

Modeling clay/play dough, finger-painting, drawing, tearing, cutting and

pasting. Role-play in the Home Center.

Community Outreach

Field Trips and Guest speakers will also be organized. You will be duly

informed.

Our ECS Program:

Personal Development

-knows and says his/her first and last names

-knows his/her age

-knows where he she lives

-knows and says names of mother and father

-calls the teacher(s) by name

-knows he/she is like others

-knows how he/she is different from others

-knows and names his/her body parts

-matches the senses to sense organs

-describes his/her feelings/emotions

-knows that he/she belongs to a family

-knows that families are different

-discovers that God made all things

-practices good health habits

-begins describing toys, pets, friends, etc.

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Listening and Speaking Skills -gives an answer when asked a question

-speaks clearly in complete sentences

-follows oral directions

-repeats sounds heard correctly

-waits his/her turn when speaking in a group

-enjoys listening to and telling stories

-enjoys reciting nursery rhymes

Reading Readiness

-recites the alphabet

-recognizes some letters and sounds

-recognizes some colors

-knows some positions

-chooses picture books to ‘read’ for enjoyment

-turns the pages of a book one page at a time

-tells a story using the pictures in the book

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Mathematics Readiness

-chooses suitable material for the task

-explains clearly what has been done

-recognizes sameness in objects

-matches by color, shape, texture

-sorts for different reasons

-say counting words in order 1, 2, 3,...

-counts how many objects in a set to...

-recognizes and names some numerals

-uses simple number language: same, more,...

-copies/makes simple patterns

-uses correct language when filling containers

Fine Motor Skills

-strings beads

-ties his/her shoe laces

-holds and uses crayons correctly

-cuts on a line with scissors

-assembles simple puzzles (3-6 pieces)

-colors pictures

-does finger-painting

-paints with a paint brush

-makes models with play-dough

-tears and folds paper

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Physical Development

-walks forward and backward with ease

-walks on a beam

-balances on one foot

-hops on one foot, two feet

-throws/catches a ball to/from a partner

-kicks a large ball forward

-bounces a large ball

-skips

-jumps like a frog or rabbit

-knows his/her limitations

Social-Emotional Development

-shows respect for all teachers

-plays and shares with peers

-obeys the agreements made at school

-works well in small groups

-does not disturb others while they are working

-recognizes own emotions and emotions of others

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Dress Code:

The girls: white polo shirt (with school emblem embroided) and navy

pants-skirts with white socks and black sneakers.

The boys: white polo shirt (with school emblem embroided) and navy

blue short pants with white socks and black sneakers.

For special occasions: white button down shirt (with school emblem

embroided), red tie for boys and girls red crosstie and navy blue pants or

pants-skirt.

Children are expected to wear uniform at all times, except on birthdays.

Girls’ hair must be neatly combed at all times. EXTENTIONS AND

BEADS ARE NOT ALLOWED. No large hoop earrings nail polish or

tattoos.

Boys’ hair must be cut as low as possible. HAIR PATTERNS ARE NOT

ALLOWED. No shaved eyebrows, earrings or tattoos,

Children are not allowed to wear excess jewelry to school (chains, rings).

The school will not be held responsible for lost or broken jewelry.

Send a change of clothes, in the event your child should have a mishap.

This will avoid us having to call you.

Give your child opportunities to dress him/her self at home. This will

foster independence.

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Insurance:

In the event of an accident, if the child has to go to the

doctor/hospital for whatever reason, the parent will be called to

take the child to the hospital with their insurance. The insurance

needs to be up to date at all times. Copy needs to be given to the

office for the files.

School Fees

School fees are paid in advance. You are kindly asked to pay on

time, as the entire operation is highly dependent on these fees.

If fees are not paid for two consecutive months, your child will

not be allowed at the school.

Important Agreements

PLEASE ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING:

-When visiting the school please report to main building at the

secretary office before proceeding to the classroom.

-Slice and wrap cake (no whole cakes) for birthdays or send

cupcakes.

-Not too many candies, (preferably fruit, juice, Jello in party-

bags)

-Do not give children money.

-Call only in emergencies.

-Give your child a washcloth in a zip-lock bag daily.

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-A clean sheet must be sent to the school every Monday.

-Try not to let your visits be disturbing or distracting.

-Drop off and pick-up on time. A fee will be charged for late pick-up.

If someone else is picking up your child, please advise the school on

time, or else your child will not be allowed to leave the school with that

individual.

-Sign and return answer forms the day after receiving a letter.

-Do your utmost to attend all meetings and come to the school when

you are called.

-Close the gate behind you when entering and leaving.

-When your child goes to Group 1 at any of our Primary schools,

he/she will have to undergo the screening process and you will

have to sign specific documents at that particular school.

-All Parents will then have to participate in all three workshops of the

Active Parenting Now 3 (APN3).

-Catholics have preference at all times.

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Vacation Schedule 2018 – 2019

The first day of the new school year will be August 12, 2019

Staff Information

Coordinator/Teacher: Mrs. Cheyenne Courtar-Barran

Assistant Teacher: Mrs. Peggy Horb-Gumbs

Assistant Teacher: Ms. Ashante Bruney

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

We appreciate your confidence.

Summer Vacation July 09, 2018 – August 12, 2018

Midterm Break Oct. 01 - Oct. 05, 2018

Constitution Day Oct. 08, 2018

Christmas Holidays Dec.17, 2018 – Jan 01, 2019

Mid-term break Mrt. 04, 2019 – Mrt. 05, 2019

Easter Holidays Apr. 18, 2019 – Apr. 22, 2019

Carnival Vacation

Queen’s Birthday

Labor Day

Apr. 23, 2019 - May 03, 2019

Ascension Day May 30, 2019 – May 31, 2019

Emancipation Day July 01, 2019

Summer Vacation July 08, 2019 – Aug 09, 2019

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Sr. Borgia Elementary School

Cannegieter Street # 58

P.O. Box 294, Philipsburg

Sint Maarten N.A.

Tel.: +1-721-542-3440

Fax: +1-721-542-3440

E-mail: srborgia@hotmail.com

Website: www.srborgiaschool.net