Self-regulation in different situations, including routines, transitions, and with others, emotional awareness, group participation, relationships, problem-solving
Physical Development
Traveling skills, balancing skills, gross- and fine-motor skills growth
Language
Listening and understanding, self-expression, conversation, and other communication skills
Cognitive Development
Approaches to learning, remembering and connecting experiences, ordering and classification, symbolic thinking, and demonstration
Literacy
Phonetics, alphabet knowledge, familiarity with books, comprehension skills, early writing
Mathematics
Number concepts, shapes and special relationships, measurement, and patterns
Science
Scientific inquiry skills, studying living things, physical properties of objects and materials, Earth’s environment
Technology
Technology tools, their differences, and appropriate uses
Social Studies
Understanding of self and the family, people and how they live, change, time measurement, geography
Arts
Visual arts, music, dance, drama
Faith
Knowledge of God, prayers, learning about saints, holy and feast days, Bible stories, daily devotional
Learning for Kindergarten Readiness: Ages 4 - 5
Social and Emotional Self-Regulation
Appropriate emotional control, applying rules to situations, understanding personal responsibility, positive relationships, group participation
Physical Development
Traveling skills, balancing skills, gross- and fine-motor skills expansion
Language
Listening and understanding, vocabulary and expressive language, conversation, other communication skills, social rules
Cognitive Development
Approaches to learning, improving attention over time, problem solving, remembering, and connecting experiences with strategies, classification and regrouping, symbolic thinking, and representation
Literacy
Phonetics, alphabet sequencing, upper and lower case letters, book skills, comprehension and listening skills, writing our name
Mathematics
Number concepts, counting to 20, sets, less and more, early addition and subtraction, number relationships, measurement, patterns, special relationships, and shapes
Science
Scientific inquiry skills, studying living things, physical properties of objects and materials, Earth’s environment
Technology
Technology tools, their differences, resources, appropriate uses
Social Studies
Understanding of self and the family, people and how they live, change and growth, time measurement, geography, and maps
Arts
Visual arts, music, dance, drama
Faith
Knowledge of God, prayers, learning about saints, holy and feast days, Bible stories, daily devotional.
Weekly Catechesis of the Good Shepard
Daily Schedule
Our school day for pre-school students runs from 8:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Students may enroll in a half-day or full-day program.
Schedule Arrival/ Morning Work/Announcements 15 min Area/Small Group Art 60 min Snack/ Religion 30 min Group Time 20 min Writing/Reading 15 min Outside Play 30 min Math/Science 20 min Lunch 30 min Nap/Rest Time 60 min Snack 15 min Story Time 20 min Outside 30 min
Music Class Once a Week for 45 min PE Class Once a Week for 45 min Art Class Once a Week for 25 min Mass (Starting in January- May) Once a Week for 60 min Atrium Once a Week for 30 min Chapel Time First Friday of the Month for 30 min