Kindergarten Program
6100 Patterson Avenue Richmond, VA 23226(804) 282-7459
Established 1953
Our goal is to create a stimulating and hands-on learning experience for each individual child which promotes intellectual, physical, and social/emotional development.
Kindergarten Curriculum
Wilson Language makes reading fun for students while laying the groundwork for life long literacy. All five areas of reading (phonic awareness, phonic/word sounds, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension) are incorporated into this multi-sensory (sequential) curriculum. Spelling and handwriting are integrated, as is literature-based reading instruction.
Go Math is designed to facilitate individual conceptual development, as students use manipulatives, pictures, and learning modules to build understanding of math principles. Students are actively engaged in reason, then transition from concept on skill comprehension, and conclude with the acquired skills needed to solve problems in context independently.
Kindergarten students embrace RVA with a Science curriculum built around the James River, watersheds, and conservation. Social Studies comes to life with our “On My Street” unit, taking field trips to various businesses and learning how we are a part of our community.
Kindergarten students participate in PALS (Phonological Assessment Literacy Screening) in the fall and spring, and receive report cards every nine weeks during the academic year.
Our Kindergarten Team
Ms. Cheryl
Kindergarten
Teacher
Ms. Vicky
Kindergarten Teacher
Ms. Sarah
K Instructional
Assistant
Ms. Eve
K Afternoon
Assistant & Music
Kindergarten Program
After School Program
Westhampton at Willow Lawn
Our Teaching Philosophy
The WDS teaching philosophy is derived from Virginia’s Foundation Blocks for Early Learning.
These allow the educators at WDS to provide learning experiences. WDS is licensed by the State of Virginia and has been nationally accredited through the National Accreditation Commission for the Association for Early Learning Leaders since 2015. WDS was the past recipient of the Best Day Care & Preschool in Virginia Living Magazine and was included in Hanover Researches Best Practices in Pre-Kindergarten. Some of WDS’s Community Partnerships include the Faison School of Autism, Virginia College, Richmond Association for Directors of Early Childhood Education and Richmond Early Childhood Association.
After School Program
WDS provides an After School program for students in Kindergarten – Fifth Grade.
Daily activities for our After Schoolers include snack, a supervised homework room, planned indoor activities, afternoon enrichments, and outside play.
