Spanish Instruction All students at Park School receive 15 or 20 minutes per day of Spanish instruction from a certified Spanish instructor. This is the ninth year of Spanish instruction at Park School. Students learn Spanish vocabulary, oral speaking skills and some reading and writing of Spanish. Kindergarten Park School features a full-day kindergarten program  which focuses on the needs of the early learner. There are 40 kindergartners with one full-time  certified teacher, one half-time certified teacher and one full-time classroom assistant. Features of the kindergarten program include: • strong literacy skills • hands-on experiences • opportunities for creative play • drama, music and art experience • developmentally appropriate activities Early Morning Program Grades  5-6 School begins at 8:00 a.m. for all 5th and 6th graders.  All 5th and 6th graders play a musical instrument - either  in orchestra or band. They receive music instruction on two or three days of the week. On the remaining days, they are involved in enrichment activities which may include such things at drama, school improvement, DARE, technology, pottery, science club, problem solving, math club, or strategic games. These activities vary each semester. Early Morning Program Grades  K-4 Because the 5th and 6th graders must be at school at 8:00, we offer some options for families with students in  grades K-4. Students in these grades may attend a morning  reading program or they may stay outside and play on the  supervised playground. The morning reading program is  located in the library, is supervised by an adult and runs  from 8:00 to 8:20. Then all K-4 students go outside for 10  minutes.