K-Plus, Lenski’s extended day enrichment program for kindergarten students, provides structured learning that reinforces concepts taught in kindergarten through hands-on activities, literacy, games, movement, and art. K-Plus is held daily Monday through Friday, within the school day. Morning kindergarten students attend K-Plus in the afternoon; afternoon kindergarten students attend K-Plus in the morning. Students do not leave the building for lunch. Parents may enroll their students in K-Plus Monday through Friday or a combination of two or more days per week.
Meet the K-Plus Staff
Beth Fahlstedt, program manager, is a former Lenski parent who began to work with the before and after school child care program nine years ago. Beth has a degree in social work and taught children’s dance and movement for 20 years. She also worked for several preschools in the Denver area. She loves to incorporate movement and hands-on activities into the K-Plus curriculum.
- Mary Helen Coughlin is a licensed teacher with more than 20 years of teaching experience. She taught third grade at Lenski for seven years.
- Nancy Ryan has preschool experience and was a fourth grade teacher for 10 years.
2009-2010 Tuition:
The cost is $17.00 per session. There is a $20.00 non-refundable registration fee, per family, per year.
Daily Activities for Morning K-Plus
(This schedule is repeated in the afternoon)
- 9:05-9:15 Meet children on primary playground
- 9:15-9:30 Circle Time (listen to a short story, then review lunch orders, job chart, plans for the day etc.)
- 9:30-10:15 Seat work (coincides with kindergarten curriculum and may include art projects, letter-of-the-week, number writing, etc.)
- 10:15-10:30 Wash hands and have snack time
- 10:30-11:00 Movement activities and play centers (including puzzles, blocks and Lego’s, songs, games, drama, and play store.)
- 11:00-11:20 Outside recess (weather permitting)
- 11:20-11:35 Wash hands and prepare for lunch
- 11:35-12:15 Lunch
- 12:15-12:30 Quiet time (independent reading, resting, United Streaming Educational Videos)
- 12:30-12:55 Recess and dismissal to kindergarten teacher
K-Plus Enrichment Activities Include:
- Learning the sights and sounds of letters focusing on one letter per week
- Using Everyday Math to introduce and reinforce math concepts
- Expanding student’s letter knowledge by using hands-on activities
- Having fun with songs, movement, drama, and dance to advance gross-motor development
- Playing with friends outdoors on the playground
- Creating arts & crafts
- Cooking simple snacks
- Playing group games
- Playing with small groups with various learning centers to develop problem solving skills and encourage socialization