Our Kindergarten Program
Preschool / Kindergarten Program of Study – General Overview
As educational program should encourage the development of each individual and should promote intellectual curiosity, independence, objectivity and creativity. At Summit Academy, the instructional program ensures that each student will experience excitement of a challenge, the satisfaction of accomplishment and the development of a strong and confident self-image. This is accomplished by employing innovative teaching strategies, cooperative learning and providing individualized attention to the student.
The emphasis of the program is the development of the whole child. Keeping in place the current educational trends, Summit Academy seeks to develop the intellectual, social and emotional aspects of each student. Emphasis on self-esteem and confidence is fostered and reinforced throughout the year. The students of Summit Academy are exposed to a wide variety of curriculum resources representing the highest quality and standards available. A strong academic program designed to engage and challenge is the foundation of Summit Academy’s educational philosophy. The focus on achieving grade level, world class standards in the critical core subjects of Language Arts, Social Studies, Science and Mathematics rates high on the list of our school objectives. Ongoing standardized testing assesses achievement level and specifically identifies areas strengths and weaknesses.
In kindergarten, the major goal is to help the child become comfortable in school. The students will learn to get along with others, follow rules, and some of the basic skills needed to read, write, and do math. The curriculum benchmarks are outlined below:
Social/ Emotional Skills
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Understand how people in communities work together.
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Develop self-esteem
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Develop good values
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Use good manners
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Develop good people skills
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Communicate effectively with others
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Build and maintain friendship
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Work cooperatively in group
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Manage and resolve conflict
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Make good choices in challenging situations
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Avoid anti-social behavior
Language Arts
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Recognize and form uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
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Match sounds to each alphabet letter.
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Recognize and use rhyming words.
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Begin reading words by using initial consonant sounds and such sound patterns as -an and -at (fan, man, can) and (sat, rat, pat).
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Recognize a few frequently used sight words such as: the, and, is.
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Capitalize the first and last name of a person and the word “I”.
Mathematics
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Count, recognize, and write the numbers up to 100
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Identify, draw, cut, and name basic and 2D shapes
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Classify and group objects according to such characteristics as shape, color, size, texture, and so on.
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Counting and Cardinality
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Operations and Algebraic Thinking
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Number and Operations in Base Ten
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Measurement and Data
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Geometry
Social Studies
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Develop good values and self-esteem
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Understand self, individuals and relationships
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Understand symbols and their meaning
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Understand how people in communities work together
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Recognize locations and familiar places
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Understand relative time of event
Science Discovery
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Use their five senses to make simple scientific observations.
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Understanding the needs of living things
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Describe properties of common objects
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Compare and sort common objects by one physical attributes (e.g., color, shape, texture, size, weight)
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Communicate observations orally and through drawing



KINDERGARTEN ACADEMIC CALENDAR
2022 - 2023
(As of January 2, 2023)
Monday, August 1st 1st Term & Bus Fees Due
Sunday, August 14th Teacher’s & Staff Reporting
Thursday, August 11th New Parent Orientation Meeting
Tuesday, August 16th 1st Day of School
Thursday, September 29th *PACT Meeting (for review)
Thursday, September 29th Interim Reports Go Home
Sunday, October 23rd 2nd Term & Bus Fees Due
Sun. to Tue., Nov. 7th – 9th Benchmark 1 Assessment Test
Thursday, November 10th Mother-Teacher Tea (for review)
TERM 2 - Winter Term 2022/2023

November 20 - January 1st Winter Breaks
Sunday, December 18th Qatar National Day
Monday, January 2nd Return to School
Thursday, January 5th *PACT Meeting (For Review)
Thursday, January 5th 1st Term Progress Reports Go Home
Thursday, January 12nd Parent-Teacher Conference (For Review)
Thursday, February 2nd Interim Reports Go Home
Sun. to Thurs., February 12th -16th Sports Week (For Review)
Tuesday, February 14th Sports Day
Sunday, February 26th 3 rd Term Fees & Bus Fees Due
Sun. to Thurs., March 19th – 23rd Benchmark 2 Assessment Test

TERM 3 - Spring Term 2023
Sunday, March 12th –Thursday, March 16th Spring Breaks
Sunday, March 19th Return to School
Thursday, March 30th 2nd Term Progress Reports Go Home
Thursday, April 6th Parent-Teacher Conference (For Review)
Thursday, April 20th *PACT Meeting (For Review)
Sunday, April 23rd –Thursday, April 27th EID Breaks
Sunday, April 30th Return to School
Thursday, May 4th Interim Reports Go Home
Sun. to Thur., June 4th - June 8th Benchmark 3 Assessment Test
Thursday, June 22nd Last Day of School
Sunday, July 2nd 3rd Term Progress Reports Go Home

Activities and events and test schedules may be subjected to changes. Kindly refer to monthly calendars or details.
*PACT (Parent Action Committee Team)
