PreK 4

Social Development:  

Goal is to help children express themselves through play and school activities

• Separation from parents for transition to school
• Unstructured Play....child is free to choose activities &  playmates    

• Structured Play....involves adult interaction

               * Games
               * Table Activities
               * Directed activities, often times with rules
 

Language Development:  

Goal is to help children to express their thoughts and feelings and to verbalize their needs

• Circle Time ... prayer, pledge, calendar, weather, Pledge of Allegiance
• Fingerplays & Songs
• Show & Tell
• Felt Board Stories
• Puppetry
• Super Stars
• Storytelling

 

Motor Development:  

Goal is to provide activities for whole-body motions that facilitate large muscle development

• Rhythmic movement and exercise
• Playground
• Ball/Bean Bag Games
• School Gym

              * Children have a set gym time
              * Cooperative Play & Team Play
              * Coordination Skills
              * Exercise
 

Creative Activities:  

Goal is to provide a variety of activities to give the children an opportunity to express themselves

• Daily Art Projects...a variety of mediums are used

             * Painting with brushes, sponges, and fingers
             * Coloring
             * Stencils and markers
             * Playdough

• Puppets
• Music and Dancing
• Dramatic Play

 

Technology Integration:  

Goal is to expand, enrich, implement and individualize the overall curriculum    

• Interactive lessons on the Smartboard
• Individual and group lessons on i-Pad minis

 

Conceptual Development:  

Goal is to provide learning activities including fine motor & organizational experiences

• Visual Discrimination
• Auditory Discrimination
• Coloring, tracing and cutting skills
• Counting and Sequencing
• Alphabet
• Patterns & Sets
• Following a daily routine
• Matching Games
• Name recognition & writing
• Portfolios...work will be kept confidential  

 

Work Habits:  

Goal is to work & play independently and cooperatively and stay on task to complete an activity

• Cleaning Up
• Taking Turns
• Listening to & Following directions
• Completing a task
• Problem Solving

 

Religious Development:

Goal is to help the child develop a positive self image & respect for God's creation

• Daily Prayers
• Our mission: "roots to grow ... wings to fly ... with Jesus in our hearts" is alive daily
• Weekly Religion class
• Nature walks to view God's beauty
• Prayer Services

             * Guardian Angel
             * Thanksgiving
             * Valentine's Day
             * Easter

-Each week the children are involved in enrichment activites.  They visit our school library for a fun, hands-on storytime and to "check out" a book.  
-Each week the children will go to the SSJ Technology Room where they acquire many skills in a fun way to ready them for Kindergarten.
-Each month you will receive a snack calendar and a newsletter that will keep you informed of all classroom dates and happenings.
-We have "Show & Tell" several times a month to enhance language development. -We also feature each child as a "Super Star" sometime during the year.

The children will also participate in many special programs during the year: 4 class parties, Grandparents Day, Thanksgiving Celebrations, Christmas Show, Donuts for Dad, PJ Party, Trike-a-Thon, Beach Day, Mother's Day Tea, Art Show, Sweetheart Dance, Field Trips, Closing Ceremony and Carnival Day.
 

Our program is child-centered!  Each child is special and important and our goal is to let them know just that! 

Pre-K 4 Video 

For more information, please contact our center at 412-819-4050 or e-mail:  office1625@gmail.com