The Bowen Primary Academy Philosophy
During the
Kindergarten year, a child begins to build a strong base for a later
academic career.
Objectives for the
kindergarten program are to create the beginning base for development in
language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, health and physical
education.
The kindergarten
environment provides an exciting, satisfying learning environment
appropriate for five year old children. Learning takes place from the
time school starts until dismissal. A question which is sometimes asked
is, “Do we teach reading in Kindergarten?” The answer is, “yes, yes,
all day long!”
Children are
acquiring the necessary readiness skills to become competent readers and
learners.
Our first
through third grade classrooms also support the idea of a rich
learning environment, one that is conducive to an interest in and a
desire to read, develop an understanding of the base on which all future
mathematics learning is build and diversify these skills into social
studies, science, health & physical education.
The
Bowen Primary Academy was founded on the principle that students
need a basic and fundamental foundation – back to basics - for
future educational growth.
BPA School Calendar
2002-2003
| August 12 |
First day of school |
| September 2 |
Labor Day
– school closed |
| October 11 |
No school |
| October 18 |
No school |
| November 11 |
Veteran’s
Day – no school |
| November 28-29 |
Thanksgiving
Days |
| December 23 –
January 7, 2003 |
No school |
| January 6 |
No school |
| January 7 |
School
resumes |
| January 20 |
ML King
Birthday No school |
| February 17 |
President’s Day No school |
| February 21 |
No school |
| March 14 |
No school |
| March 24– 28 |
Spring Break
No school |
| April 18 |
Good Friday
No school |
| May 26 |
Memorial Day
No school |
| May 28 |
Last day
for students |
Classroom schedules
8:00am students on campus
8:30am class begins
11:30-12:00 Lunch
2:30pm dismissal
Our facility
Bowen Primary
Academy is
currently located in Building B and is part of a one acre campus.
Designated
classroom
space for Kindergartners through Fifth Grade include learning centers.
Computers
are used in each classroom as an enhancement to basic phonics and math
facts.
Inside the Puppy
Patch Preschool Building A, is the Academy’s growing functional
library.
Kindergarten through Fifth Grade students have regular scheduled library
time each week.
The Academy’s
students recess will take place on a
playground
designed for school aged children. Teachers will include specific game
rules as a part of lesson plans. Students will also have times for their own choice of outside
play activities.
School Staff
Teachers on staff at the Bowen Primary Academy
are college degreed individuals who were chosen for their zest to
traditionally educate young children.
All staff at the
Academy are required to complete background screening which provides
security clearance.
Parents
are always
Welcome !
Our safety doors
and gates are to keep your child safe, not to keep parents out.
You are welcome to
visit, to eat lunch and to spend time with your child.
We know you care
about the happiness of your child. We want you to see that Bowen
Primary Academy cares too !
The Eagle’s Code
I am respectful. I am responsible. I am
safe. I am prepared.
I
am hear to learn. I will do nothing to keep the teacher from teaching.
I will do nothing to keep anyone, including myself, from learning. I
will cooperate with all school people.
By acting this way, I am capable
connected & contributing.
Student Dress Code
All students enrolled are required to comply with
the school’s published dress code.
Uniforms can be
purchased locally. Samples can be seen in the school’s library and
specific uniform information is available in the school’s office.
