Welcome!
We offer the following preschool classes:
For 3 year olds, born on or before August 31
Tuesday/Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
For 3 year olds, born on or before August 31
Monday/Wednesday/Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
OVERVIEW
Objective: St. Thomas Aquinas Preschool will develop skills such as literacy, math concepts, cognitive development, social skills and Catholic faith formation through small group, independent play, and whole group instruction. Through this high quality instruction, the students will learn the necessary skills to be ready for Pre-Kindergarten
Structure: One teacher and a para-professional
Literacy Skills
- Recognizing own name in print
- Introduction to letters of the alphabet and identify upper case letters
- Respecting books
- Identifying parts of the story such as characters, setting, and some sequencing
- Writing
Math Concepts and Reasoning
- Rote counting to 10
- Counting doing one-to-one correspondence up to 5
- Identifying colors
- Shape identification
- Identifying numbers 1-10 in print
Social Skills & Cognitive Development
- Sitting and participating during class activities
- Speaking at appropriate volume
- Speaking at appropriate times during class
- Lining up and walking properly in school building
- Hanging up, unpacking and packing up backpack independently
- Putting on coat independently
- Playing cooperatively in small groups
- Sharing classroom items with other students
- Solving small problems independently
- Treating classroom items with respect and putting them back in proper places
Catholic Faith Formation
- Students will know that God created all people and things
- Students will be able to identify that God created their families
- Students will be able to do The Sign of the Cross
- Students will be able to recite The Prayer Before Meals
- Students will be able to show respect during prayer time
Fine Motor Skills
- Students will learn how to:
- Hop on one foot
- Jump on two feet
- Walk backwards
- Demonstrate correct pencil posture
- Color with control
- Cut with control
- Follow directions during songs and activities