What We Learn
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Learning for Kindergarten Readiness: Ages 3 - 4
- Social and Emotional Self-Regulation
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