WeAreCaliber #4: Transitional Kindergarten @ Beta Lower School!

Learn more about what a typical day for a TK students looks like! 


A recent interview with Tracy Kimball (TK Teacher): 
What is your favorite thing about  Caliber: Beta Academy? 
"Beta’s students are what make it special. We have some pretty amazing scholars who demonstrate kindness, advocate for the needs of others, and show perseverance. I feel fortunate to get to spend my day with such a joyful group of kiddos."



Tell me more about the Transitional Kinder program that launched this year?
"Meaningful play is a key aspect of Beta’s TK program. We use play to teach valuable social-emotional and academic skills. Students learn how to share, ask questions, test a hypothesis, and use vocabulary in context. Bonus — they have a ton of fun! That said, learning is serious business in TK. On a typical day we read a story, paint, build, conduct science experiments, draw a plan of what we will do in the pretend-play area, practice counting, race one another on the playground, recite a poem, sing the ABCs, write letters, and eat lunch — all before 11:30. At Caliber TK, we ensure all students are prepared academically and socially to enter Kindergarten as leaders and role models." 

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What has been the most memorable thing that has happened in the classroom?
"We’ve been learning about our community and individuals that help our community stay safe. As a part of this unit, we studied firefighters. When the firefighters visited us at school, each student had an opportunity to pretend to save the day by spraying water out of a real fire hose! We had so much fun!"