Kindergarten
Welcome to Spectrum Kindergarten
We are excited to welcome your Kindergartner to Spectrum Elementary! We offer both Conventional Kindergarten and Traditional Kindergarten for our students and families. To learn more about our school, please take a look around our website and if you would like, please schedule a tour.
Kindergarten Events
Conventional Classrooms
Offered at 26 elementary schools within the district.
Rigorous instruction in core academic areas that address the Arizona state standards in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies. Rich opportunities that promote positive social skills and character development within a structured learning environment. Recognized educational excellence and consistency in achieving high scores on statewide assessments. Well-defined and tailored curriculum with high-quality academic programs and extra-curricular activities to meet your student’s needs and strengths, including music, artistic expression, and physical education for the enrichment of the whole child.
Traditional Kindergarten
Traditional classrooms from Preschool - 6th grade are offered at three elementary schools.
Our school offers the option for kindergartners to enroll in a Traditional program K-6. In the Traditional classroom, the desks all face the front of the room, and the curriculum is delivered primarily through whole-group instruction led by qualified teachers. The ELA curriculum in Traditional is Spalding K-6. Spalding focuses on precise speech, legible handwriting, spelling, and fluency in reading. Teachers model, coach and provide support when needed. The curriculum is structured, sequential, and cumulative. The Math curriculum is Saxon Math K-6. Saxon Math reinforces incremental learning. New concepts are introduced daily and previously learned concepts are reviewed. In this program, Math is taught one grade level above.
Traditional homework will meet or exceed our usual GPS homework requirements, and there will be an additional reading time of 15-30 minutes related to an Accelerated Reading program.
All GPS Kindergarten students enjoy a challenging and comprehensive curriculum designed to provide the individualized attention they need to thrive while developing a lifelong love for learning.
- Rigorous instruction in core academic areas that address the Arizona state standards in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies
- Rich opportunities that promote positive social skills and character development within a structured learning environment
- Recognized educational excellence and consistency in achieving high scores on statewide assessments
- Well-defined and tailored curriculum with high-quality academic programs and extra-curricular activities to meet your student’s needs and strengths, including music, artistic expression, and physical education for the enrichment of the whole child
- Gilbert Public Schools Special Education Kindergarten programs provide quality early education for children with special needs.
Enrollment Steps & Information
Early Entrance Screening
FAQs
- There are a lot of elementary schools how do we select the right one for our child?
- What can we do to support our student’s learning in Kindergarten?
- What are the first couple of weeks like in the Kindergarten classroom?
- What does lunch look like and how can we help prepare our students for lunch?
- What does recess look like?
- Is there nap time?
- What specials do they get to attend? Is there music?
- Is there before and after childcare for my Kindergartner?
- How does dismissal work at the end of the school day?
- Is there homework?
- How should we communicate with teachers if we have questions or concerns?
- Does GPS offer half-day Kindergarten?
- What is a Traditional Academy?
- What about students who are ahead and those who fall behind?